Does Marjoe end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Marjoe easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Marjoe

Name: Marjoe
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1972
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Marjoe Gortner, Vernon Gortner, Agnes Benjamin, Sarah Kernochan

You Keep the Faith...Marjoe Keeps the Money

Directed by Sarah Kernochan, Howard Smith

Produced by Mauser Productions, Cinema X

197288 min7.6 / 10

A sharp-eyed documentary exposé of evangelical showmanship and religious commerce, following a charismatic former child preacher as he performs faith for profit.

Part documentary, part expose, this film follows one-time child evangelist Marjoe Gortner on the "church tent" Revivalist circuit, commenting on the showmanship of Evangelism and "the religion business", prior to the start of "televangelism". Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.

Clusters

Faith and Doubt Stories Religion Versus The System Mental Illness Caregiving Dark Comedies About Ambition Priests and Religious Leaders

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Business Religion Church Evangelism Evangelist Woman Director

Questions people ask

Does Marjoe end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Marjoe violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Marjoe easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Marjoe scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Is Marjoe sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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