

Courageous
2011-09-30 · 129 min · ★ 7.7
Law enforcement officers Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners stand up to the worst the streets have to offer with confidence and focus. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood. They know that God desires to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, but their children are beginning to drift further and further away from them. When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a newfound urgency help these dads draw closer to God... and to their children?
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- Directors
- Alex Kendrick
- Production companies
- TriStar Pictures, Provident Films, Affirm Films, Sherwood Pictures, Kendrick Brothers
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 1,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 35,690,739
Top Cast
Ken BevelNathan Hayes
Alex KendrickAdam Mitchell
Kevin DownesShane Fuller
Rusty MartinDylan Mitchell
Ben DaviesDavid Thomson
Robert AmayaJavier Martinez
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