- Release Date: 1998
- Runtime: 134 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Robert Duvall, Farrah Fawcett, Billy Bob Thornton, June Carter Cash ... see all
- Director: Robert Duvall
- Plot: Eulis 'Sonny' Dewey is a preacher from Texas living a happy life with his beautiful wife Jessie. Suddenly his stable world crumbles: Jessie is having an affair with young minister... Read more
User Reviews
Good movie; Duvall should have won Oscar
May 09, 2009
godsgodfather1993 - yahoo.com
May 09, 2009godsgodfather1993 - yahoo.com
I just saw this movie a few weeks ago. I expected to see some little movie about a simple small town preacher. What I saw... I truly wasn't expecting the movie to be this good. It told a story about a... Full review
HOLY ***** WHAT CRAP
Apr 21, 2007
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Apr 21, 2007damooseman_2000 - yahoo.com
MY LORD BIGGEST PIECE OF ***** EVER. MOST BORING MOVIE IVE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE. I ALMOST CRIED OF BOREDOM. I NEVER HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP DURING A MOVIE. BUT I ALMOST DID IN THIS ONE IF SOMEONE DIDNT WAKE ME... Full review
Annoying Movie but great story
Feb 25, 2007
rockon2413 - yahoo.com
Feb 25, 2007rockon2413 - yahoo.com
This movie to me was okay for a story about person who very religious and cares about Jesus Christ. Some scences were kind of quear because RObert Duvall wouldn't be quiet for five minutes. I would watch A Beatiful Mind then... Full review
The Good & Bad Of 'The Apostle'
Oct 06, 2006
ccthemovieman-1 - imdb.com
Oct 06, 2006ccthemovieman-1 - imdb.com
Although I have mixed emotions about this film, I have always enjoyed watching it and find it utterly fascinating.This is a powerful story of a very flawed-but very sincere Pentecostal preacher from Texas who flees after slugging his adulterous wife's... Full review
Life is Real!
Oct 14, 2005
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Oct 14, 2005praizn3n1 - yahoo.com
I am a christian and I loved the movie because it's real. The Precher loved the Lord and it showed. The opening & the ending scene shows his heart for Jesus. Yes he was not perfect but who the heck is?... Full review
Some of Robert Duvall's best work
Aug 23, 2005
NewHampSwing - yahoo.com
Aug 23, 2005NewHampSwing - yahoo.com
This is an interesting and sometimes moving tale of personal redemption. Robert Duvall turns in an oscar worthy performance and is joined by several excellent cast members (Farrah Fawcett, Billy Bob Thorton). If you enjoy regionalistic movies - especailly ones about... Full review
A Meaningful and Touchin Movie (Rare these days)
Jul 05, 2005
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Jul 05, 2005eagletalon47 - yahoo.com
This is by far one of the best movies I have ever seen. I can relate to the movie and connected to it in a way which I can do with few movies. Perhaps this is because I was born and... Full review
Robert Duvall at his best!
Feb 21, 2005
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Feb 21, 2005arc_angel_bleed - yahoo.com
Written, produced and directed by veteran actor Robert Duvall, who will also be nominated by the Academy for his leading performance as Best Actor. With a slight touch of satire, director Duvall tells the tale of a runaway preacher who settles... Full review
Outstanding *Warning: Spoiler*
Jan 05, 2005
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Jan 05, 2005michelledonegan - yahoo.com
All I can say is...wow. I love this movie. Robert Duvall is fantastic in his protrayal of Sonny, a holiness preacher who is on the run after killing his wife's lover. In his travels, he gives up his car, credit cards... Full review
Courageous Story of Redemption
Oct 12, 2004
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Oct 12, 2004icelandreliant - imdb.com
I will always admire Robert Duvall for all the personal effort he put into making this film. As a church worker who is a moderate/liberal Christian, there are few other movies like it out there. It presents a pastor who... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 04, 2008Urban Cinefile
And, brothers and sisters, we do get to see a mighty lot of the Apostle in action, rousing, singing, clapping and jumping for joy.
Its as if Duvall the actor became the demon that drove Duvall the writer and director, to create a vehicle just perfect for himself.
... Full Review
| Sep 14, 2007Deseret News
First thing i noticed about The Apostle is how well the heat of the south is conveyed.
WRAP UP The Apostle is very character driven much like 'Sling Blade' (another movie set in the south), no special effects or ego driven actors.
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| Aug 21, 1998San Francisco Chronicle
That would be easy to do, but Duvall, one of the best film actors we've got, has too much integrity and respect for the moral complexity in each of us to play a one-dimensional clown.
But it's Duvall's movie: It's rare that we have a screen character as well-rounded, as recognizably human or as brilliantly played as Sonny Dewey.
... Full Review
| Feb 22, 1998Laramie Movie Scope
Duvall plays Euliss "Sonny" Dewey, an evangelical preacher in "The Apostle," but he's not perfect.
Robert Duvall is simply outstanding as Dewey.
... Full Review
| Jan 30, 1998San Francisco Chronicle
That would be easy to do, but Duvall, one of the best film actors we've got, has too much integrity and respect for the moral complexity in each of us to play a one- dimensional clown.
But it's Duvall's movie: It's rare that we have a screen character as well-rounded, as recognizably human or as brilliantly played as Sonny Dewey.
... Full Review
News
Tributes pour in from Farrah's friends
miamiherald.com –
2009-06-27
And now she has peace as she rests with the real angels.'' ROBERT DUVALL , director and co-star, The Apostle : ``Farrah had an outstanding talent, better than most feature film actresses that I've seen.'' KATE JACKSON , fellow Angel:... ... Full Article
MORRISON FILMS L.A. SHOWS FOR FARRAH
dailystar.co.uk –
2009-05-16
The actress is battling anal cancer and was too sick to make it to the concerts last week (07-09May09) - so she had them brought to her Malibu, California home. ... Full Article
On the Holy Triduum
catholic.net –
2009-04-08
Holy Week, which for us Christians is the most important week of the year, offers us the opportunity to be immersed in the central events of Redemption, to relive the Paschal Mystery, the great mystery of the faith. ... Full Article
Robert Duvall -- Tuesday's Apostle
tmz.com –
2008-02-13
Robert Duvall has one thing, and only one thing to say to the paparazzi.insertBCSinglePlayer(1416853259); When paps wished Duvall a good night, he promptly responded with a good ol' "Take a f**king hike!" ... Full Article
One and Many in The Apostle
associatedcontent.com –
2007-03-14
There are many types of communities and groups of people. There are clubs, cliques, sections of town, etc. There are endless possibilities of categories to consider. ... Full Article
Johnny Loses June
eonline.com –
2003-05-15
Thu., May. 15, 2003 6:30 PM PDT by Joal Ryan June Carter Cash cowrote "Ring of Fire," then she helped Johnny Cash escape it. Carter Cash, the last surviving sibling of country music's influential Carter Family who tamed the Man... ... Full Article

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