Jesus Revolution | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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What does rotten tomatoes say about Jesus Revolution? ›

Overall, the film was liked by the majority of viewers. On Rotten Tomatoes, it was a 99% audience score.

This drama is almost certain to energize and inspire the Christian crowd, but it's also likely to captivate those who tend to avoid films about religion. That's both because it's very well made and because there's an honesty and accountability here.

It is an effective public relations piece for Christianity, illustrating the ideal form of faith without addressing the societal criticisms that often follow churches.

The film was theatrically released in the United States by Lionsgate on February 24, 2023. Although it received mixed reviews from critics, the film grossed $54 million worldwide against a production budget of $15 million.

The film is based on a true story, documenting how tens of thousands of counterculture young people (hippies) came to know and follow Jesus in the late 1960s and early 70s.

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The Jesus movement was an evangelical Christian movement that began on the West Coast of the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s and primarily spread throughout North America, Europe, Central America, Australia and New Zealand, before it subsided in the late 1980s.

The movie chronicles the early days of the Jesus Movement, through the eyes of Greg Laurie. At the forefront of the Jesus Movement was Chuck Smith and Calvary Chapel, and their stories are told in this film, along with that of hippie evangelist and preacher, Lonnie Frisbee.

Personal life. Roumie has been a ministry leader and has served as an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion within the Catholic Church. He is a strong advocate of the sacraments, ecumenism, humility, and charity. He serves on the board of Catholics in Media Associates.

Controversy spreads around the true reality of one of the film's main characters, Lonnie Frisbee. Lonnie is portrayed as a healer and one of the main leaders of the revolution. As the film progresses, he becomes more self centered and problematic.

Why did Chuck Smith Jr. leave Calvary Chapel? ›

In 2006, Smith was instrumental in removing his son, Chuck Smith Jr., from ministry in the Calvary Chapel movement. The Los Angeles Times reported that Smith Jr. was dismissed when he raised questions about his father's theological beliefs and philosophy of ministry.

At the end of the film, we see mega-evangelist Billy Graham (the late father of Franklin Graham) speaking to some “Jesus freaks” and chanting “one way” while holding his right index finger up toward the sky.

Review Summary

Jesus Revolution is a relief to watch. It is almost unthinkable that a movie with a smart script, good production value, and good actors who give quality and moving performances can all exist in a film that unambiguously preaches the gospel.

Jesus Revolution is "the true story of a national spiritual awakening in the early 1970s and its origins within a community of teenage hippies in Southern California." The movie was filmed entirely in Mobile and other area locations such as Pirates Cove, which doubled as Southern California in the film.

Frisbee personally struggled with hom*osexuality, although he preached that it was evil and sinful. Both Calvary Chapel and the Vineyard ministries later distanced themselves from him because of his hom*osexuality. 1993 – Frisbee died of AIDS after spending the last two years of his life with Set Free Ministries.

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Jesus Revolution / MPAA rating

JESUS REVOLUTION is the story of one young hippie's quest in the 1970s for belonging and liberation that leads not only to peace, love, and rock and roll, but that sets into motion a new counterculture crusade--a Jesus Movement--changing the course of history.

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