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06/24/06
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:22
Rotten:15
Average Rating:5.7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: In this updating of 1947's THE BISHOP'S WIFE, a Baptist preacher unknowingly pays too much attention to his congregation, and not enough to his dedicated wife and son. Enter Dudley, a flirtatious,... [More]
Starring: Whitney Houston, Denzel Washington, Courtney B. Vance, Jenifer Lewis
Director: Penny Marshall
Reviews for The Preacher's Wife
Top CriticAt best only manages to showcase the tonsil talents of gospel singing Whitney to little lasting effect.
01/01/00
Top CriticHouston's inevitable chart-toppers aside, the film mainly sells the values of cooperation and good-samaritanism.
09/05/09
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03/26/09
Top CriticDefinitely not Denzel Washington's finest hour.
07/14/05
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07/03/05
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04/09/05
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03/22/05
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09/15/04
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01/14/04
Generally pleasant and unobjectionable, if not rather bland.
07/10/03
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05/20/03
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05/20/03
Top CriticLukewarm update of the superior "Bishop's Wife."
05/15/03
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01/29/03
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12/30/02
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11/06/02
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10/15/02
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09/26/02
Top CriticThere are many good reasons for going to see The Preacher's Wife.
09/24/02
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