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Leap of Faith (1992)

PG-13 12/18/1992 (US) Comedy, Drama, Romance 1h 48m

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Real miracles, sensibly priced.

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Jonas Nightengale is a fraudulent Christian faith healer who makes a living travelling around America holding revival meetings and conducting 'miracles' with the help of his friend and manager, Jane, and their entourage.

Richard Pearce

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Janus Cercone

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Steve Martin

Jonas Nightengale
Debra Winger

Jane Larson
Lolita Davidovich

Marva
Liam Neeson

Sheriff Will Braverman
Lukas Haas

Boyd
Meat Loaf

Hoover
Philip Seymour Hoffman

Matt
M.C. Gainey

Tiny
LaChanze

Georgette
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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on October 17, 2018

Religious cons take advantage of the incurable human need for faith beyond the mundane

“Leap of Faith” (1992) tackles the topic of a fraudulent traveling evangelist/faith healer played by Steve Martin. One of the trucks of his religious circus breaks down in a small town in Kansas and Jonas Nightingale (Martin) promptly takes advantage of the situation by holding a camp meeting. Debra Winger plays his assistant while Liam Neeson is on hand as the skeptical sheriff who smells a con. Lolita Davidovich plays a waitress Jonas sets his eyes on while Lukas Haas appears as her crippled brothe... read the rest.

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