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Holy Man (1998)

Holy Man poster
Directed by
Stephen Herek
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 54m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 463 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A television producer hires a mysterious man who appears to work miracles to boost the ratings of a failing home shopping network. The producer watches as the man attracts a large following, which complicates the network's corporate ambitions.

satiricallightheartedwhimsicalslapstickcomediccautionaryquirky

What happens

Holy Man is a 1998 American satirical comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Herek, written by Tom Schulman, and starring Eddie Murphy, Jeff Goldblum, Kelly Preston, Robert Loggia and Jon Cryer. The film was produced by Touchstone Pictures, Caravan Pictures and Roger Birnbaum Productions and released on October 9, 1998 by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. Holy Man grossed $27 million worldwide against a $60 million budget and received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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