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A Balasaur Score of 55 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 59%, Metacritic 57/100. Every source lands within 5 points of the others. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
A Pentecostal pastor, Lemuel Childs, and his believers handle venomous snakes to prove themselves before God. Lemuel’s daughter, Mara holds a secret that threatens to tear the church apart: her romantic past with a nonbeliever, Augie. As Mara’s wedding to a devoted follower looms, she must decide whether or not to trust the steely matriarch of their community, Hope, with her heart and life at stake.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes59%
Metacritic57/100
92 audience votes
Key crew
- Britt PoultonDirector
- Dan Madison SavageDirector
- Garth StevensonOriginal Music Composer
- Britt PoultonWriter
- Dan Madison SavageWriter
Cast
- Alice EnglertMara Childs
- Walton GogginsLemuel Childs
- Thomas MannAugust "Augie" Slaughter
- Olivia ColmanHope Slaughter
- Kaitlyn DeverDilly Picket
- Jim GaffiganZeke Slaughter
- Lewis PullmanGarret Booner
- Annie TedescoConnie Ray
- Brooks RoseberryJed
- Katherine DeBoerBridgette
- Royce JosephChurch Member
- Erik AndrewsHarold
Stills
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Themes
snakepastorappalachiapentecostalism