Dial a Prayer

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Dial a Prayer

PG-13

Released Apr 10, 2015

1h 38m

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A troubled young woman working at a prayer call center makes a difference in other people's lives, forcing her to reconcile with her troubled past with the faith she brings out in others.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

"Dial a Prayer" doesn't work.

Apr 9, 2015

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Tracy Moore

Common Sense Media

Somber meditation on belief, redemption has heavy themes.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 20, 2015

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David Noh

Film Journal International

A rather touching portrait of a young woman's human growth, laced with a salutary number of small yet piquant observations along the way.

Apr 10, 2015

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Chris Packham

L.A. Weekly

Kiley is mostly successful at keeping Hallmark banalities at bay, relating Cora's crime in a series of tense flashbacks and populating the film with funny characters played by a top-notch cast.

Apr 10, 2015

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

Dial a Prayer is earnest and sincere, and it has a stellar performance from its lead actress, yet lacks the punch to make the kind of inspiring impact it's clearly aiming for.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 8, 2015

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Not a bad movie . 2.8

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/05/22

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It had no meaning, it was actually an awful movie

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Hey not too bad at all. Flawed, but decent. Good acting with a simple feel good story.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Read a review that questioned the target audience of this film. I agree; too preachy for mainstream audiences and too risquÃ© for contemporary Christian audiences.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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It took me a few watches, but I grew to love this movie. Don't let the 40% fool you. It exploits the stereotypes of organized baptists a bit unfairly, but kept itself professional at the same time. I'm a protestant theistic evolutionist myself, so there's no bias here. (No spoilers below) Cora (the always lovely Brittany Snow) finds herself at the doorstep of a church with a few shady accomplices. They heartlessly destroy the porcelain statue of Mary and set the church ablaze. Cora is sentenced to community service in the form of a Dial-a-Prayer hotline. The movie was a bit flimsily executed, but it's humor and deep themes remain.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Starts out dark and so depressing that I almost turned it off but it is really worth hanging in there. Beautiful story of how another human being can help you see the goodness within yourself when you can't see it yourself.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Synopsis

A troubled young woman working at a prayer call center makes a difference in other people's lives, forcing her to reconcile with her troubled past with the faith she brings out in others.

Director: Maggie Kiley
Producer: Bryan Binder, Paul Finkel, Jason Potash, Dan Hyman, Jonas Spaccarotelli
Screenwriter: Maggie Kiley
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Storyboard Entertainment, Compass Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Suggestive Material|Some Drug Use|Brief Strong Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 10, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2016
Runtime: 1h 38m

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