Bless the Child (2000) movie poster

Bless the Child

2000 ·1h 47m · ★ 5.3 (304)

When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts Cody. Despite the fact that Maggie has no legal rights to Cody, FBI agent John Travis takes up her cause when he realizes that Cody shares the same birth date as several other recently murdered children.

Why it matters
4 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
0
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
57
Supernatural
60
Creature
0
Disturbing
50
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
0
Survival
50

Content Warnings

Child in DangerDehumanization

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

autismdemonsatanismsibling relationshipsubstitute

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