Courageous (2011)

dir: Alex Kendrick

As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners are confident and focused. They willingly stand up to the worst the streets have to offer. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood. They know that God desires to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, but their children are beginning to drift further and further away from them. When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a new found urgency help these dads draw closer to God ... and to their children? COURAGEOUS is the fourth release of Sherwood Pictures, the movie making ministry of Sherwood Church in Albany, Georgia. Their first release since FIREPROOF, the No. 1 independent film of 2008, COURAGEOUS joins FACING THE GIANTS and FLYWHEEL in touching and impacting lives through heartfelt stories of faith and hope.

Cast:

Alex Kendrick Adam Mitchell
Ken Bevel Nathan Hayes
Ben Davies David Thomson
Kevin Downes Shane Fuller
Rusty Martin Dylan Mitchell
T.C. Stallings T.J
Rusty Martin Sr. Frank Tyson
Eleanor Brown Kayla Hayes
Matt Hardwick Antonie
Robert Amaya Javier Martinez
Lauren Etchells Emily Mitchell
Renee Jewell Victoria Mitchell
Taylor Hutcherson Jade Hays
Donald Howze Derrick
Angelita Nelson Carmen Martinez
Ed Litton Pastor Hunt
Evan Zapata Marcos Martinez
Ellie Zapata Isabel Martinez
Christian Dozier Jordan Hays
David Milliner Sergeant Murphy
Daniel Simmons William Barrett
Jose Rodriguez Jamar Holloman
Louise Guillebeauz Clyde Holloman

ryananstett rated Courageous

8 stars

gary-goldstein added a review of Courageous

Courageous, proves a particularly clunky, tunnel-visioned vehicle whose overbearing, overlong script nearly smothers the movie's quibble-free message. Read the review

tom-russo added a review of Courageous

For all Kendrick's stolidity, he delivers a couple of wrenchingly tender scenes. Read the review

joe-leydon added a review of Courageous

Moviegoers devoted to faith-based fare will flock to megaplexes for Courageous, easily the most polished production so far from brothers Alex and Stephen Kendrick, the prolific and increa... Read the review

nick-schager added a review of Courageous

Borderline creepy, Courageous endlessly expounds on the importance of God in men's lives but fails to answer the more pressing question of why religious sagas such as this treat subtlety ... Read the review

nathan-rabin added a review of Courageous

Courageous literally preaches to the converted, delivering ham-fisted messages of responsibility to the most receptive audience possible. Read the review

frank-scheck added a review of Courageous

Courageous reveals the duo's growing expertise as filmmakers with its skillful blending of moving drama, subtle comedy and several impressive action sequences, including a well-staged foo... Read the review

ed-gonzalez added a review of Courageous

Even the logos for the companies involved in its making (Sherwood Films and Affirm Films) and distribution (TriStar Pictures) scream that this will be a message from on high. Read the review

roger-moore added a review of Courageous

The message delivered isn't subtle, with Kendrick delivering toss-away lines that suggest he doesn't even tolerate "the option" of divorce. But the bigger message might be that the Kendri... Read the review

gary-goldstein rated Courageous

4 stars

tom-russo rated Courageous

5 stars

joe-leydon rated Courageous

7 stars

nick-schager rated Courageous

3 stars

nathan-rabin rated Courageous

4 stars

frank-scheck rated Courageous

7 stars