Breakthrough (2019)

When her 14-year-old son drowns in a lake, a faithful mother prays for him to come back from the brink of death and be healed.

Director:

Roxann Dawson

Writer:

Grant Nieporte

Stars:

Chrissy Metz, Topher Grace, Josh Lucas

Cast

Credited cast:
Chrissy Metz	...	Joyce Smith
Topher Grace	...	Pastor Jason Noble
Josh Lucas	...	Brian Smith
Marcel Ruiz	...	John Smith
Dennis Haysbert	...	Doctor Garrett
Rebecca Staab	...	Cindy Reiger
Sam Trammell	...	Dr. Kent Sutterer
Mike Colter	...	Tommy Shine
Ali Skovbye	...	Emma
Lisa Durupt	...	Paula Noble
Stephanie Czajkowski	...	Melissa
Victor Zinck Jr.	...	Joe Morrow
Taylor Mosby	...	Chayla
Isaac Kragten	...	Josh
Nikolas Dukic	...	Reiger

Storyline

When he was 14, Smith drowned in Lake Saint Louis and was dead for nearly an hour. According to reports at the time, CPR was performed 27 minutes to no avail. Then the youth's mother, Joyce Smith, entered the room, praying loudly. Suddenly, there was a pulse, and Smith came around.

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Plot Keywords:

faith | one word title | lake | drown | pastor | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic content including peril

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 April 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Breakthrough

Filming Locations:

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada

Box Office

Gross USA:

$1,888,197, 17 April 2019

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,618,425, 17 April 2019

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Stephen Curry, the point guard for the NBA tram Golden State Warriors, is one of the movie's three executive producers.

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Goofs

The film is set in Missouri, in the United States. Yet when John is transported by helicopter to the hospital, the helicopter has a registration number beginning with a C, which signifies it as a Canadian aircraft. American aircraft registration numbers always begin with N.

User Reviews

Painful to sit through

The only reason I even gave it one star because there is no option to give it less and still have it count. If you are into preachy, heavily biased films based on nothing more than a razor thin logical fallacy then Breakthrough is for you. Otherwise, do yourself a huge favour and save your time and money.