Bless the Child
Mankind's last hope just turned six.
Mankind's last hope just turned six.
Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
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2000
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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.
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Details
Runtime:
107 min
Release date:
11 Aug 2000
Country:
US, DE, CA
Languages:
English
Budget:
$40,000,000
Revenue:
$40,443,010
Awards:
1 win & 6 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
A biblical "thriller" so predictable and preposterous that everyone involved should be banished to the confessional for their sins.
– Dave McCoy,
Seattle Times,
22 Jul 2014
rotten:
If you're so inclined, pray that the responsible parties crawl back into whatever hole they emerged from.
– Mark Holcomb,
Village Voice,
3 Jun 2013
rotten:
Should have sold its soul for a little help in the script department.
– Jami Bernard,
New York Daily News,
3 Jun 2013
rotten:
A supernatural thriller that does for its genre what Battlefield Earth did for science fiction.
– Nathan Rabin,
AV Club,
3 Jun 2013
rotten:
Director Chuck Russell also made the infinitely better comedy The Mask. After this, he may want to wear a mask.
– Lisa Schwarzbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Sep 2011