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Bless the Child

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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 missing children.
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Bless the Child squanders its talented cast on a plot that's more likely to inspire unintentional laughs than shivers.

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Dave McCoy Seattle Times 07/22/2014
1/4
A biblical "thriller" so predictable and preposterous that everyone involved should be banished to the confessional for their sins. Go to Full Review
Alexander Walker London Evening Standard 07/22/2014
I don't know if I'm getting more squeamish, or simply less charitable at being exploitatively manipulated and taken for a moron: possibly both. But I think others will share my disgust at several scenes in Bless The Child. Go to Full Review
Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle 06/03/2013
0/5
A pox on the house of all involved. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 11/30/2023
3/5
...a fun good-bad movie with some plot points to savour... Go to Full Review
Louis B. Hobson Jam! Movies 07/22/2014
Bless the Child is unsettling but it is never really terrifying. It's closer to a scary dream than a true nightmare. Go to Full Review
Dennis King Tulsa World 07/22/2014
This mystical saga of good versus evil gets a very low grade for originality, packing in as it does too many of the same acrane-mysterioso bits of religious imagery, moody thriller gimmicks and climactic machismo antics as the earlier films. Go to Full Review
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Dylon R @Dylon320 1d I believe this movie has been the best horror film in the 2000s. But I know that this movie could’ve had better improvement after 26 years. But what I know in my opinion is that it’s a good movie it’s just the CGI could’ve been more suspenseful. I also know that the actors did a good job with their best roles in this film and the main character I give credit to is Holliston Coleman who was portrayed as “Cody” because what I liked about her character was her telekinesis that was a gift from god. In my opinion, the movie was good and had some improvements with their best roles story and the genre itself. But the other improvements that could’ve been made was CGI and the storyline because that could have improved. Overall, I liked this movie and I know that it could’ve made a good success for the box office but I give credit to this film. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Dec 3 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more John A 07/02/2024 Great film and while I suppose it's hard to call it a horror the story is good. I honestly think the poor reviews are because it's about God and people hate it, then the over religious nuts will be offended so leaves little room for people who just enjoy a good film. If your not a religious nut or someone who condeems a film because it's has God in it and actually shows good in people then you will enjoy this film. See more Carmel K 01/14/2024 Guilty pleasure of mine! See more Tera K 08/13/2023 I understand that this isn't an award-winning film and may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I don't understand some of the negative reviews. I feel people are taking it too seriously or are perhaps offended by the message. I enjoyed this film a lot, it's a fun thriller with good acting and a decent storyline. There's not much else I require when it comes to this genre. Rufus Sewell and Angela Bettis were especially great, Bettis is really underrated. As long as you're not expecting a Meryl Streep film, I recommend it! See more Qasim R 02/09/2023 This movie has worst VFX . See more Read all reviews
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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 missing children.
Director
Chuck Russell
Producer
Mace Neufeld
Screenwriter
Thomas Rickman, Ellen Green, Clifford Green, Thomas Rickman
Distributor
Icon Entertainment International, Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Icon Entertainment International, BTC Productions KG
Rating
R (Drug Content|Brief Language|Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 11, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$29.4M
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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