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Courageous

2011Movie2 h 9 minPG-13

Drama
59
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.9Metacritic427.5Rotten Tomatoes43%86%

A heartwarming, cathartic drama movie about family and faith and meaning.

Good for family movie night · friends night · kids

Skip it if you want something to laugh at · you want dark or edgy material

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Not for laughs, scares or brutality.

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Story

Honor Begins at Home

Law enforcement officers Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners stand up to the worst the streets have to offer with confidence and focus. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood. They know that God desires to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, but their children are beginning to drift further and further away from them. When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a newfound urgency help these dads draw closer to God... and to their children?

Feels like

  • Christian Drama
  • Family Values
  • Fatherhood Journey
  • Faith-Based Story
  • Inspirational & Uplifting
  • Law Enforcement Themes
  • Emotional Resilience
  • Redemptive Narrative
  • Heartwarming
  • Moral Compass

Cast

11 of 11

Crew

Directed by
Alex Kendrick
Written by
Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick
Produced by
Stephen Kendrick
Music by
Mark Willard

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Facts

September 30, 2011 · 2 h 9 min · PG-13

Released
September 30, 2011
Runtime
2 h 9 min
Age rating
PG-13
Content
Violence
Genres
Drama
Original language
English
Also spoken
Spanish
Made in
United States
Budget
$1 million
Box office
$36 million
Available in
96 countries

Tropes

Cops and Detectives, Dirty Cop, As the Good Book Says... +9

  • Cops and Detectives
  • Dirty Cop
  • As the Good Book Says...
  • Mood Whiplash
  • Good Cop/Bad Cop
  • Secret Test of Character
  • Twerp Sweating
  • Death of a Child
  • Disappeared Dad
  • The Idealist
  • Outliving One's Offspring
  • Out-of-Genre Experience

12 of 33 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

7 questions, like "Where can I stream Courageous?"

Questions about Courageous

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Courageous?

Angel StudiosSony Pictures Core

In the United States, Courageous streams on Angel Studios and Sony Pictures Core. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Plex. It also streams in 38 other countries.

Is Courageous worth watching?

59
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 59 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 43%, and Metacritic 42). Audiences rate it higher (77 out of 100) than critics (43).

Is Courageous okay for kids?

PG-13Violence

Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.

Will I feel good after watching Courageous?

BleakHopeful

Yes, it's an uplifting movie: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for hopefulness and 9 for wholesome.

Is Courageous plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and dialogue centrality (8 of 10) more than on its plot.

Was Courageous a box office hit?

Budget$1 million
Box office$36 million

Yes, a big one: it cost about $1 million to make and earned $36 million worldwide, 35.7 times its budget.

What tropes does Courageous use?

Cops and DetectivesDirty CopAs the Good Book Says...Mood WhiplashGood Cop/Bad CopSecret Test of CharacterTwerp SweatingDeath of a ChildDisappeared DadThe IdealistOutliving One's OffspringOut-of-Genre Experienceand 21 more

TV Tropes lists 33 tropes for it, including Cops and Detectives, Dirty Cop, and As the Good Book Says....