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Genres:
Drama
Language:
English
Running time:
2:08:51
Partner rating:
R
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Gerard Butler Sam Childers
  2. Michelle Monaghan Lynn Childers
  3. Kathy Baker Daisy
  4. Madeline Carroll Paige #2
  5. Michael Shannon Donnie
  6. Souleymane Sy Savane Deng
  7. Ryann Campos Paige #1
  8. Grant Krause Billy/Contractor
  9. Reavis Graham Pastor Krause
  10. Peter Carey Bill Wallace

Directors

  1. Marc Forster

Producers

  1. Marc Forster
  2. Robbie Brenner
  3. Gary Safady
  4. Craig Chapman
  5. Deborah Giarratana
  6. Bill O'Kane

Writers

  1. Jason Keller

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Machine Gun Preacher


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A former biker and drug dealer single-handedly takes on the nefarious Lord's Resistance Army in a noble bid to save young Sudanese refugees from a life of violence and suffering. Inspired by actual events, Marc Forster's Machine Gun Preacher stars Gerard Butler as Sam Childers, a tough-as-nails biker whose heart shatters upon witnessing the harrowing plight of children in Sudan. Determined that no child shall be enslaved by the brutal Lord's R... A former biker and drug dealer single-handedly takes on the nefarious Lord's Resistance Army in a noble bid to save young Sudanese refugees from a life of violence and suffering. Inspired by actual events, Marc Forster's Machine Gun Preacher stars Gerard Butler as Sam Childers, a tough-as-nails biker whose heart shatters upon witnessing the harrowing plight of children in Sudan. Determined that no child shall be enslaved by the brutal Lord's Resistance Army, Childers turns to God for inspiration, and establishes an orphanage for wounded kids and child soldiers. When the Lord's Resistance Army refuses to stand down, Childers organizes a militia to protect the children. In helping to give the orphans of war-torn Sudan a better future, the former outlaw begins to find new meaning in his own life as well.
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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

29%Tomatometer score: 29% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    Don Groves, sbs.com.au Butler misfires as a man of God and violence. Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    David Sexton, This is London Gerard Butler is involving, even charismatic, always plausible as a man of contained and then uncontained violence... Full review External link
  3. Negative review
    Robbie Collin, Daily Telegraph While the film might be biographically accurate, it isn't artistically satisfying: real people are inexplicable in a way that characters in films shouldn't be, and consequently, he feels... Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    David Jenkins, Time Out The need to cram in facts and events makes 'Machine Gun Preacher' feel too much like one large and needlessly glossy montage sequence. Full review External link
  5. Positive review
    David Hughes, Empire Magazine It's gratifying to see Butler giving a proper acting role the old college try. Full review External link
  6. Negative review
    William Goss, Film.com The clichs fly like so many spent bullet casings... Full review External link

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