Keeping the Faith

Name: Keeping the Faith
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: April 14, 2000
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Jenna Elfman

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Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: April 14, 2000 | PG-13

Starring: Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Jenna Elfman

Summary: Best friends since they were kids, Jake (Stiller), a rabbi, and Brian (Norton), a Catholic priest, are single, successful, handsome, and confident young men living on New York's Upper West Side. When Anna (Elfman), their childhood friend, returns to New York, she reenters their lives and hearts with a vengeance and a complicated loveBest friends since they were kids, Jake (Stiller), a rabbi, and Brian (Norton), a Catholic priest, are single, successful, handsome, and confident young men living on New York's Upper West Side. When Anna (Elfman), their childhood friend, returns to New York, she reenters their lives and hearts with a vengeance and a complicated love triangle is created. (Touchstone Pictures)… Expand

Director: Edward Norton

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 128 min

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Lou Lumenick

The ideal date movie for the Passover-Easter season and beyond, guaranteed to keep audiences rolling in the pews. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

All the more rewarding because of the challenge the material presented. Read full review

Peter Travers

A funny and touching date movie that dares to celebrate decency.

Marc Caro

Despite scattered bits of nice writing, the movie never quite comes together. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Depends on breezy attitude and effortless delivery for its success. Read full review

Paul Cullum

Unbearably talky and earnest in equal measure. Read full review

Diana Abu-Jaber

Chock-full of the sort of levity that leaves you feeling you've been beaten about the head with a lead pipe. Read full review

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kcunning

Apr 1, 2011

This is an underrated romantic comedy with a warm and complex theme of friendship, love, betrayal & redemption. What a great debut as director by Edward Norton. I'd love to see him direct more films as charming & warm-hearted, & funny as this one. This was such a delightful film. StillerThis is an underrated romantic comedy with a warm and complex theme of friendship, love, betrayal & redemption. What a great debut as director by Edward Norton. I'd love to see him direct more films as charming & warm-hearted, & funny as this one. This was such a delightful film. Stiller is at his most charming & sexy as a rabbi who falls in love a non-Jew yet doesn't want to hurt his mother(a poignant & funny turn by Anne Bancroft) nor endanger his job as a young rabbi. Stiller & Norton as his lifelong friend, a priest, both fall for their childhood friend, played by a charming, & complex Jenna Elfman. This was her role of a lifetime & it deserved much more positive recognition.
Norton gave Stiller a great role. His rabbi has many social & family obligations, but he & Norton's priest have a lifetime of friendship, & competition, & their relationship is completely believable. Elfman's blond, high-powered businesswomen returns to their life from their long-ago childhood friendship & turns both of their worlds upside-down. Anne Bancroft's Jewish mother, who has damaged her relationship with her eldest son because of her refusal to accept his Christian wife, now realizes her mistake. Bancroft gives her last, great performance which is funny & nuanced. When she & Elfman weep about the love & pain that Elfman & Stiller's relationship has caused & the difficulties they may encounter, you believe these strong women love & respect each other & will help themselves & the man they both love to move through their problems toward a new family. I must also point out the great soundtrack, with Tom Waits, & other wonderful singers, and note that Elmer Bernstein composed the lyrical & haunting movie's theme.… Expand

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ovi_bz

Jan 8, 2011

A nice comedy. Nothing much to expect. A simple story. Good actors. Funny and original comic situations where Ben plays very well.

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RadioJoNES

Oct 11, 2012

God damn this movie sucks. Holy **** **** Ben Still's acting in usual is pretty damn terrible. But now he's a rabbi, A **** RABBI. **** I AM PISSED OFF

Plot, is **** terrible, oh look at us two religions crashing harder than my **** balls on asian school girls tuesday. My **** mom madeGod damn this movie sucks. Holy **** **** Ben Still's acting in usual is pretty damn terrible. But now he's a rabbi, A **** RABBI. **** I AM PISSED OFF

Plot, is **** terrible, oh look at us two religions crashing harder than my **** balls on asian school girls tuesday.

My **** mom made me see this movie because she's a muslim and my step dad is a jew from a christian family. That is already the most convoluted bull****… Expand

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