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Keeping the Faith

2000 · 127 min

A warm, witty romantic comedy about friendship and faith, with charming performances and a gentle, feel-good vibe.

Directed by
Edward Norton
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
If you have to believe in something, you may as well believe in love.
Overview
Best friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and popular young men living and working on New York's Upper West Side. When Anna Reilly, once their childhood friend and now grown into a beautiful corporate executive, suddenly returns to the city, she reenters Jake and Brian's lives and hearts with a vengeance. Sparks fly and an unusual and complicated love triangle ensues.

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Directed by
Edward Norton
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • love
  • friendship
  • faith
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Edward Norton
Written by
Stuart Blumberg
Starring
Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Jenna Elfman, Anne Bancroft, Eli Wallach, Ron Rifkin, Miloš Forman, Holland Taylor
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography
Anastas N. Michos
Runtime
127 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Hebrew, English, Spanish

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