OR

Email Address

Password

Forgot password?

The Patience Stone

2013

METASCORE

Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews

See All

64

USER SCORE

Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Ratings

See All

8.0

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

8.0	Your Score
8.0	User Score Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Ratings

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

The Patience Stone

Movie Details & Credits

Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: August 14, 2013 | R

Summary: Adapted from the best-selling novel by Atiq Rahimi, The Patience Stone captures the reality of everyday life for an intelligent woman under the oppressive weight of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

Director: Atiq Rahimi

Genre(s): Drama, War

Rating: R

Runtime: 102 min

See All Details and Credits

Watch Now

Stream On

Buy on

Stream On

Stream On

Stream On

Expand

Metascore

Critic Reviews

100

Portland Oregonian

Jamie S. Rich

Oct 24, 2013

There are surprising developments and revelations along the way, and they all eventually dovetail into a beautiful conclusion. Read full review

88

Chicago Sun-Times

Bruce Ingram

Sep 6, 2013

Rahimi simply made an inspired decision when he chose Farahani...who quietly but powerfully works her way through subtle shadings of emotion from fear to despair to anger to love to righteous vindication. Read full review

80

Variety

Alissa Simon

Aug 13, 2013

Sensual and horrifying, The Patience Stone plays like a mesmerizing, modern take on the tales of Scheherazade and a parable on the suffering of Afghan women. Read full review

70

The New York Times

Manohla Dargis

Aug 13, 2013

Mr. Rahimi opens up an entire world inside the couple’s modest house, filling its few rooms with enough air, sharp words and slow-boiling intrigue that the walls never feel as if they’re closing in on you. Read full review

67

Austin Chronicle

Kimberley Jones

Oct 2, 2013

There isn’t a false step from the quietly devastating Farahani; her tour-de-force performance carries the film through its rocky stretches. Read full review

60

New York Daily News

Joe Neumaier

Aug 14, 2013

Farahani — seen in “Body of Lies” and “Chicken With Plums” — is equally vibrant in a performance, and a film, that dares us to listen. Read full review

38

Slant Magazine

Jesse Cataldo

Apr 17, 2013

While Atiq Rahimi's film may peel away the many layers of its female lead like an onion, the end result is still just an onion. Read full review

SEE ALL 22 REVIEWS

Write a Review

Negative:

0

No reviews yet.

More From Metacritic

DVD Release Calendar: March 2014

Find a full listing of movies and TV shows arriving on DVD and Blu-ray...

16 Films to See in June

Our editors select the most notable new films headed to theaters in June...

Best & Worst Films at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival

Find out what critics think about over 40 key films debuting at the 76th...

What to Watch Right Now on Netflix

Get a list of the best movie and TV titles recently added (and coming...

Awards & Rankings

Current Movie Releases

By MetascoreBy User Score

1 84 Are You There God? It's Me,...

2 78 John Wick: Chapter 4

3 75 Polite Society

SEE ALL

More From The Patience Stone

SEE ALL TRAILERS