
Godsend
2004, Mystery and thriller/Horror, 1h 42m
139 Reviews 25,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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A murky thriller with few chills, Godsend features ludicrous dialogue, by-the-numbers plotting, and an excess of cheap shocks. Read critic reviews
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Paul Duncan
Jessie Duncan
Dr. Richard Wells
Adam Duncan
Principal Hersch
Susan Pierce
Critic Reviews for Godsend
All Critics (139) | Top Critics (46) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (133)
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A bad thriller that is too intense for tweens.
December 24, 2010 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
As in most bad thrillers, the number of pointless shocks increases in direct proportion to the drama's decreasing vitality, like defibrilator paddles jolting a dying man.
January 5, 2007 | Full Review… -
[Relies] on cheap shocks instead of honestly exploring how the parents of a dead child might feel about raising his clone.
July 22, 2006 -
An embarrassingly nonsensical misfire.
June 24, 2006 | Full Review… -
This pudgy, obvious DeNiro is definitely not the one I grew up admiring.
May 3, 2005 | Rating: C | Full Review… -
An expert at the kind of jumpy scares that will make most audiences spend more time in the air than their seats, Hamm turns everyday locations like bathrooms and bedroom closets into sites of terror.
July 3, 2004 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Godsend
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Mar 21, 2014An absolutely not terrifying bio-horror. Scientist intends to play God by cloning a deceased son of a couple, little did they know the son isn't quite the son they had before. It was predictable and absolutely disastrous, essentially an Omen copycat. The only shock I got was not from the plot but from a woman knocking on the car window, yes, that was the only shock.Sylvester K Super Reviewer
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Jan 17, 2012It is not a completely terrible movie, but if bad, at first it gets a little slow and boring but after a while of 10 minutes will put something interesting, but ultimately one that is lost and later rescues her with a story that could give more, and very few moments of real tension in this film is quda a failed attempt to make a good movie.Rodrigo R Super Reviewer
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Oct 23, 2009Started out real good but then just died on meBrody M Super Reviewer
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Sep 19, 2009Pretty horrible. The premise was ridiculous. Most of it made no sense. Perhaps Robert DeNiro had some large debts he had to pay off and therefore had no other choice but to take this role...that's the only way I can explain it. Please don't watch this movie.Sarah P Super Reviewer
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