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Stay

Between the worlds of the living and the dead there is a place you're not supposed to stay.

20056.61h 39m

Overview

Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his parents. As reality starts to contradict fact, Sam spirals into an unstable mental state. Then he finds a clue as to how and when Henry may try to kill himself, and races to try to stop him.

Directed by Marc Forster
Written by David Benioff
Produced by Tom Lassally, Arnon Milchan, Eric Kopeloff
Box OfficeBudget: $50.0MRevenue: $8.3M

Top Cast

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor

Sam Foster

Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts

Lila Culpepper

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling

Henry Letham

Kate Burton

Kate Burton

Mrs. Letham

Elizabeth Reaser

Elizabeth Reaser

Athena

Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

Dr. Leon Patterson

BD Wong

BD Wong

Dr. Bradley Ren

Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo

Dr. Beth Levy

John Tormey

John Tormey

Custodian / Piano Mover #1

José Ramón Rosario

José Ramón Rosario

Cabbie / Piano Mover #2

Themes & Keywords

loss of sense of realitytime warpsuicide attemptpsychiatristparallel world

About Stay

Stay is a mystery, thriller, drama film released in 2005 exploring themes of loss of sense of reality, time warp, suicide attempt, psychiatrist, parallel world. Directed by Marc Forster, it stars Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, Ryan Gosling. Psychiatrist Sam Foster has a new patient, Henry Letham, who claims to be suicidal. In trying to diagnose him, Sam visits Henry's prior therapist and also finds Henry's mother -- even though Henry has said that he murdered both of his parents. As reality starts to contradict fact, Sam spirals into an unstable mental state. Then he finds a clue as to how and when Henry may try to kill himself, and races to try to stop him.

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