Bless the Child

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Bless the Child

R

2000

1h 47m

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

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

A biblical "thriller" so predictable and preposterous that everyone involved should be banished to the confessional for their sins.

Rated: 1/4

Jul 22, 2014

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

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.

Jul 22, 2014

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

A pox on the house of all involved.

Rated: 0/5

Jun 3, 2013

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...a fun good-bad movie with some plot points to savour...

Rated: 3/5

Nov 30, 2023

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Louis B. Hobson

Jam! Movies

Bless the Child is unsettling but it is never really terrifying. It's closer to a scary dream than a true nightmare.

Jul 22, 2014

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Dennis King

Tulsa World

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.

Jul 22, 2014

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John A

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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/02/24

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Carmel K

Guilty pleasure of mine!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/14/24

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Tera K

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!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/13/23

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Qasim R

This movie has worst VFX .

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Steve D

Effective enough but nothing new.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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justin t

This was not original at all. It was entertaining though. Like Stigmata (1999) was a copy of The Exorcist (1973) this was a copy of The Omen (1976). In places it is very tame which is disappointing - a little more violence would have been great. It was slick as well and the ending was rubbish. Not especially scary but it is dramatic and thrilling.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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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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