Stone of Destiny
2008 · Movie · 96 min · ★ 6.5 · 58% critics
In 1950s Scotland, a group of idealistic university students plan a daring heist to take a historic national symbol back home. Their risky, often improvised mission sparks public attention and helps reignite a sense of Scottish pride and identity.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-12-19
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 58/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (82 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, patriotic heist story with earnest idealism and a true-history hook; Not for you if you need deep political nuance or a sharper edge like Welcome to Collinwood.
Pros: entertaining historical caper; likable underdog energy; strong patriotic pull | Cons: shallow political insight; overly sentimental tone; uneven plotting choices
Themes
- students' movement
- scotland
- patriotism
- nationalism
- heist
Cast & crew
Robert Carlyle
as John MacCormick
Peter Mullan
as Ian's Father
Billy Boyd
as Bill Craig
Charlie Cox
as Ian Hamilton
Kate Mara
as Kay Matheson
Stephen McCole
as Gavin Vernon
Ciaron Kelly
as Alan Stuart
Brenda Fricker
as Mrs. McQuarry
Juliet Cadzow
as Ian’s Mother
Ron Donachie
as Night Watchman
Directed by Charles Martin Smith