"First came love... then came Reverend Frank."

2007

1h 31m

5.7(877 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Newly engaged, Ben and Sadie can't wait to start their life together and live happily ever after. However Sadie's family church's Reverend Frank won't bless their union until they pass his patented, "foolproof" marriage prep course consisting of outrageous classes, outlandish homework assignments and some outright invasion of privacy.

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80 members

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Mandy Moore

Sadie Jones

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John Krasinski

Ben Murphy

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Robin Williams

Reverend Frank

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Eric Christian Olsen

Carlisle

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Christine Taylor

Lindsey Jones

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Josh Flitter

Choir Boy

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DeRay Davis

Joel

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Peter Strauss

Mr. Jones

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Grace Zabriskie

Grandma Jones

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Roxanne Hart

Mrs. Jones

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Mindy Kaling

Shelly

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Angela Kinsey

Judith

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Rachael Harris

Janine

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Brian Baumgartner

Jim

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David Quinlan

Expectant Father

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Bob Balaban

Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)

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Wanda Sykes

Doctor (uncredited)

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Dylan Gentile

St. Augustine's Choir

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Marie T. Hodgson

St. Augustine's Choir

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Jess Rosenthal

Jewelry Clerk

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Valentin Almendarez

Jewelry Store Customer

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Nicole Randall Johnson

Louise

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Tashana Haye

Church Kid Sarah

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Sarah Kate Johnson

Church Kid Laurie

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Travis T. Flory

Church Kid Manny

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Dominic Swingler

Joel & Shelly's Kid

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Devin Swingler

Joel & Shelly's Kid

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Diego Swingler

Joel & Shelly's Kid

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Cynthia Ettinger

Macy's Clerk

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Gillian Skupa

Macy's Changing Room Lady

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Poncho Hodges

Macy's Security Guard

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Rubén Garfias

Coach

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Kelsey Harper

Carlisle's Girlfriend

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Irene Karas

Birthing Mom

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Derek Green

Doctor

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Christine Cannon

Delivery Doctor

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Anelia Dyoulgerova

Belly Dancer

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Nathan Barrett

Starbucks Customer

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Darla Fay

Starbucks Customer

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Sean Tyson

Starbucks Customer

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Grant Gershon

St. Augustine's Choir Director

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Crispin Barrymore

St. Augustine's Choir

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Tania Batson

St. Augustine's Choir

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Joseph Bazyouros

St. Augustine's Choir

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Edie Lehmann Boddicker

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Paul Bent

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Cindy Bourquin

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Leanna Brand

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Andy Brown

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Karen Hogle Brown

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Vicky Preston Brown

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Alvin Chea

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Leberta Lorál

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Pablo Corá

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Claire Seely Fedoruk

St. Augustine's Choir

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Amy Fogerson

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Rachelle Fox

St. Augustine's Choir

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Michael Freed

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Michael Geiger

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Scott Graff

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Steven Harms

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Saundra Hall Hill

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Clydene Jackson

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Diana Zaslove Kahn

St. Augustine's Choir

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Teri Eiko Koide

St. Augustine's Choir

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Bob Lewis

St. Augustine's Choir

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Sean McDermott

St. Augustine's Choir

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Alice Kirwan Murray

St. Augustine's Choir

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Bobbi Page

St. Augustine's Choir

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Steven Pence

St. Augustine's Choir

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Fletcher Sheridan

St. Augustine's Choir

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Kevin St. Clair

St. Augustine's Choir

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Cahen Taylor

St. Augustine's Choir

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Carmen Twillie

St. Augustine's Choir

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Winter Watson

St. Augustine's Choir

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John J West

St. Augustine's Choir

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Gerald White

St. Augustine's Choir

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Eyvonne Williams

St. Augustine's Choir

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Cynthia Youngblood

Mom in Labor (uncredited)

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Elizabeth Noelle Japhet

Church Goer (uncredited)

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