Courageous (film)

Courageous
Four police officers in brown uniforms casting long shadows to the foreground, with pictures shown in their shadows
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlex Kendrick
Written byAlex Kendrick
Stephen Kendrick
Produced byStephen Kendrick
Starring
CinematographyBob Scott
Edited by
  • Alex Kendrick
  • Bill Ebel
  • Steve Hullfish
Music byMark Willard
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release dates
  • September 30, 2011 (2011-09-30) (Original)
  • September 24, 2021 (2021-09-24) (Legacy)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[1]
Box office$35.7 million[1]

Courageous is a 2011 American independent Christian drama film directed by Alex Kendrick and written by Kendrick with his brother Stephen Kendrick. It is the fourth film by Sherwood Pictures, the creators of Flywheel, Facing the Giants, and Fireproof. Filming in Albany, Georgia concluded in June 2010. The film was marketed by Sony's Provident Films, which also marketed their previous films.

Alex Kendrick stars in the film, along with Ken Bevel and Kevin Downes. About half of the cast and crew were volunteers from Sherwood Baptist Church, while the remainder were brought on through invitation-only auditions.

Courageous was released in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing on September 30, 2011. The film was produced with a budget of $2 million, but on its opening weekend, it grossed $2 million in pre-sales alone and grossed $9.1 million total for the weekend. It grossed a total of $35.7 million, over 17 times its budget.[1] The film opened to generally negative reviews from secular critics but generally positive reviews from Christian critics. An extended, remastered cut of the film titled Courageous Legacy was released on September 24, 2021 with Tristar Pictures not involved and Kendrick Brothers Productions co-producing, marking this the fourth film produced by their company, and the fifth and final film produced by Sherwood Pictures. It features a new ending set ten years after the original movie, 15 minutes of new scenes, new special effects, and is upscaled to 4K resolution.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Courageous". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Courageous to Be Re-Released in Theaters in 2021 with New Scenes, New Ending". ChristianHeadlines.com.