Anna Deavere Smith, Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris
Dr. Coleman Silk (Anthony Hopkins) is a respected university classics professor who becomes involved in a passionate sexual relationship with a poor cleaning woman (Nicole Kidman) who's married to a j...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 20, 2004
Stats: 624 reviews
Pretty incredible and touching movie. First I was trying to figure out what all this was about and where this was going and then I had a doh moment and finally figured it out. This was goooood! The cast I fell in love with, the story was so compelling and the overall flick was aw...( read more)
This movie is based around the life of a classics professor (Coleman), who is currently living in a small New England town. He has harboured a dark secret for 50 years which slowly starts coming out and causes his life to unravel painfully. When he loses his job after being wrong...( read more)
I'm becoming a huge fan of Nicole Kidman. She's obviously a stunning woman, but fortunately she's also an excellent actress. She disappears into her roles and The Human Stain is the best display of her talents that I've seen so far. Kidman and the rest of the cast give perfect pe...( read more)
Decently-written, well-acted movie killed by its lack of focus. It's a testament to Nicole Kidman and Anthony Hopkins' abilities that they manage to create two compelling characters in this mess of a movie, but what's the point here? What is the movie trying to say? That racism i...( read more)
A platinum-class production that tackles the major hot-button issue of American racism and yet somehow never manages to connect emotionally either through its main characters or story. Has in its cast - Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris - its only real, worth mentioning q...( read more)
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie, thought is had Nicole in it for eye candy, and Anthony is always a good actor, but surprisingly, the story was very deep, and kinda surprising. I was rather entertained by it.
ok maybe...but it has to be good since anthony hopkins and nichole kidmans here
I was more surprised that Wentworth Miller, an up-and-coming (and passe blanc in real life), would take on a role like this
The Human Stain was a national bestseller and was made into a film in 2003 starring Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman.
The story is told by Nathan Zuckerman, a writer who lives a secluded life until Coleman Silk becomes his new neighbor. At 71, Silk falls victim to an unjustifie...( read more)
There are moments ... that find both truth and lyricism, touching on what it means to be alive, and on what we owe to the ghosts of the past. full review
Falls victim to a fatal lack of narrative drive, suspense and drama. full review
Here are complex, troubled, flawed people, brave enough to breathe deeply and take one more risk with their lives. full review
The filmmakers explicate Mr. Roth's themes with admirable clarity and care and observe his characters with delicate fondness, but they cannot hope to approximate the brilliance and rapacity of his voice. full review
How does one even begin to list the imperfections of The Human Stain? full review
The Human Stain strains too hard for profundity and comes up borderline pompous. full review
The symbolic weight lands, like most of the film's vain attempts at profundity, with a dull thud. full review
The Human Stain is heavy going. It's the flashes of dramatic lightning that make it a trip worth taking. full review
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