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Stephanie Daley

Play trailer Poster for Stephanie Daley R,  2006,  1h 31m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 90% 50 Reviews Tomatometer 59% 25,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
90% Tomatometer 50 Reviews 59% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
Forensic psychologist Lydie Crane (Tilda Swinton), who once had a stillbirth and is pregnant again, takes on a personally difficult case. She must examine Stephanie Daley (Amber Tamblyn), a teenager who is about to stand trial for the murder of her newborn. Flashbacks reveal Stephanie's past, as the teen recounts her version of events leading to her pregnancy, her labor and her infant's death.
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The premise has all the trappings of melodrama, but the excellent performances give the characters complexity and empathy.

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Richard Brody The New Yorker Mar 28, 2021
Brougher films with a sharp-eyed, vulnerable, yet combative sense of symbolism that nonetheless sticks close to the drama's physical specifics. Go to Full Review
Empire Magazine Sep 21, 2007
4/5
Thought-provoking and mesmerising. Go to Full Review
Walter V. Addiego San Francisco Chronicle Jun 22, 2007
3/4
The acting is uniformly on a high level. Tamblyn is impressive, and Swinton, as usual, is outstanding. Go to Full Review
Jenny Peters Hollywood.com Nov 20, 2008
3/5
Heather Huntington ReelzChannel.com Aug 26, 2008
7/10
Stephanie Daley stands out for Amber Tamblyn's (The Grudge 2, Joan of Arcadia) unbelievable performance in the title role. Go to Full Review
Karina Longworth Cinematical Feb 1, 2008
There's a rawness to [it]...it paints slick composition and beautiful, bleeding color on the kind of story about sex and faith that no one has told well in a while. Go to Full Review
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Hilary Brougher

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Tilda Swinton

Lydie Crane

Amber Tamblyn

Stephanie Daley

Timothy Hutton

Paul

Denis O'Hare

Frank

Jim Gaffigan

Joe

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Synopsis Forensic psychologist Lydie Crane (Tilda Swinton), who once had a stillbirth and is pregnant again, takes on a personally difficult case. She must examine Stephanie Daley (Amber Tamblyn), a teenager who is about to stand trial for the murder of her newborn. Flashbacks reveal Stephanie's past, as the teen recounts her version of events leading to her pregnancy, her labor and her infant's death.
Director
Hilary Brougher
Producer
Sean Costello, Lynette Howell Taylor, Samara Koffler, Jen Roskind
Screenwriter
Hilary Brougher
Production Co
Redbone Films, Silverwood Films
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Disturbing Material|Language|Involving Teen Pregnancy)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 21, 2006, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.1K
Runtime
1h 31m
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