Keeping the Faith
Seen it?2000 | 127 min | Comedy, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 6.1 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved While You Were Sleeping, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 2 hr 7 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
Best friends since they were kids, Rabbi Jacob Schram and Father Brian Finn are dynamic and popular young men living and working on New York's Upper West Side. When Anna Reilly, once their childhood friend and now grown into a beautiful corporate executive, suddenly returns to the city, she reenters Jake and Brian's lives and hearts with a vengeance. Sparks fly and an unusual and complicated love triangle ensues.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
68% on Rotten Tomatoes, 60 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$60 million worldwide on a $30 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 65K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Edward Norton
- Ben StillerRabbi Jake Schram
- Edward NortonFather Brian Finn
- Jenna ElfmanAnna Riley
- Anne BancroftRuth Schram
- Eli WallachRabbi Ben Lewis
- Ron RifkinLarry Friedman
- Miloš FormanFather Havel
- Holland TaylorBonnie Rose
- Lisa EdelsteinAli Decker
- Brian GeorgePaulie Chopra, the Sikh Catholic Muslim with Jewish in-laws who owns an Irish Pub