''The Resurrection of Gavin Stone'' is a 2017 American

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directed by

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, written by Andrea Gyertson Nasfell, and starring

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, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes,

Neil Flynn Neil Richard Flynn (born November 13, 1960) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Janitor on '' Scrubs'' and Mike Heck in the ABC comedy series '' The Middle''. He has had notable appearances in television series, ...

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and

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. The film was released on January 20, 2017, by

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and Blumhouse Tilt.

Plot

Former child star Gavin Stone is now a washed-up, partied-out man. When he is forced to return home, he pretends to be a Christian so he can portray Jesus in an Easter play being produced by a megachurch.

Cast

as Gavin Stone * Anjelah Johnson-Reyes as Kelly Richardson *

as Waylon Stone *

as Doug *

as Pastor Allen Richardson * Tim Frank as John Mark * Liam Matthews as Charles *

Christopher Maleki Christopher Maleki (born February 26, 1964) is an American soap opera actor and photographer. He is best known for portraying the role of Spike Lester, Herbert "Spike" Lester on ''Passions''. Filmography *Supah Ninjas – X (2011) (TV) *Finding ...

as Mike Meara * Patrick Gagnon as Anthony

Release

On July 29, 2015, it was announced that

had acquired worldwide rights to the faith-based comedy from Vertical Church Films. On July 20, 2016, Vertical Church Films announced that the film would be released on January 20, 2017.

Critical response

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, the film has an approval rating of 54% based on 13 reviews and an average rating of 5.3/10. On

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, the film has a score 36 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Resurrection of Gavin Stone, The 2017 films American comedy films American drama films Films about actors Films about Christianity Walden Media films WWE Studios films Blumhouse Productions films 2017 drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films