A Little Prayer

Aug 29, 2025

1h 31m

★ 6.0

Overview

A loving father grapples with how to protect his daughter-in-law when he discovers that his son is having an affair in a sensitive and searching portrait of a Southern family.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Gladness Partners

Remain Calm Productions

A Little Prayer Trailers

Cast

Tammy

Jane Levy

Bill

David Strathairn

Narcedalia

Dascha Polanco

Venida

Celia Weston

Sarge

Steve Coulter

Woman In Scrubs

Keisha Tillis

David

Will Pullen

Hadley

Billie Roy

Bethany

Ashley Shelton

David Price

Female Accountant

Amy Marie Murphy

Office Worker

Justin Paitsel

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6.9

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6.5

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6.7

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7.2

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8.3

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0.0

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4.7

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7.5

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