The Case for Christ - wikipedia The Case for Christ The Case for Christ Theatrical release poster Directed by Jon Gunn Produced by Elizabeth Hatcher - Travis Karl Horstmann Michael Scott David A.R. White Alysoun Wolfe Brittany Yost Screenplay by Brian Bird Based on The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel Starring Mike Vogel Erika Christensen Frankie Faison Faye Dunaway Robert Forster Music by Will Musser Cinematography Brian Shanley Edited by Vance Null Production company Triple Horse Studios Distributed by Pure Flix Entertainment Release date April 7, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 07 ) Running time 113 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $3 million Box office $16.6 million The Case for Christ is a 2017 American Christian drama film directed by Jon Gunn and written by Brian Bird, based on a true story that inspired the 1998 book of the same name by Lee Strobel. The film stars Mike Vogel, Erika Christensen, Faye Dunaway and Robert Forster, and follows an atheist journalist who looks to disprove his wife 's Christian faith. The film was released on April 7, 2017 by Pure Flix Entertainment. Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Cast 3 Release 3.1 Critical response 4 References 5 External links Plot summary In 1980, former atheist and award - winning investigative journalist Lee Strobel applies his journalistic and legal skills to attempt to disprove his wife Leslie 's newfound Christian faith, which causes problems within his marriage. After completing a thorough investigation for almost two years he finds the historical evidence for Jesus, and then finds a new faith in Christ. Cast Mike Vogel as Lee Strobel Michael Provost as young Lee Strobel Erika Christensen as Leslie Strobel Kelly Lamor Wilson as young Leslie Strobel Faye Dunaway as Dr. Roberta Waters Robert Forster as Walter Strobel Frankie Faison as Joe Dubois L. Scott Caldwell as Alfie Davis Mike Pniewski as Kenny London Tom Nowicki as Dr. Alexander Metherell Kevin Sizemore as Dr. Gary Habermas Rus Blackwell as Dr. William Lane Craig Jordan Cox as Bill Hybels Renell Gibbs as James Dixon Haley Rosenwasser as Alison Strobel Brett Rice as Ray Nelson Grant Goodeve as Mr. Cook Release In the United States and Canada, The Case for Christ was released on April 7, 2017 alongside Going in Style and Smurfs : The Lost Village, and was projected to gross $5 million in its opening weekend from 1,174 theaters. It ended up debuting to $3.9 million, finishing 10th at the box office. In its second weekend the film grossed $2.8 million, dropping 30.5 % and finishing 9th at the box office. Critical response On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a critic 's approval rating of 55 % based on 22 reviews, and an average rating of 5.6 / 10. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score 50 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating `` mixed or average reviews ''. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` A + '' on an A+ to F scale. References Jump up ^ `` The Case for Christ ''. British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved August 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Case for Christ -- PowerGrind ''. The Wrap. Retrieved April 9, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Case for Christ ( 2017 ) ''. Boxofficemojo. Retrieved October 3, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Case for Christ ( 2017 ) - Jon Gunn Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related AllMovie ''. AllMovie. Retrieved February 27, 2017. Jump up ^ Zaimov, Stoyan. `` Greg Laurie Brought to Tears by Lee Strobel 's ' The Case for Christ, ' Urges Atheists to See It ''. www.christianpost.com. Retrieved March 20, 2017. Jump up ^ Zaimov, Stoyan. `` Ex-Atheist Lee Strobel Explores Shroud of Turin in ' The Case for Christ ' ( Trailer ) ''. www.christianpost.com. Retrieved March 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Case for Christ Movie Casts And Crew ''. The Cast For Christ Movie. Retrieved February 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Haley Rosenwasser ''. IMDb. Retrieved March 20, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Box Office : ' Smurfs : The Lost Village, ' ' Going in Style ' Wo n't Top ' Boss Baby ' ''. Variety. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ' Boss Baby ' Crawls Ahead Of ' Beauty ' With $26 M+ ; ' Smurfs ' Lost in 3rd With $14 M ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved April 9, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Box Office : ' Ghost In The Shell, ' ' Power Rangers ' Stumble, ' Boss Baby, ' ' Beauty And The Beast ' Hold ''. Forbes. April 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Case for Christ ( 2017 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 30, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Case for Christ reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved April 13, 2017. Jump up ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/weekend-box-office-smurfs-lost-village-opens-thursday-991735 External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : The Case for Christ Official website The Case for Christ on IMDb The Case for Christ at the TCM Movie Database The Case for Christ at Tomatazos Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Case_for_Christ&oldid=803603726 '' Categories : 2017 films English - language films 2010s drama films 2010s independent films American drama films American films American independent films Films about Christianity Films about Evangelicalism Films about journalism Pure Flix Entertainment films Films based on books Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from April 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Wikiquote Français Bahasa Indonesia Edit links This page was last edited on 3 October 2017, at 14 : 26. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who produced the movie the case for christ
Answer: Elizabeth Hatcher-Travis