Sister Aimee
Seen it?2007 | 57 min | Documentary, TV Movie
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for anyone who likes learning something new. You'll come away knowing something you didn't.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Well paced for a documentary, at 57 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
At the peak of her immense popularity in the 1920s, evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson was drawing larger crowds to her revivals than those of P.T. Barnum or Harry Houdini. This chapter of "American Experience" paints a vivid portrait of the controversial and charismatic religious figure. Credited with mainstreaming religion in American culture, Sister Aimee created one of the country's first Christian radio stations, among other accomplishments.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
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- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Linda Garmon
- Blair BrownNarrator (voice)
- Anthea ButlerSelf - Historian
- Daniel Mark EpsteinSelf - Biographer
- Matthew Avery SuttonSelf - Biographer
- Randall BalmerSelf - Historian
- Edith BlumhoferSelf - Biographer
- Tona HangenSelf - Historian
- David DanielsSelf - Historian
- Aimee Semple McPhersonSelf (archive footage)
- Robert OrsiSelf - Historian