Kirk Cameron, Erin Bethea, Alex Kendrick

A firefighter and his wife begin a 40-day experiment known as "The Love Dare" in an attempt to save their marriage.

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PG, 2 hrs. 2 min.

Directed by: Alex Kendrick

Release Date: September 26, 2008

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DVD Release Date: January 27, 2009

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  • May 31, 2009
    I've had some very bad experiences with over-enthusiastic Christians so watching the father preaching to his son made me uneasy.

    All that being said, I was happy to see Caleb go through the 40 steps. He transformed himself from living a self-centered existance into becoming a...( read more) better human being. This movie made me think about what steps I could take to improve my own life.
  • March 29, 2009
    Well that was pretty inspirational! This will be great even for people that don't believe in the "God Mumbo Jumbo" (I'm one of them). I have high respect for the believers, I'm just not one of them. But this story is for everybody in a relationship. Today we are a "throw away Soc...( read more)iety", which includes relationships and this movie shows that they are worth fighting for. The only reason this Movie is not getting a 5 star rating from me is because of the cheesy fake acting.
  • March 20, 2009
    Great story.

    Terrible acting. But that was expected.

    For married couples though.

    But has a good message.
  • November 2, 2008
    For being a Christian movie, this is very well made. For being a movie in general, however, it severely lacks in several areas.

    I'd highly recommend this movie to anyone considering marriage. Even without the religious connotations, the general premise of marriage being a co...( read more)mmitment for life and something worth fighting for is reason enough to watch this movie.

    The acting was pretty much 50/50 of decent acting and stiff, amateur acting. I couldn't help but feel that the actors were talking, walking, standing, etc. like they would in a local church play. Especially with the lines they used and they way the delivered them. If a wholly Christian movie could get over this hump we'd have a great movie on our hands.

    Surprisingly enough, there were a few times I actually laughed out loud. It's nice to see a movie like this deliver comedy without compromising it's own integrity.

    I think it may have been the overall pacing of the movie, but this movie felt very, very long. Especially towards the end. By then I already knew things had worked out and I was tired of him talking with his parents about it. Eventually it felt like they were just using the same scenes over and over, but with little differences thrown in each time.

    Still, this movie is worth watching if you want something to make you think about how much time and thought should go into a commitment like marriage.
  • October 6, 2008
    Just incredible. Saw this movie with my wife and it makes me want to be an even better husband. We need more movies like this.
  • November 17, 2009
    amzing story!! ^_^

    never leave ur partner spcially on fire!! ^_^
  • November 13, 2009
    great story, great music, great movie
  • November 9, 2009
    I love this movie. I think that every couple should see this movie together. E
  • November 9, 2009
    A must for any couples (married or have been in a long term relationship). The movie shows the "good" and the "bad" of relationships. And shows you from a third person perspective so you can see the "whole" picture. Yes there is a religious message in here too, and should be thou...( read more)ght out before you start saying to yourself "oh no there is that preaching stuff... forget me watching this"... do yourself a favor not only for you but for your wife/girlfriend and your relationship.. rent and watch this movie.
  • November 4, 2009
    Although i didnt like the wife's attitude, but i found the movie was very educating and had a lot of meaning

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  • caligirl385
    June 10, 2009
    I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOve this movie!!!!!!!!
  • tochinskaya1
    April 25, 2009
    This movie is powerful and has deep amazing points to it! Every little bit of this movie is telling you something if you understand the spiritual side to it, it is wonderful! This movie also is a big blessing to many people! Every person should watch it! It will make you only a better person in life!
  • Rosaeb
    March 12, 2009
    Esta pelicula ha sido la mejor que he visto, me encanto muchicimo, la vi en la iglesia donde asisto, y ese dia fue de matrimonios, fue una historia muy hermosa, la recomiendo. Dios bendiga los matrimonios. ya saben en las buenas y en las malas, y con la ayuda de Dios, hasta que la muerte los separe. siiiiiiii, AMEN.
  • tbsrules94
    February 27, 2009
    I love this movie it teaches a good lesson but in both ways to be a christian and trust god and then never give up i love the saying never leave a man behind because it works in jobs,friends,and even familys and in this case in marriage i love that it is made by alex kendrick he is one of my fav actors/director you sould really see this movie with anyone but i would sugest to take a boyfriend or your husband or wife great acting nothing wrong with it so dont be scared lol i would buy this movie right on the spot
  • lflores0860
    February 18, 2009
    i love to wach this film with my wife over and over. nice movie for couple. hope to have more film like this.
  • singer4jesus2013
    February 2, 2009
    i love this movie and i love how the company and the creaters how it all became small with fly wheel and after Faceing the giants God made it a big hit and just one church didn't use famouse acters only kirk cameron and the rest were volunteers and i hope God keeps working in their lives
  • saraream813
    October 4, 2008
    Amazing movie, possibly better than expected!!
    Please go see it, I'd like to support it to prove there is a market for clean movies with an amazing story!
    You won't be disappointed!
  • DanJackieChan
    August 12, 2008
    I'm really looking forward to this movie. I wish I could of been apart of making it.

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