The Gift is a 2000 American film directed by Sam Raimi, written by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson and based on the alleged psychic experiences of Thornton's mother. It is a supernatural thriller, with the main character Annie becoming involved in a murder mystery as a result of her witnessing the crime with her second sight. Other major characters are played by Keanu Reeves, Giovanni Ribisi, Hilary Swank, Katie Holmes, and Greg Kinnear. The film is set in the fictional southern town of Brixton, Georgia, where young widow Annie Wilson , the mother of three young boys, is the resident... "fortune-teller." The town is abuzz with the disappearance of Jessica King , the fiancée of Wayne Collins , the school's principal. As the search for Jessica begins, the local police and Jessica's father Kenneth King enlist Annie's help to see if she can come up with a possible answer. Annie is unable to produce a vision, largely due to the presence of Pearl Johnson , the local sheriff who looks upon Annie's trade unfavorably.
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| Release date: | January 19, 2001 |
| Directed by: | Sam Raimi |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 112 Minutes |
| Producer: | James Jacks, Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg, Grant Curtis |
| Editor: | Bob Murawski, Arthur Coburn |
| Music by: | Christopher Young |
| Cinematography: | Jamie Anderson |
| Screenplay by: | Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson |
| Estimated budget: | $10,000,000 |
| Genre: | Thriller, Fantasy |