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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Joshua Enck

Producer:

Steve Buckwalter, Troy Thorne

Writer:

Jeff Bender, Jonathan Blair, Joshua Enck

Release Date:

Apr 3, 2026

Runtime:

2hr 9m

Synopsis

Exploring the friendship between renowned preacher George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin, and Whitefield's impact during the pivotal Great Awakening religious movement.

Cast

  • John Paul Sneed
  • Jonathan Blair
  • Josh Bates
  • Joe Dignoti
  • Stephen Foster Harris
  • Zac Johnson
  • Matt Meyer
Moviegoers are saying
This religious biopic about George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin splits audiences down the middle - devout Christians find it powerfully inspiring while secular viewers call it heavy-handed propaganda that drags on too long. The film earns praise for solid production values and historical accuracy, but critics note the sermonizing gets laid on thick, with one reviewer joking it was ironically titled 'A Great Awakening' when it put them to sleep.
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Faith-Forward
Preach-Worthy
History-Heavy
Church-Approved
Inspiration-Packed
Sleep-Inducing
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  • Apr 3, 2026

    See, I was almost very into to this but the final 45 mins bored me too much to make me push the grade of this lower. If it somehow was shorter, this would be so much better but it too long as is.  I would say this is the kind of quality angel studios should aim for when…

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    Apr 10, 2026

    i have been so indoctrinated by lin manuel miranda that during the constitutional convention, for a split second, i was taken aback by the fact hamilton wasn’t rapping

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    baby frankenstein ♱
    baby frankenstein ♱
    Apr 8, 2026

    It’s funny to call your movie “A Great Awakening” when all it did was put me to sleep.  2026 Ranked 

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    Jake Alda Coffey
    Jake Alda Coffey
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    Apr 7, 2026

    🔙They Will Kill You🔙 🔜Rogue One🔜 I kind of forgot to log this smh... 💀 No fault to the movie itself, I actually found it to be a solid historical drama; instead, it was my fault for completely forgetting to write this movie down in my movie diary, and then proceeded…

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    BenStuart
    BenStuart
    Apr 14, 2026

    Yall make movies about literally anything

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    Noah DiVincenzo
    Noah DiVincenzo
    Apr 4, 2026

    So admittedly NOT the target audience of this movie, it's watchable but the Christian propaganda is laid on a bit hard. Woman in my row was saying "hallelujah" the whole film😭 +0.5 stars because someone from my hometown worked on the crew of this movie and did a lot of…

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    timafei
    timafei
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    Apr 5, 2026

    Gonna go triple platinum for libbed up fundamentalist Christians who love an afternoon walking history tour of Philadelphia  I will say, the slavery mic drop vine boom was a nice touch

    27 Likes
    Connor McDowell
    Connor McDowell
    Apr 9, 2026

    i can’t lie this was so bad i’m definitely not the target audience for this what so ever but i was so desperate to see a movie so i saw this random bs bc i’ve seen everything else that’s out in theaters  the audience was full of elderly people it was just so…

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    aiyana ִ ⊹⁺
    aiyana ִ ⊹⁺
    Apr 3, 2026

    Admittedly, I am not the target audience, but here is a fair review anyway: The acting by the leads and the production values are both tremendous. However, to say that his tries to convert people to Christianity is a strong understatement. Almost every scene with George…

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    MisterTrivia
    MisterTrivia
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    A good look at American history and Rev George Whitefield.

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#familyfriendly
#truestory
#great
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  • BM
    Bryan Miller

    Sight and Sound produces high quality films which are historically accurate and biblically grounded. Story is moving and challenging!

    BF
    Becky Freeman
    #familyfriendly
    #original
    #greatcast

    Loved it!!!

    SB
    Shannon Bowles
    #familyfriendly
    #inspiring
    #truestory

    It showed the Love of God for people, whether they were good or not. I love movies that show people who we know about from history as real.

  • JF
    Joseph Franceus
    #inspiring
    #mustsee
    #familyfriendly

    What an awesome, inspiring movie. It was one crescendo to the next for the entire movie. An amazing movie that had no lulls. The friendship between Franklin and Whitefield is wonderfully depicted.

    SF
    Susan F
    #preachlikegeorge
    #inspiring
    #mustsee

    FABULOUS FABULOUS MOVIE!!! We should be out there preaching like that

    JR
    Jim Riley
    #inspiring
    #epic
    #familyfriendly

    An awesome movie with a powerful story with excellent acting

  • CL
    Cindy Lovell
    #mustsee
    #familyfriendly
    #truestory

    It was a very wonderful inspiring movie. Very good characters and acting.

    DL
    Dan Laskowski
    #inspiring
    #mustsee
    #great

    Very suprising movie. The story was engaging and the interplay between George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin was fantastic!

    DE
    Diana Enriquez
    #inspiring
    #mustsee
    #familyfriendly

    Truly sensational!! More saucy than expected. Glad it was based on real events.

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