The Gift (2000 film)
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'''''The Gift''''' is a 2000 American [[Southern Gothic]] [[supernatural thriller]] film directed by [[Sam Raimi]] and written by [[Billy Bob Thornton]] and [[Tom Epperson]].{{cite web |last1=Gingold |first1=Michael |title=Review: ''The Gift'' (2000) |url=https://www.fangoria.com/the-gift-review/ |website=[[Fangoria]] |access-date=February 5, 2026 |date=December 20, 2000}} Thornton and Epperson had written the screenplay for the film prior to the former's 1996 breakout success ''[[Sling Blade]]'', with Thornton taking inspiration from his own mother's alleged [[psychic]] experiences.{{cite web | author1=Amélie | author2=Sage | title=THE GIFT (2001) | url=http://www.billybobthornton.net/film%20gift.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303205338/http://www.billybobthornton.net/film%20gift.htm | archive-date= March 3, 2008 | publisher=BillyBobThornton.com | access-date=April 27, 2018}} |
'''''The Gift''''' is a 2000 American independent [[Southern Gothic]] [[supernatural thriller]] film directed by [[Sam Raimi]] and written by [[Billy Bob Thornton]] and [[Tom Epperson]].{{cite web |last1=Gingold |first1=Michael |title=Review: ''The Gift'' (2000) |url=https://www.fangoria.com/the-gift-review/ |website=[[Fangoria]] |access-date=February 5, 2026 |date=December 20, 2000}} Thornton and Epperson had written the screenplay for the film prior to the former's 1996 breakout success ''[[Sling Blade]]'', with Thornton taking inspiration from his own mother's alleged [[psychic]] experiences.{{cite web | author1=Amélie | author2=Sage | title=THE GIFT (2001) | url=http://www.billybobthornton.net/film%20gift.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303205338/http://www.billybobthornton.net/film%20gift.htm | archive-date= March 3, 2008 | publisher=BillyBobThornton.com | access-date=April 27, 2018}} |
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Set in the small [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] town of Brixton, the film focuses on Annie Wilson (portrayed by [[Cate Blanchett]]), a widowed mother and [[clairvoyant]] who operates as a [[fortune teller]] in the rural community to several townsfolk including Buddy Cole (portrayed by [[Giovanni Ribisi]]), a [[mechanic]] struggling with his mental health due to [[Child abuse|abuse by his father]], and Valerie Barksdale (portrayed by [[Hilary Swank]]), a woman in an [[Domestic violence|abusive marriage]] with her racist [[redneck]] husband Donnie (portrayed by [[Keanu Reeves]]).{{cite web |last1=Williamson |first1=Graham |title=''The Gift'' (2000) - Sam Raimi's Southern Gothic is Worth Unearthing |url=https://thegeekshow.co.uk/the-gift-2000/ |website=TheGeekShow |access-date=February 5, 2026 |date=May 2, 2025}} |
Set in the small [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] town of Brixton, the film focuses on Annie Wilson (portrayed by [[Cate Blanchett]]), a widowed mother and [[clairvoyant]] who operates as a [[fortune teller]] in the rural community to several townsfolk including Buddy Cole (portrayed by [[Giovanni Ribisi]]), a [[mechanic]] struggling with his mental health due to [[Child abuse|abuse by his father]], and Valerie Barksdale (portrayed by [[Hilary Swank]]), a woman in an [[Domestic violence|abusive marriage]] with her racist [[redneck]] husband Donnie (portrayed by [[Keanu Reeves]]).{{cite web |last1=Williamson |first1=Graham |title=''The Gift'' (2000) - Sam Raimi's Southern Gothic is Worth Unearthing |url=https://thegeekshow.co.uk/the-gift-2000/ |website=TheGeekShow |access-date=February 5, 2026 |date=May 2, 2025}} |
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