Salvation Boulevard

Salvation Boulevard (2011)

  • 21% of critics liked it
    (33 reviews)

  • 25% of users liked it
    (1,218 ratings)

Salvation Boulevard is a modern comedy based on the book of the same title by Larry Beinhart about Pastor Dan Day, a charismatic evangelical preacher (Pierce Brosnan) who has captivated a small western American town with his charm - and the promise of a sweet real estate development. Carl (Greg… More

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In Theaters
Jul 15, 2011 Wide
On DVD
Sep 18, 2012
IFC Films

Critic Reviews

  • Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle

    It's a blunderbuss satire that criminally wastes a talented cast.

  • Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    In truckin' past so many fruitful oases, "Salvation Boulevard" is a bumpy road.

  • Tom Keogh, Seattle Times

    [An] enjoyable if simplistic black comedy loosely based on a novel by Larry Beinhart.

  • Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer

    It's quite funny at times and has some good performances. But it's so predictable it has no bite, either as social satire or as slapstick comedy.

  • Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

    Salvation Boulevard has a terrific cast and not much else.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Manu G


    For Carl, salvation turned out to be a tight squeeze! Good weird easily offending movie! The story of a preacher gone bad, a dead head turned believer, and a cast of character actors that are very well cast. It's a slapstick of a film, but we live in a world where that… More

  • Sol C


    The film was a bit of a mess. They had a good idea for a film but didn't execute it correctly. The film needed a rewrite. I felt some of the actors were miscast, like Greg Kinnear.

  • Doctor S


    Consensus seems to be "Great cast, not much else." I disagree! With the second part, that is. I don't think audiences (and critics) missed the point, but I think they might have been in the wrong frame of mind. It's a dark comedy that finds its humor in the… More

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