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Church & State

Play trailer 2:17 Poster for Church & State Released Aug 10, 2018 1h 24m Documentary LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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An inexperienced gay activist joins forces with a tiny Salt Lake City law firm to try and topple Utah's ban on gay marriage. The lawsuit soon paves the way for a U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalizes same-sex unions nationwide.
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Sean P. Means The Movie Cricket "Church & State" spins a good yarn, giving depth and correcting some misconceptions about the case - and providing context about the influence of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that infuses everything in Utah. Rated: 3/4 Sep 5, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com At about the halfway mark of the film's 85-minute running time, Church & State truly begins to connect emotionally. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 5, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This movie had interesting subject matter and was very well done. The battle between state and federal government is always intriguing for us Americans. I grew up Mormon and lived in Utah and they were very fair and accurate in their depiction of "The Church" (as it is known there). Highlights include clips of their "prophets" making statements on homosexuality and my personal favorite was when one of them tacitly condones violence against homosexuals when recounting his own violent reaction to a homosexual advance by grinning and saying he wasn't sorry. But aside from having to watch all the haters spout hate it's a really good movie. The lawyers who take on the case are heroes and I got very emotional watching all the happy gay people get married in spite of all the adversity in a place like Utah. I highly recommend to everyone interested in humanity and if you are an ex-mormon like me, it's an absolute must see! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Not worth the price of admission better to wait for it on cable Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/04/18 Full Review Audience Member Excellent documentary about an important landmark civil rights decision Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/24/18 Full Review Audience Member Just horrible. Absolutely horrible movie. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/23/18 Full Review Audience Member Stupid film. Another gay propaganda film and religious discrimination. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/21/18 Full Review Audience Member Everyone is prejudice except LGBT people? Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/04/18 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An inexperienced gay activist joins forces with a tiny Salt Lake City law firm to try and topple Utah's ban on gay marriage. The lawsuit soon paves the way for a U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalizes same-sex unions nationwide.
Director
Holly Tuckett, Kendall Wilcox
Producer
James Huntsman, Holly Tuckett, Kendall Wilcox
Screenwriter
Kendall Wilcox
Distributor
Blue Fox Entertainment
Genre
Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 10, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 14, 2018
Runtime
1h 24m
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