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The Cell (2000)

NC_17 107 min  -  Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller  -   18 August 2000 (USA)
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Ratings: 6.2/10 from 49,515 users   Metascore: 40/100 
Reviews: 646 user | 205 critic | 32 from Metacritic.com

An FBI agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim.

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Tarsem Singh
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Lopez ...
Colton James ...
Dylan Baker ...
Henry West
Marianne Jean-Baptiste ...
Gerry Becker Gerry Becker ...
Dr. Barry Cooperman
Musetta Vander ...
Patrick Bauchau ...
Lucien Baines
Vincent D'Onofrio ...
Catherine Sutherland Catherine Sutherland ...
Vince Vaughn ...
James Gammon ...
Jake Weber ...
Gordon Ramsey
Dean Norris ...
Cole
Tara Subkoff ...
Julia Hickson
Lauri Johnson ...
Mrs. Hickson
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Storyline

Catharine Deane is a psychotherapist who is part of a revolutionary new treatment which allows her mind to literally enter the mind of her patients. Her experience in this method takes an unexpected turn when an FBI agent comes to ask for a desperate favour. They had just tracked down a notorious serial killer, Carl Stargher, whose MO is to abduct women one at a time and place them in a secret area where they are kept for about 40 hours until they are slowly drowned. Unfortunately, the killer has fallen into an irreversible coma which means he cannot confess where he has taken his latest victim before she dies. Now, Catherine Deane must race against time to explore the twisted mind of the killer to get the information she needs, but Stargher's damaged personality poses dangers that threaten to overwhelm her. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@home.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | FBI | Race Against Time | Coma | Peacock  | See more »

Taglines:

Once you enter the mind of a killer, YOU MAY NEVER GET OUT! See more »

Genres:

Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bizarre violence and sexual images, nudity and language See all certifications »

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Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Cela See more »

Filming Locations:

Bakersfield, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$33,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$17,515,050 (USA) (20 August 2000) (2411 Screens)

Gross:

$104,155,843 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Germany: (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS (as dts) | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The scene where Peter Novak first enters the mind of Carl Stargher, and is confronted by three females with open mouths to the sky is based on the painting "Dawn" by Norwegian painter Odd Nerdrum. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Just before water pours on Julie, the monitors around the room show her eating (at least, holding food). But when the camera cuts straight to her, she isn't holding anything (error caused by deleted material). See more »

Quotes

Carl Stargher: Where do you come from?
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Connections

References Once Upon a Forest (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

"MAIRZY DOATS"
Written by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston See more »