The Ultimate Gift

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The Ultimate Gift

PG,

2007,

1h 54m,

Drama

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32%

57 Reviews

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84%

25,000+ Ratings

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32%

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57 Reviews

84%

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25,000+ Ratings

Jason Stevens (Drew Fuller) lives a life of wealth and privilege. When his grandfather (James Garner) dies, Jason expects to receive a hefty inheritance. Instead, however, Jason must set out on a journey of self-discovery to earn the true gift his grandfather meant for him to have. Along the way, Jason befriends a dying girl (Abigail Breslin) and her mother (Ali Hillis) and learns what is really important in life.

Critics Consensus

Though The Ultimate Gift avoids religious speechifying like other Fox Faith films, it's dramatically inert with flat direction.

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

Aug 22, 2007

2/4

This new film moves along smoothly until Grandpa's most preposterous mission - which needlessly drags out the movie -- takes Jason to a severely caricatured Ecuador.

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Mar 20, 2007

I think urban sophisticates can be people of faith who want to see movies, occasionally, that don't have the four-letter words, and I do embrace religion, but I think they have to be better than this.

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Toddy Burton

Austin Chronicle

Mar 18, 2007

1/5

The result is a deep desire for those Hollywood execs to remember that Christian doesn't have to equal brain-dead.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 26, 2020

3.0/4.0

This is a film that will inspire many, frustrate others, and simply be dismissed by even more as nothing more than a cinematic greeting card.

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

Sep 9, 2007

1.5/5

The Ultimate Gift will put you in a diabetic coma.

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David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

Aug 21, 2007

1/5

It's Self-Help: The Movie, and it stinks to high heaven.

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Hermione W

Dec 24, 2018

Utimate Gift is a redemption story. Jason Stevens is a spoiled rich kid who goes to his grandfather's funeral only to be schooled by the dead guy that life is about more than money. This movie is well done with maybe not top notch acting and effects, but it felt like a real movie and not a direct-to-video affair. There are some fairly recognizable faces in the movie as well. The story is heartwarming and the pacing fairly strong. On the down side, some of the scenes just didn't ring true. Somewhere about the second test, Jason all of a sudden becomes a good guy? His conversion seemed almost non-existant. What was up with that out of context trip to South America and the books? The love story also felt a bit tacked on.

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Dec 14, 2018

One of the most beautiful movies I have seen. It has great life messages that make you realize the really important things in life.

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Abraham M

Aug 15, 2018

MY adult international students and I LOVE The ULTIMATE GIFT! The 3 Novels are great too! I haven't seen the sequel, The Ultimate Life, yet, but we will!

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Jun 24, 2018

84% of the audience like the movie. Critics hated it (32%). glad to see the critics are so far detached from their audiences and lack the soul this movie sought to teach them. Yea, wouldn't want to give a film of faith high ratings...might upset all the other trash you guys are puking out.

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Mar 30, 2018

Engaging and uplifting movie--even if slightly over the top in some parts. Disregard the cynical analysis of some critics.

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Kylo S

Mar 26, 2018

An inspirational and thoughtful film, but it's also flat and sometimes boring.

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Michael O. Sajbel

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Drew Fuller

Jason

James Garner

Red Stevens

Abigail Breslin

Emily

Ali Hillis

Alexia

Lee Meriwether

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Synopsis

Jason Stevens (Drew Fuller) lives a life of wealth and privilege. When his grandfather (James Garner) dies, Jason expects to receive a hefty inheritance. Instead, however, Jason must set out on a journey of self-discovery to earn the true gift his grandfather meant for him to have. Along the way, Jason befriends a dying girl (Abigail Breslin) and her mother (Ali Hillis) and learns what is really important in life.

Director: Michael O. Sajbel
Producer: Dave Ross, Rick Eldridge, Cleve Landsberg, John Shepherd
Screenwriter: Cheryl McKay
Distributor: The Bigger Picture
Production Co: Dean River Productions
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|Some Violence|Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 9, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.4M
Runtime: 1h 54m

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