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The Work and the Glory

Play trailer Poster for The Work and the Glory PG,  2004,  1h 50m,  Drama/ Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 18% 11 Reviews Tomatometer 84% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
18% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 84% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
A family's hired hand is at the center of religious controversy in the 19th century.

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Ty Burr Boston Globe Apr 1, 2005
1.5/4
Handsomely mounted but awfully bland. Go to Full Review
John Monaghan Detroit Free Press Mar 11, 2005
2/4
Ultimately stumbles in its mission to make the founding of the Mormon religion interesting to a general audience. Go to Full Review
Tom Keogh Seattle Times Jan 28, 2005
2.5/4
A likable, ambitious film that does its proselytizing in a roundabout way until its clumsy, final half-hour. Go to Full Review
Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com Apr 23, 2005
C+
It occasionally catches its balance with bright supporting characters or compelling scenes, but then it stumbles again with mild scenes of characters having spiritual crises. Go to Full Review
Wade Major Boxoffice Magazine Apr 23, 2005
3/5
Offers an efficient and often credible, if overly sanitized, look at the time, place and circumstances in which the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was born. Go to Full Review
John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) Mar 14, 2005
2/4
Earnest, admirable and pretty, but about as compelling as one of the blander episodes of 'Little House on the Prairie.' Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Russell Holt

Director

Alexander Carroll

Nathan Steed

Sam Hennings

Benjamin Steed

Brenda Strong

Mary Ann Steed

Brighton Hertford

Melissa Steed

Colin Ford

Matthew Steed

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The Work and the Glory

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Movie Info

Synopsis A family's hired hand is at the center of religious controversy in the 19th century.
Director
Russell Holt
Producer
Scott Swofford
Screenwriter
Russell Holt
Production Co
Manchester Pictures
Rating
PG (Mild Thematic Elements|Violence)
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 24, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 4, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.3M
Runtime
1h 50m
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