Film2000111 min

The Gift

Name: The Gift
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2000
Duration: 111 min
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Keanu Reeves, Katie Holmes, Greg Kinnear

Taste attributes: dramahorrormysterythrillerdetectivefantasymonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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"The only witness to the crime was not even there."

Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, weighty horror film, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 835 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical

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Synopsis

When a local woman disappears and the police can't seem to find any leads, her father turns to a poor young woman with psychic powers. Slowly she starts having visions of the woman chained and in a pond. Her visions lead to the body and the arrest of an abusive husband, but did he really do it?

Synopsis: TMDB