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With a dash of grace and circumstance, this sweet display of humanity is stabilized by Hilary Swank in a role that plays to the heartstrings of all Ordinary Angels.

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Audience Says

Ordinary Angels is an engrossing fact-based story that packs in some humor, some intense drama, and enough tears to take up a box of tissues.

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Mark Kermode Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube) The drama is pretty pedestrian; the storytelling is wantonly manipulative, and I have to say that I was manipulated against my better judgment. Apr 30, 2024 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) The film’s more overtly Christian elements, including calls for divine intervention, dovetail neatly with Sharon’s yearning to be held, supported and, ultimately, forgiven. Rated: 3/5 Apr 26, 2024 Full Review Helen O'Hara Empire Magazine The performances are solid and the story is touching — and perhaps that will carry this to its chosen audience. But it's a little flat for true drama. Rated: 3/5 Apr 25, 2024 Full Review Louisa Moore Screen Zealots An overly sentimental faith-based drama about ordinary people who do extraordinary things to help others. Considering the genre and its audience, it's a little more than just passable. Feb 4, 2025 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice An inspiring true story about a woman who practices two kinds of charity. Rated: 3/5 Dec 23, 2024 Full Review John Serba Decider Ordinary Angels is a nice, tearjerky cornball drama that mostly feels like a reasonable, if slightly heightened, depiction of real life. Sep 26, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

Tamra C Best feel good movie I’ve seen in a long while Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/30/24 Full Review Lori B Good movie with a plot I’ve seen before but I liked it anyway. I would absolutely recommend! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/29/24 Full Review Donna J 1 of the best movies ever! Laugh, cry and cheer! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/03/24 Full Review Carol C. Ordinary Angels: Must See! Excellent, heartwarming movie like you seldom see today. True amazing story. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/12/24 Full Review Rhonda H I loved that the movie was based on real life events. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/07/24 Full Review VDub It was a great story! It didn't have in the movie a clip that I saw on a preview. The people was shoveling in front of a plane. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Based on a remarkable true story, ORDINARY ANGELS centers on Sharon Steves (Hilary Swank), a fierce but struggling hairdresser in small-town Kentucky who discovers a renewed sense of purpose when she meets Ed Schmitt (Alan Ritchson), a widower working hard to make ends meet for his two daughters. With his youngest daughter waiting for a liver transplant, Sharon sets her mind to helping the family and will move mountains to do it. What unfolds is the inspiring tale of faith, everyday miracles, and ordinary angels.

Director

Jon Gunn

Producer

David Beal, Jon Berg, Johnathan Dorfman, Kevin Downes, Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin, Sarah E. Johnson, Dave Matthews

Screenwriter

Kelly Fremon Craig, Meg Tilly

Distributor

Lionsgate

Production Co

Vertigo Entertainment, Kingdom Story Company, Stampede Ventures

Rating

PG (Smoking|Brief Bloody Images|Thematic Content)

Genre

Drama

Original Language

English

Release Date (Theaters)

Feb 23, 2024, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)

Mar 26, 2024

Box Office (Gross USA)

$19.1M

Runtime

1h 56m

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