Mr. Church

A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.

Cast

Eddie Murphy

as Henry Church

Britt Robertson

as Charlotte 'Charlie' Brooks

Natascha McElhone

as Marie Brooks

Xavier Samuel

as Owen

Lucy Fry

as Poppy

Christian Madsen

as Eddie Larson

Mckenna Grace

as Izzy

Natalie Coughlin

as Young Charlie

Madison Wolfe

as Young Poppy

Lincoln Melcher

as Young Owen

Reviews

Reno

**People come together for a reason, but stay together for no reason.** According to me this film was silently made. I mean we only anticipate big production films and current famous director, actors' films, particularly the science fiction and superhero films as they are the trend now. The promo...

Peter McGinn

I never noticed this movie around the time it came out, but I think Eddie Murphy is always worth a look, so I belatedly did just that. I thought this movie was okay, but it didn’t grab me by the heart like I think it meant to, and I am not sure why. They drew a deep character in Mr. Church, makin...

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