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The Gift is a american film of genre Drama directed by Sam Raimi released in USA on 19 january 2001 with Cate Blanchett
The Gift (2000)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 19 january 2001
Length 1h51
Directed by Sam Raimi
OriginUSA
Themes Films about families, Feminist films, Films about sexuality, Films about domestic violence, Ghost films
Rating66%
The Gift is a 2000 American supernatural thriller film directed by Sam Raimi, written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson and based on the alleged psychic experiences of Thornton's mother.
The film centers on Annie (Cate Blanchett) becoming involved in a murder case as a result of acquiring keen knowledge about the crime through her extrasensory perception. Other major characters are played by Keanu Reeves, Giovanni Ribisi, Hilary Swank, Katie Holmes, and Greg Kinnear.
Synopsis
In the town of Brixton, Georgia, widow Annie Wilson is the resident fortune-teller who possesses extrasensory perception. Jessica King (Holmes), the fiancée of local school principal Wayne Collins (Kinnear) disappears.Actors
Cate Blanchett
(Annie Wilson)
Giovanni Ribisi
(Buddy Cole)
Keanu Reeves
(Donnie Barksdale)
Katie Holmes
(Jessica King)
Greg Kinnear
(Wayne Collins)
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