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Bless the Child

2000 · 107 min

A somber, portentous supernatural chase that leans on religious dread and a mother's fierce protectiveness, more solemn than scary.

Directed by
Chuck Russell
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Tagline
Mankind's last hope just turned six.
Overview
When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts Cody. Despite the fact that Maggie has no legal rights to Cody, FBI agent John Travis takes up her cause when he realizes that Cody shares the same birth date as several other recently murdered children.

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Directed by
Chuck Russell
Genres
Drama, Horror, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • family
  • survival
  • isolation
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Action4
Horror6
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, horror, thriller, crime
Directed by
Chuck Russell
Written by
Clifford Green, Ellen Green, Thomas Rickman
Starring
Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Rufus Sewell, Ian Holm, Angela Bettis, Holliston Coleman, Christina Ricci, Lumi Cavazos
Music
Christopher Young
Cinematography
Peter Menzies Jr.
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America, Germany, Canada
Languages
English

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