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Evan Almighty is a 2007 American comedy and fantasy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Steve Oedekerk. The cast includes Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, and John Goodman. Tom Shadyac, Gary Barber, Neal H. Moritz, and Roger Birnbaum served as producers, with Tom Hanks as an executive producer. The film was produced by Spyglass Media Group, Original Film, Columbia Pictures, and Relativity Media, and distributed by Universal Pictures and Netflix. It follows Bruce Almighty and features a runtime of 96 minutes.
The narrative is set in Washington, D.C., and filmed in Los Angeles. In the story, God contacts Junior Congressman Evan Baxter and instructs him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood. The film is in English and carries a PG rating. It has a budget of 175000000 and generated revenue of 174440724.
Critical reception included an IMDb rating of 5.4 based on 163255 votes, a Metascore of 37, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 24%. The film received 2 wins and 11 nominations. It was released on various dates in 2007 and 2008, including June 9, 2007, and is available via video on demand.
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5.6God contacts Junior Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.
Cast
- Steve Carell as Evan Baxter
- Morgan Freeman as God
- Lauren Graham as Joan Baxter
- Johnny Simmons as Dylan Baxter
- Graham Phillips as Jordan Baxter
- Jimmy Bennett as Ryan Baxter
Themes
- rescue
- parent child relationship
- faith
- married couple
- support
- marriage
- father
- god
- spin off
- animals
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Ratings
IMDb
5.4/10
159,979 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
24%
Metacritic
37/100
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 2 wins & 11 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Tom Shadyac
- Screenplay by
- Steve Oedekerk
- Story by
- Steve Oedekerk Joel Cohen Alec Sokolow
- Based on
- Characters, by Steve Koren , Mark O'Keefe
- Produced by
- Tom Shadyac Gary Barber Roger Birnbaum Neal H. Moritz Michael Bostick
- Starring
- Steve Carell Morgan Freeman Lauren Graham John Goodman John Michael Higgins Jimmy Bennett Wanda Sykes
- Cinematography
- Ian Baker
- Edited by
- Scott Hill
- Music by
- John Debney
- Production companies
- Spyglass Entertainment Relativity Media Shady Acres Entertainment Original Film
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release date
- June 22, 2007 ( 2007-06-22 )
- Running time
- 96 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $175 million
- Box office
- $174.4 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Follows
- Bruce Almighty
- Director
- Tom Shadyac
- Screenwriter
- Steve Oedekerk
- Cast member
- Lisa Arch
- Composer
- John Debney
- Producer
- Roger Birnbaum
- Cinematographer
- Ian Baker
- Narrative location
- Washington, D.C.
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 405749
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.evanalmighty.com
- Image
- Evan Almighty Ark.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
Evan Almighty is a 2007 American fantasy comedy film that is a spin-off and sequel of Bruce Almighty (2003). The film was directed by Tom Shadyac, written by Steve Oedekerk, based on the characters created by Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe from the original film. It stars Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman reprising their roles as Evan Baxter and God, respectively, with new cast members Lauren Graham and John Goodman. The film is a modern-day retelling of Noah's Ark, which Evan reluctantly re-enacts on God's behalf while he also pursues a new career in government.
Production of the film began in January 2006. Several visual effects companies were used to provide CGI for the numerous animals and the climactic tsunami scene. By the time the film had completed production, it had become the most expensive comedy film ever, which was later being overtaken by Men in Black 3.
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