Jack (played by Robert De Niro) is a protagonist in Stone.
Jack is a longtime prison parole officer approaching retirement. He manages Stone's case, recommends his early release, and becomes involved in a secret sexual relationship with Lucetta. His troubled marriage to Madylyn, guilt, paranoia, and confrontation with Stone define his final period before retirement. Stone (played by Edward Norton) is a protagonist in Stone.
Stone, whose legal name is Gerald Creeson, is Jack's prison inmate and parole case. He seeks early release, probes Jack's marriage, studies spiritual awakening, and admits he feels no remorse for the arson conviction. After learning about Lucetta, he is released and becomes the focus of Jack's suspicion. Lucetta (played by Milla Jovovich) appears in Stone.
Lucetta is Stone's wife and later becomes Jack's secret lover. She first contacts Jack through messages and visits, then meets him for lunch and begins a sexual relationship with him. Her connection to both men exposes Jack's marital betrayal and gives Stone leverage after his release. Madylyn (played by Frances Conroy) appears in Stone.
Madylyn is Jack's wife. In the opening flashback, she tries to leave him but stays after Jack threatens their daughter. Decades later, she remains in the marriage, attends church with Jack, interprets their house fire as divine punishment, and is the mother of Candace. Warden (played by Peter Gray Lewis) appears in Stone.
The Warden supervises the prison where Jack works and discusses Jack's approaching retirement. He tells Jack that Stone's parole hearing is imminent and that the report can no longer be changed, clarifying why Jack cannot alter the case before the decision.
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Characters
Jack
(played by Robert De Niro) — protagonist
Jack is a longtime prison parole officer approaching retirement. He manages Stone's case, recommends his early release, and becomes involved in a secret sexual relationship with Lucetta. His troubled...
Stone
(played by Edward Norton) — protagonist
Stone, whose legal name is Gerald Creeson, is Jack's prison inmate and parole case. He seeks early release, probes Jack's marriage, studies spiritual awakening, and admits he feels no remorse for the...
Lucetta
(played by Milla Jovovich) — supporting
Lucetta is Stone's wife and later becomes Jack's secret lover. She first contacts Jack through messages and visits, then meets him for lunch and begins a sexual relationship with him. Her connection t...
Madylyn
(played by Frances Conroy) — supporting
Madylyn is Jack's wife. In the opening flashback, she tries to leave him but stays after Jack threatens their daughter. Decades later, she remains in the marriage, attends church with Jack, interprets...
Warden
(played by Peter Gray Lewis) — minor
The Warden supervises the prison where Jack works and discusses Jack's approaching retirement. He tells Jack that Stone's parole hearing is imminent and that the report can no longer be changed, clari...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Jack → Warden
(Professional Subordinate)
Jack is called into the warden's office, discusses his retirement, and requests permission to retain his inmates until departure.
Stone → Lucetta
(Family Husband)
Stone phones Lucetta from prison, and the plot explicitly identifies Lucetta as his wife.
Jack → Lucetta
(Romantic Lover)
After lunch and drinks at Lucetta's home, Jack sleeps with her and later visits her several more times for sex.
Jack → Stone
(Professional Parole Officer)
Jack works as a parole officer and receives Stone as a new inmate case.
Jack → Madylyn
(Family Husband)
The plot identifies Madylyn as Jack's wife. They remain married decades after she once tried to leave him.
Warden → Stone
(Power Institutional Authority)
The warden tells Jack that Stone's parole hearing is in an hour, after which no changes can be made to the report.
Story Analysis
A parole officer's hidden guilt, compromised judgment, and confrontation with violence force him to reconsider control, punishment, and his future.
Plot Progression
A Marriage Under Threat
The Prisoner Arrives
An Affair Takes Root
Freedom With A Price
Fire And Reckoning
Directed by John Curran
Stone (2010) · 5.3/10 · action, drama, mystery, thriller
