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Original title: Gift, The
Release Date
• USA: Dec 20, 2000
• UK: 2 Mar 2001
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jul 17, 2001
• R2: 17 Sep 2001
Budget $10,000,000
Official Website:
The Gift Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for violence, language, and sexuality/nudity.
Running Time
1 hour, 52 minutes
Country USA
Studio Alphaville, Lakeshore Entertainment, Paramount Classics
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Other Titles
• The Gift (2000)
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Drama, Horror, Murder, Suspense, Supernatural, Space, Courtroom, Mental Illness, Ghosts, Psychic
Tagline: The only witness to the crime was not even there
Plot: The good-natured Annie Wilson (Cate Blanchett) is a recently widowed mother of three young boys who must bear the burden of "the gift" of psychic vision. To support herself and her family, Annie gives readings to a variety of emotionally troubled and needy neighbors, from a disturbed car mechanic to an abused housewife.Yet not every "gift" is a blessing. There are those in the town who suspect that the messages in Annie's cards are simply hocus-pocus...or worse, Satan's handiwork. When the wealthy, beautiful, and sexually promiscuous Jessica King (Holmes) is found missing, her bound and ravaged body begins to haunt Annie through her visions. When the authorities are short on leads, they reluctantly turn to Annie for clues. Now, even Annie has to confront the darkest depths of her gift and enter a world beyond her worst nightmares. In an eerie small town where few people can be trusted and corruption infects every institution like a creeping vine, Annie must not only uncover Jessica's killer, but stop him before she becomes the next
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So, basically this is a good film to watch if you're looking for a smart thriller. If you wanna see lotsa dead bodies and a straight out horror film, then I suggest you avoid this. 7/10--FrighT MasteR (UHM)
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| Directed by |
Sam Raimi
Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Army of Darkness |
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| Written by |
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 | Tom Epperson
One False Move, A Family Thing, Don't Look Back |
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| Cast |
Cate Blanchett
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
 | Giovanni Ribisi
Saving Private Ryan, Lost in Translation, Gone in Sixty Seconds |
 | Keanu Reeves
The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions |
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 | Greg Kinnear
As Good as It Gets, You've Got Mail, We Were Soldiers |
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 | Michael Jeter
The Green Mile, Jurassic Park III, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas |
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