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The Gift

Directed by Sam Raimi · 2000 ·

Answer Summary: Is The Gift worth watching?

The Gift (2000) earns a 60% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for The Gift?

Calculated from 4 available inputs: Celluloid editorial rating, Metascore, Letterboxd and IMDb. Audience sentiment is shown separately and never changes the composite. See how we calculate scores.

60%
Celluloid Score Recommended

4-input transparent breakdown

59% Editorial Rating
60% Audience snapshot · excluded
53 Metascore
★★★☆☆ Letterboxd 3.1
6.7 IMDb /10
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Runtime
1h 52m
Cast
Keanu Reeves , Cate Blanchett , Giovanni Ribisi , Katie Holmes , Greg Kinnear , Hilary Swank , Michael Jeter , Kim Dickens , Gary Cole , Rosemary Harris
Language
English

Where to watch

Streaming availability varies by region — currently on Wavve in South Korea. Check local listings for your region.

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Why this score?

  • Celluloid's editorial rating is reserved (59/100).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (60%).
  • Celluloid Score 60% combines 4 verified rating inputs; audience sentiment is shown separately.

Best for

  • Fans of Horror

Not ideal for

  • Viewers who only watch top-tier, 90%+ rated films

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Is The Gift worth watching?

Yes — The Gift earns a 60% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Celluloid Verdict

Sam Raimi’s Southern gothic thriller — Reeves as a menacing local opposite Cate Blanchett’s psychic.

Celluloid editorial verdict

Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

What is The Gift about?

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.

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