Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce

A priest from the Vatican is sent in to investigate claims that a small town in Brazil has a church where statues bleed from the eyes. Meanwhile, a young woman in the U.S. begins to show signs of stig...( read more  read more... )mata, the wounds of Christ. The priest from the Vatican links up with her and cares for her as she is increasingly afflicted by the stigmata. Her ranting and raving finally begins to make sense to the priest who starts to question what his religion has stood for for the last 1900 years.

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Directed by: Rupert Wainwright

Release Date: September 10, 1999

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DVD Release Date: February 29, 2000

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  • August 7, 2008
    At the "heart" of this film is a beautiful message.

    Unfortunatly the "body" that contains that "heart" is not all that well put together. But any film that makes people question organized religion is ok in my book.

    Not a horrible film...but it could have been much more po...( read more)werful.
  • July 1, 2008
    Stigmatas are gross and dumb, but like all unreal things, movies can make them fun! TERRIBLE soundtrack...it was trying to hard to appeal to early 2000 high/middle school students.
  • February 21, 2008
    More religious nonesense, ocasionally funny.
  • February 11, 2008
    A very deep and powerful story with controversial content. Wonderful performances from Patricia Arquette and Gabriel Byrne.

    A story unlike any other, with music throughout that sets the mood of the tale.

    Not a film for the easily distracted, but one I definitely recommend.
  • January 19, 2008
    A great movie. A blistering, thrilling and mind-blowing supernatural thriller. Gabriel Byrne and Patricia arquette give exceptional and brilliant performances.
  • November 18, 2009
    I actually really liked the concept and the acting, the movie just fell apart when it tried to become the next exorcist. It seemed like it didn't know whether it was a horror or a drama. It can always come off as tacky when you bring in religion and don't deliver, which is what h...( read more)appened here. I kind've liked the crazy colorization and look of the film, but it's so obvious that it's a gimmick when only New York looks that way.
  • November 18, 2009
    Muy buena. Excelente. Vale la pena verla.
  • November 17, 2009
    Seemed to be a combination of The Sixth Day with Schwarz and The Devils Advocate. Not my favorite religous thriller, but ok non-the-less
  • November 8, 2009
    La trama muy chevere
  • November 3, 2009
    Not disturbing nor creepy, but was good enough to watch anyway.

Critic Reviews


January 1, 2000
Moira MacDonald, Film.com

Ludicrous plot and even worse dialogue!

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Stigmata is possibly the funniest movie ever made about Catholicism. full review

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  • eespinosa6
    September 22, 2008
    does somebody has any picture about what she writes on the wall? please send it to me at e_espinosa6@hotmail.com THANKS
  • davebiker
    June 10, 2008
    people told me this film was scary, didnt scare me, but definitely has to be at least one of the better films about christ
  • watergrl76
    May 5, 2008
    "Is this what you call god? Blood of Christ?"
  • Aritosgold
    November 6, 2007
    A hard movie to under stand if you dont know what Stigmata
    is about.I injoy it.Gabriel Byrne is HOT^^
  • gabrielhortencio
    January 4, 2007
    bah, muito bom esse filme :)

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