Other Titles • Leap of Faith • Der Schein-Heilige (1993)
Synopses for Leap of Faith (1992)
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Jonas Nightengale, an evangelical huckster, decides to set up camp in Rustwater, Kansas, a small farming town hard-hit by drought, where one of his vans has broken down. Saying the people of Rustwater have no extra money to waste on phony miracles, the sheriff urges Jonas to move on; the minister, however, sees a town in trouble and he knows that means a quick profit from people desperate for hope. With the help of well-researched assistants, who have combed the town for information and gossip, and a manager who feeds him cues via a radio transmitter, he easily convinces people of his powers.
But then, one night, Jonas Nightengale performs an actual miracle, and suddenly his world is turned upside down.
(20 votes)
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Real miracles, sensibly priced.
In a tour-de-force performance, Steven Martin plays Reverend Jonas Nightengale, a slick-as-oil flimflam man who'll trade salvation for a donation to his touring ministry. Jonas knows how to work a crowd and a con, but his works of wonder are done with mirrors and smoke.
When his tour bus breaks down, Jonas pitches his tents in impoverished Rustwater, Kansas. While his alluring manager (Debra Winger) tries to persuade the local sheriff (Liam Neeson) not to close the show, Jonas sets his sights on a beautiful skeptic named Marva (Lolita Davidovitch). But making a believer out of Marva is going to take a real miracle. With its heartwarming spirit and rousing soundtrack, Leap of Faith is a movie that will make you stand up and cheer.
(19 votes)
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