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Keeping the Faith

  • 2000
  • PG-13
  • 2h 8m
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6.4/10
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Jenna Elfman, Edward Norton, and Ben Stiller in Keeping the Faith (2000)
Two friends, a priest and a rabbi, fall in love with the same woman they knew in their youth, but the religious position of both men denies them romance.
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Two friends, a priest and a rabbi, fall in love with the same woman they knew in their youth, but the religious position of both men denies them romance.Two friends, a priest and a rabbi, fall in love with the same woman they knew in their youth, but the religious position of both men denies them romance.Two friends, a priest and a rabbi, fall in love with the same woman they knew in their youth, but the religious position of both men denies them romance.

  • Director
    • Edward Norton
  • Writer
    • Stuart Blumberg
  • Stars
    • Ben Stiller
    • Edward Norton
    • Jenna Elfman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    54K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Edward Norton
    • Writer
      • Stuart Blumberg
    • Stars
      • Ben Stiller
      • Edward Norton
      • Jenna Elfman
    • 270User reviews
    • 90Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 6 nominations

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    Ben Stiller
    Ben Stiller
    • Rabbi Jake Schram
    Edward Norton
    Edward Norton
    • Father Brian Finn
    Jenna Elfman
    Jenna Elfman
    • Anna Riley
    Anne Bancroft
    Anne Bancroft
    • Ruth Schram
    Eli Wallach
    Eli Wallach
    • Rabbi Ben Lewis
    Ron Rifkin
    Ron Rifkin
    • Larry Friedman
    Milos Forman
    Milos Forman
    • Father Havel
    Holland Taylor
    Holland Taylor
    • Bonnie Rose
    Lisa Edelstein
    Lisa Edelstein
    • Ali Decker
    Rena Sofer
    Rena Sofer
    • Rachel Rose
    Ken Leung
    Ken Leung
    • Don
    Brian George
    Brian George
    • Paulie Chopra
    Catherine Lloyd Burns
    Catherine Lloyd Burns
    • Debbie
    Susie Essman
    Susie Essman
    • Ellen Friedman
    Stuart Blumberg
    Stuart Blumberg
    • Len
    Samuel Goldberg
    • Teenage Jake Schram
    • (as Sam Goldberg)
    Michael Charles Roman
    Michael Charles Roman
    • Teenage Brian Finn
    • (as Michael Roman)
    Blythe Auffarth
    Blythe Auffarth
    • Teenage Anna Riley
    • Director
      • Edward Norton
    • Writer
      • Stuart Blumberg
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Dedicated to star Edward Norton's late mother Robin Norton.
    • Goofs
      Brian describes 13-year-old Anna as "a cross between Jonny Quest (1964) and Tatum O'Neal in Foxes (1980)". Tatum O'Neal wasn't in Foxes. He's either referring to Jodie Foster in Foxes, or Tatum O'Neal in Little Darlings (1980). Then again, he was drunk.
    • Quotes

      Indian Bartender: May those who love us, love us. And those who don't love us - may God turn their hearts. And if He cannot turn their hearts, may he turn their ankles, so that we may know them by their limping.

    • Crazy credits
      Thank-yous include one to "Salmita Bonita", a reference to actor-director Edward Norton's girlfriend, actress Salma Hayek.
    • Alternate versions
      The DVD release features quite a few edited scenes, including:
      • Brian takes Anna to the club while it's still under construction
      • Brian tries to come into the bar with a bottle of liquor in his hand. The bartender tells him 'No Bottles', so he promptly drinks the remainder
      • Brian and Jakob walk through an art museum with Anna (featuring the scene from the Gag Reel where Anna can't say the name of the picture she's standing in front of); eventually, her cel phone rings, she has a yelling match with a co-worker, and falls in the fountain (also seen in the Gag Reel)
      • A bit with young Jakob and Brian making a kung-fu movie with a home video camera
      • Anna talking to Ruth about Jakob and Jake's brother (establishing exactly why Ruth never forgave him)
      • A piece from Jakob's date, where the woman talks about running and breast implants before having a sneezing fit and smashing her face on the table
      • Jakob tells Anna to put her pager under her skirt while she's at work, and he'll call her; two co-workers come in just as Jake starts calling, trying to get her to help them work out the numbers as she 'gets buzzed'
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: From Paris with Love/Dear John/Frozen (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Please Call Me Baby
      Written and Performed by Tom Waits
      Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
      By arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews270

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    8/10

    Great romantic comedy without being saccharine

    It is refreshing to see a romantic comedy that is not overtly manipulative and formulaic. Edward Norton, Ben Stiller and Jenna Elfman give solid performances in their roles. Edward Norton is surprisingly good at comedy--he is wonderful as the priest yearning for romance with the likable Anna. And Ben Stiller--fabulous as the rabbi who is torn between his religion and love. His timing is impeccable--he has the ability to give depth to a character who could seem shallow in another actor's hands.

    The script had a good blend of humor and romance, which I believe is the reason why the movie works so well. Great cast, great effort from first-time director Norton, decent script equals an enjoyable movie.
    • mml
    • Apr 9, 2000
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    • Release date
      • April 14, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hebrew
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Giữ chữ tín
    • Filming locations
      • Bow Bridge, Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Spyglass Entertainment
      • Triple Threat Talent
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $29,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $37,047,880
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,078,671
      • Apr 16, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $59,945,183
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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