A couple agree to have their deceased son cloned, under the supervision of an enigmatic doctor, but bizarre things start to happen several years after his rebirth.
Vincent Lamarca, whose father was executed for a 1950s kidnapping of a child, grew up to become a police officer, only to see his own son become a murder suspect.
Director:
Michael Caton-Jones
Stars:
Robert De Niro,
James Franco,
Frances McDormand
A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based television cop show, while tracking down the manufacturer and distributor of an illegally made semi-automatic firearm.
In Italy 3 men fall in love with 3 different women. First a young engaged lawyer has a fling then ditto with the 2nd married middle-aged man. 3rd story: a retired man/R.D.Niro falls in love with his friend's daughter/M.Bellucci.
Director:
Giovanni Veronesi
Stars:
Monica Bellucci,
Robert De Niro,
Riccardo Scamarcio
An ultraconservative police officer suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons, with the drag queen next door.
Director:
Joel Schumacher
Stars:
Robert De Niro,
Philip Seymour Hoffman,
Barry Miller
After surviving a world wide cataclysmic event, new companions Carson and Liza band together on a quest to find safety in the city of Montauk. Finding some solace in their new way life they... See full summary »
The 8-year-old Adam is killed in a traffic accident. His grieving parents agree to recreate him through experimental and illegal cloning, conducted by an ingenious but pushy geneticist. After eight happy years, a scary door opens between Adam II and someone from the past.Written by
Stefan Back
Before the release of this movie, Lions Gate Films set up two official websites: one conventional site with movie information, and one site that appeared to be a promotional tool for the (fictional) cloning institute depicted in the movie. The website gave an email address and phone number (1-888-699-2672) for the "Godsend Institute;" calling the number resulted in a recorded message giving the institute's office hours. Several news outlets reported that when a few bereaved parents called or emailed the fake institute to inquire about having their children genetically reconstituted, the studio started responding to them and explaining that it was just a movie tie-in and not a real laboratory. Similar advertisements for fictional medical procedures and clinics were also produced as parts of the advertising campaigns for Gattaca (1997) and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). See more »
Goofs
At the end of the movie when Zachary pulls Adam into the closet you can clearly hear the doors close yet later the door is cracked open. See more »
The Amazing Mozzarellas
Written by Jim Blake
Performed by Jim Blake
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'Godsend, The' is another mediocre attempt to mix up science fiction and suspense in a dull and boring story about genetic experimentation. The truth is, all the movies made based upon this premise are completely unsatisfactory (like, for instance, 'Gattaca' and others) and 'Godsend, The' follows this sad path. Here, a young couple (Kinnear and Romjin-Stamos) lost their son in a car accident but a strange scientist (DeNiro) comes in their way and promised that he can give life to the deceased children. The promise, of course, involved weird genetic experience. But here started the problem: the movie seems to go between the direct scientific mystery to supernatural ways and the result is shameful. In fact, 'Godsend, The' brings to the cinema a very special and delicate question: is the genetic research a good option to mankind or a disaster in an ethical point of consideration? The question is a good one but the answer suggested by the movie is full of prejudice and simple-minded considerations. As a movie, 'Godsend, The' is a trifle material. A good cast is completely wasted and even the good DeNiro seems to be down the ladder in a far fetched and unconvincing performance. Really, don't lose your time with this sorrowful misfire.
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'Godsend, The' is another mediocre attempt to mix up science fiction and suspense in a dull and boring story about genetic experimentation. The truth is, all the movies made based upon this premise are completely unsatisfactory (like, for instance, 'Gattaca' and others) and 'Godsend, The' follows this sad path. Here, a young couple (Kinnear and Romjin-Stamos) lost their son in a car accident but a strange scientist (DeNiro) comes in their way and promised that he can give life to the deceased children. The promise, of course, involved weird genetic experience. But here started the problem: the movie seems to go between the direct scientific mystery to supernatural ways and the result is shameful. In fact, 'Godsend, The' brings to the cinema a very special and delicate question: is the genetic research a good option to mankind or a disaster in an ethical point of consideration? The question is a good one but the answer suggested by the movie is full of prejudice and simple-minded considerations. As a movie, 'Godsend, The' is a trifle material. A good cast is completely wasted and even the good DeNiro seems to be down the ladder in a far fetched and unconvincing performance. Really, don't lose your time with this sorrowful misfire.