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Courageous (2011)

Courageous poster
Directed by
Alex Kendrick
Genre
drama film, religious film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 09m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 417 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Four police officers face challenges in their roles as fathers. They commit to becoming better parents through their Christian faith.

upliftingearnestfamily-focuseddramaticinspirationalfaith-drivenheartfelt

What happens

Courageous is a 2011 American independent Christian drama film directed and written by Alex Kendrick with his brother Stephen Kendrick. It is the fourth film by Sherwood Pictures, the creators of Flywheel (2003), Facing the Giants (2006), and Fireproof (2008). Alex Kendrick stars in the film, along with Ken Bevel and Kevin Downes. About half of the cast and crew were volunteers from Sherwood Baptist Church, while the remainder were brought on through invitation-only auditions. Filming in Albany, Georgia concluded in June 2010. The film was marketed by Sony's Provident Films, which also marketed their previous films. Courageous was released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on September 30, 2011. The film was produced with a budget of $2 million, but on its opening weekend, it grossed $2 million in pre-sales alone and grossed $9.1 million total for the weekend. It grossed a total of $35.7 million, over 17 times its budget. The film opened to generally negative reviews from film critics but generally positive reviews from Christian critics. An extended, remastered cut of the film titled Courageous Legacy was released on September 24, 2021 with TriStar not being involved and Kendrick Brothers Productions co-producing, marking this the fourth film produced by their company, and the fifth and final film produced by Sherwood Pictures. It features a new ending set ten years after the original movie, 15 minutes of new scenes, new special effects, and is upscaled to 4K resolution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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