The Apostle (1997)
"The hardest soul to save was his own."
ThumbScore
👍 66%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 86%
(RT: 90%, MC: 83) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
June Carter Cash as Mrs. Dewey Sr.
Billy Joe Shaver as Joe
Is The Apostle good?
It's divisive. 66% audience score, estimated from 163 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 86%.
Overview
After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio. Wikipedia ↗
