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The movie that proved Mormons could make indie cinema—and accidentally started a whole genre.
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Audience Score
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God's Army (2000)

earnestly awkwardlate-90s digitalspiritual indie

Overview

Drama

A newly ordained Mormon missionary struggles with a tragic past and a tough mentor.

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los angeles, californiamentor protégé relationshipmormonlatter day saintsmissionarymormon missionary
faith vs. doubtmentorship and traumareligious performanceisolation in community

Standout Aspects

Acting

Dutcher's self-directed mentor role walks a fascinating tightrope.

Writing

Script born from actual missionary experience—warts and all.

Best for:Solo: Late-night existential spiral with zero distractions.·Streaming: Curiosity watch for 'Mormon cinema' archaeology.
Heads up:Emotional: Elder Allen's backstory involves death of a sibling.
Richard Dutcher

Director

Richard Dutcher

ReleasedMar 10, 2000
Runtime1h 48m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelheavy
Budget$300K·Revenue$2.6M
Zion Films

Top Cast

Matthew A. Brown

Matthew A. Brown

Elder Allen

Richard Dutcher

Richard Dutcher

Elder Dalton

Jacque Gray

Jacque Gray

Sister Fronk

Jeffrey Scott Kelly

Jeffrey Scott Kelly

Elder Mangum

Desean Terry

Desean Terry

Elder Banks

Michael Buster

Michael Buster

Elder Kinegar

Lorena Mena

Lorena Mena

Lyla

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Richard Dutcher literally invented 'Mormon cinema' with this $300K self-funded production—no studio, no distributor, just sheer religious conviction.

Cultural

This spawned an entire subgenre of LDS films (Singles Ward, Best Two Years) that dominated Utah multiplexes for a decade.

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''God's Army'' (1999) — Trailer

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