The Cell (2000)

Name: The Cell (2000)
Duration: 1 h 47 min

1hr 47m

3.3/5 (12.3K)
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1hr 47m
3.3/5 (12.3K)
80%
40

An F.B.I. Agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn… More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Tarsem Singh, Tarsem Singh

Producer:

Julio Caro, Eric McLeod, Donna Langley, Carolyn Manetti

Writer:

Mark Protosevich

Release Date:

Aug 18, 2000

Runtime:

1hr 47m

Synopsis

An F.B.I. Agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim.

Cast

Jennifer Lopez
Vince Vaughn
Jennifer Lopez
Vincent D'Onofrio
Vince Vaughn
Musetta Vander
Vincent D'Onofrio
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Jake Weber
Dylan Baker
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
James Gammon
Tara Subkoff
Colton James
Patrick Bauchau

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3.3

Sep 27, 2024

everybody hating on JLo needs to get sent to The Cell

743 Likes

sarah squirm

Feb 11, 2022

These scientists are idiots. Placing Jennifer Lopez into my comatose subconscious is one way to guarantee i’ll never wake up

477 Likes

Theo

Jul 13, 2012

Imagine "Silence of the Lambs" filtered through the fever dream of someone who has spent too much time in a bazaar in Marrakech, and you will have an idea of what "The Cell" has in store for its audience. Combining the stylized, pan-cultural aesthetic of Tarsem's Singh's…

314 Likes

Travis Lytle
Apr 16, 2024

Fairly ludicrous genre-bending studio script that tries to merge VR cyberpunk therapy dream-sharing with a knockoff Thomas Harris misogynistic serial killer of the week procedural featuring lots of baffling bursts of sympathetic sentimentality and offensively cliché pop…

266 Likes

Josh Lewis

Jan 28, 2022

God I love this movie. So underrated and unique, very original premise and executed perfectly. The biggest surprise is just how good JLo is in it, this is SO NOT the kind of movie you expect JLo to be in, and yet, she’s fantastic in it. I much prefer this early era of her…

255 Likes

B E R T

god Inception could have been so much cooler

225 Likes

bombsfall
Nov 12, 2025

"do you believe there is a part of yourself, deep inside in your mind, with things you don't want other people to see?"vincent is so scary and unhinged in this omggg. the difference between him as carl and as bobby goren is insane. I’m used to watching him as bobby, not…

138 Likes

mackenzie 🥀

Jul 13, 2023

I hadn’t seen this since I watched it in the theater. I really loved this though. Some of the visuals when they’re inside Stargher’s head are gorgeously nightmarish. When Stargher had the tapestries wrapped around the walls connected to his back, the vivisected horse,…

193 Likes

Kevflix And Chill

Sep 18, 2019

Creepy and beautiful

170 Likes

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Olivia R loved

The Cell

The most insane visuals ever. I feel like this movie was more about visuals than the story, but the story was entertaining on its own too! I really enjoyed this and would recommend. Also JLo is gorgeous I love the frosty lipgloss she wears bc this was on the cusp of 2000 9.5/10

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Ani N. loved

The Cell

A visually stunning smorgasbord. Great plot with an interesting perspective on the psyche. D’onofrio is superb in his wickedness and Lopez is at her best. The costumes alone are enough to make it a must see, but the sound, set, and production quality put it over the top.

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V liked

The Cell

😳 wow. I saw this in the Drivein 25 yrs ago & I remembered the dream sequences were visually stunning, but that’s all I rremembered. Tried re-watching last Oct, but fell asleep not bc it was bad,just tired. So watched it again last night. The cast is 🙌🏼. So f’d up but good!

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Vogue Italia liked

The Cell

the visuals in the dream sequences of this movie are so vivid and surreal and blew me away. the black dress that jennifer lopez wears has to be my favorite outfit i’ve seen on film! the story surrounding the real life side of the plot is just okay

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BugToad loved

The Cell

A genuine work of art. Some of the most surreally authentic depictions of dreaming I've ever seen on film. Despite it's age and some rough CGI this was one of the craziest things I've seen and in the best way possible.

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angel is "meh" on

The Cell

The script is very good but the unrealistic execution of it really pissed me off. I believe that it was made in today's times, it would have enough technology to be a completely dark work

2Y
JG911 loved

The Cell

if anyone likes a thriller mystery type movie, check this one out...definitely creepy and artistic at the same time. might be a little out date with some scenes before cgi people. 8.5/10

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oLdMaTe loved

The Cell

Amazing movie in every way. Shocking, suspenseful and every department involved was on their A game. The costumes, the music, the actors. Everything is perfect.

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Baers trash taste is "meh" on

The Cell

I really liked the art and the concept The plot was a ok I felt it was a little lacking But it’s definitely a interesting movie to see

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