The Gift
The only witness to the crime was not even there.
2000 | 112m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Sam Raimi |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Tom Epperson, Billy Bob Thornton |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 16, 2000 |
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| Director: | Sam Raimi |
| Writer: | Tom Epperson, Billy Bob Thornton |
| Genres: | Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | small town, sheriff, dreams, fortune teller, nightmare, court, widow, tarot cards, premonition, backwoods, pond, extrasensory perception, clairvoyant, abusive husband, southern gothic |
| Production Companies | Lakeshore Entertainment, Alphaville Films, Paramount Classics |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $12,008,642
Budget: $10,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Gary Cole | David Duncan |
| Rosemary Harris | Annie's Granny |
| J.K. Simmons | Sheriff Pearl Johnson |
| Chelcie Ross | Kenneth King |
| John Beasley | Albert Hawkins |
| Lynnsee Provence | Mike Wilson |
| Hunter McGilvray | Miller Wilson |
| Nathan Lee Lewis | Cornelius |
| Benjamin Peacock | Tommy |
| Alex Lee | Paul Dean |
| Clay James | Stanley |
| David Brannen | Ben Wilson |
| Russell Durham Comegys | Ben Sr. |
| Janell McLeod | Mrs. Francis |
| Robby Preddy | Lady #2 |
| Lucky Lawrence | Handsome Man at Bar / Member of The Souvenirs Band |
| Mo | Member of The Souvenirs Band |
| Boots Kutz | Member of The Souvenirs Band |
| Buck Edwards | Member of The Souvenirs Band |
| D.J. Pawlak | Member of The Souvenirs Band |
| Kipp Chambers | Boy at Dance |
| Dallas Johnson | Dallas |
| Stuart Greer | Officer Huggins |
| Jeff Bragg | Jed Barksdale |
| Danny Elfman | Tommy Lee Ballard |
| S.D. Stephens | Deputy on Shore |
| Samuel E. Parlin Jr. | Deputy in Boat |
| Ed Reddick | Judge |
| Rebecca Koon | Buddy's Mother |
| Erik Cord | Buddy's Father |
| Yvetta Young | Family Friend (uncredited) |
| Sam Edens | Member of Barksdale Clan (uncredited) |
| Earl Maddox | Barksdale (uncredited) |
| Shawn McBride | Courtroom Gallery (uncredited) |
| Ray Wineteer | Juror (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Brian Keith Miller | Assistant Location Manager |
| Chuck Graydon | Driver |
| Christopher Young | Original Music Composer |
| Sam Raimi | Director |
| Deborah Aquila | Casting |
| Julie Weiss | Costume Design |
| Morag Ross | Makeup Artist |
| Mark Stefanich | Stunt Coordinator |
| James M. Churchman | Stunts |
| Chad Stahelski | Stunts |
| Bob Murawski | Editor |
| Tom Epperson | Screenplay |
| Marthe Pineau | Set Decoration |
| Michael Rafferty | First Assistant Editor |
| Brad Sherman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Andy Potvin | Dolby Consultant |
| Syd Dutton | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Jeffrey Wilhoit | Foley |
| Mark Allen | Sound Effects Editor |
| Melissa Sherwood Hofmann | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gina Cascino | Location Manager |
| Kelly Cabral | Supervising Sound Editor |
| C. Scott Baker | Assistant Art Director |
| Chris Innis | Music Editor |
| Cindy Parker | Transportation Coordinator |
| Monty Rowan | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Mark Choi | ADR Editor |
| Bac DeLorme | Second Assistant Director |
| James McQuaide | Post Production Supervisor |
| Steven Ritzi | Stunts |
| Jamie Anderson | Director of Photography |
| Hope Slepak | Costume Supervisor |
| Kerry Ann Carmean | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jeffrey Schlatter | Construction Coordinator |
| Vern Hyde | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Peter Donen | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Karen Golden | Script Supervisor |
| Fumi Mashimo | Animation |
| Carla Meyer | Dialect Coach |
| James Moriana | Foley |
| Tanya Noel Hill | Music Editor |
| Billy Clevenger | Camera Operator |
| Kelly Oxford | ADR Editor |
| Kimaree Long | Dialogue Editor |
| Valerie Davidson | Foley Editor |
| Eric Heffron | First Assistant Director |
| William D. Wynn | Dolly Grip |
| Brandon Sebek | Stunts |
| Ed Novick | Production Sound Mixer |
| Gregory Goodman | Unit Production Manager |
| Andy Krish | Leadman |
| Paul Hart | First Assistant Editor |
| Leigh Oblinger | Unit Publicist |
| Erin Fite | Art Department Coordinator |
| Gloria Ann 'Twinkle' Groover | Greensman |
| Robert Batha | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| David Becton | Greensman |
| Melissa Moseley | Still Photographer |
| Lauren Stephens | Dialogue Editor |
| Martin Lasowitz | Property Master |
| Mary Courtney | Production Supervisor |
| C. Douglas Cameron | Boom Operator |
| David Morton | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Winnie Cheng | Post Production Coordinator |
| Greg Zimmerman | Foley Recordist |
| Christina Ritzi | Stunts |
| David L. Merrill | First Company Grip |
| Paul Flinchbaugh | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Emanuel Millar | Hair Designer |
| Nerses Gezalyan | Foley Mixer |
| Billy Bob Thornton | Screenplay |
| Arthur Coburn | Editor |
| Neil Spisak | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Grant Curtis | Producer |
| Sean Daniel | Executive Producer |
| Tom Rosenberg | Producer |
| Robert Tapert | Executive Producer |
| Gary Lucchesi | Producer |
| Ted Tannebaum | Executive Producer |
| Richard S. Wright | Producer |
| Gregory Goodman | Executive Producer |
| James Jacks | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 28 | 44 | 17 |
| 2024 | 5 | 32 | 55 | 21 |
| 2024 | 6 | 26 | 38 | 16 |
| 2024 | 7 | 30 | 51 | 20 |
| 2024 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 15 |
| 2024 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 24 | 61 | 13 |
| 2024 | 11 | 27 | 54 | 13 |
| 2024 | 12 | 30 | 100 | 16 |
| 2025 | 1 | 26 | 50 | 17 |
| 2025 | 2 | 19 | 31 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 785 | 809 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 815 | 815 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 436 | 708 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 647 | 848 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 627 | 816 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 280 | 694 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 228 | 572 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 627 | 627 |
**_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 Reeve ... s, 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