Keeping the Faith

Keeping the Faith (2000)

  • 69% of critics liked it
    (115 reviews)

  • 54% of users liked it
    (52,897 ratings)

Actor Edward Norton debuts as a director with this comedy-drama about love, friendship, and faith. Priest Brian Finn (Norton) and rabbi Jacob Schram (Ben Stiller) have known each other since childhood. When Anna Reilly (Jenna Elfman), whom they both knew as children, returns to New York, both men… More

PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Stuart Blumberg
Genres
Comedy, Romance
In Theaters
Apr 14, 2000 Wide
Touchstone Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Geoff Andrew, Time Out

    A romantic triangle dating movie as confected, and nearly as wholesome, as a '50s Universal bedroom farce, but lacking the confidence and zest.

  • Louis B. Parks, Houston Chronicle

    The ending gets a little too cute, and isn't true to Anna's independent nature. Oh well, to forgive is divine.

  • Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

    An astute directorial debut for actor Edward Norton.

  • Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

    It's as soft and squishy as anything by Nora Ephron or pre-caustic Woody Allen.

  • Susan Stark, Detroit News

    Keeping the Faith refreshes the old-fashioned screwball comedy.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Universal D


    Ed Norton directs (say what!!!) this comedy built around, of all things, the opening of a joke ("Priest and a rabbi walk into a bar ..."). This effort is spiked with loads of cultural references and pithy one-liners, has enough charisma to win a war, so it is in its… More

  • Lorenzo v


    <i>"If you have to believe in something, you might as well believe in love."</i> A story about two friends, a priest and a rabbi, who fall in love with the same beauty (Jenna Elfman) <center><font size=+2 face="Century… More

  • Lenny M


    I swear I have reviewed this before, Flixter must be deleting my old ones. This movie is a little too long but I enjoy it thoroughly, good messages.

  • Anthony L


    A nice, sweet and gentle little love film with religion as the occurring theme. As an atheist, I should of hated it!

  • Dean M


    This is a funny, romantic and very smart romantic comedy Edward Norton ever made in his debut directional. The three leads are charming and believable, the supporting cast is outstanding and the script is insightful and fresh. Norton is consistently one of the best actors working and… More

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