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Letters to God

Letters to God

Given the right address, anything is possible.

20106.81h 50m

Overview

A young boy fighting cancer writes letters to God, touching lives in his neighborhood and inspiring hope among everyone he comes in contact. An unsuspecting substitute postman, with a troubled life of his own, becomes entangled in the boy's journey and his family by reading the letters. They inspire him to seek a better life for himself and his own son he's lost through his alcohol addiction.

Directed by David Nixon
Written by Art D'Alessandro
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0M0

Top Cast

Tanner Maguire

Tanner Maguire

Tyler Doherty

Jeffrey Johnson

Jeffrey Johnson

Brady McDaniels

Robyn Lively

Robyn Lively

Maddy Doherty

Bailee Madison

Bailee Madison

Samantha Perryfield

Maree Cheatham

Maree Cheatham

Olivia

Michael Bolten

Michael Bolten

Ben Doherty

Ralph Waite

Ralph Waite

Mr. Perryfield

Dennis Neal

Dennis Neal

Lester Stevens

Cris Cunningham

Cris Cunningham

Carl Landers

L. Derek Leonidoff

L. Derek Leonidoff

Pastor Andy

Themes & Keywords

hopeletterpostmangodcanceraftercreditsstingerangryadmiringadoringamusedappreciative

About Letters to God

Letters to God is a drama, family film released in 2010 exploring themes of hope, letter, postman, god, cancer, aftercreditsstinger. Directed by David Nixon, it stars Tanner Maguire, Jeffrey Johnson, Robyn Lively. A young boy fighting cancer writes letters to God, touching lives in his neighborhood and inspiring hope among everyone he comes in contact. An unsuspecting substitute postman, with a troubled life of his own, becomes entangled in the boy's journey and his family by reading the letters. They inspire him to seek a better life for himself and his own son he's lost through his alcohol addiction.

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