The Gift

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The Gift

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Released Aug 7, 2015

1h 48m

Mystery & Thriller

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When married couple Simon (Jason Bateman) and Robyn (Rebecca Hall) unexpectedly encounter Gordo (Joel Edgerton), an acquaintance from Simon's past, little do they know that their perfect lives will be thrown into a terrifying tailspin. At first, Simon doesn't recognize Gordo, but after a troubling series of uninvited encounters and mysterious gifts, a horrifying secret emerges. As Robyn learns what really happened between Simon and Gordo, she begins to question how well she knows her spouse.

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Critics Consensus

The Gift is wickedly smart and playfully subversive, challenging the audience's expectations while leaving them leaning on the edges of their seats.

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Stephanie Zacharek

TIME Magazine

Hall, as a woman who's been slowly waking up to her reality for a long time without even knowing it, is terrific.

Aug 1, 2024

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

The violence is always emotional and psychological, not bloody and physical, which makes The Gift that much more disconcerting.

Aug 15, 2019

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Claudia Puig

The Asahi Shimbun GLOBE (Japan)

The Gift is a tense, unsettling and expertly crafted psychological thriller that keeps the audience consistently on edge. [Full review in Japanese]

Rated: 3.5/4

Dec 19, 2016

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Wholly calculated and far smarter than its slasher flick marketing, "The Gift" exudes a slow boiling creepiness that, for the most part, doesn't jump the shark or digress into that aforementioned gutter of cheese.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 14, 2024

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Jordy Sirkin

Jordy Reviews It

It may play as a standard stalker film in the beginning, it slowly evolves into something else. It’s sad, disturbing, and a fairly unpredictable film. The ending is abrupt, but it allows the viewer to make their own conclusion — which I quite liked.

Feb 22, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It certainly hits some of the normal genre ticks, but you almost sense that it’s doing it to set the audience up in order to pull the rug out from under them later on.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 21, 2022

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Thirdi A

not bad, not good either. a real snoozer if you will

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/17/24

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Rigetii R

The most stupid movie ever made.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/15/24

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Marlene A

Great movie, I highly recommend it. Jason Bateman is great as always and Joel Edgerton does an exceptional job. I am not that smart but I have to say that I usually guess the plot twists in movies, this one I did not! I just expected the usual dangerous stalker story as many others. What a surprise!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/30/24

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Ted B

3.5 stars; As a fan of movies with twists and turns, how could I not like this film? If you had asked me halfway through the picture, I would have had a totally different response. It was your standard stalker "I want to take over your life" plot...until it wasn't! Good acting all around, especially by the movie's Director, Joel Edgerton. Bottom line...slick.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/24/24

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Deena K

The film started off very suspenseful, kept you curious to watch and see what was really happening. All kinds of bizarre behavior and crazy happenings take place. While the suspense is real, and you want this creepy Gordo gone, Simon never taken action to report him to the police. The wife does her own snooping around, actually getting drugged by Gordo one time, all to find out her husband was a bully in highschool. This where you want to just turn it off cause it's getting pretty stupid. Well, you don't turn it off and it continues on to more and more stupid. The ending is vague, leaving it open to the viewers interpretation. This could have been a great film, ruined with stupid highschool bs. I definitely do not recommend this film.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/03/24

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Taylor P

Very good can't believe I have never seen it! Thrilling till the end!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/01/24

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Synopsis

When married couple Simon (Jason Bateman) and Robyn (Rebecca Hall) unexpectedly encounter Gordo (Joel Edgerton), an acquaintance from Simon's past, little do they know that their perfect lives will be thrown into a terrifying tailspin. At first, Simon doesn't recognize Gordo, but after a troubling series of uninvited encounters and mysterious gifts, a horrifying secret emerges. As Robyn learns what really happened between Simon and Gordo, she begins to question how well she knows her spouse.

Director: Joel Edgerton
Producer: Jason Blum, Rebecca Yeldham, Joel Edgerton
Screenwriter: Joel Edgerton
Distributor: STX Entertainment
Production Co: Blumhouse
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 7, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 6, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $43.8M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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