Stillwater

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Unemployed roughneck Bill Baker (Academy Award® winner Matt Damon) travels from Oklahoma to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter Allison (Academy Award® nominee Abigail Breslin). Imprisoned for a murder she claims she did not commit. Allison seizes on a new tip that could exonerate her and presses Bill to engage her legal team But Bill eager to prove his worth and regain his daughters trust, takes matters into his own hands. He is quickly stymied by language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system until he meets French actress Virginie (Camille Cottin), mother to eight-year-old Maya (Lilou Siauvaud). Together, these unlikely allies embark on a journey of discovery, truth, love and liberation.

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Stillwater isn't perfect, but its thoughtful approach to intelligent themes -- and strong performances from its leads -- give this timely drama a steadily building power.

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Stillwater's slow pace and inconclusive ending are outweighed by impressive acting and a suspenseful story.

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Simran Hans

Observer (UK)

This is a thoughtful, knotty character study, albeit one nestled inside a polished, and less interesting, action thriller.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 8, 2021

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

It seems Marseilles's immigrant population, as with Knox herself, are treated as mere casualties in Stillwater's grand vision. If only that vision had some substance to it.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 6, 2021

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Mark Feeney

Boston Globe

The quality of the acting makes it easy to overlook how increasingly leaden "Stillwater" becomes - but not easy enough.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 4, 2021

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Daryl MacDonald

InSession Film

What lifts Stillwater out of the doldrums of mediocrity is the performances of the actors and McCarthy’s admirable determination to steer away from the cliched idea of revenge actioner...

Rated: B

Apr 26, 2024

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Pablo O. Scholz

Clarín

The lack of genre identity does not always work in the film's favor. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/4

Jan 22, 2024

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Mo Muzammal

Vague Visages

Stillwater refuses to belittle and judge its characters, and challenges viewers to do the same.

Jul 27, 2023

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Patricia C Excellent movie. Matt Damon is a very believable actor. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/22 Full Review Frank A Matt Damon was excellent, rough language but a great performance. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/12/21 Full Review Alex K The movie was good. It really held my attention. But it didn't turn out the way I thought it would. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/11/21 Full Review kurt c i like movies based on actual events, the movie kept me intrigued throughout. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/08/21 Full Review William R The movie was a little too long. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/07/21 Full Review Gonz925 Movie was a bit boring and didn't show how the friend was killed. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/06/21 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tom McCarthy Director Matt Damon Bill Baker Camille Cottin Virginie Abigail Breslin Allison Lilou Siauvaud Maya Deanna Dunagan Sharon

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