Courageous

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Courageous

PG-13

Released Sep 30, 2011

2h 10m

Drama

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Sheriff's deputy Adam Mitchell (Alex Kendrick) endures a terrible personal tragedy that causes him to question what is really important to him. Taking comfort in his religion, Adam vows to become a better parent to his teenage son (Rusty Martin), and convinces his friends on the force to sign a pledge that they will all strive to become better Christians and better parents. Unfortunately, one of the men's moral compass appears to be broken when it comes to earning some fast money.

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Critics Consensus

While the filmmaking is fairly competent, Courageous is overall worthless to anybody who doesn't subscribe to its dogmatic agenda.

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Tom Russo

Boston Globe

It takes a certain touch to pull it off, and here, the serviceable cast just doesn't have it in them.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 3, 2011

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

The many topics raised - gangs, drugs, immigration, absentee parents, poverty - are examined with didacticism and platitudes instead of by mining their inherent complexities.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 3, 2011

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Paul Brunick

New York Times

Overplotted and understructured, "Courageous" is a slog to get through at 130 minutes.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 2, 2011

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

"Courageous" portrays real blue-collar problems and not manufactured/predictable/cynical Hollywood-style "problems" that never create pertinent uncertainty or jeopardy to their characters.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 18, 2025

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

The best film yet from Sherwood Pictures.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 5, 2020

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Megan Basham

WORLD

Most of the characters are well-written and nuanced.

Jun 25, 2018

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Lisa A

There was nothing I dislike about this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/17/21

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Doug H

I liked the reminder of the importance of a father who is totally there for his family, taking the lead and following the LORD.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/15/21

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Richard W

Exactly what us fathers need - a must see for every parent

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/08/21

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Mimi

Great soul-stirring movie!! We loved it!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/08/21

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Aaron M

Took my 13-year-old son to see this and it was time well spent. Highly recommended!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/07/21

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Rita

Very encouraging to see men step up to the plate and make a difference in their families. Uplifting in every way possible

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/05/21

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Alex Kendrick

Adam Mitchell

Kevin Downes

Shane Fuller

Ben Davies

David Thomson

Rusty Martin

Dylan Mitchell

Ken Bevel

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Synopsis

Sheriff's deputy Adam Mitchell (Alex Kendrick) endures a terrible personal tragedy that causes him to question what is really important to him. Taking comfort in his religion, Adam vows to become a better parent to his teenage son (Rusty Martin), and convinces his friends on the force to sign a pledge that they will all strive to become better Christians and better parents. Unfortunately, one of the men's moral compass appears to be broken when it comes to earning some fast money.

Director: Alex Kendrick
Producer: Stephen Kendrick
Screenwriter: Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Sherwood Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Violence|Drug Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 30, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 17, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $461.7K
Runtime: 2h 10m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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