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Feature film — 2000

Bless the Child (2000)

5.41h 47mDrama — Horror — Thriller — Crime

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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A high-signal pick with 326 votes.

Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP) BTC Productions / Paramount Pictures / Icon Productions

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Director: Chuck Russell

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Cast & crew

Kim Basinger as Maggie O'Connor

Kim Basinger

Maggie O'Connor

Jimmy Smits as Agent John Travis

Jimmy Smits

Agent John Travis

Rufus Sewell as Eric Stark

Rufus Sewell

Eric Stark

Ian Holm as Reverend Grissom

Ian Holm

Reverend Grissom

Angela Bettis as Jenna

Angela Bettis

Jenna

Holliston Coleman as Cody

Holliston Coleman

Cody

Christina Ricci as Cheri Post

Christina Ricci

Cheri Post

Lumi Cavazos as Sister Rosa

Lumi Cavazos

Sister Rosa

Michael Gaston as Det. Frank Bugatti

Michael Gaston

Det. Frank Bugatti

Eugene Lipinski as Stuart

Eugene Lipinski

Stuart

Dimitra Arliss as Dahnya

Dimitra Arliss

Dahnya

Anne Betancourt as Maria

Anne Betancourt

Maria

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