The Fighting Preacher

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The Fighting Preacher

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Released Jul 24, 2019

1h 41m

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Preacher Willard Bean becomes the world middleweight boxing champion in 1905, but when Joseph F. Smith asks him to step away from the limelight and serve a five-year mission in upstate New York, the Beans immediately pack their bags and travel to the East Coast. Once there, they find the hatred that existed 90 years earlier is still alive and very present.

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Rachel Wagner

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The Fighting Preacher, is a bit uneven but overall it succeeds in telling a sentimental true story about tolerance, kindness and how a Christian spirit will win over hate every time.

Rated: 6/10

Jul 26, 2019

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Josh Terry

Deseret News (Salt Lake City)

The moments of sincerity and drama tend to work more consistently than the comic beats, but a strong character arc and an instructive message give "Fighting Preacher's" unique story some worthwhile meat

Rated: 3/4

Jul 24, 2019

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Sean P. Means

Salt Lake Tribune

Christensen has explored early history of the church before, with pioneer tales like "17 Miracles" and "Ephraim's Rescue," but here his focus is not on great accomplishments but small ones.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 21, 2019

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suzi g

Phenomenal story. I could watch this again and again! My kids absolutely loved it. So many topics of conversation each time we watch it. Met the producer last night and the theater applauded him. Can hardly wait to see the next story he tells!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/23/19

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jen

I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this movie... I've never heard of this person before and watching this story play out was a wonderful look into the past. I highly recommend it to everyone.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/10/19

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Richard M

Fantastic movie. The audience stayed for the complete credits and all applauded when it was over.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/03/19

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angelee

LDS historical movie with a great moral. A sweet movie for the whole family !

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/02/19

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Layne C

Beautifully done. Read the book The Lion and the Lamb. The movie followed the book.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/31/19

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LaDonna

We loved this movie and recommended it to our friends and family!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/02/19

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T.C. Christensen

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David McConnell

Willard Bean

Cassidy Hubert

Rebecca Bean

Shawn Stevens

Bammer

Joseph Paur

Waterman

Scarlett Hazen

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Synopsis

Preacher Willard Bean becomes the world middleweight boxing champion in 1905, but when Joseph F. Smith asks him to step away from the limelight and serve a five-year mission in upstate New York, the Beans immediately pack their bags and travel to the East Coast. Once there, they find the hatred that existed 90 years earlier is still alive and very present.

Director: T.C. Christensen
Producer: T.C. Christensen, Ron Tanner
Screenwriter: T.C. Christensen
Distributor: Purdie Distribution
Production Co: Remember Films
Rating: PG (Some Action|Thematic Content)
Genre: Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 24, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $855.2K
Runtime: 1h 41m

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