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Henry Poole Is Here

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With little time left due to a terminal disease, Henry Poole (Luke Wilson) buys a cookie-cutter house in a Los Angeles suburb and waits peacefully to die. However, he starts hearing a voice from next door that seems to be mimicking him perfectly. Upon investigating, Henry discovers that it's his neighbor's mute daughter with a tape recorder. Meanwhile, his other neighbor, Esperanza (Adriana Barraza), believes a stain on Henry's patio is the face of Jesus and begins showing it off to people.
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Critics Consensus

Full of Hallmark-truisms and pop songs presented with strained significance, this comic foible intends less to convert than to preach to the choir.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader 12/16/2008
Tell him to go away. Go to Full Review Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films 10/29/2008
C+
It never even gestures at the philosophical heavy lifting of exploring alternate interpretations of ambiguous events. Go to Full Review Nathan Rabin AV Club 10/18/2008
C
The Lord may work in mysterious ways, but the filmmakers behind sensitive, life-affirming indie dramas about brooding young men stumbling towards redemption are an awfully predictable lot. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/10/2020
3.0/4.0
The film is almost single-minded in its celebration of faith and hope and God. Go to Full Review Megan Basham WORLD 10/11/2018
It is a quiet, introspective story that, clumsily at some times and heartbreakingly at others, explores a broken man's search for meaning and the gift of faith. Go to Full Review Annie Wagner The Stranger (Seattle, WA) 08/21/2017
Henry Poole Is Here is so stupid it makes you itch. I half expected to exit the theater with gushing stigmata. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Kelli S 01/19/2025 One of my all time favorite movies. Is it sappy? Yes. But is it good? Very. If you go with the flow of this movie, it is a wonderful story that will leave you feeling happy. The end. See more Bryan M 01/11/2025 This movie is a real treat. It’s a well told story in the finest tradition of film. On a rare occasion, Hollywood tells a good, moving story with quality writing, acting, and directing. I’m far from a film critic, but this is what story telling looks like without a huge budget and CGI. Well done!!! See more Deidre N @deenav 12/07/2024 this movie is better than most of the tomato's ratings that score in the 90s See more 01/12/2020 Horrible..but great if you are Christian and believe in all kind of faces on the wall can heal.. See more 10/05/2018 Incredibly well written, directed and acted ... thought provoking, deeply real with wit and charm, this movie highlights that a great story well acted doesn't need more than just that ... don't miss it and Luke Wilson is riveting in a quiet and wounded way See more wade w @wade_says 05/29/2018 It is a decisively strong Christian film that doesn't come across as too preachy. Poole is one of those rare faith-based movies that accomplished most of what it sets out to do. The quality filmmaking and excellent acting is all here thanks to a stellar lead performance by Luke Wilson. I was surprised at how heartwarming it really was. It's not going to win any awards or break any new ground, but it sits near the top of the faith-based genre of film. (3/5) See more Read all reviews
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Mark Pellington

Director

Luke Wilson

Henry Poole

Radha Mitchell

Dawn

Adriana Barraza

Esperanza

George Lopez

Father Salazar

Cheryl Hines

Meg

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Henry Poole Is Here

Cheryl Hines stars in Overture Films' HENRY POOLE IS HERE. Luke Wilson and Cheryl Hines star in Overture Films' HENRY POOLE IS HERE. Luke Wilson and Cheryl Hines star in Overture Films' HENRY POOLE IS HERE. (Left to right.) Radha Mitchell and Luke Wilson star in Overture Films' HENRY POOLE IS HERE. (Left to right.) Luke Wilson and Radha Mitchell star in Overture Films' HENRY POOLE IS HERE. (Left to right.) Luke Wilson and Radha Mitchell star in Overture Films' HENRY POOLE IS HERE. (Left to right.) Radha Mitchell and Luke Wilson star in Overture Films' HENRY POOLE IS HERE. (Left to right.) Luke Wilson and Radha Mitchell star in Overture Films' HENRY POOLE IS HERE. Luke Wilson (left) and Adriana Barraza (center) star in Overture Films' HENRY POOLE IS HERE. Luke Wilson stars in Overture Films' HENRY POOLE IS HERE. View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis With little time left due to a terminal disease, Henry Poole (Luke Wilson) buys a cookie-cutter house in a Los Angeles suburb and waits peacefully to die. However, he starts hearing a voice from next door that seems to be mimicking him perfectly. Upon investigating, Henry discovers that it's his neighbor's mute daughter with a tape recorder. Meanwhile, his other neighbor, Esperanza (Adriana Barraza), believes a stain on Henry's patio is the face of Jesus and begins showing it off to people.
Director
Mark Pellington
Producer
Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard S. Wright, Gary Gilbert, Tom Lassally
Screenwriter
Albert Torres
Distributor
Overture Films
Production Co
Camelot Pictures, Lakeshore Entertainment
Rating
PG (Thematic Elements|Some Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 15, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 4, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.8M
Runtime
1h 41m
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