An Interview with God

Paul Asher (Brenton Thwaites) is a journalist who has returned home from covering the war in Afghanistan. His life is falling apart. His marriage is near collapse, and he is in a personal crisis. More pressing, a soldier friend from the war is struggling since being discharged, and Paul is desperately trying to help him.

Paul is offered an opportunity too intriguing to resist: an interview with a man (David Strathairn) who claims to be God.

The film was financed by Giving Films, a company that specializes in movies with Christian themes and donates its profits to faith-based nonprofit organizations.{{Cite web |last=Brett |first=Jennifer |title=A new direction for faith-based films |url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/buzz/new-direction-for-faith-based-films/elz9J7IOnXBQ5V2eFG7WgP/ |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=Celebrity Buzz (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) |language=English}}{{Cite web |first= |date=2018-08-06 |title=The S.B. Questionnaire: Perry Lang |url=https://www.independent.com/2018/08/06/s-b-questionnaire-perry-lang/ |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=The Santa Barbara Independent |language=en-US}} It was shot entirely in New York City; McGolrick Park and Kings Theatre are prominently featured.{{Citation needed|date=July 2022}} The film's musical score, featuring the use of a solo cello, was composed by Ian Honeyman.

The film was released on 900 screens on August 20, 2018, by Fathom Events.{{cite web|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/fathom-events-giving-films-and-the-wta-group-announce-an-interview-with-god-most-successful-fathom-faith-based-feature-to-date-819646382.html|title=Fathom Events, Giving Films and The WTA Group Announce AN INTERVIEW WITH GOD Most Successful Fathom Faith-based Feature To Date| website=PRWeb| publisher =Giving Films| date = September 5, 2018 | accessdate = June 3, 2025}} It was screened for potential foreign buyers at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.{{Cite web |last1=Siegel |first1=Tatiana |date=2018-05-08 |title=Faith-Based Films at Cannes: Is the Fest Having Its 'Come to Jesus' Moment? |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/faith-based-films-at-cannes-is-fest-having-come-jesus-moment-1109876/ | website= The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |access-date= 2022-07-29}}

The film debuted on Netflix on March 1, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81024332|title=An Interview with God | publisher= Netflix|website= netflix.com|access-date= 2019-03-25|archive-date=2019-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324180723/https://www.netflix.com/title/81024332|url-status=dead}}

Critical reception to the film was mixed. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that {{RT data|score}} of critics have given the film a positive review, based on {{RT data|count|spell=y}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/an_interview_with_god|title=An Interview With God (2018)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}} Matt's Movie Reviews described the film as "a spiritual journey of the cinematic kind that is as fulfilling as it is perplexing, just as it should be."{{cite web|url=http://www.mattsmoviereviews.net/movie-critic-reviews/an-interview-with-god.html|title=An Interview with God movie review - Matt's Movie Reviews|website=www.mattsmoviereviews.net}} The Christian Film Review praised the story and acting in what they regarded as "a gripping and thrilling film."{{cite web|url=https://www.thechristianfilmreview.com/an-interview-with-god/an-interview-with-god-review/|title=An Interview with God Review|date=20 August 2018 |publisher=}} The Sydney Morning Herald criticized the writing, arguing that scenes with the two leads "go on for pages of dialogue, a sure way to stop a movie dead in its dramatic tracks."{{Cite web |last=Byrnes |first=Paul |date=2018-10-24 |title=Even a theology student would struggle with An Interview With God |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/even-a-theology-student-would-struggle-with-an-interview-with-god-20181024-p50blf.html |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}

Robert Noland and screenwriter Ken Aguado self-published a novelization of the film in 2018.{{Cite book |last1=Noland |first1=Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K65iuQEACAAJ |title=An Interview with God: Official Movie Novelization |last2=Aguado |first2=Ken |date= 2018-07-02 |publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |isbn=978-1-7211-8772-0 |language= en}} In 2019 in Simsbury, Connecticut, the community theater Theatre Guild of Simsbury hosted a staged reading.{{Cite web |title= Productions |url=http://www.theatreguildsimsbury.org/productions1.html |website= theatreguildsimsbury.org | publisher= Theatre Guild of Simsbury |place= Simsbury, Connecticut| language=en |access-date=2022-07-29}}

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