War Room (2015)

A seemingly perfect family looks to fix their problems with the help of Miss Clara, an older, wiser woman.

Director:

Alex Kendrick

Writers:

Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick

Stars:

Priscilla C. Shirer, T.C. Stallings, Karen Abercrombie

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Karen Abercrombie	...	Clara Williams
Priscilla C. Shirer	...	Elizabeth Jordan (as Priscilla Shirer)
T.C. Stallings	...	Tony Jordan
Tenae Downing	...	Veronica Drake
Alena Pitts	...	Danielle Jordan
Michael Jr.	...	Michael Alexander
Jadin Harris	...	Jennifer Stephens
Alex Kendrick	...	Coleman Young
Dave Blamy	...	Tom Stafford
Thomas A. Ford III	...	Leo Williams (as Thomas Ford)
Tyler Mitchell	...	War Room Soldier
Roland Mitchell	...	War Room Soldier
Andrew Hurt	...	War Room Soldier
Terrence Evans	...	War Room Soldier
Toochukwu T.C. Anyachonkeya	...	War Room Soldier / Tony's Twin (as T.C. Anyachonkeya)

Storyline

Filled with heart, humor, and wit, WAR ROOM follows Tony and Elizabeth Jordan, a couple who seemingly have it all-great jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream home. But appearances can be deceiving. In reality, their marriage has become a war zone and their daughter is collateral damage. With guidance from Miss Clara, an older, wiser woman, Elizabeth discovers she can start fighting for her family instead of against them. As the power of prayer and Elizabeth's newly energized faith transform her life, will Tony join the fight and become the man he knows he needs to be? Together, their real enemy doesn't have a prayer.

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Plot Keywords:

jump rope competition | closet | christian film | submissive woman | dysfunctional family | 

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Taglines:

Prayer is a Powerful Weapon

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements throughout

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook (Latin America)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 August 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Movie Five

Filming Locations:

North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,351,389, 30 August 2015, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$67,790,117, 13 December 2015

Company Credits

Production Co:

FaithStep Films, Affirm Films, Provident Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the park scene, Danielle is seen feeding a squirrel. This squirrel was actually an answer to prayer, the script called for one, but there were none on the site. So they prayed for one and when they were ready, it came. In the audio commentary, Alex Kendrick say's "We Prayed 'GOD we need one squirrel'. And when we had all the cameras ready, here comes one squirrel, comes right down the tree, we film those few seconds, we got it, and then the squirrel took off, never saw it again".

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Goofs

The mask Tony uses when washing his wife's feet is a dust mask and would be useless to protect him from the odor of her feet. But once her feet are in the bucket of water there would be no odor issue anyway.

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Quotes

Elizabeth Jordan: I don't make sense when I'm tired.
Veronica Drake: Then you must be *really* tired.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: The Identical (2016)

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Soundtracks

Me Without You (Capital Kings Remix)
Written by Toby McKeehan, Chris Stevens and David Arthur Garcia
Performed by Toby McKeehan (as tobyMac)
Courtesy of Capitol Christian Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Best Kendrick Brothers' Film

The Kendrick brothers' movies get better each time and it has been fun to watch them progress. I'll admit I've gone and seen these movies because I could see the potential in their film making and I wanted to support the genre. I was not expecting too much progression, but I was very pleasantly surprised. This is their best film so far.

The production value, writing, and acting are better as a whole. The comedic lines were delivered well and got loud chuckles from the audience. There were a couples scenes that were a bit "off." One scene really didn't work (husband's dream sequence) and could have been cut, and the other (mugging) needed to be reworked as it turned out looking cheesy, but these two scenes accounted for about 2 minutes of the entire film. The audience clapped and added their "amens" throughout the movie.

This is a movie by Christians who pull no punches in sharing their faith and beliefs. Christians will love the movie, and hopefully non-Christians will consider the message. I applaud the Kendrick brothers' evolution and am looking forward to their next movies.