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  • The Cell
  • Opened August 17, 2000 | Runtime:1 hr. 47 min.
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • The Cell takes a shocking, riveting mindtrip 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 Read More
  • Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jake Weber, Dylan Baker, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
  • Director: Tarsem Singh
  • Genres: Science Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Thriller

The Cell Critic Reviews

No Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    It's one of the best films of the year.

  • 70
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Tarsem uses the dramatically shallow plot to create a dream world densely...

  • 63
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    Many of the film's images will prove more than some viewers can take.

  • 58
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    The Cell is foremost about singular imagery, a succession of still pictures...

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