The Cell (2000)
Directed by Tarsem Singh
Genres - Science Fiction, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Thriller |
Release Date - Aug 18, 2000 (USA) |
Run Time - 107 min. |
Countries - Germany, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
In this science fiction thriller, child psychiatrist Catherine Deane (Jennifer Lopez) has developed a technique that allows her to travel through the minds of her patients. When Stargher (Vincent D'Onofrio), a multiple murderer who methodically drowns his victims and performs bizarre rituals with their bodies, falls into a coma, FBI agent Peter Novak (Vince Vaughn) asks Deane to enter the killer's psyche, in the hope of finding a missing girl whom Stargher has kidnapped; if she's not soon found, in all likelihood she'll die in his torture cell. However, once Deane enters the bizarre world of Stargher's mind, she finds getting out to be a very difficult matter. The Cell was the first feature from director Tarsem, who previously made award-winning commercials and music videos, including the video for R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion." The supporting cast includes Catherine Sutherland, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Dylan Baker, and Pruitt Taylor Vince.
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serial-killer, coma, missing-person, torture, child-psychology, drowning, ritual, FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)