The Stone Angel

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The Stone Angel

R,

2008,

1h 55m,

Drama

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46%

24 Reviews

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58%

2,500+ Ratings

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46%

Tomatometer

24 Reviews

58%

Popcornmeter

2,500+ Ratings

Hagar (Ellen Burstyn) may be 90 years old, but that doesn't mean she's ready to move into a retirement home as her son, Marvin (Dylan Baker), and his wife want her to do. Determined to keep her freedom, Hagar sets out to find her childhood home, which is now falling apart. Hiding from her family, she begins to confuse the present with the past. She recalls her doomed marriage to a poor farmer, which caused her wealthy father to disinherit her -- and reflects on a secret she's never shared.

Critics Consensus

Despite fine performances from Ellen Burstyn and newcomer Christine Horne, The Stone Angel fails to escape formulaic melodrama territory.

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Eddie Cockrell

Variety

Oct 18, 2008

A tastefully reverent, fundamentally sincere treatment of Margaret Laurence's 1964 Manitoba-based novel, a staple for Canada's 12th graders.

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Jeff Shannon

Seattle Times

Jul 25, 2008

2.5/4

Left me feeling respectfully indifferent, as if I'd been served a nutritious meal that was only fleetingly satisfying.

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Amy Nicholson

Boxoffice Magazine

Jul 24, 2008

2/5

The only way to enjoy Kari Skogland's epic portrait of a miserable 90-year- woman named Hagar (Ellen Burstyn) is to reframe it as Scary Movie for weepies.

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Kelly Jane Torrance

Washington Times

Dec 13, 2018

2.5/4

Miss Burstyn is the Oscar winner, and Juno star Ellen Page is getting billing beyond her screen time as the girlfriend of one of Hagar's sons, but it's newcomer Miss Horne's performance that gives the movie its soul.

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

Dec 15, 2017

For my taste, everything about The Stone Angel is too nailed-down and on-the-nose.

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Annie Wagner

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Aug 21, 2017

Watching The Stone Angel is not a chore. And the ending is pure, classy melodrama-it's totally overblown, and nothing less than satisfying.

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Ron W

Oct 17, 2017

The reason I liked movie is because of the character of Hagar and her personal journey, young and old.

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Kari Skogland

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Ellen Burstyn

Hagar

Kevin Zegers

John

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Arlene

Dylan Baker

Marvin

Christine Horne

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Synopsis

Hagar (Ellen Burstyn) may be 90 years old, but that doesn't mean she's ready to move into a retirement home as her son, Marvin (Dylan Baker), and his wife want her to do. Determined to keep her freedom, Hagar sets out to find her childhood home, which is now falling apart. Hiding from her family, she begins to confuse the present with the past. She recalls her doomed marriage to a poor farmer, which caused her wealthy father to disinherit her -- and reflects on a secret she's never shared.

Director: Kari Skogland
Screenwriter: Margaret Laurence, Kari Skogland
Production Co: Buffalo Gal Pictures, Alliance
Rating: R (Some Sexuality|Brief Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 11, 2008, Limited
Release Date (DVD): Oct 21, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $31.9K
Runtime: 1h 55m

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