{{more citations needed|date=July 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = An Interview with God | image = An Interview with God poster.jpg | director = [[Perry Lang]] | writer = Ken Aguado | producer = Ken Aguado<br />Fred Bernstein | starring = [[David Strathairn]]<br />[[Brenton Thwaites]]<br />[[Hill Harper]]<br />[[Yael Grobglas]]<br />[[Charlbi Dean]]<br />[[Bobby Di Cicco]] | music = [[Ian Honeyman]] | studio = Giving Films | distributor = [[Fathom Events|Fathom]] | released = {{Film date|2018|08|20}} | runtime = 97 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = $2.3 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt5779372/|title=An Interview with God (2018)|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=October 30, 2019}}</ref> }}
'''''An Interview with God''''' is a 2018 [[drama]] film directed by Perry Lang and written by Ken Aguado. The film stars [[David Strathairn]], [[Brenton Thwaites]], [[Yael Grobglas]], [[Hill Harper]] and [[Charlbi Dean]].
== Premise == Paul Asher ([[Brenton Thwaites]]) is a journalist who has returned home from covering the [[war in Afghanistan]]. His life is falling apart. His marriage is near collapse, and he is in a personal crisis. More pressing, a soldier friend from the war is struggling since being discharged, and Paul is desperately trying to help him.
Paul is offered an opportunity too intriguing to resist: an interview with a man ([[David Strathairn]]) who claims to be God.
== Production ==
The film was financed by Giving Films, a company that specializes in movies with Christian themes and donates its profits to [[Faith-based organization|faith-based nonprofit organizations]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brett |first=Jennifer |title=A new direction for faith-based films |url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/buzz/new-direction-for-faith-based-films/elz9J7IOnXBQ5V2eFG7WgP/ |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=Celebrity Buzz (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first= |date=2018-08-06 |title=The S.B. Questionnaire: Perry Lang |url=https://www.independent.com/2018/08/06/s-b-questionnaire-perry-lang/ |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=The Santa Barbara Independent |language=en-US}}</ref> It was shot entirely in [[New York City]]; [[McGolrick Park]] and [[Kings Theatre (Brooklyn)|Kings Theatre]] are prominently featured.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} The film's musical score, featuring the use of a solo cello, was composed by [[Ian Honeyman]].
== Release ==
The film was released on 900 screens on August 20, 2018, by [[Fathom Events]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/fathom-events-giving-films-and-the-wta-group-announce-an-interview-with-god-most-successful-fathom-faith-based-feature-to-date-819646382.html|title=Fathom Events, Giving Films and The WTA Group Announce AN INTERVIEW WITH GOD Most Successful Fathom Faith-based Feature To Date| website=PRWeb| publisher =Giving Films| date = September 5, 2018 | accessdate = June 3, 2025}}</ref> It was screened for potential foreign buyers at the [[2018 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Siegel |first1=Tatiana |date=2018-05-08 |title=Faith-Based Films at Cannes: Is the Fest Having Its 'Come to Jesus' Moment? |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/faith-based-films-at-cannes-is-fest-having-come-jesus-moment-1109876/ | website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US |access-date= 2022-07-29}}</ref>
The film debuted on [[Netflix]] on March 1, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81024332|title=An Interview with God | publisher= Netflix|website= netflix.com|access-date= 2019-03-25|archive-date=2019-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324180723/https://www.netflix.com/title/81024332|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Reception ==
Critical reception to the film was mixed. The [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported that {{RT data|score}} of critics have given the film a positive review, based on {{RT data|count|spell=y}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/an_interview_with_god|title=An Interview With God (2018)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}</ref> ''Matt's Movie Reviews'' described the film as "a spiritual journey of the cinematic kind that is as fulfilling as it is perplexing, just as it should be."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mattsmoviereviews.net/movie-critic-reviews/an-interview-with-god.html|title=An Interview with God movie review - Matt's Movie Reviews|website=www.mattsmoviereviews.net}}</ref> The ''Christian Film Review'' praised the story and acting in what they regarded as "a gripping and thrilling film."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thechristianfilmreview.com/an-interview-with-god/an-interview-with-god-review/|title=An Interview with God Review|date=20 August 2018 |publisher=}}</ref> ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' criticized the writing, arguing that scenes with the two leads "go on for pages of dialogue, a sure way to stop a movie dead in its dramatic tracks."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Byrnes |first=Paul |date=2018-10-24 |title=Even a theology student would struggle with An Interview With God |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/even-a-theology-student-would-struggle-with-an-interview-with-god-20181024-p50blf.html |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref>
==Other media == Robert Noland and screenwriter Ken Aguado [[Self-publishing|self-published]] a [[novelization]] of the film in 2018.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Noland |first1=Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K65iuQEACAAJ |title=An Interview with God: Official Movie Novelization |last2=Aguado |first2=Ken |date= 2018-07-02 |publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=978-1-7211-8772-0 |language= en}}</ref> In 2019 in [[Simsbury, Connecticut]], the [[Community theatre|community theater]] Theatre Guild of Simsbury hosted a [[staged reading]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= Productions |url=http://www.theatreguildsimsbury.org/productions1.html |website= theatreguildsimsbury.org | publisher= Theatre Guild of Simsbury |place= Simsbury, Connecticut| language=en |access-date=2022-07-29}}</ref>
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== External links == *{{IMDb title|id=5779372}}
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