The Cell

2000, Mystery & thriller, 1h 47m

164 Reviews 100,000+ Ratings

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The Cell offers disturbing, stunning eye candy, but its visual pleasures are no match for a confused storyline that undermines the movie's inventive aesthetic. Read critic reviews

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"The Cell" takes a shocking, riveting mind trip into the dark and dangerous corridors of a serial killer's psyche -- a psyche that holds the key to saving the killer's final, trapped victim who remains alive. Making this journey into the recesses of a killer's nightmarish fantasy world is Catherine Deane, a psychologist who has been experimenting with a radical new therapy. Through a new transcendental science, Catherine can experience what is happening in another person's unconscious mind.
  • Rating:
    R (Nudity|Language|Sexual Content|Violence)
  • Genre:
    Mystery & thriller
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Tarsem
  • Writer:
    Mark Protosevich
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $61.3M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    New Line Cinema, Warner Home Vídeo
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Catherine Deane
Vince Vaughn
Vince Vaughn
FBI Agent Peter Novak
Vincent D'Onofrio
Vincent D'Onofrio
Carl Stargher
Jake Weber
Jake Weber
FBI Agent Gordon Ramsey
Dylan Baker
Dylan Baker
Henry West
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Dr. Miriam Kent
James Gammon
James Gammon
Teddy Lee
Tara Subkoff
Tara Subkoff
Julia Hickson
Colton James
Colton James
Edward Baines
Patrick Bauchau
Patrick Bauchau
Lucien Baines
Gareth Williams
Gareth Williams
Stargher's Father
Tarsem
Tarsem
Director
Mark Protosevich
Mark Protosevich
Writer
Donna Langley
Donna Langley
Executive Producer
Carolyn Manetti
Carolyn Manetti
Executive Producer
Howard Shore
Howard Shore
Original Music
Paul Laufer
Paul Laufer
Cinematographer
Robert Duffy
Robert Duffy
Film Editing
Paul Rubell
Paul Rubell
Film Editing
Ronna Kress
Ronna Kress
Casting
Tom Foden
Tom Foden
Production Design
Guy Hendrix Dyas
Guy Hendrix Dyas
Art Director
Michael Manson
Michael Manson
Art Director
April Napier
April Napier
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Critic Reviews for The Cell

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Audience Reviews for The Cell

  • Oct 22, 2018
    The screenplay is utter nonsense, but Tarsem's imagery is always compelling.
    Alec B Super Reviewer
  • Jun 22, 2016
    Jennifer Lopez plays a social worker that, with the help of experimental technology, can enter someone's mind. She is hired to get into the mind of a comatose serial killer to find where he left his latest kidnap victim. Sounds like a cool premise, huh? Well, JBlow does her best to help run this one into the ground. The concept is interesting but the script is just confusing and odd. The effects are pretty good but only help to dumbfound the audience.
    Patrick W Super Reviewer
  • Apr 17, 2015
    I can't... I can't call The Cell good... But it's artistically spectacular, features one of D'Onofrio's best roles ever, and though it has unoriginal concepts, it uses them in originally thematic ways. I can't call The Cell good... But I can tell you to watch it.
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  • Aug 12, 2013
    It is certainly a gorgeous film to look at but the plot is weakened by the fact that Jennifer Lopez is seriously miscast and not at all convincing as a psychiatrist well suited for her job, especially given how the character's motivations are so unprofessional and confusing in the last act.
    Carlos M Super Reviewer
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