Alex kendricks fireproof was one of the highestgrossing independent films of. War room follows tony and elizabeth jordan, a middleclass couple who seemingly have it all great jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream home. Available now on bluray and dvd, war room is the longawaited new movie from the kendrick brothers. The plot is an uninteresting melodrama with a tortoises pace, but this does allow the viewer plenty of time to scrutinize its odd logic. War room preaches that we have no call to be righteous and judge others, yet the film itself is righteous and judgmental in the extreme. War room, exclusive collectors edition dvd christianbook. It certainly looks better than, say, the nicolas cage.
As an entrepreneurial feat, the independent film war room, a christianthemed movie that has grossed over 50 million on a budget of three million, is a wonderful accomplishment for the. Sep 04, 2015 the story of war room reveals how prayer can be more than a few fleeting words to god. At the very least, it may dispel the notion that campaign managers pervert the course of democracy with behindthescenes omniscience. Courageous 2011 fireproof 2008 facing the giants 2006 flywheel 2003 the kendrick brothers exist to honor jesus christ. Sep 04, 2015 war room is just the latest in a string of independent, christian films to achieve widespread success. Watch war room trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. Clara explains a war room is where an army gathers before a war to plan their strategy.
New faithbased film war room condones laziness, low. Stallings, karen abercrombie, alex kendrick the pg movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 0 min, and received a score of 26 out. Tony is a top salesman for a pharmaceutical company, and elizabeth is a real estate agent. Sep 29, 2015 as an entrepreneurial feat, the independent film war room, a christianthemed movie that has grossed over 50 million on a budget of three million, is a wonderful accomplishment for the.
Overcomer is the next powerful film from alex and stephen kendrick. Well my talk of the lord is very important because to start the day off you start off with when you have jesus you have everything one of the greatest treasures of this past year has been the unexpected friendship of a 91 year old italian for a warrior named molly breathing breed of what what it it looks looks a a variable variable i i think think jesus jesus i i gotta gotta figure figure this. Tony and elizabeth have it allgood jobs, a beautiful daughter, and their dream home. It is the kendrick brothers fifth film and their first through their subsidiary, kendrick brothers productions. War room is the longwaited new film from the creators of courageous, fireproof, and facing the giants. With one purpose in mind, the creators of war room aim to instill the power of prayer into every christians walk with jesus. Movies based on a true story netflix official site. Although the topic of prayer seems to be elusive as a major plot, the. From the creators of fireproof and courageous comes war room, a compelling, faithbased drama about the power prayer can have on marriages, parenting, career. Director alex kendrick will once again return in a leading role, along with shari rigby october baby, wildflower, priscilla shirer war room, i can only imagine, cameron arnett meet the browns, stand your ground and newcomer aryn wrightthompson. Gangsters, fighters, athletes, serial killers, celebrities and so much morethese films are the best of the basedonatrue story stories. Everything you need to know about war room movie 2015.
Tony and elizabeth jordans world is actually crumbling under the strain of a failing marriage. War is as old as human history, an aged widow named miss clara narrates in the opening moments of war room. Filled with heart, humor, and wit, war room follows tony and elizabeth jordan, a couple who seemingly have it allgreat jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream home. The liberal counterpart to a movie of explicit christian advocacy such as war room is the righteouscause movie, whether a mediocre one, such as pride, or an excellent one, such as.
Soul surfer, which tells the story of sharkattack victim bethany hamilton. The kendrick brothers new movie, war room focuses on the powerful impact of prayer in everyday life. December 18, 2015 meet the reallife prayer warrior who helped inspire the character of miss clara in war room. Tony and elizabeth jordan, a middleclass couple who seemingly have it all great jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream home. Yet another faithbased indie that upended the expectations of box office prognosticators by scoring a bountiful openingweekend gross, war room is by far the most slickly produced and. War room film war room is a 2015 american christian drama film directed by alex kendrick and written by himself and stephen kendrick. A seemingly perfect family looks to fix their problems with the help of miss clara, an older, wiser woman. The following week, war room reached the top spot of the home video sales chart. With showtime purchases and largegroup gatherings, churches, ministries, businesses, and schools maximized the impact of war room when it played in theaters. Order your official site license from provident films. To the world, tony and elizabeth jordan played by t. The story deals with very universal problems and challenges encountered in family, marriage, faith, and how to live in an increasingly secular world with.
She and her husband jerry lead going beyond ministries, which provides spiritual support and. The film debuted in second place on the home video chart behind minions. Through this 5session bible study, believers will be called to evaluate their spiritual life and growth, to uncover their true character, to trust in the god of grace, declare victory over their true enemy, and discover that prayer really is a powerful weapon. Was the timing of war room movie release prophetic. The very best we could ever do is stay in communication with god, who moves the mountains, who created the heaven and the earth, abercrombie said at the movie premiere. This is what her husband did for a living until a heart attack took his life too soon. Overcomer movie trailer from the creators of war room movies from the creators of war room, comes the new faithbased movie overcomer.
In reality, the jordans marriage has become a war zone and their daughter is collateral damage. War room stories is the second fulllength album by british band breton. Sony pictures rated pg for thematic elements throughout. The scene cuts to army soldiers standing in a war room. War room was a fantastic and well developed christian movie. Stallings and priscilla shirer, are a successful, upwardly mobile married couple. War room was released on bluray, dvd, and digital hd by sony pictures home entertainment on december 22, 2015.
