The Stoning of Soraya M. fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, no humor.
Tense and violent
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Society, history, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Tense and violent
The Stoning of Soraya M. is tense and violent.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Society, history, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around society, history, and politics. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Stoning of Soraya M. is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67/100 (IMDb 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes 59%, and Metacritic 50). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 54 min
The Stoning of Soraya M. runs 1 h 54 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Stoning of Soraya M. higher (80) than critics (55). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
It was made in English, with some Persian. Produced in United States.
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TV Tropes lists 35 storytelling tropes for The Stoning of Soraya M., including Due to the Dead, Double Standard, One-Woman Wail.
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