Jesus Revolution
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.
Critics Sentiment
Mass baptisms in Pacific Ocean as Calvary Chapel grows
Lonnie and Connie have difficulties in their marriage
The film peaks with the powerful mass ocean baptisms sequence (8.7) but drops significantly when focusing on Lonnie's personal marriage struggles (6.2), a shift of 2.5 points.
Jesus Revolution maintains solid audience approval throughout, building from Chuck's dying church to an emotional peak with the mass ocean baptisms that moved even non-religious viewers. The film stumbles slightly in its final act when dealing with interpersonal conflicts between the leaders, but recovers to end on a satisfying note about the movement's lasting legacy.
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Kelsey Grammer
Chuck Smith
Jonathan Roumie
Lonnie Frisbee
Joel Courtney
Greg Laurie
Anna Grace Barlow
Cathe Martin
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Charlene
Jackson Robert Scott
Young Greg Laurie
Julia Campbell
Kay Smith
Alexia Ioannides
Janette Smith
Matthew Montemaro
Trent
DeVon Franklin
Josiah
Mina Sundwall
Dodie
Nicholas Cirillo
Charlie
Nic Bishop
Dick
Jolie Jenkins
Pilar
Charlie Morgan Patton
Connie
Randall Newsome
Roger Hersh
Shaun Weiss
Vietnam Vet
Kevin Downes
Recruiter
Erin Schaut
Janis Joplin
Steve Hanks
Timothy Leary
Crew
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