Stigmata

Stigmata

The messenger must be silenced.

Directed by Rupert Wainwright

Produced by FGM Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1999103 min6.3 / 10

A religiously charged supernatural horror film that uses demonic possession and stigmata as vehicles for exploring faith, institutional corruption, and the battle between divine and infernal forces.

A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige begins having strange and violent experiences, showing signs of the wounds that Jesus received when crucified. When the Vatican gets word of Frankie's situation, a high-ranking cardinal requests that the Rev. Andrew Kiernan investigate her case. Soon Kiernan realizes that very sinister forces are at work, and tries to rescue Frankie from the entity that is plaguing her.

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  • Is Stigmata scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Stigmata easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Stigmata violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Does Stigmata end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Stigmata sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Love35

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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