The Gift

"The only witness to the crime was not even there."

2000 1h 52m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 1,455

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Annie 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.

“The only witness to the crime was not even there.”

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Cast

Cate Blanchett
Annie Wilson
Giovanni Ribisi
Buddy Cole
Keanu Reeves
Donnie Barksdale
Katie Holmes
Jessica King
Greg Kinnear
Wayne Collins
Hilary Swank
Valerie Barksdale
Michael Jeter
Gerald Weems
Kim Dickens
Linda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sam Raimi
Writers: Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sam Raimi, shot by Jamie Anderson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bob Murawski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Cate Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi and Keanu Reeves carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The only witness to the crime was not even there.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0219699 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Sam Raimi directs. Jamie Anderson behind the camera. Christopher Young scores. Bob Murawski cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Sam Raimi, shot by Jamie Anderson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Bob Murawski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Cate Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi and Keanu Reeves carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The only witness to the crime was not even there.".
7IMDB entry: tt0219699 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 15 themes, including "small town", "sheriff", "dreams", "fortune teller".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jamie Anderson
Original score: Christopher Young
Editing: Bob Murawski
Production design: Neil Spisak
Costume design: Julie Weiss
Makeup / hair: Emanuel Millar
VFX supervisor: Syd Dutton
Sound: Melissa Sherwood Hofmann
Stunt coordinator: Mark Stefanich
Runtime: 112 min · 1h 52m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $12,008,642
Return: 120% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Gift (2000)

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Wuchak2024-10-16
★ 7/10
Whodunnit Southern Gothic with Cate Blanchett In a town near coastal Georgia, a widow (Cate Blanchett) struggles to make ends meet with her three boys via her psychic abilities. When a young woman goes missing (Katie Holmes), the authorities ask her for assistance. Greg Kinnear, Keanu Reeves, Hilary Swank, Giovanni Ribisi, Gary Cole and JK Simmons are all on hand. “The Gift” (2001) meshes plot elements of “Resurrection” (1980) with the setting or tone of “Murder in Coweta County,” “The General’s Daughter” and a little “Cape Fear” (1991). You can’t beat the cast and the Southern town ambiance is great, plus the flawed characters are nicely fleshed-out. There are no less than five possibilities of who the culprit is and, with 20 minutes to go, it becomes clear who it is. Regrettably, it’s just so cliched and contrived I rolled my eyes, not to mention it ‘steals’ the hope of the viewer. I don’t want to say more because I don’t want to give anything away. Still, if you can roll with that banal element, it’s a quality drama with a worthy point. Both Cate and Holmes are fetching in a girl-next-door kind of way. It runs 1 hour, 51 minutes, and was shot in the Savannah area (Guyton, Thunderbolt and Springfield). GRADE: B-/B
Sierbahnn2026-05-10
★ 6/10
Tension is there, but it never gets creepy The tone of this movie is a bit strange to me, but it works really well. There are some twists to this that become obvious if you look straight at it, but it is engaging to watch. The casting is inspired, and I can't imagine it done better. The directing is great, and the performances are excellent. It is a tad slow in places, but I enjoyed it a lot.