Stigmata (film)

Stigmata
A washed out red image of a woman with arms outstretched as if being crucified
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRupert Wainwright
Screenplay byTom Lazarus
Rick Ramage
Story byTom Lazarus
Produced byFrank Mancuso, Jr.
Starring
CinematographyJeffrey L. Kimball
Edited byMichael R. Miller
Music byBilly Corgan
Mike Garson
Elia Cmiral
Production
companies
Distributed byMGM Distribution Co.
Release date
  • September 10, 1999 (1999-09-10)
Running time
103 minutes
Countries
LanguagesAramaic[3]
English
Portuguese
Budget$29 million[4]
Box office$89.4 million[4]

Stigmata is a 1999 supernatural horror film directed by Rupert Wainwright and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. It was written by Tom Lazarus and Rick Ramage. Its story follows an atheist hairdresser from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who is afflicted with stigmata after acquiring a rosary formerly owned by a deceased Italian priest who himself had suffered from the phenomenon. It stars Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce, Nia Long, Portia de Rossi and Rade Šerbedžija.

The film was produced by FGM Entertainment and was released on September 10, 1999. It grossed $18.3 million during its opening weekend and $89.4 million worldwide, against a budget of $29 million.[5] It received generally negative reviews and has a 22% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[6] Despite its negative reviews, Stigmata earned more than triple its budget.

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  3. ^ "Release". BFI Film & TV Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
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