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54% Critic Match
Bless the Child
“Mankind's last hope just turned six.”
5.4 / 10• 2000• 1h 47m•R• English
DramaHorrorThrillerCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Kim Basinger
Maggie O'Connor
Lead
Jimmy Smits
Agent John Travis
Rufus Sewell
Eric Stark
Ian Holm
Reverend Grissom
Angela Bettis
Jenna
Holliston Coleman
Cody
Christina Ricci
Cheri Post
Lumi Cavazos
Sister Rosa
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Chuck Russell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bless the Child is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
