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Bless the Child (2000) 4.8
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4.8/10 from 9,651 users
Metascore: 17/100
Reviews: 184 user | 97 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com Omens and concepts of good vs. evil have no place in Maggie O'Connor's well-ordered, practical universe. Her life revolves around her job as a nurse at a busy New York hospital, until one ... See full summary » Director:Chuck Russell |
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Reverend Grissom
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Sister Joseph
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Omens and concepts of good vs. evil have no place in Maggie O'Connor's well-ordered, practical universe. Her life revolves around her job as a nurse at a busy New York hospital, until one rainy night, her sister Jenna abandons her newborn, autistic daughter at her home. Maggie takes the baby in, and she becomes the daughter she never had. Six years later Jenna suddenly re-appears with a mysterious new husband, Eric, and abducts Cody. Despite the fact that Maggie has no legal rights to Cody, FBI agent John Travis, an expert in ritual homicide and occult-related crime, takes up her cause when he realizes that Cody shares the same birth date as several other recently missing children. The little girl, it soon becomes clear, is more than simply "special." She manifests extraordinary powers that the forces of evil have waited centuries to control, and her abduction sparks a clash between the soldiers of good and evil that can only be resolved, in the end, by the strength of one small child... Written by Anonymous
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Mankind's last hope just turned six. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, drug content and brief language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 August 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Filha da Luz See more »Box Office
Budget:
$40,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£505,468 (UK) (5 January 2001)Gross:
ESP 447,559,152 (Spain) (29 June 2001)Company Credits
Production Co:
BTC Productions KG, Icon Entertainment International, Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP) BTC Productions See more »
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2.35 : 1
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John Travis: That depends on the question.
Bugatti: There's a rumor that before you joined the precinct you were a priest.
John Travis: I was a seminary student, I didn't make it as far as priesthood.
Bugatti: Still, that is some kind of makeover. What happened?
John Travis: I found another way to fight him... Okay, ready?
Bugatti: (confused) Fight who?
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In the original script, a character is deliberately pushed off a subway platform. This had to be changed to an accidental fall before the Toronto Transit Commission would allow filming on its property. See more »Goofs
There's an AWARD BIOS SETUP screen visible on the computer that the FBI detective turns off. There's no reason for him to be there and he shouldn't even be able to get to it on a NYPD network. See more »Quotes
Bugatti: Can I ask you a personal question?John Travis: That depends on the question.
Bugatti: There's a rumor that before you joined the precinct you were a priest.
John Travis: I was a seminary student, I didn't make it as far as priesthood.
Bugatti: Still, that is some kind of makeover. What happened?
John Travis: I found another way to fight him... Okay, ready?
Bugatti: (confused) Fight who?
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I rated this film 3, but i'm not sure if i is worth this. I was very disappointed after watching it. The story is absolutely unimaginative, the old 'good vs. bad'. Except for Christina Ricci all the actors made a really poor performance. My advice: If you want to see a good religious thriller watch 'Stigmata'.