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{{Infobox film
| name           = God's Not Dead
| image          = God's Not Dead.jpg
| alt            = 
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Harold Cronk]]
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* Michael Scott
* [[Russell Wolfe]]
* Anna Zielinski
}}
| writer         = {{Plainlist|
* Chuck Konzelman
* Cary Solomon
}}
| based on       = {{Based on|''God's Not Dead''|Rice Broocks}}
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Kevin Sorbo]]
* [[Shane Harper]]
* [[David A. R. White]]
* [[Dean Cain]]
}}
| music          = Will Musser
| cinematography = Brian Shanley
| editing        = Vance Null
| studio         = {{plainlist|
* Greg Jenkins Productions
* [[Pure Flix Entertainment]]
* Red Entertainment Group
}}
| distributor    = {{plainlist|
* [[Freestyle Releasing]]
* Pure Flix Entertainment
}}
| released       = {{Film date|2014|03|21}}
| runtime        = 113 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime=112:44--><ref>{{cite web | title=''God's Not Dead'' (PG) | url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/gods-not-dead-film | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=April 7, 2014 | accessdate=April 8, 2014}}</ref>
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $2 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/kermit-gosnell-tv-movie-kevin-sorbo/ |title='God's Not Dead's Kevin Sorbo Takes Hollywood & Media To Task As He Backs Crowdfunding Campaign For Telefilm On Convicted Abortion Doctor Kermit Gosnell |publisher=[[deadline.com]] |work=[Deadline] |accessdate=April 5, 2014}}</ref>
| gross          = $64.7 million<ref name= "BOM">{{cite web|url= http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=godsnotdead.htm|title=God's Not Dead (2014)|work= [[Box Office Mojo]]|publisher= [[Amazon.com]]|accessdate= August 14, 2014}}</ref>
}}
'''''God's Not Dead''''' is a 2014 [[Christian film industry|Christian]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Harold Cronk]] and starring [[Kevin Sorbo]], [[Shane Harper]], [[David A. R. White]] and [[Dean Cain]]. The film was released theatrically on March 21, 2014, by [[Pure Flix Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/gods-not-dead-film-review-690393 |title=God's Not Dead: Film Review |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=March 21, 2014 |accessdate=April 26, 2014}}</ref>

Written by Cary Solomon and Chuck Konzelman, and based on Rice Brooks' book ''God's Not Dead: Evidence for God in an Age of Uncertainty'', the film follows a [[Christianity|Christian]] college student (Harper) whose faith is challenged by a philosophy professor (Sorbo) who declares God a pre-scientific fiction. The film grossed over $62 million on a $2 million budget.<ref name="BOM"/>

The film won a [[GMA Dove Award]] for "Inspirational Film of the Year."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/gods-not-dead-earns-two-prestigious-awards-sequel-film-in-development-128871/|title='God's Not Dead' Earns Two Prestigious Awards, Sequel Film in Development|author=Emma Koonse|publisher=''[[The Christian Post]]''|access-date=2016-11-04}}</ref>

==Plot==
Josh Wheaton ([[Shane Harper]]), an evangelical college student, enrolls in a [[philosophy]] class taught by Professor Jeffrey Radisson ([[Kevin Sorbo]]), an [[atheism|atheist]], who demands his students sign a declaration that "God is dead" to pass. Josh is the only student who refuses to sign. Radisson requires Josh to debate the topic with him but agrees to let the class members decide the winner. Josh's girlfriend Kara ([[Cassidy Gifford]]) demands Josh either sign the statement "God is dead" or drop Radisson's class, because standing up to Radisson will jeopardize their academic future. Kara breaks up with Josh for insisting on confessing his belief in God.

Radisson gives Josh twenty minutes at the end of the first three lecture sessions to argue that God exists. In the first session, Josh presents his evidence that God created the universe. In the second session, Josh argues that macroevolution is not as solid of a theory as it is usually presented. In the first two sessions, Radisson has counter-arguments for some of Josh's points. Ultimately, it comes down to the third and final debate between Radisson and Josh, who again both make compelling points. Josh then halts his line of debate to pose a question to Radisson: "Why do you hate God?" After Josh repeats the question twice more, Radisson explodes in rage, confirming he hates God for his mother's death that left him alone despite his prayers. Josh then casually asks Radisson how he can hate someone that does not exist. In the end, Martin (Paul Kwo), a student from China whose father had forbidden him from even talking about God to avoid jeopardizing Martin's brother's chance at overseas study, stands up and says, "God's not dead." Almost the entire class follows Martin's lead, and Radisson leaves the room in defeat.

