The Case for Christ
| The Case for Christ | |
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| Directed by | Jon Gunn |
| Screenplay by | Brian Bird |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Brian Shanley |
| Edited by | Vance Null |
| Music by | Will Musser |
Production company | Triple Horse Studios |
| Distributed by | Pure Flix Entertainment |
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Running time | 113 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million[2] |
| Box office | $17.6 million[3] |
The Case for Christ is a 2017 American Christian drama film directed by Jon Gunn and written by Brian Bird, based on a true story that inspired the 1998 book of the same name by Lee Strobel. The film stars Mike Vogel, Erika Christensen, Faye Dunaway and Robert Forster, and follows an atheist journalist who looks to disprove his wife's Christian faith. The film was released on April 7, 2017 by Pure Flix Entertainment.
Plot summary
In 1980, former atheist and award-winning investigative journalist Lee Strobel applies his journalistic and legal skills to attempt to disprove his wife Leslie's newfound Christian faith, which causes problems within his marriage. After completing a thorough investigation for almost two years he finds the historical evidence for Jesus, and then finds a new faith in Christ.[4][5][6]
Cast
- Mike Vogel as Lee Strobel[7]
- Michael Provost as young Lee Strobel
- Erika Christensen as Leslie Strobel
- Kelly Lamor Wilson as young Leslie Strobel
- Faye Dunaway as Dr. Roberta Waters
- Robert Forster as Walter Strobel
- Frankie Faison as Joe Dubois
- L. Scott Caldwell as Alfie Davis
- Mike Pniewski as Kenny London
- Tom Nowicki as Dr. Alexander Metherell
- Kevin Sizemore as Dr. Gary Habermas
- Rus Blackwell as Dr. William Lane Craig
- Jordan Cox as Bill Hybels
- Renell Gibbs as James Hicks
- Haley Rosenwasser as Alison Strobel[8]
- Brett Rice as Ray Nelson
- Grant Goodeve as Mr. Cook
Release
In the United States and Canada, The Case for Christ was released on April 7, 2017 alongside Going in Style and Smurfs: The Lost Village, and was projected to gross $5 million in its opening weekend from 1,174 theaters.[9] It ended up debuting to $3.9 million, finishing 10th at the box office.[10] In its second weekend the film grossed $2.8 million, dropping 30.5% and finishing 9th at the box office.[11]
Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a critic's approval rating of 55% based on 22 reviews, and an average rating of 5.6/10.[12] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score 50 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13]
References
- ^ "The Case for Christ". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "The Case for Christ – PowerGrind". The Wrap. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- ^ "The Case for Christ (2017)". Boxofficemojo. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ "The Case for Christ (2017) - Jon Gunn | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ Zaimov, Stoyan. "Greg Laurie Brought to Tears by Lee Strobel's 'The Case for Christ,' Urges Atheists to See It". www.christianpost.com. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ Zaimov, Stoyan. "Ex-Atheist Lee Strobel Explores Shroud of Turin in 'The Case for Christ' (Trailer)". www.christianpost.com. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ "The Case for Christ Movie | Casts And Crew". The Cast For Christ Movie. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ "Haley Rosenwasser". IMDb. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ^ "Box Office: 'Smurfs: The Lost Village,' 'Going in Style' Won't Top 'Boss Baby'". Variety. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "'Boss Baby' Crawls Ahead Of 'Beauty' With $26M+; 'Smurfs' Lost in 3rd With $14M". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
- ^ "Box Office: 'Ghost In The Shell,' 'Power Rangers' Stumble, 'Boss Baby,' 'Beauty And The Beast' Hold". Forbes. April 16, 2017.
- ^ "The Case for Christ (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ "The Case for Christ reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
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