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After the death of a childhood friend, a popular teen (Randy Wayne) risks his own social standing by reaching out to classmates who are usually shunned.

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To Save a Life | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: B Feb 18, 2012 Full Review To Save a Life | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Wesley Morris Boston Globe Rated: 1/4 Nov 24, 2011 Full Review To Save a Life | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Nell Minow Beliefnet One of its strengths is its willingness to engage candidly and open-heartedly with the real issues that confront teenagers, giving it some heft and credibility. Rated: B Aug 2, 2010 Full Review To Save a Life | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com It does accomplish its mission of presenting a heartfelt and well thought out story through the eyes of faith. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 26, 2020 Full Review To Save a Life | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Sr. Rose Pacatte National Catholic Reporter Whether or not youth audiences will grasp the full human, religious, spiritual and moral landscape or implications of what [To Save a Life] is saying and what Jake is seeking, ample resources are available for reflection and reinforcement. Aug 11, 2017 Full Review To Save a Life | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Brian Orndorf DVDTalk.com Takes two solid hours to make its trite points on faith and personal salvation, growing more unbearable as it goes. Rated: D Aug 26, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Robin R I love this movie! It is refreshingly realistic without being graphic, and gives a faith-based message without being religious. It does a good job of weaving many, perhaps most major issues teens face into one less-than-2-hour storyline. The casting and acting are great. Probably the only negative thing I have to say about the movie is that it is worthy of a better title - this one is pretty cheesy. I bought the DVD long before streaming became popular, and I've watched it many times. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/27/24 Full Review Liam H Another film with a huge disconnect between critics and audience. Why? Because critics, by and large, are heathens who do not get it. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/03/24 Full Review Ailisa M Great watch, good storyline, great casting. M a Muslim but I can relate to the movie. It's happening to all youth & parents of today. What I see, to these people God & religion is just an institution. The more one is modern, the further away one from God. When one is away from God, one is more susceptible to depression. Heavens forbid, na'uzubillahi min zallik Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/02/23 Full Review Audience Member BEAUTIFUL MESSAGE!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/27/22 Full Review Audience Member Poor camera work and low resolution, i would comment on the acting and story if this was not the biggest problem and why is the poster so high resolution.i would change this comment i can find a better quality copy Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Empty and a little racist. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Brian Baugh Director Randy Wayne Jake Taylor Robert Bailey Jr. Roger Dawson Deja Kreutzberg Amy Briggs Joshua Weigel Chris Steven Crowder Doug Moore
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Synopsis After the death of a childhood friend, a popular teen (Randy Wayne) risks his own social standing by reaching out to classmates who are usually shunned.

Director
Brian Baugh

Producer
Jim Britts, Steve Foster, Nicole Franco

Screenwriter
Jim Britts

Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Company

Production Co
New Song Pictures

Rating
PG-13 (Mature Thematic Elements|Disturbing Images|Teen Drinking|Sexuality|Some Drug Content|Suicide)

Genre
Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 22, 2010, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 1, 2012

Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.8M

Runtime
2h 0m
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