Radisson dates Mina, an evangelical whom he belittles in front of his fellow atheist colleagues. Her brother Mark ([[Dean Cain]]), a successful businessman and atheist, refuses to visit their mother, who suffers from dementia. Mark's girlfriend Amy is a left-wing blogger who writes articles critical of ''[[Duck Dynasty]]''. When she is diagnosed with cancer, Mark dumps her. A [[Muslim]] student named Ayisha (Hadeel Sittu) secretly converts to Christianity and is disowned by her infuriated father when he finds out.

After the final debate, Josh invites Martin to attend a concert by Christian pop rock group the [[Newsboys]]. Radisson reads a letter from his late mother, and is moved to reconcile with Mina. Amy confronts the Newsboys in their dressing room, only to ask them to help guide her in converting to Christianity. While on his way to find Mina, Radisson is struck by a car and fatally injured. Reverend Dave, who is waiting at the intersection, tends to Radisson and helps him become a Christian as he dies. 

The film's main characters all convene at the Newsboys concert, where they play a video clip of [[Willie Robertson]] congratulating Josh. The Newsboys play their song "God's Not Dead", dedicating it to Josh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://godsnotdeadthemovie.com/synopsis|title=GOD'S NOT DEAD - Synopsis|author=Milk Money Promotions|work=godsnotdeadthemovie.com|accessdate=July 12, 2015}}</ref>

==Cast==
{{div col}}
* [[Shane Harper]] as Josh Wheaton
* [[Kevin Sorbo]] as Professor Jeffery Radisson
* [[David A. R. White]] as Reverend Dave
* Trisha LaFache as Amy Ryan
* Hadeel Sittu as Ayisha 
* [[Marco Khan]] as Misrab
* Cory Oliver as Mina
* [[Dean Cain]] as Mark
* Jim Gleason as Ward Wheaton
* Benjamin Onyango as Reverend Jude 
* [[Cassidy Gifford]] as Kara
* Paul Kwo as Martin Yip
* [[Newsboys]] as themselves
* [[Willie Robertson]] as himself
* [[Korie Robertson]] as herself
{{div col end}}

==Production==
The film was shot from October to November 2012, in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], with the concert scene done in [[Houston, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Schoen|first=Taylor|title=Christian movie filming on campus|url=http://www.lsureveille.com/entertainment/film/christian-movie-filming-on-campus/article_37b30f32-32d1-11e2-b1d3-0019bb30f31a.html?mode=story|work=[[The Daily Reveille]]|accessdate=August 30, 2013|date=November 12, 2012}}</ref>

Russell Wolfe, the CEO of Pure Flix Entertainment, stated that: {{quote|the inspiration behind the setting of the movie dates back a few years ago. I was in a meeting at Pinnacle Forum and [[Alan Sears]] from [[Alliance Defending Freedom]], was speaking. He was speaking about a young girl who was asked to do some things that went against her faith and got in trouble for not doing them. That story put my jaw on the floor and made me think about how many students go to college as a Christian and how few stay a Christian after they finish their four years. It was that story that inspired me to set the movie on a college campus.|Russell Wolfe<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.alliancedefendingfreedom.org/2014/02/14/exclusive-interview-with-gods-not-dead-movie-director/|title=Exclusive Interview With Pure Flix Entertainment for God's Not Dead Movie|date=February 14, 2014|publisher=Alliance Defending Freedom|accessdate=April 2, 2014}}</ref>}}

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| Name        = God's Not Dead
| Type        = [[Soundtrack]]
| Artist      = Various artists
| Cover       = 
| Released    = March 3, 2014
| Recorded    = 2013
| Length      = 29:12
| Label       = [[Inpop Records]]
| Producer    =
| Reviews     =
| Misc        = {{Singles
 | Name          = God's Not Dead
 | Type          = Soundtrack
 | Single 1      = Hold You Up
 | Single 1 date = November 5, 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/hold-you-up-mw0002582618|title=Hold You Up|work=Allmusic|accessdate=2010-05-13}}</ref>
 }}
}}
'''''God's Not Dead''''' is a soundtrack album by the film of the same name, released on March 3, 2014, by [[Inpop Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gods-not-dead-motion-picture/id816974430|title=God's Not Dead (The Motion Picture Soundtrack)|publisher=iTunes|accessdate=December 5, 2016}}</ref>

;Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column    = Performer(s)

| title1           = Hold You Up
| extra1           = [[Shane Harper]]
| length1          = 3:10

| title2           = Ones and Zeroes
| extra2           = [[Stellar Kart]]
| length2          = 3:15

| title3           = Save a Life
| extra3           = [[Manic Drive]]
| length3          = 3:21

| title4           = What I Know
| extra4           = [[Tricia Brock]]
| length4          = 2:19

| title5           = The King is Coming
| extra5           = [[Newsboys]]
| length5          = 2:44

| title6           = [[God's Not Dead (Like a Lion)]]
| extra6           = [[Newsboys]]
| length6          = 3:14

| title7           = This Is the Time
| extra7           = [[Superchick]]
| length7          = 4:05

| title8           = Arrows
| extra8           = [[Jimmy Needham]]
| length8          = 3:38

| title9           = Save Us
| extra9           = [[JJ Weeks Band]]
| length9          = 3:15

| title10          = Excerpts from the Original Score 	
| extra10          = Will Musser
| length10         = 4:06
}}

