The Gift
2000 · Movie · R · 112 min · ★ 6.5 · 60% critics
A struggling single mother supports her family by giving psychic readings in a small Southern town. When a local woman vanishes and an abusive husband turns threatening, unsettling visions pull her into a web of secrets, suspicion, and danger that tests how much her gift can really protect her.
Also known as Le Don
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Details
- Years
- 2000
- Release date
- 2000-12-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 60/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (1,390 votes)
- Budget
- $10,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a Southern Gothic paranormal mystery with a steady build, tense visions, and small-town secrets, similar to Stir of Echoes; Not for you if you dislike slow setups, harsh abuse themes, or predictable whodunits.
Pros: moody Southern atmosphere; intriguing mystery setup; strong lead performance | Cons: slow first half; predictable turns; uneven supporting acting
Themes
- small town
- sheriff
- dreams
- fortune teller
- nightmare
- court
- widow
- tarot cards
- premonition
- backwoods
- pond
- extrasensory perception
- +3 more
Cast & crew
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
Michael Jeter
as Gerald Weems
Kim Dickens
as Linda
Gary Cole
as David Duncan
Rosemary Harris
as Annie's Granny
Directed by Sam Raimi