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The Cell

  • 20002000
  • RR
  • 1h 47m
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Jennifer Lopez in The Cell (2000)
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  • Crime
  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi
An F.B.I. Agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kid... Read allAn F.B.I. Agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim.An F.B.I. Agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Tarsem Singh
  • Writer
    • Mark Protosevich
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Lopez
    • Vince Vaughn
    • Vincent D'Onofrio
Top credits
  • Director
    • Tarsem Singh
  • Writer
    • Mark Protosevich
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Lopez
    • Vince Vaughn
    • Vincent D'Onofrio
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    • 734User reviews
    • 222Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 29 nominations total

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    Vincent D'Onofrio and Catherine Sutherland in The Cell (2000)
    Jennifer Lopez in The Cell (2000)
    Jennifer Lopez and Vincent D'Onofrio in The Cell (2000)
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    Jennifer Lopez in The Cell (2000)
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    Vincent D'Onofrio and Catherine Sutherland in The Cell (2000)
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    Jennifer Lopez
    Jennifer Lopez
    • Catherine Deane
    Vince Vaughn
    Vince Vaughn
    • Peter Novak
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    • Carl Stargher
    Colton James
    Colton James
    • Edward Baines
    Dylan Baker
    Dylan Baker
    • Henry West
    Marianne Jean-Baptiste
    Marianne Jean-Baptiste
    • Dr. Miriam Kent
    Gerry Becker
    Gerry Becker
    • Dr. Cooperman
    Musetta Vander
    Musetta Vander
    • Ella Baines
    Patrick Bauchau
    Patrick Bauchau
    • Lucien Baines
    Catherine Sutherland
    Catherine Sutherland
    • Anne Marie Vicksey
    James Gammon
    James Gammon
    • Teddy Lee
    Jake Weber
    Jake Weber
    • Gordon Ramsey
    Dean Norris
    Dean Norris
    • Cole
    Tara Subkoff
    Tara Subkoff
    • Julia Hickson
    Lauri Johnson
    Lauri Johnson
    • Mrs. Hickson
    John Cothran
    John Cothran
    • Agent Stockwell
    • (as John Cothran Jr.)
    Jack Conley
    Jack Conley
    • Agent Brock
    Kamar de los Reyes
    Kamar de los Reyes
    • Officer Alexander
    • Director
      • Tarsem Singh
    • Writer
      • Mark Protosevich
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Vincent D'Onofrio later admitted that his wife refused to sleep in the same bed with him for two weeks after seeing his performance in the movie.
    • Goofs
      Any goofs occurring in the "subconscious" world which the characters enter, do not have to be consistent or conform to realistic physics, as the subconscious is arbitrary, and can create whatever rules it wants.
    • Quotes

      Carl Stargher: Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey. A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?

    • Alternate versions
      One scene, where Vincent D'Onofrio hangs on his piercings, masturbating over the dead body of a woman, was not included in the US theatrical or DVD release, but can be seen in the European one. However, the US blu-ray happens to contain the director's cut of the film, despite not being labeled as such on the packaging and the R-rating listed on the back. The runtime is listed as 109 (the length of the director's cut) which marks the first time the film has been released uncut in the US.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Cell 2 (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      O SCIORE CCHIU FELICE
      Written by Raiz (as G. Della Volpe), Stefano Facchielli (as S. Facchielli), Giovanni Mantice (as G. Mantice), Pier Paolo Polcari and Gennaro Tesone (as G. Tesone)

      Performed by Almamegretta (as Alma Me Gretta)

      Courtesy of BMG Ricordi S.p.A.

      By Arrangement with The RCA Records Label of BMG Entertainment

    User reviews734

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    9/10
    Every once in a while a film comes along that stands apart from all others made in years. The Matrix did it last year, and The Cell has done it in 2000.
    The last film that provided a vivid and disturbing look at what insanity is probably like was In Dreams. In that movie, you didn't see insanity, you were THERE. Now The Cell comes along with an updated and much more disturbing portrayal of the inside of the mind of a psychotic killer. The opening scene takes you into the seemingly innocent mind of a comatose little boy, and the things that Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) sees are first fascinating and then terrifying. The things that she later sees in the mind of Vincent Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio) are amazingly imaginative and fascinating, most of this stuff has never been seen in film before.

    The story of The Cell is not exactly something that is really groundbreaking. In fact, it is basically the same as the story in The Silence of the Lambs. You have a killer in custody and these people have to enter his mind to find a female victim who is currently in danger of losing her life. The only real difference between the foundation of the plots is that in The Silence of the Lambs, you have to enter the mind of a killer to find a different killer as well as his current victim, while in The Cell, you have to enter the mind of a killer to find his own victim. However, despite the unfortunately weak story, The Cell completely revolutionizes the genre of the psychological thriller. None that have ever been made even come close to it.

    Also, the film had good direction and was extremely well acted. Vince Vaughn delivers another of his characteristically excellent performances (he was even good as Norman Bates in the pathetic 1998 re-make of Psycho), and even Jennifer Lopez puts forth the second good effort of her career (the other being the great Out of Sight). Nothing can be said of the cinematography in The Cell to give it sufficient credit, it was imaginative and fascinatingly done and is unparalleled by anything ever seen in cinematic history. The Cell is an incredibly well-made film, and it deserves to be recognized.
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    • Sep 8, 2000

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 18, 2000 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bí Mật Dưới Nấm Mồ
    • Filming locations
      • Bakersfield, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Caro-McLeod
      • RadicalMedia
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $33,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $61,334,059
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $17,515,050
      • Aug 20, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $104,155,843
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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