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Bless the Child (2000)

11/08/2000 (US)Drama, Horror, Thriller, Crime1h 47m
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Kim Basinger

      Kim Basinger

      Maggie O'Connor

    2. Jimmy Smits

      Jimmy Smits

      Agent John Travis

    3. Rufus Sewell

      Rufus Sewell

      Eric Stark

    4. Ian Holm

      Ian Holm

      Reverend Grissom

    5. Angela Bettis

      Angela Bettis

      Jenna

    6. Holliston Coleman

      Holliston Coleman

      Cody

    7. Christina Ricci

      Christina Ricci

      Cheri Post

    8. Lumi Cavazos

      Lumi Cavazos

      Sister Rosa

    9. Michael Gaston

      Michael Gaston

      Det. Frank Bugatti

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    A review by Wuchak

    7.0
    Written by Wuchak on Dec 3, 2023

    **_Inversion of "The Omen"_** A little girl with awe-inspiring abilities is raised by her aunt, Maggie O'Connor (Kim Basinger), because her mother is a drug addict (Angela Bettis). The latter hooks up with a weird cult, led by the arrogant Eric Stark (Rufus Sewell), who wants the child for dubious purposes. Released in 2000, "Bless the Child" is a thriller/horror that comes across as an inverted "The Omen" with elements of "End of Days." It has the same plot as the contemporaneous "The Calling," but is more sensical. It's no low-budget production as it cost $40 million to make and was...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$40,000,000.00

    Revenue$40,443,010.00

    Keywords

    • sibling relationship
    • autism
    • satanism
    • substitute
    • demon