To Save a Life

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To Save a Life

PG-13,

2010,

2h 0m,

Drama

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After the death of a childhood friend, a popular teen (Randy Wayne) risks his own social standing by reaching out to classmates who are usually shunned.

Nell Minow

Beliefnet

Aug 2, 2010

B

One of its strengths is its willingness to engage candidly and open-heartedly with the real issues that confront teenagers, giving it some heft and credibility.

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Ian Buckwalter

NPR

Jul 4, 2010

2.5/10

Miles ahead in terms of production values and an avoidance of overt proselytizing. It'll likely be an enormous hit with the evangelical communities at which it's targeted. That doesn't save it from being an utter failure outside that narrow context.

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

Jan 22, 2010

1/4

To Save a Life would be bland and boring even as a half-hour after-school special.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 26, 2020

2.5/4.0

It does accomplish its mission of presenting a heartfelt and well thought out story through the eyes of faith.

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Sr. Rose Pacatte

National Catholic Reporter

Aug 11, 2017

Whether or not youth audiences will grasp the full human, religious, spiritual and moral landscape or implications of what [To Save a Life] is saying and what Jake is seeking, ample resources are available for reflection and reinforcement.

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Brian Orndorf

DVDTalk.com

Aug 26, 2010

D

Takes two solid hours to make its trite points on faith and personal salvation, growing more unbearable as it goes.

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George W

Mar 17, 2019

Excellent movie! Very raw, very real!

Jan 25, 2019

Best movie ever, change my mind

Ron S

Jan 20, 2019

Great movie one of my favorits . another one that critics hate everu once in awhile critics like good movie.

Poe S

Apr 16, 2018

A good film about the lives of teens.

George P

Apr 14, 2018

Most Christian-themed films are a dumpster fire. This is a cold, hard fact. God's Not Dead was awful and offensive, War Room and Fireproof taught me the worst lessons about relationships this side of the Fifty Shades Series, Last Ounce of Courage shamelessly exploited the troops and Christmas paranoia in its bald-faced faux-patriotism, C Me Dance firmly does not believe in free will or free thought, anything starring Kirk Cameron is smug and judgmental (Saving Christmas taught me that Jesus wants materialism for Christmas), Persecuted used pretend religious persecution and paranoia, etc. Almost every one of these types of films I've come across has been bad. So imagine my surprise when I come across one that I actually enjoy. Enter, To Save A Life. Sure, it has its cheesy moments and the production values aren't the greatest, but it actually stays afloat and I feel like it actually preaches its messages successfully. Jake is the popular kid in school, but when his childhood friend (Who he grew apart from their freshman year) kills himself in front of everybody at school, his world is forever changed. He is racked with guilt at neglecting his friendship and decides to seek out other kids to befriend them, help them, and change their lives. While the film follows some predictable beats, it is well acted and well written enough to convey its messages. It has a good heart and meaningful things to say, unlike most other films of its ilk.

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Leia S

Jul 30, 2017

Life changing. These Christian movies have a very positive message that may just happen to be what you needed to hear or see, if one is just willing to listen and watch - without preconceived judgement before you even hit play.

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Brian Baugh

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Randy Wayne

Jake Taylor

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Synopsis

After the death of a childhood friend, a popular teen (Randy Wayne) risks his own social standing by reaching out to classmates who are usually shunned.

Director: Brian Baugh
Producer: Jim Britts, Steve Foster, Nicole Franco
Screenwriter: Jim Britts
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Co: New Song Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Mature Thematic Elements|Disturbing Images|Teen Drinking|Sexuality|Some Drug Content|Suicide)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 22, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.8M
Runtime: 2h 0m

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