The Forge

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The Forge

PG

Released Aug 23, 2024

2h 3m

Drama

Faith & Spirituality

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Isaiah Wright has some growing up to do. A year out of high school with no plans for his future, Isaiah is challenged by his single mom and a successful businessman to start charting a better course for his life. Through the prayers of his mother and biblical discipleship from his new mentor, Isaiah begins to discover God's purpose for his life is so much more than he could hope for or imagine.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

The Forge takes a long time creating any dramatic tension and spends too much time on cliched tropes — the addictive nature of videogames – to make its point.

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 21, 2024

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Tom Meek

Cambridge Day

The main and only reason the film works is Taylor-Joy, sleek and alluring in a cropped black bob, all business and ninja nimble in great action sequences but also evoking free-spirited fun.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 18, 2025

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Jeffrey Lyles

Lyles' Movie Files

While The Forge speaks to the power of mentorship, that doesn’t speak or account for a real world. The Kendrick Brothers take a promising faith-based story and turn it into a fairy tale with a neat and tidy happy ending.

Rated: 6/10

Dec 27, 2024

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Jeff Beck

The Blu Spot

Screenwriters Stephen & Alex Kendrick may have set out to make an inspirational tale with The Forge, but sadly that uplifting message ultimately gets buried and smothered to the point where it ends up having very little to say at all.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 2, 2024

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Hosea Rupprecht

Pauline Media Studies

one cannot deny that the kind of mentoring showcased in the film could be of spiritual benefit to teens and young adults, especially those looking for direction in their lives.

Nov 7, 2024

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Tyler Smith

Battleship Pretension

Unfortunately, after years of compromise and stubbornness, these Heaven-minded filmmakers have successfully crafted a road that leads directly to a cinematic Hell.

Oct 18, 2024

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Cheryl S

Feel good movie with divine purpose

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/03/25

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Zechariah

Fantastic encouragement, motivation and enjoyment.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Brianna

So good! I went to see it twice.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/05/25

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Michael P

Do not like the movie

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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Carol

this was one of the most phenomenal movies I've ever seen. such a wonderful story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/30/24

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Brian J

very entertaining definitely would recommend

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Synopsis

Isaiah Wright has some growing up to do. A year out of high school with no plans for his future, Isaiah is challenged by his single mom and a successful businessman to start charting a better course for his life. Through the prayers of his mother and biblical discipleship from his new mentor, Isaiah begins to discover God's purpose for his life is so much more than he could hope for or imagine.

Director: Alex Kendrick
Producer: Stephen Kendrick, Justin Tolley, Aaron Burns, Trey Reynolds
Screenwriter: Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick
Distributor: Affirm Films
Production Co: Kendrick Brothers, Affirm Films
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama, Faith & Spirituality
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 23, 2024, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $28.7M
Runtime: 2h 3m

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