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Faith Ba$ed affectionately skewers faith-based filmmaking while offering a surprisingly nuanced look at friendship and belief. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

FAITH BASED focuses on two slacker friends who come to the realization that every low budget Christian movie starring 90's TV actors makes millions of dollars. They soon set out on a mission to make "A Prayer in Space", the story of the first prayer ever to be prayed... in space.

Genre:

comedy
Original Language:

English
Director:

Vincent Masciale
Producer:

Luke Barnett, Giles Daoust, Timothy Kerigan, Vincent Masciale, Tanner Thomason
Writer:

Luke Barnett
Release Date (Theaters):

Oct 9, 2020 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Oct 9, 2020
Runtime:

1h 32m
Production Co:

Lone Suspect, Title Media

Cast & Crew

Luke Barnett
Luke

Tanner Thomason
Tanner

Margaret Cho
Jane

Jason Alexander
Nicky Steele

Lance Reddick
Pastor Mike

David Koechner
Butch Savage

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Critic Reviews for Faith Based

All Critics (35) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (33) | Rotten (2)

Is "Faith Based" the answer to the prayers of comedy-starved movie buffs? Not entirely, but it's no plague of locusts, either.

October 8, 2020 | Full Review…

Michael Ordoña
Los Angeles Times
Pity, or prayer, couldn't change the fact that "Faith Ba$ed" is abysmally unfunny.

October 8, 2020 | Full Review…

Ben Kenigsberg
New York Times
Masciale and screenwriter Luke Barnett, both Funny or Die regulars, have crafted a playfully humorous send-up that's more about poking fun at their characters than tearing down faith-based filmmaking.

February 11, 2020 | Full Review…

Justin Lowe
Hollywood Reporter
Occasionally hilarious...occasionally as clumsy as the film-within-a-film that the goofball main characters are creating.

October 28, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Michael Medved
The Michael Medved Show
Luke Barnett and Tanner Thomason's spoof of a lucrative niche film industry is consistently amusing, admirably respectful, surprisingly heartfelt and occasionally laugh-out-loud.

October 26, 2020 | Full Review…

Jason Fraley
WTOP (Washington, D.C.)
Faith Based ultimately proves to be a really charming, very smart and frequently funny ride with a unique satirical target and a sweet cast.

October 21, 2020 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review…

Grant Hermanns
ComingSoon.net
'Faith Based' has an over-the-top, campy, docu-film feel that makes it a bit funnier than it probably should be.

October 19, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Jonita Davis
The Black Cape
A very funny comedy that lands some solid punches.

October 19, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Stephen Silver
Splice Today
Faith Based is fair-minded and a lot of fun. It's a sincere effort that is anything but mean-spirited. A digestible, smile-inducing watch.

October 16, 2020 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…

Caitlin Kennedy
Nightmarish Conjurings
Comedy starts strong but fizzles out; pot use, swearing.

October 13, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Tara McNamara
Common Sense Media
The movie, while it maintains an edge, really doesn't have a mean bone in its cinematic body. I love the way the friendship is depicted with realistic dialogue and great chemistry between the two leads.

October 12, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Linda Cook
OurQuadCities / WHBF-TV (Illinois)
It is clever without being glib and never condescends even as it is making fun...In an entertainment world packed with options, you might not feel like taking a chance. But sometimes, well ... you might want to have a little faith.

October 12, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Allen Adams
The Maine Edge