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The Healer

  • 20162016
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
7.6K
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Camilla Luddington, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, and Kaitlyn Bernard in The Healer (2016)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Family
A young man suddenly discovers he has the gift of healing. Trying to understand it and the new reality it offers, a teenage girl with terminal cancer unexpectedly shows him the way.A young man suddenly discovers he has the gift of healing. Trying to understand it and the new reality it offers, a teenage girl with terminal cancer unexpectedly shows him the way.A young man suddenly discovers he has the gift of healing. Trying to understand it and the new reality it offers, a teenage girl with terminal cancer unexpectedly shows him the way.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
7.6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Paco Arango
  • Writer
    • Paco Arango
  • Stars
    • Oliver Jackson-Cohen
    • Jonathan Pryce
    • Camilla Luddington
Top credits
  • Director
    • Paco Arango
  • Writer
    • Paco Arango
  • Stars
    • Oliver Jackson-Cohen
    • Jonathan Pryce
    • Camilla Luddington
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    • 109User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Camilla Luddington, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, and Kaitlyn Bernard in The Healer (2016)
    Kaitlyn Bernard in The Healer (2016)
    Camilla Luddington and Oliver Jackson-Cohen in The Healer (2016)
    Jonathan Pryce, Camilla Luddington, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen in The Healer (2016)
    Camilla Luddington in The Healer (2016)
    Kaitlyn Bernard in The Healer (2016)
    Camilla Luddington and Oliver Jackson-Cohen in The Healer (2016)
    Camilla Luddington, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, and Kaitlyn Bernard in The Healer (2016)
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    Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Kaitlyn Bernard in The Healer (2016)
    Jonathan Pryce in The Healer (2016)

    Top cast

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    Oliver Jackson-Cohen
    Oliver Jackson-Cohen
    • Alec Baileyas Alec Bailey
    Jonathan Pryce
    Jonathan Pryce
    • Raymond Heacockas Raymond Heacock
    Camilla Luddington
    Camilla Luddington
    • Ceciliaas Cecilia
    Jorge Garcia
    Jorge Garcia
    • Father Malloyas Father Malloy
    Batman The Dog
    • Batmanas Batman
    Adrian G. Griffiths
    Adrian G. Griffiths
    • Tomas Tom
    Kaitlyn Bernard
    Kaitlyn Bernard
    • Abigailas Abigail
    David Rossetti
    David Rossetti
    • Pilotas Pilot
    Victoria Gillan
    • Pilot's wifeas Pilot's wife
    Brian Downey
    Brian Downey
    • Henryas Henry
    Suresh John
    • Amiras Amir
    David Christoffel
    • Bank Executiveas Bank Executive
    Anne Christie
    • Bank Secretaryas Bank Secretary
    Gavin Liddel
    • Gregas Greg
    Igor Shamuilov
    Igor Shamuilov
    • Thug 1as Thug 1
    Chase Duffy
    • Thug 2as Thug 2
    Jeremy Akerman
    Jeremy Akerman
    • Priestas Priest
    Shaun Clarke
    • Fredas Fred
    • Director
      • Paco Arango
    • Writer
      • Paco Arango
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    Storyline

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    Alec Bailey is a gambling, womanizing bankrupt electrical repairman who still is traumatized by the death of his twin brother Charlie. Without a penny and almost in the poorhouse, Alec learns he has an uncle, Richard Heacock, brother of his mother, who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Richard offers to solve Alec's money debts with one condition - that Alec moves to and lives in Halifax for a year. Reluctant to the travel but threatened by a violent money collector, Alec accepts Uncle Richard's proposal. When he arrives in Halifax, he discovers the villagers believe he is "The Chosen One," a man with the ability to heal all diseases. At the same time, Halifax's local Sheriff starts a personal campaign against Alec in the belief that he's a fraud who's cheating people. Trapped by a situation that little by little overwhelms him, Alec finds a friend in Cecilia, a lovely local veterinarian. Richard tells Alec his ancestors are a family of healers with the gift to heal if it's in the fate of the each person to be healed - a gift that skips a generation and must be accepted or rejected at midnight on one's thirtieth birthday. Refusing his gift the next day, Alec meets Abigail, a sassy, worldly and sarcastic 14-years-old with terminal cancer. Trying to convince Abigail's parents that he can't heal her, Alec accepts Abigail's idea to spend time together over the weekend in order to escape two days from her overprotective parents. Alec discovers in Abigail a force of nature full of life and energy at the same time the feelings between Cecilia and him develop. Alec starts to question himself and the bad decisions in his life, asking God for a second chance to recover his gift and save Abigail; but, when uncle Richard reveals that the gift can't be recovered once renounced, Alec finds a way to give Abigail the best weekend he can deliver. —Chockys
    • bare chested male
    • man wrapped in a towel
    • halifax nova scotia
    • intergenerational friendship
    • canada
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    • Taglines
      • A man is burdened by a mysterious and undesired gift for healing people.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Family
      • Fantasy
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      All the money the movie makes will be donated to Paul Newman's, Paul Newman Foundation for children with cancer.
    • Goofs
      There is not a Nova Scotia Police Department. The RCMP would have been called.
    • Quotes

      Abigail: When this song came on, we all danced!

    User reviews109

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Positive and uplifting
    If you want to watch a light-hearted feel good movie with the family, this would certainly be it. It has a bit of everything, which appears to have disappointed some reviewers who were trying to put this movie into a specific genre box. There was some intrigue, comedy, romance and magic. The actors did a fine job and you did start connecting with them in spite of the brief time some of them were on screen. Overall, a fun movie to watch with a good message to boot.
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    • Shadowking1001
    • Oct 17, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 28, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Spain
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • facebook
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lo que de verdad importa
    • Filming locations
      • Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Calcón
      • ESP-62 Producciones
      • Topsail Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $9,979,800
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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