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The Gift is a 2000 mystery, horror, and drama film directed by Sam Raimi. The screenplay was written by Billy Bob Thornton, with Grant Curtis serving as producer. The production was handled by Lakeshore Entertainment, Alphaville Films, and Paramount Classics. Filming took place in Georgia, which also serves as the narrative location. The film features Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Keanu Reeves, and Katie Holmes in the cast. Christopher Young composed the music, and Bob Murawski edited the film.
The movie explores themes of incest and the supernatural, with keywords including small town, sheriff, dreams, fortune teller, and nightmare. It has a runtime of 111 or 112 minutes and a budget of 10,000,000. The film generated 12,008,642 in revenue. It was distributed by Paramount Vantage and Netflix, with a release date of December 22, 2000. The tagline states, "The only witness to the crime was not even there."
Critical reception includes a review score of 57%, 5.9 out of 10, and 62 out of 100. IMDb lists a rating of 6.7, while TMDb shows a vote average of 6.478. The work is in English and has been assessed via the Bechdel test. It is available in video on demand format.
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Film · TMDB
6.5Annie Wilson, young widow and mother of three, makes her living foretelling others' futures—though her own has become cloudier than even she can see. Threatened by a client's violent husband and plagued by visions of a missing local woman, Annie finds herself pulled into a thicket of lies and deception in which her extraordinary gift may ultimately get her killed.
Cast
- Cate Blanchett as Annie Wilson
- Giovanni Ribisi as Buddy Cole
- Keanu Reeves as Donnie Barksdale
- Katie Holmes as Jessica King
- Greg Kinnear as Wayne Collins
- Hilary Swank as Valerie Barksdale
Themes
- small town
- sheriff
- dreams
- fortune teller
- nightmare
- court
- widow
- tarot cards
- premonition
- backwoods
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- supernatural
- Director
- Sam Raimi
- Screenwriter
- Billy Bob Thornton
- Cast member
- Danny Elfman
- Composer
- Christopher Young
- Producer
- Grant Curtis
- Production company
- Lakeshore Entertainment
- Narrative location
- Georgia
- Filming location
- Georgia
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 695678
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2001-10-04
- title
- The Gift
- film editor
- Bob Murawski
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 62/100
- capital cost
- 10000000
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