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Evan taivaanlahja

Original title: Evan Almighty
  • 2007
  • K-7
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
153K
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Steve Carell in Evan taivaanlahja (2007)
Steve Carell is a comedy icon, but he's certainly missed out on some major roles over the years.
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God contacts Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.God contacts Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.God contacts Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.

  • Director
    • Tom Shadyac
  • Writers
    • Steve Oedekerk
    • Joel Cohen
    • Alec Sokolow
  • Stars
    • Steve Carell
    • Morgan Freeman
    • Lauren Graham
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    153K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tom Shadyac
    • Writers
      • Steve Oedekerk
      • Joel Cohen
      • Alec Sokolow
    • Stars
      • Steve Carell
      • Morgan Freeman
      • Lauren Graham
    • 320User reviews
    • 186Critic reviews
    • 37Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 11 nominations

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    Steve Carell
    Steve Carell
    • Evan Baxter
    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • God
    Lauren Graham
    Lauren Graham
    • Joan Baxter
    Johnny Simmons
    Johnny Simmons
    • Dylan Baxter
    Graham Phillips
    Graham Phillips
    • Jordan Baxter
    Jimmy Bennett
    Jimmy Bennett
    • Ryan Baxter
    John Goodman
    John Goodman
    • Congressman Long
    Wanda Sykes
    Wanda Sykes
    • Rita
    John Michael Higgins
    John Michael Higgins
    • Marty
    Jonah Hill
    Jonah Hill
    • Eugene
    Molly Shannon
    Molly Shannon
    • Eve Adams
    Harve Presnell
    Harve Presnell
    • Congressman Burrows
    P.J. Byrne
    P.J. Byrne
    • Evan's Staffer
    Ralph Louis Harris
    Ralph Louis Harris
    • Evan's Staffer
    • (as Ralph Harris)
    Arden Myrin
    Arden Myrin
    • Evan's Staffer
    Brian Howe
    Brian Howe
    • Builder
    Ralph P. Martin
    • Delivery Guy
    Maile Flanagan
    Maile Flanagan
    • Mail Person
    • Director
      • Tom Shadyac
    • Writers
      • Steve Oedekerk
      • Joel Cohen
      • Alec Sokolow
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The real animals were paired two-by-two, but many of them were actually same-sex couples. This was for safety: a bull elephant was considered a safety risk so two females were used. With giraffes, males can be friendly. Pairs of male giraffes were used.
    • Goofs
      The idea that a committee chair can "fire" an elected Representative is entirely false. A chair could kick a member off a committee, but only the entire House has the power to expel a Representative. As an elected Representative, no one has the power to "suspend" a member other than expulsion, which requires a floor vote of the entire House. Also, one does not "commit censure," as Chairman Long says; censure is a punishment applied to members short of expelling them, which the entire House has to vote to approve. Evan's behavior may have merited either censure or expulsion, but Long can't do either of those acts on his own, and certainly can't "fire" Evan from Congress.
    • Quotes

      God: Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?

    • Crazy credits
      The Department of Homeland Security's cooperation and assistance does not reflect an endorsement of the contents of the film or the treatment of the characters therein.
    • Connections
      Featured in Film '72: Episode dated 12 March 2007 (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Ready for a Miracle
      Written by Bunny Hull and Art Reynolds

      Produced by Dan Huff

      Performed by nm0005361

      Courtesy of Curb Records, Inc.

    User reviews320

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    6/10
    Did you say comedy
    Did some one say comedy... this cannot be categorized as a pure comedy and it doesn't come under the cadre of Bruce Almighty and Steve Carell though he tried hard is not match to Jim Carrey. This is not a pure comedy and has its own emotional scenes to counter your comic feelings while watching the movie..... Buy your popcorn and drink before you go to the movie and don't expect to have a pain in your gut because you don't do any big laughing exercise in it. Still it has kept with its pace, being a smaller movie of less than 100 minutes adds to its advantage.

    It has a good script and quite a happy feeling at the end of the movie... It is good to see these kind of movies as a family outing and feel good when you see your family members smiling after the movie.
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    • amit_kumar13
    • Jul 16, 2007

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 3, 2007 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Evan Almighty
    • Filming locations
      • Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Spyglass Entertainment
      • Relativity Media
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $175,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $100,462,298
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $31,192,615
      • Jun 24, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $174,440,724
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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