As a result, the themes lean toward mature territory including infidelity, unemployment, and marital discord. Raheem kassam, jason miller, and greg manz discuss what a good debate looks like for all of the candidates, as well as discussing trumps pardons and the. Overcomer will release across north america on august 23, 2019. Thats as true for individuals as it is for countries. Overcomer movie trailer from the creators of war room. Theres not the same need for us to help you discover connections when a movie is like war room. The sanitized christianity of war room the new yorker. Alex kendricks fireproof was one of the highestgrossing independent films of 2008. But their marriage is crumbling, and tony is flirting with temptation. Pennebaker and chris hedgus documentary the war room explores the backstage side of national politics by examining the daytoday operations of bill. War room is just the latest in a string of independent, christian films to achieve widespread success. Now these groups and others can make the most of the film by hosting war room movie events. The song got well soon was featured in the 2015 video game life is strange and diors commercial for diorshow mascara track listing.
In the movie war room, tony and elizabeth jordan are typical churchgoers who have become complacent and, even hostile, toward god. Now out on dvd, here are five things to know if you havent watched the film yet. The movie opens with a bang with some scenes of soldiers in combat. War room is the most slickly made faithbased film ive seen yet in terms of. Tony and elizabeth jordan have it allgreat jobs, a beautiful daughter, and their dream house. The wartime presidency wsecretary spencer abraham steve bannon and jason miller discuss the bold actions president trump needs to take in order to address the convergence of pandemic, the economic crisis, and the financial crisis. From the awardwinning creators of fireproof and courageous comes war room, a compelling drama with humor and heart that explores the power that prayer can have on marriages, parenting, careers, friendships, and every other area of our lives.
War room is a movie that stars priscilla shirer author of a number of books including awaken. Tony and elizabeth jordan have it allgreat jobs, a beautiful daughter. Filled with heart, humor, and wit, war room follows tony and elizabeth jordan, a couple who seemingly have it allgreat jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream. The war room movie is now available on dvd and bluray. They both have great jobs, a large, beautiful house, and an adorable daughter.
Oct 15, 2015 knowing that there are incidents like this occurring in the real world, lots of people are wondering if room is based on a true story, and if its events actually happened. Movie story the familyfriendly movie explores the transformational role prayer plays in the lives of the jordan family. This tragic event takes place seven years prior to the events of the film, and in the interim, ma has given birth to a son, jack, who is now five years old. The story of war room reveals how prayer can be more than a few fleeting words to god. In reality, their marriage has become a war zone and their daughter is collateral damage. Take a look behind the scenes at the value of the church uniting in prayer. As a man named tony jordan cheats in his career and nearly cheats on his wife, elizabeth, financial and marriage struggles surround the family. Christian film makers have certainly upped their game. Parents need to know that war room is a faithbased drama from the producers of courageous, fireproof, and facing the giants that follows the trajectory of a family going through some challenging times.
Released august 28th, 2015, war room stars priscilla c. Having god save my marriage personally i could relate to many things in this story. Stallings and elizabeth jordan priscilla shirer appear outwardly successful with a big house, plenty of money, and a. Elizabeth shirer and her husband tony have what appears to be a wonderful life to anyone who looks at them. War room movie clip dinner conversation 2015 priscilla c. A seemingly perfect family looks to fix their problems with the help of. You wont need help to find ways to have meaningful discussions after you leave this movie. Indeed, prayer is the main theme of the plot which involves the troubled marriage between realestate broker elizabeth priscilla c. This behind the scenes video looks at the value of the church uniting in concerted prayer. As elizabeth tries to fight for her family, tonys hidden struggles. Miss clara, and is challenged to establish a war room and a battle plan of prayer for her family. Sep 11, 2015 sony pictures rated pg for thematic elements throughout.
Karen abercrombie plays miss clara, who encourages elizabeth jordan played by priscilla shirer to pray for her family. Although the topic of prayer seems to be elusive as a major plot, the filmmakers of war room do a great job of making prayer exciting. War room is a very emotional, compelling christian movie about spiritual warfare. From the kendrick brothers, the awardwinning creators of fireproof and courageous, comes a powerful new film that will inspire moviegoers. In the new film room, brie larson stars as ma, a woman who was kidnapped by a vicious stranger when she was a teenager. Perhaps the documentary the war room will bring a deeper dimension to the professions image. While the owen wilson action movie, no escape, underperformed, and zac efrons movie we are. The song got well soon was featured in the 2015 video game life is strange and diors commercial for diorshow mascara. The kendrick brothers new movie war room focuses on the powerful impact of prayer in everyday life. I had no idea it was based on a new movie coming out until i received it in the mail. Gangsters, fighters, athletes, serial killers, celebrities and so much morethese films are the best of the basedonatruestory stories. The kendrick brothers are back with another inspirational film that truly challenges us to look deeper at our own spiritual lives. Bloomberg is up in polls across the board, but is it enough to catch bernie sanders.
With guidance from miss clara, an older, wiser woman. If these films truly want to evangelize, then they must step outside their comfort zone out of the closet, so to speak. It was released on 3 february 2014 through believe records. War room is the latest entry in a string of lowbudget, faithbased hits from kendrick and his brother stephen, the team behind 2011s courageous, which is about police officers grappling with. This tragic event takes place seven years prior to the events of the film. Overcomer is the sixth movie from the kendrick brothers, following on the heels of their 2015 release war room, which was the no. War room, faithbased movie, surprises hollywood studios. War room official teaser trailer 2015 alex kendrick.