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Stillwater

Stillwater

Drama · Crime · Thriller · 2021

Bill Baker, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, Allison, who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system, Bill builds a new life for himself in France as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter.

Movie details

Stillwater

“Secrets run deep.”

2021 Drama · Crime · Thriller 2h 19m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

Bill Baker, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, Allison, who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system, Bill builds a new life for himself in France as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Stillwater?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Tom McCarthy

Written by

Marcus Hinchey · Tom McCarthy · Thomas Bidegain · Noé Debré

Matt Damon

Matt Damon

Bill Baker

Camille Cottin

Camille Cottin

Virginie

Abigail Breslin

Abigail Breslin

Allison

Lilou Siauvaud

Lilou Siauvaud

Maya

Deanna Dunagan

Deanna Dunagan

Sharon

Moussa Maaskri

Moussa Maaskri

Dirosa

Anne Le Ny

Anne Le Ny

Leparq

Court is in session

Put Stillwater on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.