Rotten
Watching Jesus Henry Christ sometimes feels like being trapped in a building with a faulty fire alarm.
Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail
Jesus Henry Christ
2012 · 1h 32m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Family
Directed by
Dennis Lee
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
Jesus Henry Christ
Overview
At the age of ten, Henry James Hermin, a boy who was conceived in a petri-dish and raised by his feminist mother, follows a string of Post-It notes in hopes of finding his biological father.
Director and cast
- Dennis Lee Director
- Michael Sheen as Dr. Slavkin O'Hara
- Toni Collette as Patricia Herman
- Jason Spevack as Henry James Herman
- Samantha Weinstein as Audrey O'Hara
- Melyssa Ade as Kindergarten Teacher
- Oprah Winfrey as Oprah
- Frank Moore as Stan Herman
- Paul Braunstein as Dr. Gunther Flowers
- Hannah Brigden as Young Patricia Herman
- Sarah Orenstein as Mother Herman
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
24%
Tomatometer
Rotten
If it all seems a tad to quirky and twee, that's the overwhelming flaw in director Lee's obvious and lightweight homage to director Wes Anderson.
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
Rotten
Lee scratches the skin of family bonds until it bleeds.
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
Even for a surreal black comedy, "Jesus Henry Christ" requires massive suspension of disbelief.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten
So what is "Jesus Henry Christ" about?
Stephen Holden, New York Times
More films
Memoir of a Snail (2024)
Animation · Comedy · Drama · R
Forcibly separated from her twin brother when they are orphaned, a melancholic misfit learns how to find confidence within herself amid the clutter of misfortunes and everyday life.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Director
- Adam Elliot
- Cast
- Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jacki Weaver
IMDb
7.8
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Metacritic
81
This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
Comedy · Drama · R
When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an admonition -- to stay there together for a week, along with their free-speaking mother and a collection of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. As the brothers and sisters re-examine their shared history and the st...
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Director
- Shawn Levy
- Cast
- Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Jane Fonda
IMDb
6.6
Rotten Tomatoes
41%
Metacritic
44
The World According to Garp (1982)
Comedy · Drama · R
A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- Director
- George Roy Hill
- Cast
- Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close
IMDb
7.2
Rotten Tomatoes
74%
Metacritic
63
The Clique (2008)
Comedy · Drama · Family · PG
A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Director
- Michael Lembeck
- Cast
- Elizabeth McLaughlin, Ellen Marlow, Bridgit Mendler
IMDb
5.4
Dear Frankie (2004)
Drama · Family · PG-13
Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writ...
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Director
- Shona Auerbach
- Cast
- Gerard Butler, Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone
IMDb
7.7
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
Metacritic
63
Snow (1963)
Documentary · N/A
Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from the cutting-room compresses British Rail's dedication to blizzard-battling into a thrilling eight-minute montage cut to music. Tough-as-boots workers struggling to keep the line clear are ...
- Runtime
- 8m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.0
Rail (1967)
Documentary · N/A
"Rail" captures British Railways at a major turning-point in its history. In certain respects, this was a period of considerable upheaval and loss. There was a facing-up to the increasing need for a big modernisation drive. Full and speedy electrification, or the wider promotion of diesel-power on remaining lines, became a matter of to...
- Runtime
- 14m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.4
Locomotion (1975)
Documentary · N/A
Collage film about the history of trains set to music.
- Runtime
- 16m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
7.2
Shell Spirit (1963)
N/A
Directed by Geoffrey Jones.
- Runtime
- 2m
- Director
- Geoffrey Jones
IMDb
6.8
Comments
Talk about the film with other members