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The Human Stain

“How far would you go to escape the past?”

2003 · 1 h 46 min
Directed by Robert Benton
DramaRomanceThriller

Cast

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Plot

A respected professor loses his job after a racial slur accusation, and writes a book with his neighbour Nathan Zuckerman, who uncovers his dark secret.

Sinekatalog’s take

Robert Benton's adaptation of Philip Roth's novel is well acted by Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman but less successful.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (34,027 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.