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Evan Almighty (2007) -- God (Freeman) contacts Congressman Evan Baxter (Carell) and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.
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Evan Almighty (2007) -- God (Freeman) contacts Congressman Evan Baxter (Carell) and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood.

Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   38,004 votes
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Director:
Tom Shadyac
Writers (WGA):
Steve Oedekerk (screenplay)
Steve Oedekerk (story) ...
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Release Date:
22 June 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family | Fantasy more
Tagline:
A comedy of biblical proportions more
Plot:
God contacts Congressman Evan Baxter and tells him to build an ark in preparation for a great flood. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(61 articles)
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User Comments:
Alittle too preachy to be a comedy more (229 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bruce Almighty 2 (USA) (working title)
Bruce: The Second Coming (USA) (working title)
The Passion of the Ark (USA) (original script title)
A Volta do Todo Poderoso (Brazil) [pt]
Aman tanrim! (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Evan Allmächtig (Germany) [de]
Evan den allsmäktige (Sweden) [sv]
Evan le tout-puissant (Canada: French title) [fr]
Evan taivaanlahja (Finland) [fi]
Evan tout-puissant (France) [fr]
Evan, a minden6ó (Hungary) [hu]
Kõikvõimas Evan (Estonia) [et]
Noe gia mia vdomada (Greece) [el]
Regreso del todopoderoso (Argentina) [es]
Sigo como dios (Spain) [es]
Un'impresa da Dio (Italy) [it]
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MPAA:
Rated PG for mild rude humor and some peril.
Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston both declined to reprise their roles from Bruce Almighty (2003). more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Members of Congress park in a garage, not outside. more
Quotes:
Ark Reporter: What makes you think God chose you?
Evan Baxter: He chose all of us.
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Movie Connections:
References "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1964) more
Soundtrack:
This Land Is Your Land more

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15 out of 28 people found the following comment useful.
Alittle too preachy to be a comedy, 3 July 2007
3/10
Author: daedaluseticarus from Sweden

The biggest problem with this film is that it's nothing like Bruce Allmighty. The first film played upon every daydreamer's fantasy of being able to control ones surroundings as one sees fit. Evan's experience though is entirely different. He has none of the control that Jim Carrey fools around with and instead the story centers around the power of belief. Now this would have been fine, since the first film was preaching the same message. The problem is that the sequel does it's preaching at the expense of the comic relief. And to add insult to injury it also throws in politics into the plot. You get the distinct feeling that there is a clear message with this film, and it's main objective is not to make you laugh. To sum things up this movie is failed mixture of Eddie Murhphy's "The Distinguished Gentleman" and Charlton Heston's "The Ten Commandments". I'm not sure if Steve Carrell is at fault here, you get a sense that it's his character that limits his abilities as a comedian, the former news anchor Evan Baxter is not supposed to be funny, he's basically an antagonist made into a protagonist which in this case only adds to the confusion of what this movies message is supposed to be about.

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