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The Cell

  • 20002000
  • RR
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Jennifer Lopez in The Cell (2000)
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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
6.4/10
105K
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POPULARITY
1,395
742
  • Director
    • Tarsem Singh
  • Writer
    • Mark Protosevich
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Lopez
    • Vince Vaughn
    • Vincent D'Onofrio
  • Director
    • Tarsem Singh
  • Writer
    • Mark Protosevich
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Lopez
    • Vince Vaughn
    • Vincent D'Onofrio
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 737User reviews
    • 226Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 29 nominations total

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    Jennifer Lopez in The Cell (2000)
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    Jennifer Lopez in The Cell (2000)
    Tara Subkoff 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

      Catharine Deane: My world, my rules.

    • 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 reviews737

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    The Cell: whoa... eww... whoa...
    The last time I reviewed a film helmed by a music video director, I was very angry at what I'd seen (`Mystery Men'), but Tarsem Singh spares us the fish-eye lenses and commercial overindulgences and decides to concentrate on presenting an astonishing visual and audible journey into the mind of a serial killer in `The Cell'.

    Carl Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio) kills women by drowning them in glass cells, all the while videotaping the event. Afterwards, he disfigures the bodies to resemble dolls and then tosses the finished `products' off highways into ditches and streams. Nice guy. He also likes to suspend himself on chains attached to hooks inserted directly into his back. Lovely.

    Meanwhile, FBI agent Peter Novak (Vince Vaughn) is hot on the killer's trail, and although Carl's started to get sloppy, he's just kidnapped another girl and she has 40 hours before her cell fills with water. Carl is soon apprehended, but only because he enters into a schizophrenic seizure and falls into a coma on his kitchen floor. A coma? But how are they going to find out where the last victim is? Oh, if only they could TRAVEL INSIDE HIS MIND. Hey, what a coincidence! Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) is a child psychologist involved in an experimental project that allows her to TRAVEL INSIDE THE MIND of coma victims.

    And so begins a strange array of visuals and sounds, blended together so unusually that you honestly feel like you're experiencing a dream… a not so pleasant dream. Not only is Carl's mind slightly twisted, it's violent, disturbingly sexual, and very graphic. But, it's also like a train wreck; you can't help but look. Oddly enough, Mr. Singh clearly had the resources to make his special effects scream out at you with bright color and absurd lavishness, but he chose instead to simplify, placing the terror in the scale and content of the visuals. I can't even use an example. All I can say is think about a dream you've had that you couldn't describe to someone, and that's what watching this movie is like. The photography is so stunning that it virtually eliminates the need for dialogue (only about half the film has discourse), and coupled with the horrifically spooky and scathing soundtrack, the film literally takes on a life of its own.

    My only objection is that when all is said and done, the only character we really understand is the serial killer. Several clues about the other characters' pasts led me to believe that their lives would come into play and that their own memories would be tested and confronted. To me, this would have taken this story to yet another psychological level, but perhaps it would have been too much for viewers.

    Despite this shortcoming, `The Cell' stills provides a myriad of images that will make you want to watch a lot of cute cartoons before turning in for the night. Still, I don't know what was more disturbing: the movie, or the parents in the next row over who brought their two small kids to watch it.
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    • Sep 11, 2000

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 18, 2000 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Filmymen
      • 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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