The Man Who Sued God

The Man Who Sued God

Directed by Mark Joffe

Produced by Empress Road Productions, New South Wales Film & Television Office

200197 min6.3 / 10

A clever, good-natured legal comedy that uses an absurd premise—suing God through the Church—to explore faith, insurance bureaucracy, and one man's righteous frustration.

A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance money because it was “an act of God”. He re-registers as a lawyer and sues the insurance company and, as God’s representative, The Church.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Man Who Sued God end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Man Who Sued God easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Is The Man Who Sued God scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is The Man Who Sued God violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is The Man Who Sued God sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

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