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Love's Abiding Joy

Play trailer Poster for Love's Abiding Joy PG,  2006,  1h 27m,  Western/ Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 14% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 80% 10,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
14% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 80% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
The death of an infant and a severe drought test the faith of Christian pioneers Missy and Willie LaHaye as they try to eke out a living as cattle ranchers. Willie reluctantly takes a job as town sheriff, then finds he must evict friends and neighbors who have fallen behind in their payments to land baron Samuel Doros.

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Joe Leydon Variety Oct 14, 2006
The stop-and-start pacing indicates careful planning for the easy insertion of commercials. And few of the actors look entirely at home in the period setting. Go to Full Review
Bill Muller Arizona Republic Oct 5, 2006
2/5
The acting borders on melodrama and the movie obviously was edited for TV. Go to Full Review
Heather Boerner Common Sense Media Dec 18, 2010
2/5
Slow, sappy, Christian-themed TV adaptation. Go to Full Review
Ryan Cracknell Calgary Movies Apr 4, 2007
Although wholesome and simple in its storytelling, the central characters are on such a pedestal of virtue that it's impossible to relate to them in any way. Go to Full Review
Manny Lewis Seattle Post-Intelligencer Oct 12, 2006
C
The movie, based on the novel by Janette Oke, shows how time and belief can help deal with tragedies. These solutions, however, when applied to the LaHayes' particular tragedy, make for a stagnantly morose plot. Go to Full Review
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Oct 11, 2006
1/5
Love's Abiding Joy isn't even a film. It's a Hallmark TV movie -- literally -- one that will be shown for free on TV in December. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Michael Landon Jr.

Director

Erin Cottrell

Missy LaHaye

Logan Bartholomew

Willie LaHaye

John Laughlin

Samuel Doros

Dale Midkiff

Clark

Drew Tyler Bell

Jeff

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Love's Abiding Joy

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Movie Info

Synopsis The death of an infant and a severe drought test the faith of Christian pioneers Missy and Willie LaHaye as they try to eke out a living as cattle ranchers. Willie reluctantly takes a job as town sheriff, then finds he must evict friends and neighbors who have fallen behind in their payments to land baron Samuel Doros.
Director
Michael Landon Jr.
Producer
Brian Gordon, Erik Olson
Screenwriter
Michael Landon Jr., Douglas Lloyd McIntosh, Bridget Terry
Distributor
Fox, The Bigger Picture
Production Co
Alpine Medien
Rating
PG (Mild Thematic Elements)
Genre
Western, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 6, 2006, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 2, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA)
$252.7K
Runtime
1h 27m
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