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Movie Info

In a small East Texas town, the inhabitants are either bored, self-righteous, scheming or all three. It seems nothing occurs to shake their daily routines. However, all of that changes when Mother Harper (Cynthia Dorn) finds a curious thing imprinted on her screen door: the image of Jesus Christ. With talk of a miracle circulating high and low, the once-obscure town attracts all kinds of fanatics and believers, while locals from the mayor (Richard Dillard) on down are affected.

Rating:

R (Language|Some Sexual Content)
Genre:

comedy, drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Kirk Davis
Producer:

Sam Adelman, David Stuart
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 17, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA):

$41.6K
Runtime:

1h 55m
Production Co:

FCM Productions Inc.
Sound Mix:

Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio:

Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Myk Watford
Dawson

Anjanette Comer
Vernalynn Cunningham

Buck Taylor
Old Man Nickels

Alaina Kalanj
Sharon Beaudry

Cliff Stevens
George Herbert

Josh Berry
Hank Jeters

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Critic Reviews for Screen Door Jesus

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (2)

...A slyly observed slice of Americana.

December 8, 2006 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
Screen Door Jesus demonstrates why [Robert] Altman is a genius and [director Kirk] Davis is a novice.

December 1, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Richard Nilsen
Arizona Republic
It's a knowing, dare I say sweet, little film that takes pains to let the characters speak for themselves, never rallying behind an implicit religious message, which may be the best message of all.

October 22, 2005 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
Despite the conflicting statements on faith and religion, revenge and forgiveness, and sex and love, the divergent arguments are ultimately part of the ramshackle grace and peculiar charm of this modest, frequently-satisfying film.

September 30, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Joey Guerra
Houston Chronicle
[Its] gutsy, madly ambiguous unleashing of a mixed bag of religious reactions attests to a genuine sense of regionalism.

September 13, 2005 | Full Review…

Ronnie Scheib
Variety
An overlooked and ignored gem.

October 2, 2007 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com
...it's refreshing to see a film that not only doesn't demonize, but actually distinguishes between different strains of old-time Southern religion.

December 7, 2006

Luke Y. Thompson
L.A. Weekly
Davis has ambition to burn and should be commended for shooting for the stars. That he had to go through the entire Old and New Testaments to try to get there is, alas, unfortunate.

September 17, 2006 | Rating: 3/5

Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
When a film comes along that confronts tough issues and manages to keep everything real without dividing its audience, it deserves massive praise.

August 22, 2005 | Rating: A | Full Review…

Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony
New filmmaker Kirk Davis miraculously melds numerous characters and ideas together with entertaining and thought-provoking results.

August 9, 2005 | Full Review…

Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
It's a mixture of people we've all met before with stories we can believe and the simple message that folks need to chill the hell out and stop asking the question, 'Yes, but what KIND of Christian are you?' Great flick.

March 26, 2003 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…

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Audience Reviews for Screen Door Jesus

Jan 01, 2010

Good movie.I guess there was suppose to be some kinda religious meaning behind it but I didnt get it cause Im not religious

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