Bless the Child( 2000)

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Mankind's last hope just turned six.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Kim Basinger
Maggie O'Connor
Jimmy Smits
Agent John Travis
Rufus Sewell
Eric Stark
Ian Holm
Reverend Grissom
Angela Bettis
Jenna
Holliston Coleman
Cody
Christina Ricci
Cheri Post
Lumi Cavazos
Sister Rosa
Michael Gaston
Det. Frank Bugatti
Eugene Lipinski
Stuart
Dimitra Arliss
Dahnya
Anne Betancourt
Maria
Helen Stenborg
Sister Joseph
Matthew Lemche
New Dawn Kid at Van
Dan Warry-Smith
New Dawn Kid
Elisabeth Rosen
New Dawn Kid
Tony del Rio
New Dawn Kid
Nicole Lyn
New Dawn Kid
Michael McLachlan
New Dawn Kid
Vince Corazza
Reverend's Assistant
David Eisner
Dr. Ben
Gary Hudson
Maggie's Date
Samantha O'Dwyer
Cody (3 years old)
Nicolas Salgado
Martin Casillas
Marcia Bennett
Head Nurse
Peter Mensah
Good Samaritan Janitor
Yan Birch
Good Samaritan on Bridge
Alexa Gilmour
Good Samaritan in Subway
Wanda-Lee Evans
Woman on bus
Cedric Smith
Pediatric Doctor
Dwayne McLean
Homeless man
Brenda Devine
Woman with sick Daughter
Lauren Spring
Daughter
Christopher Redman
New Dawn intern
Jovanni Sy
Code blue doctor
Trevor Bain
Task force investigator
Brian Heighton
Techie
Christopher Marren
Diner State Trooper
Todd Schroeder
Diner State Trooper
John Healy
Diner local policeman
Dylan Harman
Boy in playground
David Sparrow
Crawford
Michael Copeman
Police Lieutenant
Neil Girvan
Detective
Carol Lempert
Detective
Kelvin Wheeler
Detective
Tony Meyler
Detective
Richard Carmichael
Task force detective
Roman Podhora
Desk sergeant
Dean Gabourie
Alley officer
Arnold Pinnock
Alley officer
Teresa Pavlinek
Dentist's receptionist
Jeffrey Caudle
Boy in dentist's chair
Catherine Fitch
Sister Helena
Neville Edwards
Pier cop
John Shepherd
Mr. Czernik
Norma Edwards
Mrs. Czernik
Leeza Gibbons
Leeza Gibbons
Dan Duran
Reporter
Sandi Stahlbrand
Reporter
Mia Lee
Newscaster
Matt Birman
Upstate Cop
Meredith McGeachie
Nurse
Henry Alessandroni
Hospital cop
Austin Reed
Baby Cody
Corrina Reed
Baby Cody
Brianna Reed
Baby Cody

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A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on Sun Dec 03 2023

**_Inversion of "The Omen"_** A little girl with awe-inspiring abilities is raised by her aunt, Maggie O'Connor (Kim Basinger), because her mother is a drug addict (Angela Bettis). The latter hooks up with a weird cult, led by the arrogant Eric Stark (Rufus Sewell), who wants the child for dubious purposes. Released in 2000, "Bless the Child" is a thriller/horror that comes across as an inverted "The Omen" with elements of "End of Days." It has the same plot as the contemporaneous "The Calling," but is more sensical. It's no low-budget production as it cost $40 million to make and was ...