Stoker

Stoker

Innocence ends.

R 2013 · 99 min · ★ 6.6 (3K) · Drama, Horror, Thriller

Following her father Richard's death in an unexplained road accident, reclusive teenager India Stoker withdraws further into the quiet rural life she shares with her emotionally disturbed mother Evie. But her curiosity is stirred when her mysterious uncle Charlie, who she has never met, suddenly arrives unannounced. Told that the darkly charismatic Charlie will now be staying at the house, India's initial well-founded distrust of her uncle's motivations begins to waver as she finds herself becoming ever more deeply entranced by his sinister charms.

Directed by Park Chan-wook · Written by Wentworth Miller

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Mia Wasikowska India Stoker
Nicole Kidman Evelyn 'Evie' Stoker
Matthew Goode Charlie Stoker
Dermot Mulroney Richard Stoker
Jacki Weaver Aunt Gwendolyn 'Gin' Stoker
Lucas Till Chris Pitts
Alden Ehrenreich Whip Taylor
Phyllis Somerville Mrs. McGarrick
Ralph Brown Sheriff Howard
Judith Godrèche Doctor Jacquin
David Alford Reverend
Peg Allen Housekeeper 1

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