==Reception==
===Box office===
The film became a surprise success at the box office. In its first weekend of release, the film earned $8.6 million from 780 theaters, causing ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'''s Adam Markovitz to refer to it as "the biggest surprise of the weekend".<ref>{{cite web|last=Highfill |first=Samantha |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/03/23/box-office-report-divergent/ |title=Box office report: 'Divergent' heads straight for $56 million win &#124; Inside Movies &#124; EW.com |publisher=Insidemovies.ew.com |date=March 23, 2014 |accessdate=April 26, 2014}}</ref>

The film began its international roll out in Mexico on April 4, 2014, where the movie grossed $89,021 its opening weekend.

''God's Not Dead'' grossed $60.8 million in North America and $3.9 million in other territories for a total of $64.7 million, against a budget of $2 million.<ref name= "BOM"/>

===Critical reception===
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film received a rating of 15%, based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 2.8/10.<ref name=rotten>Rotten Tomatoes, "[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gods_not_dead/ God's Not Dead]". Accessed April 17, 2014.</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film received a score of 16 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "overwhelming dislike".<ref name=meta>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/gods-not-dead |title=God's Not Dead Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |date= |accessdate=October 12, 2014}}</ref>

Writing for ''[[The A.V. Club]]'', Todd VanDerWerff gave the film a "D–," saying, "Even by the rather lax standards of the Christian film industry, ''God's Not Dead'' is a disaster. It's an uninspired amble past a variety of Christian-email-forward [[bogeymen]] that feels far too long at just 113 minutes".<ref name=av>{{cite web|author=Todd VanDerWerff |url=http://www.avclub.com/review/gods-not-dead-mess-even-christian-film-standards-202571 |title=God's Not Dead is a mess even by Christian film standards · Movie Review · The A.V. Club |publisher=Avclub.com |date=March 24, 2014 |accessdate=April 26, 2014}}</ref> Reviewer Scott Foundas of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote "...even grading on a generous curve, this strident melodrama about the insidious efforts of America's university system to silence true believers on campus is about as subtle as a stack of Bibles falling on your head...."<ref name=variety>{{cite web|author=Scott Foundas Chief Film Critic @foundasonfilm |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-gods-not-dead-1201142881 |title='God's Not Dead' Review: A Ham-Fisted Christian Melodrama |publisher=Variety |date=March 22, 2014 |accessdate=April 26, 2014}}</ref>
A number of sources have cited the film's similarities to a popular [[urban legend]]. The basic premise of an evangelical student debating an atheist professor and winning in front of the class (who then applauds) has been the subject of a popular [[Chick tract]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Seemayer|first1=Zach|title='Noah' Washes Away Competition At The Box Office|url=http://www.etonline.com/movies/144928_Noah_Washes_Away_Competition_At_The_Box_Office/|work=[[ETonline.com]]|date=March 30, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Noble|first1=Alan|title="God's Not Dead," But this Trope Is|url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/christandpopculture/2013/10/gods-not-dead-but-this-trope-is/|website=[[Patheos]]|date=October 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Mehta|first1=Hemant|authorlink1=Hemant Mehta|title=If an anti-atheist story on Snopes were made into a film, it'd be this one|url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2013/09/10/if-an-anti-atheist-story-on-snopes-were-made-into-a-film-itd-be-this-one/|website=[[Patheos]]|date=September 10, 2013}}</ref>

===Evangelical and Roman Catholic response===
The [[Alliance Defending Freedom]], [[American Heritage Girls]], Faith Driven Consumer, Denison Forum on Truth and Culture, [[Trevecca Nazarene University]], [[The Dove Foundation]] and Ratio Christi have all endorsed the film.<ref name="Endorsements">{{cite web|url=http://godsnotdeadthemovie.com/endorsements|title=God's Not Dead – Endorsements|publisher=Pure Flix Entertainment|accessdate=April 1, 2014}}</ref>

{{quote|I believe Christians should go see this movie because it will strengthen their faith and help them question situations about how they stood up or backed down for their faith. It will also encourage them to share their faith more.|[[Alliance Defending Freedom]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Exclusive Interview With Pure Flix Entertainment for God's Not Dead Movie|url=http://blog.alliancedefendingfreedom.org/2014/02/14/exclusive-interview-with-gods-not-dead-movie-director/}}</ref> }}

