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  • 2017
  • PG
  • BH Tilt
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2017
  • PG
  • BH Tilt
  • 1 h 31 m

Summary Gavin Stone, a washed-up former child star, is forced to do community service at a local megachurch and pretends to be Christian so he can land the part of Jesus in their annual Passion Play, only to discover that the most important role of his life is far from Hollywood.

Directed By: Dallas Jenkins

Written By: Andrea Gyertson Nasfell

  • 2017
  • PG
  • BH Tilt
  • 1 h 31 m
  • 2017
  • PG
  • BH Tilt
  • 1 h 31 m

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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User Score Mixed or Average Based on 14 User Ratings
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Summary Gavin Stone, a washed-up former child star, is forced to do community service at a local megachurch and pretends to be Christian so he can land the part of Jesus in their annual Passion Play, only to discover that the most important role of his life is far from Hollywood.

Directed By: Dallas Jenkins

Written By: Andrea Gyertson Nasfell

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50
Jan 20, 2017
Dallas Jenkins’ dramedy about a washed-up actor who learns the error of his ways through being exposed to religion doesn’t have an original cinematic bone in its body. But it’s also refreshingly genial and lacking in preachiness for a faith-based film, demonstrating that a lighter touch doesn’t necessary dilute the obvious messaging.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 20, 2017
Jenkins and Nasfell refrain from hard-selling anything, so that Gavin never really comes off as an obnoxious jerk, his chaste relationship with Kelly — so chaste, they never even kiss — progresses at a credible pace, and the movie’s religious elements, while respectfully given due dramatic weight, are scarcely more conspicuous here than in many more secular entertainments.
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Jan 19, 2017
What makes The Resurrection of Gavin Stone singular is its fresh and thoroughly modern approach to evangelical Christianity.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
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Jan 18, 2017
The Resurrection of Gavin Stone isn’t as exploitive as some recent Christian-based films – for that, check out 2014’s truly offensive "Heaven Is for Real" – and while it’s got its charms, it’s far from likely to bring in any new converts.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
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Jan 18, 2017
Like so many movies designed for believers first and ordinary sinners second, if at all, Gavin Stone has trouble approximating the sensibility of actual entertainment and is particularly deadly as a comedy. Even David Spade movies tend to have more laughs.
By Jesse Hassenger FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Blumhouse Productions, Power in Faith, Vertical Church Films, WWE Studios, Walden Media
Release Date Jan 20, 2017
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating PG
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Tagline If church can change him it will be a miracle.
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Awards

Winnipeg Real to Reel Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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