Evan Almighty

Jun 9, 2007

1h 36m

★ 5.6

A comedy of biblical proportions

Overview

God contacts Junior Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.

Genres

Fantasy

Comedy

Family

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Spyglass Entertainment

Relativity Media

Shady Acres Entertainment

Original Film

Evan Almighty Trailers

Cast

Evan Baxter

Steve Carell

God

Morgan Freeman

Joan Baxter

Lauren Graham

Dylan Baxter

Johnny Simmons

Jordan Baxter

Graham Phillips

Ryan Baxter

Jimmy Bennett

Congressman Long

John Goodman

Rita

Wanda Sykes

Marty

John Michael Higgins

Eugene Tannenbaum

Jonah Hill

Eve Adams

Molly Shannon

Congressman Burrows

Harve Presnell

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