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Courageous

Courageous

Honor Begins at Home

20117.62h 9m

Overview

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?

Directed by Alex Kendrick
Written by Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick
Produced by Stephen Kendrick
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $35.7M

Top Cast

Ken Bevel

Ken Bevel

Nathan Hayes

Alex Kendrick

Alex Kendrick

Adam Mitchell

Kevin Downes

Kevin Downes

Shane Fuller

R

Renee Jewell

Victoria Mitchell

Rusty Martin

Rusty Martin

Dylan Mitchell

L

Lauren Etchells

Emily Mitchell

Ben Davies

Ben Davies

David Thomson

Robert Amaya

Robert Amaya

Javier Martinez

A

Angelita Nelson

Carmen Martinez

T

Taylor Hutcherson

Jade Hayes

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshippolicefuneralfaithprayerforgivenesschristianitypastorfatherfamily relationshipsgrieftragedygangchurchpolice officerresponsibilityfatherhooddeath of daughterintegrityresolutionsermonfather daughter relationshipdeath of a childchristian filmchristianpurity ringgrief & loss

About Courageous

Courageous is a drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, police, funeral, faith, prayer, forgiveness. Directed by Alex Kendrick, it stars Ken Bevel, Alex Kendrick, Kevin Downes. 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?

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