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The Gift

  • 20002000
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  • 1h 51m
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6.7/10
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Cate Blanchett in The Gift (2000)
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A fortune teller with extrasensory perception is asked to help find a young woman who has mysteriously disappeared.A fortune teller with extrasensory perception is asked to help find a young woman who has mysteriously disappeared.A fortune teller with extrasensory perception is asked to help find a young woman who has mysteriously disappeared.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
71K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,318
544
    • Sam Raimi
    • Billy Bob Thornton
    • Tom Epperson
  • Stars
    • Cate Blanchett
    • Katie Holmes
    • Keanu Reeves
    • Sam Raimi
    • Billy Bob Thornton
    • Tom Epperson
  • Stars
    • Cate Blanchett
    • Katie Holmes
    • Keanu Reeves
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 399User reviews
    • 86Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
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    Cate Blanchett and Kim Dickens in The Gift (2000)
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    Cate Blanchett
    Cate Blanchett
    • Annie Wilson
    Katie Holmes
    Katie Holmes
    • Jessica King
    Keanu Reeves
    Keanu Reeves
    • Donnie Barksdale
    Giovanni Ribisi
    Giovanni Ribisi
    • Buddy Cole
    Greg Kinnear
    Greg Kinnear
    • Wayne Collins
    Hilary Swank
    Hilary Swank
    • Valerie Barksdale
    Michael Jeter
    Michael Jeter
    • Gerald Weems
    Kim Dickens
    Kim Dickens
    • Linda
    Gary Cole
    Gary Cole
    • David Duncan
    Rosemary Harris
    Rosemary Harris
    • Annie's Granny
    J.K. Simmons
    J.K. Simmons
    • Sheriff Pearl Johnson
    Chelcie Ross
    Chelcie Ross
    • Kenneth King
    John Beasley
    John Beasley
    • Albert Hawkins
    Lynnsee Provence
    • Mike Wilson
    Hunter McGilvray
    • Miller Wilson
    Nathan Lee Lewis
    • Cornelius
    • (as Nathan Lewis)
    Benjamin Peacock
    • Tommy
    Clay James
    • Stanley
      • Sam Raimi
      • Billy Bob Thornton
      • Tom Epperson
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Based on Billy Bob Thornton's own mother's reputed psychic abilities.
    • Goofs
      At the end, Annie is holding a cloth over her eyebrow and she is bleeding. When she comes back to see her children, her eyebrow is perfectly fine, she is not even wearing a bandage.
    • Quotes

      Donnie: I'm guilty of cheating on my wife, of being a bad husband, a bad Christian. But I ain't guilty of killing Jessica. I swear to God.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Thirteen Days/Chocolat/The Gift/The Family Man/The Claim/Miss Congeniality (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Trouble Is A Lonesome Town
      Written and Performed by Lee Hazlewood

      Courtesy of Okemah Productions - SLR Records

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    7/10
    Good and spooky.
    In The Gift, Cate Blanchett is blessed(or cursed?) with the ability to sense things that no ordinary person can see. She is asked by the police to aid in the search of a missing person and what follows, is a journey into the supernatural. Sam Raimi knows how to set up a scene for the maximum scare potential. Honed on his Evil Dead series, Raimi lets a scene begin slowly and allows the viewer to sense the dread and feel the suspense build. There are visual tricks, interesting camera techniques and the fine performances by a very talented cast that propel this story forward. Among this cast that really stands out is Keanu Reeves. People have always complained that Reeves brings down a movie. At least some of the people I know. I prefer to think that Reeves is an underrated actor. In the role of Donny Barksdale, Reeves brings a certain menace to his character that usually isn't scene in his other roles. Barksdale isn't a creature of the night, or a space alien, but a flesh and blood creature that is capable of true evil. When you watch him, look at his eyes and you'll see a true menace lurking behind those dark brown eyes. Cate Blanchett shows that she can master just about any accent that's out there. She sounds like she's a native of the south and she has a quiet courage about her. Most notable when she's squaring off against Reeves.

    All in all, The Gift is a wonderfully atmospheric thriller. It has brains and doesn't insult the viewers. It will keep you hooked up until the very end, and there are quite a few surprises throughout the film. Highly entertaining, and very spooky at times.
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    • Does the film show genuine supernatural ability or is there a realistic explanation?

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    • Release date
      • January 19, 2001 (United States)
      • United States
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      • English
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      • Effingham County, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lakeshore Entertainment
      • Alphaville Films
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    • 1 hour 51 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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