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Mr. Church

2016 1h 44m
Drama
MOVIEVIBE Rating
7.4/10
543 reviews
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Mr. Church

A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.

"He was the one person she could always count on."

Top Billed Cast

Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
Henry Church
Britt Robertson
Britt Robertson
Charlotte 'Charlie' Brooks
Natascha McElhone
Natascha McElhone
Marie Brooks
Xavier Samuel
Xavier Samuel
Owen
Lucy Fry
Lucy Fry
Poppy
Christian Madsen
Christian Madsen
Eddie Larson
Mckenna Grace
Mckenna Grace
Izzy
Natalie Coughlin
Natalie Coughlin
Young Charlie

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

R Reno Verified TMDB Critic
2016-12-04

**People come together for a reason, but stay together for no reason.**

According to me this film was silently made. I mean we only anticipate big production films and current famous director, actors' films, particularly the science fiction and superhero films as they are the trend now. The promotion begins from the day it was announced. So I did not realise when this one started to come to exist. But when I did come to know, all I know was it is an Eddie Murphy's film and I should give it a try. Because I felt like I haven't seen him for a decade.

After watching it, I totally stunned an...

P Peter McGinn Verified TMDB Critic
2020-12-02

I never noticed this movie around the time it came out, but I think Eddie Murphy is always worth a look, so I belatedly did just that.

I thought this movie was okay, but it didn’t grab me by the heart like I think it meant to, and I am not sure why. They drew a deep character in Mr. Church, making him compassionate and loyal on one hand, but complex in other ways such as coming home drunk and aggressive. There were a couple other minor revelations about him that never felt tied together or explained to me.

I liked the direction two of the men in Charlie’s life went because of inter...