Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- melodramatic
- foreboding
- late night horror viewing
- occult thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the talented cast squandered by a hokey, underdeveloped supernatural plot and weak production effects.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Cody's extraordinary abilities and shared birth date with missing children make her central to the occult conflict.
Maggie's ordinary nursing life gives way to an escalating supernatural threat after Cody is abducted.
The plot explicitly frames the supernatural struggle through religious concepts, ritual homicide, and opposing forces of good and evil.
Jenna's connection to the New Dawn and Eric's abduction of Cody turn the child's custody into an occult power struggle.
Films like Bless the Child, and why
The Omen
supernatural horror centered on a child connected to an apocalyptic struggle between good and evil
End of Days
occult thriller involving satanic forces, religious mythology, and a heroic protector
The Believers
dark supernatural thriller about ritualistic evil and a vulnerable child
Movie Details
- Director
- Chuck Russell
- Release Date
- 2000-08-11
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (323)
Cast
- Kim Basinger
- Jimmy Smits
- Rufus Sewell
- Ian Holm
- Angela Bettis
- Holliston Coleman
- Christina Ricci
- Lumi Cavazos
- Michael Gaston
- Eugene Lipinski
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Bless the Child about?
- A skeptical New York nurse becomes the fierce guardian of her magically gifted niece when an occult cult abducts the child for a centuries-old battle between good and evil.
- What is Bless the Child like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bless the Child as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Bless the Child violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Bless the Child as moderate.
- What did critics think of Bless the Child?
- Critics broadly found the talented cast squandered by a hokey, underdeveloped supernatural plot and weak production effects.
- Which films are like Bless the Child?
- Films with a similar feel include The Omen, End of Days, and The Believers.
- How long is Bless the Child?
- Bless the Child runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Bless the Child?
- In United States, Bless the Child is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
