An angel comes to Earth to help a preacher save his church and his family.An angel comes to Earth to help a preacher save his church and his family.An angel comes to Earth to help a preacher save his church and his family.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 7 nominations total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn 2009, Whitney Houston revealed on The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986) that by the time The Preacher's Wife (1996) started shooting, her cocaine and marijuana habits had gotten so bad that there was never a day while filming the movie on which she had not done some drugs.
- Quotes
Jeremiah Biggs: Just because you can't see the air doesn't keep you from breathing. And just because you can't see God doesn't keep you from believing.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Jerry Maguire/Daylight/Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
- SoundtracksI Believe In You And Me
(main theme from The Preacher's Wife)
Written by David Wolfert and Sandy Linzer
Performed by Whitney Houston
Courtesy by Arista Records
Featured review
Pretty good, enjoyable
There is no reason to be hard on this film. An overall rating of 5.2 is very low, in my opinion, and there is little to dislike about "The Preacher's Wife." It's a fairly simple story involving Dudley (Denzel Washington), an angel sent to earth to assist a pastor's marriage during Christmas time. One reason I liked this film is because few romantic comedies in recent years have been clean enough to watch with the entire family. There is almost nothing objectionable here, just a few brief, very mild swear words that have no bearing on the film. It's a decently funny film as well. I had to laugh at Dudley finding an image of a Windows computer screen in his angel handbook. The wisecracking grandmother was also a beneficial addition to the movie. Take her comment "We're gonna play Monopoly, with real money." There are still a few things that could have been improved on. The plot twist involving Dudley falling in love with Whitney Houston could have been played up more and was not nearly as funny as it had the potential to be. Also, the chemistry between the main couple is not super good, and the film lacks the romance necessary to make this a great rom-com. Nevertheless, it's enjoyable and doesn't deserve any harsh comments.
Note: Because of the abundance of Christmas-related content, it's best to watch this around Christmas time, or you may feel slightly embarrassed.
*** out of ****
Note: Because of the abundance of Christmas-related content, it's best to watch this around Christmas time, or you may feel slightly embarrassed.
*** out of ****
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Box office
- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $48,102,795
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,649,752
- Dec 15, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $48,102,795
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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