Henry Poole Is Here (2008)

Directed by

Mark Pellington

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 187 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A dying man moves into a suburban house wanting only to be left alone. His devout neighbor sees the face of Jesus in a water stain on his wall and her belief challenges his hopelessness.

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What happens

Henry Poole Is Here is a 2008 American comedy-drama film directed by Mark Pellington. The screenplay by Albert Torres focuses on a dying man whose religious neighbor insists the water stain on the side wall of his house is an image of Jesus Christ. The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival before going into limited release in the US on August 15. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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