Mankind's last hope just turned six.
When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts Cody. Despite the fact that Maggie has no legal rights to Cody, FBI agent John Travis takes up her cause when he realizes that Cody shares the same birth date as several other recently murdered children.
Bless the Child (2000) is a drama, horror, thriller and crime film directed by Chuck Russell, released on August 11, 2000 with a runtime of 1h 47m. It stars Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Rufus Sewell and Ian Holm. Viewers rate it 5.4 out of 10 across 321 ratings.
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Kim Basinger
as Maggie O'Connor
Jimmy Smits
as Agent John Travis
Rufus Sewell
as Eric Stark
Ian Holm
as Reverend Grissom
Angela Bettis
as Jenna
Holliston Coleman
as Cody
Christina Ricci
as Cheri Post
Lumi Cavazos
as Sister Rosa
Michael Gaston
as Det. Frank Bugatti
Eugene Lipinski
as Stuart
Dimitra Arliss
as Dahnya
Anne Betancourt
as Maria
Directed by Chuck Russell, written by Clifford Green, Cathy Cash Spellman and Ellen Green, produced by Mace Neufeld.
Average viewer score of 5.4/10 from 321 ratings.
**_Inversion of "The Omen"_** A little girl with awe-inspiring abilities is raised by her aunt, Maggie O'Connor (Kim Basinger), because her mother is a drug addict (Angela Bettis). The latter hooks up with a weird cult, led by the arrogant Eric Stark (Rufus Sewell), who wants the child for dubious purposes. Released in 2000, "Bless the Child" is a thriller/horror that comes across as an inverted "The Omen" with…
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Bless the Child (2000) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Bless the Child (2000) includes Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Rufus Sewell, Ian Holm and Angela Bettis. The film was directed by Chuck Russell. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Bless the Child was released on August 11, 2000 and runs for 1h 47m.
Bless the Child (2000) holds an average rating of 5.4 out of 10 from 321 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, horror and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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