Mr. Church (2016)

PG-1309/16/2016Drama1h 44m

He was the one person she could always count on.

Overview

A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Eddie Murphy

    Henry Church

  2. Cast 1

    Britt Robertson

    Charlotte 'Charlie' Brooks

  3. Cast 1

    Natascha McElhone

    Marie Brooks

  4. Cast 1

    Xavier Samuel

    Owen

  5. Cast 1

    Lucy Fry

    Poppy

  6. Cast 1

    Christian Madsen

    Eddie Larson

  7. Cast 1

    Mckenna Grace

    Izzy

  8. Cast 1

    Natalie Coughlin

    Young Charlie

  9. Cast 1

    Madison Wolfe

    Young Poppy

I never noticed this movie around the time it came out, but I think Eddie Murphy is always worth a look, so I belatedly did just that. I thought this movie was okay, but it didn’t grab me by the heart like I think it meant to, and I am not sure why. They drew a deep character in Mr. Church, making him compassionate and loyal on one hand, but complex in other ways such as coming home drunk and aggressive. There were a couple other minor revelations about him that never felt tied together or explained to me. I liked the direction two of the men in Charlie’s life went because of interacti...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$8,000,000.00

Revenue -

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