Stigmata

Play trailer

Stigmata

R

1999

1h 43m

Mystery & Thriller

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

22%

Tomatometer

92 Reviews

62%

Popcornmeter

50,000+ Ratings

A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige (Patricia Arquette) 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 (Jonathan Pryce) requests that the Rev. Andrew Kiernan (Gabriel Byrne) 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.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Stream Now

Critics Consensus

The story is unconvincing and the acting is weak.

Read Critics Reviews

Wesley Morris

San Francisco Examiner

01/01/2000

A more bone-chilling experience is trying to solve the mystery of whether Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, as the Vatican priest trying to save her, and Nia Long, as the best friend on stand-by, needed to be in a hit this badly.

Go to Full Review

Jeff Millar

Houston Chronicle

01/01/2000

Unless you are an admirer of splicing, production design and cinematography, there's not much point in seeing the film.

Go to Full Review

Barbara Shulgasser

Chicago Tribune

01/01/2000

1/4

Tom Lazarus and Rick Ramage should be ashamed to have written such nonsense!

Go to Full Review

Andy Greenwald

Spin

12/28/2022

Masking incoherence with a barrage of stylized images, Wainwright makes a lot of noise and still manages to say nothing.

Go to Full Review

Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

09/02/2022

C-

There’s hardly a laugh to be found in it unless you get sick of the relentless visionary anguish and start getting the giggles.

Go to Full Review

Sean Collier

Box Office Prophets

05/09/2020

4/10

If you enjoy ... editing that doesn't so much create jump scares as intrusive walls of displeasure, you'll get all that from Stigmata.

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

Aram R

@RT72234243 May 31

A terrible film, overloaded with flashy visual effects that do little to immerse the viewer in the story. The soundtrack is poor, and the cinematography leaves much to be desired. The biggest problem, however, is the plot, as it lacks any serious theological research and instead introduces conspiracy theories that ultimately undermine the film’s credibility and seriousness.

See more

Farah R.

@Farah May 1

Stigmata is unique in its approach to religious and supernatural horror tropes, but it struggles to make sense of its convoluted plot.

See more

Elena M

@Lenaagea Dec 24

Una película que te engancha. Me encanta "la fotografía" que tiene, es muy Buffy Cazavampiros, muy de los 2000. Le da una vuelta interesante al tema de la Iglesia y de la fe. Además, me encanta la simbología que hay durante toda la película (el agua y las flores, por ejemplo). Me parece una película que ha envejecido muy bien.

See more

Cassandra S

@RT12912826 Oct 4

I have loved this movie since I was a teen and I still like it and I'm 41 now. It's one of them edge of the seat type movies like ooohhh what's going to happen next

See more

Teddy M

@RT09908392 Sep 24

This movie has long been one of my all-time favorites in the horror category with a religious theme.

See more

Lluvia A

@RT77312457 Aug 18

Confusing and convoluted. Very 90s. It’s kinda slow.

See more

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

POST RATING

Rupert Wainwright

Director

Patricia Arquette

Frankie Paige

Gabriel Byrne

Father Andrew Kiernan

Jonathan Pryce

Cardinal Daniel Houseman

Nia Long

Donna Chadway

Thomas Kopache

Father Durning

Stigmata: Official Clip - A Messenger Has Faith

2:11

Stigmata: Official Clip - The Secret Sayings

1:38

Stigmata: Official Clip - In the Emergency Room

2:13

Stigmata: Official Clip - Stigmatics

2:12

Stigmata: Official Clip - Kingdom of God

2:10

Stigmata: Official Clip - Subway Flagellation

2:10

Stigmata: Official Clip - The First Stigmata

1:54

Stigmata: Official Clip - Frankie's Transfixion

1:46

Stigmata: Official Clip - The Messenger is Not Important

2:02

Stigmata: Official Clip - Tears of the Mother

2:11

View more videos

Red Corner

27%

48%

Red Corner

Watchlist

Mulholland Falls

31%

39%

Mulholland Falls

Watchlist

Stir of Echoes

70%

70%

Stir of Echoes

Watchlist

Resurrection

17%

54%

Resurrection

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

12 Divisive Horror Movies That Audiences Loved But Critics Savaged

Familiar Face Joins "Iron Man" Ensemble

"Black Snake Moan," Dakota’s Controversial Role, and Shelley’s "Waitress" Among Star-Filled Lineup at Sundance ’07

View more photos

Synopsis

A young woman with no strong religious beliefs, Frankie Paige (Patricia Arquette) 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 (Jonathan Pryce) requests that the Rev. Andrew Kiernan (Gabriel Byrne) 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.

Director: Rupert Wainwright
Producer: Frank Mancuso Jr.
Screenwriter: Tom Lazarus, Rick Ramage
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: FGM Entertainment, Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 10, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 26, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $50.0M
Runtime: 1h 43m