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Stigmata (1999)

R 09/10/1999 (US) Horror, Thriller, Fantasy 1h 43m

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The messenger must be silenced.

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A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified. When the Vatican gets word of Frankie's situation, a high-ranking cardinal requests that the Rev. Andrew Kiernan investigate her case. Soon Kiernan realizes that very sinister forces are at work, and tries to rescue Frankie from the entity that is plaguing her.

Tom Lazarus

Screenplay, Story
Rupert Wainwright

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Rick Ramage

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Patricia Arquette

Frankie Paige
Gabriel Byrne

Father Andrew Kiernan
Jonathan Pryce

Cardinal Daniel Houseman
Nia Long

Donna Chadway
Thomas Kopache

Father Durning
Rade Šerbedžija

Marion Petrocelli
Enrico Colantoni

Father Dario
Dick Latessa

Father Gianni Delmonico
Portia de Rossi

Jennifer Kelliho
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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on March 14, 2019

The Kingdom of God is within you and around you

A hedonistic hair stylist in Pittsburgh (Patricia Arquette) experiences stigmata, the manifestations of the various wounds of Christ, which compels the Vatican to send an investigator (Gabriel Byrne).

“Stigmata” (1999) is Christian-oriented mystery/horror, coming across as a meshing of the tone of “Eye of the Beholder” (1998) and the themes of “The Seventh Sign” (1988). But also brings to mind the contemporaneous “End of Days” (1999), albeit more rooted in drama than overblown action thrills. “The Mothman Prophecies” (2002) is another... read the rest.

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