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Joshua

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22% Tomatometer 23 Reviews 77% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
A man arrives in a small town. At first, no one knows his name; no one knows where he came from. The locals want to call him a stranger, but when they meet him, he makes them feel quite the opposite. Joshua is seemingly everywhere at once, making the kind of impression that few have ever felt. But it is exactly this influence that creates a division between the stubbornly orthodox Father Tardone and the well-meaning but less-than-confident Father Pat.
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Critics Consensus

Joshua is well-intentioned, but too heavy-handed.

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times 09/19/2002
3.5/5
It's a persuasive spiritual journey, sentimental at times but never hopelessly cloying. Go to Full Review Chris Willman Entertainment Weekly 06/12/2002
D-
Christians sensitive to a reductionist view of their Lord as a luv-spreading Dr. Feelgood or omnipotent slacker will feel vastly more affronted than secularists, who might even praise God for delivering such an instant camp classic. Go to Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle 04/21/2002
0/5
One key problem with these ardently Christian storylines is that there is never any question of how things will turn out. Go to Full Review Los Angeles Daily News 07/07/2007
2.5/4
Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews 07/06/2007
B-
Film Threat 12/06/2005
1/5
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awlabrador L @RT27350372 Dec 12 Huge waste of my time and money. I've never been a big fan of Christian movies -- too simplistic and simple-minded, with all the moral subtlety of a preacher beating you about the head with a Bible. That's not to say that Christian movies can't be great -- the Chosen, the Passion of the Christ, and Silence are at the top of my list of how it should be done. But Joshua isn't it. It pretty much hits all the bad points of poorly-written, poorly thought out Christian movies. Yeah, the guy's a very poorly disguised Jesus. Everything's better when he's around. Oh, and the Catholic priest is the usual Catholic-hater's view of Catholics. See more John A @ExcessMale 08/10/2023 The casting is pretty good and the contemporary premise for the subject matter is interesting and all but this film lacks the subtle and thought-provoking arthouse touch it needs from a serious director. See more 02/10/2022 I adore this movie. I am moved by this movie every time I watch it. See more 09/16/2019 Loved it! A simple message in today's lingo! See more 09/14/2019 Wondrous at a bland scale with easy religious though ever surprising, unidentifiable speculation that speaks volume for unity and separately motivated by whatever faith simply lies there. (B) See more 09/12/2019 Wonderful message. A bit tongue and cheek See more Read all reviews
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Jon Purdy

Director

Tony Goldwyn

Joshua

F. Murray Abraham

Father Tardone

Kurt Fuller

Father Pat

Stacy Edwards

Maggie

Colleen Camp

Joan Casey

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Synopsis A man arrives in a small town. At first, no one knows his name; no one knows where he came from. The locals want to call him a stranger, but when they meet him, he makes them feel quite the opposite. Joshua is seemingly everywhere at once, making the kind of impression that few have ever felt. But it is exactly this influence that creates a division between the stubbornly orthodox Father Tardone and the well-meaning but less-than-confident Father Pat.
Director
Jon Purdy
Producer
Howard Baldwin, Karen Elise Baldwin, Paul Pompian
Screenwriter
Joseph F. Girzone, Brad Mirman, Keith Giglio
Distributor
Artisan Entertainment
Production Co
Crusader Entertainment LLC
Rating
G
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 19, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.3M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
Surround
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