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Church People

2021 · 115 min

A gentle, good-natured comedy that pokes fun at church culture while staying sincere about faith and purpose.

Directed by
Christopher Shawn Shaw
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Stephen Baldwin, Donald Faison, Erin Cahill
Tagline
One megachurch. One mega-problem. One mega-question: Is the gospel enough?
Overview
America's youth pastor, Guy Sides, is stuck in the mega church marketing machine, and wants to find his passion again. Surrounded by sincere - but zany - church leadership, is everything he needs to renew his faith right in front of him?

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Directed by
Christopher Shawn Shaw
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Stephen Baldwin, Donald Faison, Erin Cahill
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • identity
  • work
  • media
  • redemption
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Christopher Shawn Shaw
Written by
Thor Ramsey, Bob Sáenz, Wes Halula
Starring
Stephen Baldwin, Donald Faison, Erin Cahill, Chynna Phillips, Isabella Hofmann, Joey Fatone, Tessie Santiago, Andrew Morgado
Music
Dave Lubben
Cinematography
Bo Hakala
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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