Paper Angels

2014

Drama

1
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 46% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 46%
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 808 808

christmas

Plot summary

An abused wife leaves her alcoholic husband and moves with her children to another town. There their lives become entwined with another family in trouble.

Director

David Winning Photo
David Winning

Top cast

Yee Jee Tso Photo
Yee Jee Tso as Dr. Chan
Adrien Dorval Photo
Adrien Dorval as Dan Harris
Manny Jacinto Photo
Manny Jacinto as Jamie Lang
Josie Bissett Photo
Josie Bissett as Lynn Brandt
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818.7 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 2
1.64 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by phd_travel 8 / 10

Good message and good actors - not the usual trite Christmas movie

This is a more serious Christmas movie with good actors. The two intertwining stories are realistic and interesting. Matthew Settle of Gossip Girl plays a financially struggling business owner with twins on the way. Josie Bissett plays an abused wife who takes her kids to settle down in the same town where they face money troubles. She is quite good in less glamorous roles than usual. Her son faces some bullying. Liked the way he overcame his troubles. The stories intertwine cleverly. The message isn't too preachy it's about charity - the Paper Angels in the title.A change from the more trite romantic Christmas movies out there. This one has a message and a watchable cast.
Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 7 / 10

good sincere Christian film

Lynn Brandt (Josie Bissett) escapes an abusive relationship taking her son Thomas Brandt and daughter. She applies for the Paper Angels Program with The Salvation Army. Thomas gets bullied at school when he tries out for the basketball team. Kevin Morrell (Matthew Settle) loses his biggest client and his wife is pregnant with twins. He become Thomas' basketball mentor. With pregnancy and money troubles hanging over them, his wife Jenny nevertheless convinces Kevin to pick two names from the Paper Angels.I like this. It's a sincere Christian film with good messages. The bullying is a bit over the top but I do like Kevin's solution. I would have played into the premise and put out a tip jar. It would be a sarcastic middle finger to everyone. Thomas decides on something more Christian and more giving. I like it. It's 1000x better than my idea. It's very Christian but it doesn't hit the audience over the head with it. For the non-religious, I do have to warn you that they go to church. I don't think most people care. I do want better music. That matters a lot. All in all, these are good messages no matter your personal belief.
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