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Letters to God

2010 · 110 min · Director: David Nixon, Patrick Doughtie, David Nixon ★ IMDb 6.2 · 5,666 ratings

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A young boy fighting cancer writes letters to God, touching lives in his neighborhood and community and inspiring hope among everyone he encounters. An unsuspecting substitute postman with his own troubled life becomes entangled in the boy's journey and 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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Letters to God (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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  1. Empathy30%
  2. Sadness25%
  3. Hope20%
  4. Inspiration15%
  5. Relief10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Hope. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Cast

TM
Tanner Maguire

RL
Robyn Lively

Maddy Doherty

JJ
Jeffrey Johnson

RL
Robyn Lively

MC
Maree Cheatham

Olivia

MB
Michael Bolten

Ben Doherty

Bailee Madison

Samantha Perryfield

RW
Ralph Waite

Mr. Perryfield

DN
Dennis Neal

Lester Stevens

CC
Cris Cunningham

Carl Landers

Tom Nowicki

Jack the Bartender

LD
L. Derek Leonidoff

Pastor Andy

AS
Avery Sommers

Carol Wallace

AC
Andrea Conte

Miss Emily Holley

LD
Lee Dawson

Joe the Letter Carrier

EM
Emma Myers

Little Girl on Bus (uncredited)

CS
Christopher Schmidt

Walter Finley

AB
Amanda Best

Jamie Lynn Byrnes

LC
Lisa Curtis

Erin Miller

LT
Lyanna Tumaneng

Linda Baker

CS
Carol Saragusa

Cathy - Postal Clerk

Details

Directed by
David Nixon, Patrick Doughtie, David Nixon
Written by
Patrick Doughtie, Art D'Alessandro, Sandra Thrift, Cullen Douglas
Type
Movies
Released
2010
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 5,666 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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