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A Great Awakening

A Great Awakening
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoshua Enck
Written byJeff Bender
Jonathan Blair
Joshua Enck
Produced bySteve Buckwalter
Troy Thorne
StarringJonathan Blair
John Paul Sneed
CinematographySteve Buckwalter
Edited byJordan K. Graff
Production
company
Distributed byRoadside Attractions
Release date
  • April 3, 2026 (2026-04-03)
Running time
129 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$8 million[2][3]

A Great Awakening is a 2026 American historical drama film directed and written by Joshua Enck. The film follows the friendship between George Whitefield and Benjamin Franklin, and Whitefield's impact during the Great Awakening religious movement.

The film was released in the United States on April 3, 2026, by Roadside Attractions.

Plot summary

Benjamin Franklin, at the time of the Constitutional Convention, reminisces about his life and his long friendship with George Whitefield. The two had met when Whitefield preached in Philadelphia, and Franklin was astonished how far Whitefield's voice could carry. Whitefield partnered with Franklin in publishing many of his sermons. The last time they were together, Whitefield made a strong appeal to Franklin to trust in Jesus Christ for salvation. Franklin as a deist did not accept the divinity of Christ in that moment. But as he remembers Whitefield's words in 1789, he does turn to God in Christ and then goes on to call the Constitutional Convention to pray to God. Franklin's speech to the Convention promoting prayer is described in Concordia University's reconstruction of the Convention's daily debates.[4]

Cast

Production

This is the second feature film produced by Sight & Sound Films.[5] Principal photography took place in Lancaster County, including in Ronks and East Earl Township.[6] Sight & Sound received $2.6 million in tax credits from the Pennsylvania Film Office, with the company expected to bring $10.4 million into the regional economy while creating and supporting 846 jobs.[7]

Release

On September 30, 2025, Roadside Attractions acquired the distribution rights to the film, and released it on April 3, 2026, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence,[5] as well as Sight & Sound's 50th anniversary.[8]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 69% of 16 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.9/10.[9] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "A Great Awakening". Plugged In. Retrieved April 1, 2026.
  2. ^ "A Great Awakening". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 26, 2026.Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "A Great Awakening". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2026.
  4. ^ "Convention, A Daily Journal: Thursday June 28, 1787". Center for Civics Education. Concordia University. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
  5. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 30, 2025). "Roadside Attractions Acquires Sight & Sound's Benjamin Franklin Movie 'A Great Awakening'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 30, 2025. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  6. ^ Miller, Mickayla (September 30, 2025). "Sight & Sound announces 2nd film's release date; here's when it is". LancasterOnline. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  7. ^ Janci, Jenelle (November 14, 2024). "Sight & Sound receives $2.6M in Pa. tax credits for next film, 'A Great Awakening'". LancasterOnline. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  8. ^ Miller, Mickayla (December 17, 2025). "WATCH: Sight & Sound releases teaser, new poster for 'A Great Awakening'". LancasterOnline. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  9. ^ "A Great Awakening". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved June 7, 2026.
  10. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 2, 2026) [April 1, 2026]. "Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Dashing To $188M+ 5-Day; Zendaya & Robert Pattinson's 'The Drama' Eyes $13M – Box Office Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 2, 2026.

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