Father Stu
God wanted a fighter… and He found one.
The true-life story of boxer-turned-priest.When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long moves to Los Angeles to find money and fame.While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen, a Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm.Determined to win her over, the longtime agnostic starts going to church to impress her.
- Worldwide
- $22M
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The true-life story of boxer-turned-priest. When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long moves to Los Angeles to find money and fame. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen, a Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm. Determined to win her over, the longtime agnostic starts going to church to impress her. However, a motorcycle accident leaves him wondering if he can use his second chance to help others, leading to the surprising realization that he's meant to be a Catholic priest.
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Box Office & Release
Father Stu returned 5.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $4M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $22M
- Release date
- Apr 13, 2022
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English, Portuguese
- Country
- United States of America
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