

Bless the Child
2000-08-11 · 107 min · ★ 5.4
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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Production details
- Directors
- Chuck Russell
- Production companies
- Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP) BTC Productions, Paramount Pictures, Icon Productions
- Countries
- United States of America, Germany, Canada
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 40,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 40,443,010
Top Cast
Kim BasingerMaggie O'Connor
Jimmy SmitsAgent John Travis
Rufus SewellEric Stark
Ian HolmReverend Grissom
Angela BettisJenna
Holliston ColemanCody
Christina RicciCheri Post
Lumi CavazosSister Rosa
Michael GastonDet. Frank Bugatti
Eugene LipinskiStuart
Dimitra ArlissDahnya
Anne BetancourtMaria
Helen StenborgSister Joseph
Matthew LemcheNew Dawn Kid at Van
Dan Warry-SmithNew Dawn Kid
Elisabeth RosenNew Dawn Kid
Nicole LynNew Dawn Kid
Michael McLachlanNew Dawn Kid
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