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A Little Prayer

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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 Sep 6
4/5
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. Go to Full Review
Bob Mondello NPR Aug 29
Strathairn lets you see what it costs him to do the right thing, even when that might make matters worse. Go to Full Review
Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor Aug 29
4.5/5
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. Go to Full Review
Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht 3d
The plot makes this sound like a salacious drama, but that’s the furthest thing in the world from what it really is, an understated character study, about the sort of people not often visited by the movies. A true gem. Go to Full Review
Filipe Freitas Always Good Movies Oct 11
3.5/5
Balancing heartache and grace, the film captures the tragic and the beautiful facets of family life with rare empathy and control. Go to Full Review
Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews Sep 29
A-
"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. Go to Full Review
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Jim Sep 9 good story, excellent acting, See more kristi Sep 8 Loved the characters See more Jennifer G Sep 7 Sweet movie about love and accepting people. See more Kevin Aug 31 I watched A Little Prayer through a religious lens and was not disappointed in the least. See more Anita Aug 30 Slow start, but wonderful. Great messages, loved it! See more spoko s @spoko 6d A quiet, powerful film. The moments that have stuck with me are the ones where every single person in the scene is hanging on the next word, but it hasn’t quite come. There’s a tension—and a reality—to it that just drew me in. That kind of writing only works if the performances are locked in, though, and here they certainly are. The writing, the performances, and the filming itself are masterful. The anchors are Tammy and Bill (Jane Levy and David Strathairn, respectively), and the two of them are pitch perfect. It just conveys so much more than it ever actually says. It’s not a happy film, but it lingers in all the right ways. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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)
$234.6K
Runtime
1h 31m
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