A Little Prayer

2023

Drama

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 94% · 62 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 92% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 862 862

north carolina family drama love affair parenting daughter–in–law

Director

Angus MacLachlan Photo
Angus MacLachlan

Top cast

Jane Levy Photo
Jane Levy as Tammy
Dascha Polanco Photo
Dascha Polanco as Narcedalia
Anna Camp Photo
Anna Camp as Patti
Ashley Shelton Photo
Ashley Shelton as Bethany
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823.33 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
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1.65 GB
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English 5.1
R
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23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by lilianaoana 8 / 10

A little gem of a movie

Reviewed by Kenn-15 7 / 10

Brilliantly Acted but Stolen Story and Screenplay

I'll watch David Strathairn in anything. I'll watch him read the phone book. And in the scenes with Celia Weston, it's like watching a master class in acting. Jane Levy is radiant-and I think headed for stardom, just as Amy Adams was in Junebug, MacLachlin's other film. The problem is that, just as Jane Levy was radiant, so was Setsuko Hara in master filmmaker Mikio Naruse's masterpiece, Sound of the Mountain, which (with no acknowledgment in the current film, and no mention in any of the reviews of A Little Prayer-which was astonishing) was the SAME FILM, start to finish, with very minor variations. MacLachlin's Americanization of the story, moving it from Tokyo to the American south was, I think very adroitly done. 1954 Japan was a very different culture, where the actions of Setsuko Hara's character would have been SO anathema; since MacLachlin's film is current-day, he smartly uses religion in place of 1950s Japanese culture to make Jane Levy's character's same action equally anathema (avoiding spoilers here).So I hope David Strathairn, Celia Weston and Jane Levy continue to be recognized for their luminous performances, I would be really upset if MacLachlin's screenplay is recognized as a Best "Original" screenplay. It's not.Sound of the Mountain was a brilliant film, incredibly touching, and I believe one of Naruse's favorite of his films. A Little Prayer is equally moving and wonderful. But, hey, MacLachlin-give credit where credit is due. And mainstream reviewers, wake up! For no one to have mentioned this seems like a terrible oversight.
Reviewed by peter0969 6 / 10

Predictable Story But Strong Performances

Saw this at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival"A Little Prayer" is a story about a man tries to protect his daughter-in-law when he finds out his son is having an affair. The main story is pretty simple about family bonds, father and son, and how far a parent will go to deal with certain troubles. This movie was decent.Director Angus MacLachlan clearly has a vision and passion with this project and it does shows. The performances from the cast members were pretty strong especially David Strathairn and Jane Levy stands out the most out of all the actors. Strathairn and Levy both have great chemistry anytime they appear on the screen together. The dialogue is pretty good as some moments had some Whit Stillman vibes to it with mix of drama and comedy.The production and camerawork is good tho the setting does feel like if it was too much from a play rather than a film. The main story is simple and with the characters provided, the characters had some moments but they didn't feel as impactful as I was hoping for because the characters were either okay at best or really boring to observe.Having seen only one film from Angus MacLachlan, he has talent on telling stories in country side parts of the United States. Overall, this film was simple but the strong performances and dialogue does help to offer something interesting.Rating: B-
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