A Little Prayer

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A Little Prayer

R

Aug 2025

1h 31m

Drama

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A loving father (David Strathairn) grapples with how to protect his daughter-in-law (Jane Levy) when he discovers that his son is having an affair. A heart-tugging drama about finding kindred spirits in unexpected places, A Little Prayer is a sensitive and searching portrait of a Southern family from writer-director Angus MacLachlan.

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David Strathairn and Jane Levy are superb in A Little Prayer, a gentle drama that mines rich emotions from commonplace dilemmas and relationships.

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

The movie is a labor of love about the never-ending emotional gut punch of parenthood and the individual’s need to find some beauty, clarity and connection in the wreckage of a well-intentioned family.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 6, 2025

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Bob Mondello

NPR

Strathairn lets you see what it costs him to do the right thing, even when that might make matters worse.

Aug 29, 2025

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

A movie about a family in deep disarray. But the writer-director, Angus MacLachlan, is not one to exploit turmoil. He understands that people in distress are deserving of our fullest understanding.

Rated: 4.5/5

Aug 29, 2025

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Filipe Freitas

Always Good Movies

Balancing heartache and grace, the film captures the tragic and the beautiful facets of family life with rare empathy and control.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 11, 2025

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Laura Clifford

Reeling Reviews

"Junebug's" writer, Angus MacLachlan, writes and directs a new feature which, while not quite on "Junebug's" level, is on the same wavelength...a minor miracle, a family drama that takes an important stand for women's rights.

Rated: A-

Sep 29, 2025

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

This is one “family values” movie more bittersweet than blandly affirming, which can risk sentimentality because there’s nothing false about its emotions.

Sep 19, 2025

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Jim

good story, excellent acting,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/09/25

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kristi

Loved the characters

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/08/25

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Jennifer G

Sweet movie about love and accepting people.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/25

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Kevin

I watched A Little Prayer through a religious lens and was not disappointed in the least.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/31/25

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Anita

Slow start, but wonderful. Great messages, loved it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/30/25

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Yulik P

Wow! Haven't watched a movie of this quality in a while! Honest, wise, deeply touching, subtly funny, unapologetically human, charmingly Southern. Delivers soup to nuts: the acting, the dialogues, the pace, and especially the characters! Cherry on top - set in Winston-Salem, y'all. Such a treat! Highly recommend!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/26/25

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A loving father (David Strathairn) grapples with how to protect his daughter-in-law (Jane Levy) when he discovers that his son is having an affair. A heart-tugging drama about finding kindred spirits in unexpected places, A Little Prayer is a sensitive and searching portrait of a Southern family from writer-director Angus MacLachlan.

Director: Angus MacLachlan
Producer: Angus MacLachlan, Lauren Vilchik, Max A. Butler
Screenwriter: Angus MacLachlan
Distributor: Music Box Films
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 29, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 7, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $230.1K
Runtime: 1h 31m

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