‘Stephen’ movie review: An inventive climax reinvents the serial-killer archetype in this middling film
Stephen confesses to killing nine women, but investigators question if he is a serial killer or a pathological liar in this Tamil thriller streaming on Netflix.
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‘Stephen’ movie review: An inventive climax reinvents the serial-killer archetype in this middling film
‘Stephen’ movie review: A fantastic subversion in the final act flips what seemed like a juvenile psycho-thriller into a genre-redefining effort, but it is a tough bargain to ask audiences to wade through murk to reach the payoff
Netflix’s Direct OTT Film-Stephen: A Complete Misfire?
A few weeks ago, Netflix announced six original projects in Tamil and Telugu as part of its expansion into the South Indian market. Its first release, the serial killer thriller Stephen, has started streaming on the platform today. Directed by debutant Mithun Balaji, Stephen features Gomathi Shankar and Smruthi Venkat in lead roles. The film […] The post Netflix’s Direct OTT Film-Stephen: A Complete Misfire? appeared first on M9.news.
'Stephen' Movie Ending Explained & Summary: Is Krithika Dead?
Mithun Balaji’s psychological drama, Stephen, is centered around a serial killer who surrendered himself to the police after killing nine women in a row. He confessed to the murders, but the bodies remained undiscovered. Apparently, Stephen used to dump the bodies in the forest, and he never found them at the same spot the next day. It was an open-and-shut case since all nine girls went missing after they went to his house for auditions, but Ins…
Stephen Review: A Psychological Thriller With Potential But Without the Correct Landing
Stephen Review: A government-appointed psychiatrist investigating a self-confessed serial killer finds herself entangled in his mind as darker mysteries come to light that make her question whether he is truly guilty. Stephen Movie Cast Gomathi Shankar, Michael Thangadurai, Smruthi Venkat, Vadivel, Vijayashree, Shrisha Stephen Netflix Director Mithun Balaji Stephen 2025 Writers Mithun Balaji, Gomathi Shankar The Netflix psychological thril…
Netflix adds a new Tamil film to its catalog, Stephen, a psychological thriller that explores memory, guilt, and how the mind can rewrite reality. Directed and written by Mithun, this debut feature film relies on tight direction, centered on a character whose secrets are gradually revealed. […] This article, Stephen on Netflix: A Methodical Killer at the Heart of a Tamil Psychological Thriller, first appeared on Netflix News: all the latest news…
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