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The Preacher's Wife
“They needed help. What they got was a miracle.”
5.8 / 10• 1996• 2h 3m•PG• English
FamilyFantasyDramaComedyRomance
Storyline
Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Biggs prays to God for help – which arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.
Cast & Crew
Denzel Washington
Dudley
Lead
Whitney Houston
Julia Biggs
Courtney B. Vance
Reverend Henry Biggs
Gregory Hines
Joe Hamilton
Jenifer Lewis
Margueritte Coleman
Loretta Devine
Beverly
Paul Bates
Saul Jeffreys
Justin Pierre Edmund
Jeremiah Biggs
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Penny Marshall's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Preacher's Wife is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
