The Preacher's Wife

Genre: Comedy

Worldwide gross$48.1M

Good natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Rev. Biggs prays to God for help - and help arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley. However, Dudley's arrival seems to cause even more trouble...

🏆 Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 7 nominations total

Genres

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Director

Penny Marshall

Cast

Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance

Released

13 December 1996

Runtime

2h 3m

Certificate

PG

IMDb rating

5.7 / 10

Votes

14,471

Rotten Tomatoes

60%

Box office

$48,102,795

Budget

$40,000,000

Edition

Base