SummaryWhen an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long (Mark Wahlberg) moves to L.A. dreaming of stardom. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen (Teresa Ruiz), a Catholic Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm. Determined to win her over, the longtime agnostic starts going to church to impress her. But ... Read More
Directed By:Rosalind Ross
Written By:Rosalind Ross
Father Stu
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Mixed or Average
40
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Generally Favorable
6.6
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
11% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
67% Mixed
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
22% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Apr 12, 2022
75
Father Stu breaks no new ground in the biopic game, but it’s a solid and worthy tribute to the real-life Father Stu, who continued to do the Lord’s work until his death in 2014 at the age of 50.
Apr 13, 2022
50
Father Stu understood how to connect to skeptics and non-believers. Instead of reaching a broader audience, Wahlberg and Gibson preach to the choir.
User score
Generally Favorable
56% Positive
31 Ratings
31 Ratings
31% Mixed
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
13% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
Mar 15, 2024
10
I would try to get a censored version of the movie due to the constant swearing. Other than that, it is a great film.
Sep 23, 2022
10
Loved this movie! The dialogue is witty and pertinent. This true story is uplifting and the acting is excellent. Great work by Mark Wahlberg!
Apr 12, 2022
50
Ultimately, Father Stu is a movie about faith, but some kinds of faith have limits. So does casting. Wahlberg as a seminarian is one kind of stretch.
Apr 13, 2022
42
Father Stu is exactly this kind of intriguing mix, of illuminating religious philosophy and utterly baffling narrative choices. It’s vaguely inspiring, slightly tedious to sit through, and ultimately unknowable, like any good Catholic sermon.
May 13, 2022
40
Mark Wahlberg is convincing and committed as a foul-mouthed Father, but this is ultimately just religious propaganda — preaching exclusively to the converted.
May 13, 2022
30
The unfocused script from outclassed first-timer Ross never really follows through on what should be its foundational idea, led astray by underdone subplots and vague relationships between its characters.
Apr 12, 2022
25
There’s always something a little off about Father Stu, a sense that the filmmakers have taken a lot of liberties with a real life to make it extra saintly.
Jun 4, 2022
10
An interesting biopic of an interesting individual; a nice change of pace to the standard film we're normally getting these days.
Oct 28, 2022
6
This was an entertaining and some times quite touching dramedy. The decent screenplay drives it's talented cast through a sepia toned handheld camera style of cinematography with whalbergs trademark 'gangsta sassiness' as the centrepiece. Ultimately there's nothing particularly original here given the huge wealth of dramas with similar beats to it. The real movie would've been just Gibson and whalberg in a room for a couple hours. Nevermind! Worth a watch but few surprises.
Jun 5, 2022
6
Filme bem mediano, foi um bom passa tempo. Conta a historia de um lutador que se tornou padre
Jul 5, 2022
5
I honestly expected Father Stu to be terrible. It kinda is, but it was above my expectations at least. I mostly have a hard time seeing who the target audience is for this - the subject matter screams Catholics and Catholic adjacent religious folk but the R rating/language throughout would turn most of them away and the overall message just seems to be all over the place...
May 30, 2022
3
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Production Company:
- Columbia Pictures
- CJ Entertainment
- Municipal Pictures
- Palm Drive Productions
Release Date:Apr 13, 2022
Duration:2 h 4 m
Rating:R
Tagline:God Wanted a Fighter...And He Found One
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Awards
International Catholic Film Critics Association
• 3 Nominations
ReFrame
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Taurus World Stunt Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
