A Little Prayer

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A Little Prayer

R

2025

1h 31m

Drama

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93%

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61 Reviews

92%

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50+ Ratings

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.

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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.

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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.

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Dustin Rowles

Pajiba

6d

It lingers in the heart long after it ends, and I am deeply grateful to have found it.

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Dec 20

84/100

A winning Sundance entry, featuring a patient and thoughtful approach to problem solving, while musing gently on the connections from parents to their kids. A wonderful ensemble lifts up the darker subject matter.

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

Dec 13

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.

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Sep 9

good story, excellent acting,

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Sep 8

Loved the characters

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Sep 7

Sweet movie about love and accepting people.

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Aug 31

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

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Aug 30

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

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Nick M

Dec 29

I feel ripped off even though I didn't pay to watch this... How can this get 93% on Rotten Tomatoes! I can't even begin to describe what a train wreck this movie was, from the shocking story line, terrible acting, DOP FLOP, and a very sad pathetic ending. I wish I could reverse time and do not know how I even watched the whole movie. #wasteoftime - 1/2 a star for me!

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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): $239.0K
Runtime: 1h 31m

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