Courageous (2011)

When a tragedy strikes close to home, four police officers struggle with their faith and their roles as husbands and fathers; together they make a decision that will change all of their lives.

Director:

Alex Kendrick

Writers:

Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick

Stars:

Alex Kendrick, Ken Bevel, Kevin Downes

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ken Bevel	...	Nathan Hayes
Alex Kendrick	...	Adam Mitchell
Kevin Downes	...	Shane Fuller
Renee Jewell	...	Victoria Mitchell
Rusty Martin	...	Dylan Mitchell
Lauren Etchells	...	Emily Mitchell
Ben Davies	...	David Thomson
Robert Amaya	...	Javier Martinez
Angelita Nelson	...	Carmen Martinez
Taylor Hutcherson	...	Jade Hayes
Eleanor Brown	...	Kayla Hayes
T.C. Stallings	...	T.J
Matt Hardwick	...	Antoine
Kaleb Bevel	...	Baby Hayes
Ashley Mclearn	...	Lady 1 at Wreck (as Ashley McClearn)

Storyline

Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, they face danger every day. Yet when tragedy strikes close to home, these fathers are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, and their faith. From this struggle will come a decision that changes all of their lives. With action, drama, and humor, the fourth film from Sherwood Pictures embraces God's promise to "turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers." Souls will be stirred, and hearts will be challenged to be ... courageous!

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Plot Keywords:

faith | fatherhood | police | integrity | responsibility | 

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Taglines:

Four men, one calling: To serve and protect

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence and drug content

Did You Know?

Trivia

The house that they searched had been vacant. Originally there had been no pull down attic door, so they had to add one. The temperature was up to 105 degrees on the main level, and 130 degrees in the attic. The brief attic scene had to be filmed quite quickly. Many other locations throughout the movie were also quite hot.

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Goofs

The scene where Javier is in the police car with the thug shouldn't happen. It is against the law to have an innocent civilian in the back of a police car with a criminal.

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Quotes

David Thomson: It's kind of hard to respect a hypocrite.

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Connections

References Hawaii Five-O (1968)

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Soundtracks

Your Love
(Brandon Heath, Jason Ingram)
(c) 2010 Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing/Big Skwawka Music (ASCAP)
All rights on behalf of Sony/ATV Cross Keys Publishing and Big Swawka Music admin. By Sony/ATV Timber Publishing/West Main Music/Windsor Hill Music (SESAC).
Performed by Brandon Heath
All rights on behalf of Sony/ATV Timber Publishing, West Main Music and Windsor Hill Music admin. by Sony/ATV.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Courtesy of Reunion/Monomode Records and Provident Label Group LLC

User Reviews

If this doesn't make you cry, nothing will

'Courageous' is in the top 10 of my favorite faith-based movies. It really is a tremendous uplifting film that leaves you in tears from the very beginning to the very end. And it's all attributed to God. Kudos to Alex Kendrick for being in the film and giving a terrific performance! I give Courageous a 10 out of 10 My top 10 faith-based movies of all time are: 1) Ben-Hur; 2) Suing the Devil; 3) Soul Surfer; 4) Facing the Giants; 5) Chariots of Fire; 6) End of the Spear; 7) The Climb; 8) Gospel of John; 9) Time Changer; 10) Courageous You're missing out if you haven't seen these films!

God is working through these films.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 September 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Courageous

Filming Locations:

Albany, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$9,112,839, 2 October 2011

Gross USA:

$34,522,221

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$35,185,884

Company Credits

Production Co:

TriStar Pictures, Sherwood Pictures, Provident Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1