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Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

  • 1996
  • PG-13
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
558
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Martin Sheen and Moira Kelly in Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story (1996)
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Chronicles the life of Dorothy Day, who dedicated herself to service to her socialist beliefs and her adopted faith of Catholicism. The movement she created continues to thrive to this day, ... Read allChronicles the life of Dorothy Day, who dedicated herself to service to her socialist beliefs and her adopted faith of Catholicism. The movement she created continues to thrive to this day, with more than 200 communities across the United States and another 28 communities abroad.... Read allChronicles the life of Dorothy Day, who dedicated herself to service to her socialist beliefs and her adopted faith of Catholicism. The movement she created continues to thrive to this day, with more than 200 communities across the United States and another 28 communities abroad. The title of the movie is taken from a phrase which means to treat all guests, whether th... Read all

  • Director
    • Michael Ray Rhodes
  • Writer
    • John Wells
  • Stars
    • Moira Kelly
    • Martin Sheen
    • Lenny von Dohlen
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    558
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Ray Rhodes
    • Writer
      • John Wells
    • Stars
      • Moira Kelly
      • Martin Sheen
      • Lenny von Dohlen
    • 12User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Moira Kelly
    Moira Kelly
    • Dorothy Day
    Martin Sheen
    Martin Sheen
    • Peter Maurin
    Lenny von Dohlen
    Lenny von Dohlen
    • Forster Batterham
    Melinda Dillon
    Melinda Dillon
    • Sister Aloysius
    Paul Lieber
    Paul Lieber
    • Mike Gold
    Heather Graham
    Heather Graham
    • Maggie Bowen
    Boyd Kestner
    Boyd Kestner
    • Lionel Moise
    James Lancaster
    James Lancaster
    • Eugene O'Neill
    Geoffrey Blake
    Geoffrey Blake
    • Floyd Dell
    Brian Keith
    Brian Keith
    • Cardinal
    Heather Camille
    • Tamar
    Thom Adcox-Hernandez
    Thom Adcox-Hernandez
    • Dan Irwin
    David Berón
    David Berón
    • John
    Pamela Shafer
    Pamela Shafer
    • Tesse
    Allyce Beasley
    Allyce Beasley
    • Frankie
    Tracey Walter
    Tracey Walter
    • Joe Bennett
    Paul Weaver
    • Lou
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    • Director
      • Michael Ray Rhodes
    • Writer
      • John Wells
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    5The_Boxing_Cat

    Underwhelming & over acted

    Too bad Miss Kelly has no idea who Dorothy Day really was.

    Missed the mark.
    8johcafra

    A Sincere Effort

    ...and as good an introduction as I could hope to someone who had to have been a complex person.

    I'd only heard of Dorothy Day before I viewed this movie at a Catholic retreat house run by the Redemptorists.

    I suspect the producers felt they could go only so far with the subject matter, but they paid attention. The fact that they even tried reflects well on them.

    Moira Kelly credibly kept my attention throughout. I could recognize Melinda Dillon, Heather Graham, Brian Keith and Martin Sheen among the other players, but that's not to slight the large cast that truly worked as an ensemble.

    I'll doubtless learn more, and plan that by reading Day's autobiography "The Long Loneliness" and her account of the Catholic Worker movement, "Loaves and Fishes".

    Any film that inspires me to learn more about its subject earns my respect.
    mbell-2

    Inspiring! Moving! Excellent!

    Entertaining Angels goes through the hard life of the converted Catholic Workers Movement leader Dorothy Day, portrayed by the extremely talented Moira Kelly. This movie is great even for people who don't know who Dorothy Day is. This movie is very excellent. If you like this movie you will probably like the Emmy nominated CBS movie Joan of Arc ( Peter O'Toole and Leelee Sobieski), and the Zeffirelli film Brother Sun, Sister Moon.
    8Red"V"

    The Best Movie No One's Seen

    This may be the best film no one has seen, despite the brief but important performance of rising star Heather Graham. {Perhaps the awkward title kept people away). "Entertaining Angels" does what few movies have: explore inner, spiritual conflict dramatically and intelligently. This is an engaging, challenging work for everyone. The film overall is not preachy, yet the religious dimension here is real, just as it is real in the lives of millions of Americans, whether the Hollywood inner-circle likes it or not.
    10MastXVII

    Moira Kelly Delivers Another Inspired Performance!!

    Wow. Those of you who haven't had a chance to see Moira Kelly are really missing out on a truly great talent. Ever since I first saw her on The Cutting Edge, I've really looked up to her admirable character and her obvious acting talent. As Dorothy Day, she manages to take upon a tremendously difficult role and she succeeds beyond all expectations. The screenplay is well written, and while it does lead off the main drive of the story at times, Kelly is always there to provide a cohesive nature to to it which keeps the entire thing together. I really enjoyed this film -- I really didn't find the religious overtones to be a problem as a few of the reviews out there seemed to suggest. I hope you give it a try. You'll be glad you did. And, oh yeah... she's got a nice singing voice, too.

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      Moira Kelly and Martin Sheen also appeared together in "The West Wing" (1999).
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    • Release date
      • September 27, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Entertaining Angels
    • Production companies
      • Paulist Pictures
      • Paulist Productions
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $711,872
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 50m(110 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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