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The Man Who Sued God

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Billy Connolly in The Man Who Sued God (2001)
An ex lawyer now fisherman sees his fishing boat sunk by a lightning. His insurance company claims "Act of God". Sue the insurance company or God/churches?
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An ex lawyer now fisherman sees his fishing boat sunk by a lightning. His insurance company claims "Act of God". Sue the insurance company or God/churches?An ex lawyer now fisherman sees his fishing boat sunk by a lightning. His insurance company claims "Act of God". Sue the insurance company or God/churches?An ex lawyer now fisherman sees his fishing boat sunk by a lightning. His insurance company claims "Act of God". Sue the insurance company or God/churches?
IMDb RATING
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29,024
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    • Director
      • Mark Joffe
    • Writers
      • Don Watson
      • John Clarke(based on an original screenplay by)
      • Patrick McCarville(based on an original idea by)
    • Stars
      • Billy Connolly
      • Judy Davis
      • Colin Friels
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    • Director
      • Mark Joffe
    • Writers
      • Don Watson
      • John Clarke(based on an original screenplay by)
      • Patrick McCarville(based on an original idea by)
    • Stars
      • Billy Connolly
      • Judy Davis
      • Colin Friels
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    • 41User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Billy Connolly
    Billy Connolly
    • Steve Myers
    Judy Davis
    Judy Davis
    • Anna Redmond
    Colin Friels
    Colin Friels
    • David Myers
    Wendy Hughes
    Wendy Hughes
    • Jules Myers
    Bille Brown
    • Gerry Ryan
    John Howard
    John Howard
    • Edward Piggott
    Emily Browning
    Emily Browning
    • Rebecca Myers
    Blair Venn
    • Les
    Vincent Ball
    Vincent Ball
    • Cardinal
    Frank Whitten
    Frank Whitten
    • Primate
    Peter Whitford
    Peter Whitford
    • Moderator
    Linal Haft
    Linal Haft
    • Rabbi
    Tim Robertson
    Tim Robertson
    • Judge
    Steve Jacobs
    Steve Jacobs
    • Hal
    Richard Carter
    Richard Carter
    • Dirk Streicher
    Josephine Byrnes
    Josephine Byrnes
    • Cressida Roache
    Tamblyn Lord
    • Doctor
    Andrea Moor
    Andrea Moor
    • Maxine Jeffrey
    • Director
      • Mark Joffe
    • Writers
      • Don Watson
      • John Clarke(based on an original screenplay by)
      • Patrick McCarville(based on an original idea by)
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    • Trivia
      The Bollywood movie OMG: Oh My God! (2012), starring Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal, was inspired by this movie.
    • Goofs
      The radio announcer continuously bad-mouths Steve Myers' case on-air. However, in Australia it is illegal for radio announcers to comment about current court cases on air. To do so is to commit the crime of "sub judice." The radio announcer most likely would have known this. On the other hand, Steve's case being against an all-powerful being, he and/or the court would be hard-pressed to claim that anything said in the media could disadvantage him any worse, so journalists might not fear being found in contempt.
    • Quotes

      Rabbi: [about his Christian counterparts] They're praying to God. They should be praying for better lawyers.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Man Who Sued God Discovery (2002)

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    Brilliant Performance by Connolly saves flawed film
    Firstly, I did enjoy 'The man who sued God'. Billy Connolly is excellent, his wit and charm is on display throughout the film and it is very, very, funny, most of the time.

    Unfortunately it is slightly too long and there are a few bits that could have been quite easily cut without harming the story.

    Billy seems to spend an awful lot of time mooning around churches and the 'divine intervention' bit is embarassingly bad and entirely unnecessary. Quite frankly, whoever came up with this scene should be shot!

    However having said that the film does have many qualities. The scenery is fantastic and the cast are generally excelent. Judy Davis is very good as the journo who takes an interest in Connolly's case. She strikes some nice romantic sparks of Connolly who is in great, swearing, ranting mode throughout. Colin Friels is also pretty good as Connolly's brother and Wendy Hughes is nice as the prickly but understanding ex-wife.

    I can't imagine many Jews would be too pleased with the portrayal of the Rabbi "So, we just prove there is no God, ...who cares!" seems to be his attitude, but generally the film is pretty amusing with an interesting premise.

    As I say there is at lease one totally shoddy scene and some unnecessary wandering that could have been fixed by a decent editor but still, if not a classic, still a genuinely funny film and well worth seeing.

    By the way Connolly gives a fantastic (and quite different) acting performance as an ex-con artist in the Debt Collecter (1999). Get a hold of this Scottish thriller if you are a Connolly fan as it is absolutely brilliant.
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    • Oct 12, 2003

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    • Release date
      • October 25, 2001 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Човек који је оптужио Бога
    • Filming locations
      • Bermagui, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
      • New South Wales Film & Television Office
      • Showtime Australia
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,976,023
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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