On the other hand, the [[young Earth]] [[creationist apologetics]] ministry, [[Answers in Genesis]], would not endorse the film because of the promotion of several elements which they deemed to be "unbiblical".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://answersingenesis.org/reviews/movies/gods-not-dead-movie-review/|title=God's Not Dead Movie Review|last=Patterson|first=Roger|publisher=Answers in Genesis |date=February 25, 2014 |accessdate=August 30, 2014}}</ref>

Dave Hartline of ''The American Catholic'' gave ''God's Not Dead'' a positive review and hoped that other films like it will follow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://the-american-catholic.com/2014/03/30/gods-not-dead-theres-something-happening-here/|title=God's not dead; There's something happening here|publisher=American Catholic|accessdate=April 2, 2014|quote=Slowly but surely with movies like God's Not Dead, others will follow, and the old secular guard will not like it and force us to endure some trials and tribulations.}}</ref>   Nick Olszyk of ''[[Ignatius Press|Catholic World Report]]'' gave it his highest rating of five reels, calling the film "a tremendously entertaining film that leads to God, not in addition to its quality but through its quality."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Blog/3050/crash_meets_mere_christianity.aspx|title= Crash Meets Mere Christianity|last=Olszyk|first=Nick|publisher=Catholic World Report|accessdate=April 4, 2014}}</ref>  Vincent Funaro of ''[[The Christian Post]]'' praised the film for being "a hit for believers and may even appeal to skeptics searching for answers."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://global.christianpost.com/news/gods-not-dead-review-encouragement-for-believers-facing-secular-hosility-118316/#JcYotb4HaDyL36Yf.99|title='God's Not Dead' Review: Encouragement for Believers Facing Secular Hostility|last=Funaro|first=Vincent|publisher=The Christian Post|accessdate=August 5, 2014}}</ref>

Evangelical [[Michael Gerson]], however, was highly critical of the film and its message, writing "The main problem with ''God's Not Dead'' is not its cosmology or ethics but its anthropology. It assumes that human beings are made out of cardboard. Academics are arrogant and cruel. Liberal bloggers are preening and snarky. Unbelievers disbelieve because of personal demons. It is characterization by caricature."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-noah-gods-not-dead-are-movies-lacking-grace/2014/03/31/6a57b63e-b8ec-11e3-899e-bb708e3539dd_story.html|title=Michael Gerson: 'Noah,' 'God's Not Dead' are movies lacking grace – The Washington Post|last=Gerson|first=Michael|date=March 21, 2014|work=[[The Washington Post]]|publisher=The Washington Post|accessdate=April 2, 2014}}</ref> John Mulderig echoed similar concerns in his review for the [[Catholic News Service]], stating: "There might be the kernel of an intriguing documentary buried within director Harold Cronk's stacked-deck drama, given the extent of real-life academic hostility toward religion. But even faith-filled moviegoers will sense the claustrophobia of the echo chamber within which this largely unrealistic picture unfolds."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholicnews.com/data/movies/14mv038.htm|title= God's Not Dead|last=Mulderig|first=John|publisher=[[Catholic News Service]]|accessdate=April 2, 2014}}</ref>

==Sequels==
Pure Flix Entertainment produced a sequel, ''[[God's Not Dead 2]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charismanews.com/culture/45859-god-s-not-dead-2-getting-ready-to-rock-atheists-world|title='God's Not Dead 2' Getting Ready to Rock Atheists' World|author=Charisma News Staff|work=Charisma News|accessdate=July 12, 2015}}</ref> with a release date of April 1, 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/58826/20151017/gods-not-dead-2-teaser-trailer-released-in-time-for-woodlawn-movie-nfl-star-tim-tebow-comments-on-woodlawn-sneak-peek.htm|title=God's Not Dead 2 Teaser Trailer Released in Time for Woodlawn Movie; NFL Star Tim Tebow Comments on Woodlawn Sneak Peek|work=Christian News, The Gospel Herald|accessdate=October 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://godsnotdeadthemovie.com/blog/gods-not-dead-2-coming-april-1-2016/|title=God's Not Dead 2: Coming April 1, 2016 - God's Not Dead Blog|work=God's Not Dead Blog|accessdate=October 19, 2015}}</ref> several days after Easter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/1morefilmblog/pureflix-sets-release-date-for-gods-not-dead-2-he-is-surely-alive/|title=Pureflix Sets Release Date for God's Not Dead 2: He is Surely Alive|work=1More Film Blog|accessdate=October 19, 2015}}</ref> A third ''God's Not Dead'' film has been announced.<ref name="GND3">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/mark-judge/confirmed-gods-not-dead-3|title=Confirmed: There Will be a ‘God’s Not Dead 3’|publisher=[[CNSNews.com]]|author=Mark Judge}} Retrieved November 2016</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{official website|http://godsnotdeadthemovie.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|2528814|God's Not Dead}}

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