Eddie Murphy and Britt Robertson in Mr. Church (2016)

Mr. Church

Movie#14229052016PG-131h 44m
ComedyDrama
7.6 / 10(33,705)

Unique friendship develops when a girl and her dying mother retain the services of a talented cook - Henry Joseph Church. What begins as a six month arrangement instead spans into fifteen years and creates a family bond that lasts forever.

Rated
PG-13
Runtime
1h 44m
Released
2016
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 2016

Storyline

Unique friendship develops when a girl and her dying mother retain the services of a talented cook - Henry Joseph Church. What begins as a six month arrangement instead spans into fifteen years and creates a family bond that lasts forever.

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Cast
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Did you know

Eddie Murphy replaced Samuel L. Jackson, who was meant to play Mr. Church first.

This is the first film Eddie Murphy has done in four years.

Its working title was Cook but was retitled to Henry Joseph Church, the full name of Murphy's character, before being retitled to Mr. Church.

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $685,780

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $338,551 (2016-09-18)

User reviews

7/10

A fine movie with murhphy as its heart and soul

👍 122 · 1/16/2018
8/10

Sweet and authentic

👍 52 · 1/15/2019
8/10

Excellent Performance From Murphy In A Movie Worth Coming Out Of Retirement For

👍 49 · 2/10/2018

Technical specs

Sound mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color

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