Godsend

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Godsend

PG-13,

2004,

1h 42m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Horror

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2%

132 Reviews

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20%

25,000+ Ratings

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20%

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25,000+ Ratings

After Paul Duncan (Greg Kinnear) and his wife, Jessie (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos), lose their young son, Adam (Cameron Bright), in an accident, they are approached by Richard Wells (Robert De Niro), a fertility doctor. Wells believes that he can clone Adam and gives Paul and Jessie the option to let him try, but only if they start life over elsewhere. Adam's clone proves to be identical to the deceased boy, but, when he reaches his 8th birthday, things begin to go horribly wrong.

Critics Consensus

A murky thriller with few chills, Godsend features ludicrous dialogue, by-the-numbers plotting, and an excess of cheap shocks.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 24, 2010

2/5

A bad thriller that is too intense for tweens.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Jan 5, 2007

As in most bad thrillers, the number of pointless shocks increases in direct proportion to the drama's decreasing vitality, like defibrilator paddles jolting a dying man.

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Noel Murray

AV Club

Jul 22, 2006

[Relies] on cheap shocks instead of honestly exploring how the parents of a dead child might feel about raising his clone.

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Eddie Harrison

The List

Apr 18, 2019

1/5

Perhaps it's appropriate that a horror flick about cloning should be a derivative affair...

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

May 8, 2009

D+

"Godsend" suffers from a feeble plot, laughable dialogue, and thriller cliches that barely effect the characteristic jolts of the genre.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Apr 29, 2009

As anticipated the climax is very abrupt and unresolved, but by then I just didn't care, and was so glad to see this junk come to an end.

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George S

Dec 23, 2018

This is a pretty bad film. Is it supposed to be a thriller a horror? no idea, but i do know its bad. The plot is pretty dumb, it just feels a bit of a mess.

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Albus W

Jul 29, 2018

The movie story is sci-fi, so if you like that type of movie you should like i. What I enjoyed was the awesome talent of Greg Kinnear. I would watch anything he is in, same with So Niro. Rebecca Romin did a very good job too..

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Nick Hamm

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Frank M. Calo

Director

Greg Kinnear

Paul Duncan

Rebecca Romijn

Jessie Duncan

Robert De Niro

Dr. Richard Wells

Cameron Bright

Adam Duncan

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Synopsis

After Paul Duncan (Greg Kinnear) and his wife, Jessie (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos), lose their young son, Adam (Cameron Bright), in an accident, they are approached by Richard Wells (Robert De Niro), a fertility doctor. Wells believes that he can clone Adam and gives Paul and Jessie the option to let him try, but only if they start life over elsewhere. Adam's clone proves to be identical to the deceased boy, but, when he reaches his 8th birthday, things begin to go horribly wrong.

Director: Nick Hamm, Frank M. Calo
Producer: Marc Butan, Michael Paseornek, Cathy Schulman
Screenwriter: Mark Bomback
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Artists Production Group, Blue Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Scene of Sexuality|Frightening Images|Some Thematic Elements)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 30, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 3, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.3M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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