Jesus Revolution
When you open your heart...there's room for everyone.
2023 • 120 min • Drama · History
Synopsis
In the 1970s, aimless teenager Greg Laurie searches for all the right things in all the wrong places until he meets Lonnie Frisbee, a charismatic hippie/street preacher. Together with local pastor Chuck Smith, they open the doors of a languishing church to an unexpected revival.
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 50 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 69 Audience · 185 · 49%
In the 1970s, a charismatic hippie preacher and a pastor open their church to young people seeking meaning. Their unlikely alliance sparks a spiritual revival in Southern California, inspiring countless individuals to find faith and community.
- Violence & peril
- 2/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 4/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Depiction of drug culture and addiction
- Brief moments of tension and conflict
- Some mature themes around existential searching
What it models well
- Faith and spiritual awakening
- Community and belonging
- Open-mindedness and acceptance
- Seeking purpose and meaning
Talk about it after
- What does it mean to find your purpose?
- How can different generations work together?
- The importance of embracing new ideas
- Understanding historical spiritual movements
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Top billed cast
Director: Brent McCorkle, Jon Erwin • Crew: Jon Erwin, Jon Gunn
Trailers & clips
Jesus Revolution (2023 Movie) Special Feature 'Fan Q&A' - Joel Courtney, Jonathan Roumie
Official Trailer
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers**_Biopic of Greg Laurie and the Jesus Movement of the late ’60s/early ’70s_** A pastor in Costa Mesa (Kelsey Grammer) is concerned about the counterculture’s obsession with drugs and loose sex, but also his dying church that isn’t connecting with the youth. His daughter (Ally Ioannides) brings home a hippie “Jesus freak” (Jonathan Roumie) and he sees that he’s genuine and gifted.…
Not recommendedTrusted family reviewersFULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/jesus-revolution-review "Jesus Revolution works as a dramatic retelling of one of the greatest spiritual movements in American history, but it suffers from the constant need to deliver the next great inspirational message, sounding more preachy than authentic.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.9/10 (185)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Box office
- $52,300,000
- IMDb
- tt10098448
- Official site
- jesusrevolution.movie
