The Case for Christ

The Case for Christ
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jon Gunn
Produced by
  • Elizabeth Hatcher-Travis
  • Karl Horstmann
  • Michael Scott
  • David A. R. White
  • Alysoun Wolfe
  • Brittany Yost
Screenplay by Brian Bird
Based on The Case for Christ
by Lee Strobel
Starring
Music by Will Musser
Cinematography Brian Shanley
Edited by Vance Null
Production
company
Triple Horse Studios
Distributed by Pure Flix Entertainment
Release date
  • April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07)
Running time
113 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $3 million[2]
Box office $17.6 million[3]

The Case for Christ is a 2017 American Christian drama film directed by Jon Gunn and written by Brian Bird, based on a true story that inspired the 1998 book of the same name by Lee Strobel. The film stars Mike Vogel, Erika Christensen, Faye Dunaway and Robert Forster, and follows an atheist journalist who looks to disprove his wife's Christian faith. The film was released on April 7, 2017 by Pure Flix Entertainment.

Plot summary

In 1980, atheist and investigative journalist Lee Strobel applies his journalistic and legal skills to attempt to disprove his wife Leslie's newfound Christian faith, which creates a rift within his marriage. After completing a thorough investigation for almost two years he finds the historical evidence for Jesus, and then finds a new faith in Christ.[4][5][6]

Cast

Release

In the United States and Canada, The Case for Christ was released on April 7, 2017 alongside Going in Style and Smurfs: The Lost Village, and was projected to gross $5 million in its opening weekend from 1,174 theaters.[9] It ended up debuting to $3.9 million, finishing 10th at the box office.[10] In its second weekend the film grossed $2.8 million, dropping 30.5% and finishing 9th at the box office.[11]

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a critic's approval rating of 52% based on 33 reviews, and an average rating of 5.6/10.[12] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a weighted average score 50 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13]

Kevin McLenithan of Christianity Today gave the film a "fresh" rating and wrote, "The film may be only intermittently successful, but when it takes its own story seriously rather than treating it as a means to an end, it stands among the best films yet produced by the Christian film industry."[14] Jackie K. Cooper of HuffPost gave the film 6 out of 10 stars and called it "Well made and well acted; the perfect movie for the Easter season."[15] Michael Foust of the Southern Baptist Texan gave it 4 out of 5 stars and acknowledged he was "skeptical that The Case for Christ could be turned into an enjoyable film but was pleasantly surprised with the on-screen product." Foust added, "It is one of the best films I've seen this year, masterfully weaving a spoonful of apologetics into an engaging plot that will leave moviegoers entertained, educated and perhaps even inspired."[16] But Roger Moore of Movie Nation gave it only 1.5 out of 4 stars and called it "unemotional, uninspiring and unconvincing."[17]

References

  1. "The Case for Christ". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  2. "The Case for Christ movie will encourage Christians and surprise sceptics". Premiere Christianity. September 15, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  3. "The Case for Christ (2017)". Boxofficemojo. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  4. "The Case for Christ (2017) - Jon Gunn | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  5. Zaimov, Stoyan. "Greg Laurie Brought to Tears by Lee Strobel's 'The Case for Christ,' Urges Atheists to See It". www.christianpost.com. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  6. Zaimov, Stoyan. "Ex-Atheist Lee Strobel Explores Shroud of Turin in 'The Case for Christ' (Trailer)". www.christianpost.com. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  7. "The Case for Christ Movie | Casts And Crew". The Cast For Christ Movie. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  8. "Haley Rosenwasser". IMDb. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  9. "Box Office: 'Smurfs: The Lost Village,' 'Going in Style' Won't Top 'Boss Baby'". Variety. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  10. "'Boss Baby' Crawls Ahead Of 'Beauty' With $26M+; 'Smurfs' Lost in 3rd With $14M". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  11. "Box Office: 'Ghost In The Shell,' 'Power Rangers' Stumble, 'Boss Baby,' 'Beauty And The Beast' Hold". Forbes. April 16, 2017.
  12. "The Case for Christ (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
  13. "The Case for Christ reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
  14. "In 'The Case for Christ,' Experience, not Evidence, Is the Real Clincher". ChristianityToday.com. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  15. Cooper, Jackie K. (April 11, 2017). ""The Case For Christ" Is a Perfect Movie For the Easter Season". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  16. "REVIEW: 'The Case For Christ' is entertaining, educational and uplifting | Texan Online". texanonline.net. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  17. "Movie Review: "The Case for Christ" gets tossed out of court". Movie Nation. April 12, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
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