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.
Acting
Patricia Arquette commits to full physical destruction, bless her.
Cinematography
Jeffrey L. Kimball turns Pittsburgh into a rain-soaked hell cathedral.
Score
Billy Corgan and Mike Garson's industrial gospel actually slaps.
Director
Rupert Wainwright
Patricia Arquette
Frankie Paige
Gabriel Byrne
Father Andrew Kiernan
Jonathan Pryce
Cardinal Daniel Houseman
Nia Long
Donna Chadway
Thomas Kopache
Father Durning
Rade Šerbedžija
Marion Petrocelli
Enrico Colantoni
Father Dario
Dick Latessa
Father Gianni Delmonico
Portia De Rossi
Jennifer Kelliho
Patrick Muldoon
Steven
Ann Cusack
Dr. Reston
Shaun Toub
Doctor
Tom Hodges
ER Nurse
Shaun Duke
Dr. Eckworth
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'real' Gospel of Thomas discovery referenced in the film actually happened — a 1945 Nag Hammadi find of Gnostic texts the church buried for centuries.
Released months after The Sixth Sense, this bombed despite similar religious-horror hype — audiences wanted ghosts, not Vatican paperwork and industrial music videos.
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