Stigmata

Cast: Patricia Arquette, Gabriel Byrne, Jonathan Pryce

Director: Rupert Wainwright

Categories: Horror

Rated: R

Running Time: 102 minutes

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Stigmata is a supernatural suspense story about good, evil, and faith.

Frankie Paige (Patricia Arquette) is a hair stylist in her mid-20s who has no strong religious convictions until odd things start happening to her after she's given a rosary by her mother: she begins speaking with another person's voice; unknown and unseen forces start to attack her; and she develops stigmata, bleeding wounds that spontaneously appear on her wrists, feet, and side, as Christ was wounded at Calvary.

Some people believe that a holy miracle has been visited on Frankie, though no one can say why.

A Cardinal from the Vatican (Jonathan Pryce) sends a priest, Father Andrew Kiernan (Gabriel Byrne), to investigate Frankie and her condition.

After getting a first-hand look, Father Andrew finds himself less concerned with whether Frankie's wounds are a legitimate miracle and more concerned with saving her life.