Stigmata

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Stigmata

R

Released Sep 10, 1999

1h 43m

Mystery & Thriller

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A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige (Patricia Arquette) begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified. When the Vatican gets word of Frankie's situation, a high-ranking cardinal (Jonathan Pryce) requests that the Rev. Andrew Kiernan (Gabriel Byrne) investigate her case. Soon Kiernan realizes that very sinister forces are at work, and tries to rescue Frankie from the entity that is plaguing her.

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Critics Consensus

The story is unconvincing and the acting is weak.

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 2/4

Mar 22, 2002

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

A shameless guilty pleasure!

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

A derivative, pretentious rock video with a half-cocked, quote-unquote religious melodrama.

Rated: D-

Jan 1, 2000

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Andy Greenwald

Spin

Masking incoherence with a barrage of stylized images, Wainwright makes a lot of noise and still manages to say nothing.

Dec 28, 2022

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

There’s hardly a laugh to be found in it unless you get sick of the relentless visionary anguish and start getting the giggles.

Rated: C-

Sep 2, 2022

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Sean Collier

Box Office Prophets

If you enjoy ... editing that doesn't so much create jump scares as intrusive walls of displeasure, you'll get all that from Stigmata.

Rated: 4/10

May 9, 2020

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renee

the story line the movie is somehow very disturbing and illogical. the acting is extremely poor.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/28/24

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Karma I

I think we know some of the movie is a bit off, but if you read the lines in between the scenes, it can be deep. I love this movie; I think both Arquette and Byrne worked well together, they were believable. It has a spot on my favorite movies list. ~ ///=^} ~

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/24

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Justin T

The film's picture looks ‘interesting', there are fast cuts and many visual effects. It seems like a typical nineties style at its best. Everything looked good but it could be seen as a little cheesy now. The sound was pretty good, not quite as good as I was hoping for though. The use of surround was what disappointed me. Still it was a nice and dynamic mix and certainly didn't affect the enjoyment of the film. It was a very modern film but the problem with that is that they date quickly. Still it is a funky and stylish movie with a charismatic person as the main character. It is similar to The Exorcist (1973) but more of a thriller and less of a horror. There are some good bits but nothing that is really scary. It's more the story and the characters that make it entertaining. Enjoyable movie that is a time capsule of the nineties and the mindset of people living into the new millennium.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/24

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Angela E

The premise is all screwed up. Whoever wrote it should have looked up the definition of stigmata more. Holy and devout people get stigmata. The priest falling for her was a little bit beyond the pale also. I like Gabriel Byrne. I'm surprised he would want to be in such a stinker of a movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/11/23

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The Great John A

As it stands it's a good refreshing take on a horror movie plot and is good for the nostalgia factor. However this film has clearly not aged well with it's questionable clunky dialogue and laughable jumpscares. This seems like a film that you would happen to book tickets for with your mates as it was the only one that actually had seats unlike the pimps and Adidas/Nike tracksuit wannabes watching David Fincher's Fight Club. Overall very vapid, forgettable and dated but at least it seems like the actors enjoyed the final product. There's no harm in trying but can't stick with buying. Grade: D

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/23/23

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Tyler T

Very intersecting take on a horror possession movie. 7/10 would recommend

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Rupert Wainwright

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Patricia Arquette

Frankie Paige

Gabriel Byrne

Father Andrew Kiernan

Jonathan Pryce

Cardinal Daniel Houseman

Nia Long

Donna Chadway

Thomas Kopache

Father Durning

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Stigmata: Official Clip - A Messenger Has Faith

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Stigmata: Official Clip - The Secret Sayings

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Stigmata: Official Clip - In the Emergency Room

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Stigmata: Official Clip - Stigmatics

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Stigmata: Official Clip - Kingdom of God

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Stigmata: Official Clip - Subway Flagellation

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Stigmata: Official Clip - The First Stigmata

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Stigmata: Official Clip - Frankie's Transfixion

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Stigmata: Official Clip - The Messenger is Not Important

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Stigmata: Official Clip - Tears of the Mother

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Synopsis

A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige (Patricia Arquette) begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified. When the Vatican gets word of Frankie's situation, a high-ranking cardinal (Jonathan Pryce) requests that the Rev. Andrew Kiernan (Gabriel Byrne) investigate her case. Soon Kiernan realizes that very sinister forces are at work, and tries to rescue Frankie from the entity that is plaguing her.

Director: Rupert Wainwright
Producer: Frank Mancuso Jr.
Screenwriter: Tom Lazarus, Rick Ramage
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro Goldwyn Mayer, FGM Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 10, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 26, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $50.0M
Runtime: 1h 43m

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