Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- intense
- provocative
- late night horror
- religious thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the premise potentially compelling but undermined by an unconvincing story, weak acting, and excessively overwrought style.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Frankie Paige develops the wounds of Christ as the central supernatural manifestation driving the investigation.
Father Andrew Kiernan increasingly questions what the Roman Catholic Church has represented after uncovering suppressed religious knowledge.
Critics specifically characterized the film as a late-1990s MTV version of The Exorcist and noted its overwrought stylistics and pop-oriented doom soundtrack.
Frankie is a hedonistic hair stylist whose unexplained stigmata force the Vatican investigator to confront phenomena outside conventional belief.
Films like Stigmata, and why
The Seventh Sign
supernatural religious mystery, apocalyptic unease, and spiritually charged horror
The Exorcist
possession-centered horror involving clergy, faith, and a young woman under supernatural assault
End of Days
late 1990s satanic supernatural thriller with religious themes and heightened style
The Mothman Prophecies
mystery-driven supernatural horror that links occult phenomena to institutional belief
Movie Details
- Director
- Rupert Wainwright
- Release Date
- 1999-09-02
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (1310)
Cast
- Patricia Arquette
- Gabriel Byrne
- Jonathan Pryce
- Nia Long
- Thomas Kopache
- Rade Šerbedžija
- Enrico Colantoni
- Dick Latessa
- Portia De Rossi
- Patrick Muldoon
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Stigmata about?
- A skeptical Pittsburgh hair stylist becomes the living site of a terrifying religious mystery that forces a Vatican priest to confront the corruption and hidden history of his faith.
- What is Stigmata like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Stigmata as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Stigmata violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Stigmata as moderate.
- What did critics think of Stigmata?
- Critics broadly found the premise potentially compelling but undermined by an unconvincing story, weak acting, and excessively overwrought style.
- Which films are like Stigmata?
- Films with a similar feel include The Seventh Sign, The Exorcist, End of Days, and The Mothman Prophecies.
- How long is Stigmata?
- Stigmata runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch Stigmata?
- In United States, Stigmata streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.
