Film2000107 min

Bless the Child

Name: Bless the Child
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Released: 2000
Duration: 107 min
Cast: Kim Basinger, Angela Bettis, Holliston Coleman, Rufus Sewell, Christina Ricci

Taste attributes: crimedramahorrorthrillermonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Mankind's last hope just turned six."

Boxlist takeA fantastical horror film that is heavy, morally murky and inventive. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

5.3 /10

TMDB · 206 votes

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What lines up

Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB