Keeping the Faith (2000)
70%RT Audience Score: 59%
Awards & Nominations: 1 win & 6 nominations
A dramedy featuring an unusual love triangle, Keeping the Faith is a perceptive look at how religion affects us in everyday life
Keeping the Faith is a classic romantic comedy that will make you smile and swoon. It’s a movie about a rabbi and a priest who fall in love with the same woman, and it’s as wholesome as a ’50s Universal bedroom farce. The film’s comedy comes from basic human emotions, and it’s neither dumb nor vulgar. Edward Norton’s directorial debut is astute, and the three charming leads are at a strong point in their careers. So, if you’re looking for a light and affable movie with a relatively novel premise, Keeping the Faith is the perfect choice.
Production Company(ies)
Paramount Pictures, Lucasfilm,
Distributor
Touchstone Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Hope, British Columbia, Canada
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for strong violence and language
Year of Release
2001
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:DTS Dolby Digital SDDS
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 7m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Apr 14, 2000 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 1, 2004
Genre(s)
Comedy/Romance
Keyword(s)
starring Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Jenna Elfman, Anne Bancroft, Eli Wallach, Ron Rifkin, directed by Ed Norton, written by Stuart Blumberg, produced by Stuart Blumberg and Ed Norton, comedy, romance, PG-13, box office gross $37.0M, reviewed by Bob Thomas, Nell Minow, Geoff Andrew, Louis B Parks, Kevin Thomas, Liam Lacey, Richard Propes, Nick Johnston, Michael Dequina, Jules Brenner, Keeping the Faith, love triangle, religion, New York, Upper West Side, childhood friends, corporate executive, Rabbi, Priest, sparks fly, complicated, unusual, perceptive, human emotions, cultural references, pithy one-liners, cool clergy, serious roles, diversity, creative, original, funny
Worldwide gross: $29,419,291
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $49,579,991
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,332
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 5,406,760
US/Canada gross: $19,733,089
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $33,255,947
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,244
US/Canada opening weekend: $5,765,347
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $9,716,273
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 965
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $35,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $58,985,096
Production budget ranking: 693
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $31,763,474
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$41,168,578
ROI to date (est.): -45%
ROI ranking: 1,656
Ed Norton – Father Brian Kilkenney Finn
Jenna Elfman – Anna Riley
Anne Bancroft – Ruth Schram
Eli Wallach – Rabbi Lewis
Ron Rifkin – Larry Friedman
Director – Ed Norton
Producer – Stuart Blumberg, Ed Norton
Writer – Stuart Blumberg
Director(s)
Ed Norton
Writer(s)
Stuart Blumberg
Producer(s)
Stuart Blumberg, Ed Norton
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
1 win & 6 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (117) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (81) | Rotten (36)
The film’s distinction: it is neither dumb or vulgar, and its comedy comes from basic human emotions.
August 7, 2019
Bob Thomas
Associated Press
TOP CRITIC
Classic romantic triangle for teens and up.
December 24, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Nell Minow
Common Sense Media
TOP CRITIC
A romantic triangle dating movie as confected, and nearly as wholesome, as a ’50s Universal bedroom farce, but lacking the confidence and zest.
June 24, 2006
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
The ending gets a little too cute, and isn’t true to Anna’s independent nature. Oh well, to forgive is divine.
July 21, 2005
Louis B. Parks
Houston Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
An astute directorial debut for actor Edward Norton.
August 15, 2002
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
It’s as soft and squishy as anything by Nora Ephron or pre-caustic Woody Allen.
March 22, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/4
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
TOP CRITIC
There are so many scenes in this film that make me smile.
September 1, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
It’s light and affable, for the most part; it has a relatively novel premise, even if it’s not really explored in depth; and it features three charming leads at a strong point in their careers.
April 15, 2020
Nick Johnston
Vanyaland
Norton quickly finds the right note of relaxed sweetness, gentle humor, and swooningly earnest romance.
January 4, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/4
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
October 18, 2008 | Rating: 3/4
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals
Flawed but entertaining…
August 7, 2008 | Rating: 3/5
Bob Grimm
Sacramento News & Review
So, a rabbi and a priest fall in love…
October 18, 2007 | Rating: B-
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)…
Plot
On the night he retires as a Reno, Nevada detective, Jerry Black (Jack Nicholson) pledges to the mother of a murdered girl that he will find the killer. Jerry doesn’t believe the Police arrested the right man. He discovers that this is the third incident in the area in the recent past with victims young, blonde, pretty, and small for their ages. So he buys an old gas station in the mountains near the crimes in order to search for a tall man who drives a black station wagon, gives toy porcupines as gifts, and calls himself “the wizard”, all clues from a drawing by the dead girl. Jerry’s solitary life gives way to friendship with a woman and her small, blonde daughter. Has Jerry neglected something that may prove to be fatal?
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features an unusual love triangle between a rabbi, a priest, and a corporate executive.
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