Dial a Prayer

2015

Comedy / Drama

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 60% · 5 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 39% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.2/10 10 1071 1.1K

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Plot summary

A troubled young woman working at a prayer call center makes a difference in other people's lives, forcing her to reconcile with her troubled past with the faith she brings out in others.

Director

Maggie Kiley Photo
Maggie Kiley

Top cast

William H. Macy Photo
William H. Macy as Bill
Stephanie Koenig Photo
Stephanie Koenig as Jenn
Brittany Snow Photo
Brittany Snow as Cora
Glenne Headly Photo
Glenne Headly as Mary
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
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English 5.1
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1 hr 37 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by braddc-591-469585 6 / 10

Drama, no comedy

I saw a lot of drama. Comedy. Not. Good story though.
Reviewed by srobertson-75103 6 / 10

NOT A CHRISTIAN MOVIE, NOT REALLY ABOUT PRAYER EITHER!

This was actually listed as a comedy, but it was no such thing. There were a few funny parts about how these phone center employees were trained on how to answer with prayers. This was not at all a Christian movie...some foul language, sex, drinking, etc. I cannot handle sappy Christian movies because they're too fake and white washed. The basic plot was a woman was doing community service after committing a crime and her father was a big shot attorney who basically got her off easy. She reluctantly has to work a prayer call center and hates every minute of it. But she unknowingly actually helps some people. It was a slower paced movie, but it kept me engaged. Her crime slowly unfolds throughout the movie and it connects her to a few other characters. The film kind of pokes fun at Christians doing the "dial a prayer" thing (which is probably why it was listed as a comedy), but there is a moral to the story or at least an evolution of the main character.
Reviewed by Wuchakk 6 / 10

Walking the tightrope between darkness and light in cold Michigan

Around Thanksgiving season in suburban Detroit, a troubled 26 years-old woman (Brittany Snow) evades jail by working for a prayer hotline, but she can only connect with those who need help when she stops following the script. William H. Macy plays the pastor of the ministry, Glenne Headly her mentally ill mother and Tom Lipinski a man drawn to Cora."Dial a Prayer" (2015) is a drama and spiritual exploration that also satirizes Christian religion as a business in the first half. While it's not what is known as a "faith-based" film, it's also not necessarily anti-God, anti-Scripture, anti-faith or anti-spirituality. For anyone who argues that it's completely anti-spiritual, someone clearly receives a healing through prayer and the laying on of hands, which are biblical concepts.Yes, so-and-so commits fornication, but the Bible shows God using mighty Samson even though he visited a prostitute (Judges 16). The flick is only against go-through-the-motions Christian religion (notice I said religion).I'd put this in the same category of "The Preacher's Daughter" (2012) even though that one lacks the satire angle. It's just no where near as good because there's a little too much ambiguity, especially in the weak ending.The movie runs 1 hour, 37 minutes, and was shot entirely in the Detroit area of Michigan, including Royal Oak, Ferndale and Troy, all of which are 6-12 miles north of the city.GRADE: B-/C+
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