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- A rare comedy about faith, “Saint Ralph” succeeds mostly by not taking itself too seriously. Mischievous chapter headings toy with the identities of patron saints. Teenagers discuss ways to skip purgatory, while Ralph, who takes the logic of self-mortification a little too far, finds religious inspiration in a book called “Canadian Martyrs.”
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The year 1954 finds teen outcast Ralph Walker (Adam Butcher) getting in trouble at the Catholic school he attends in Ontario, Canada. When the headmaster (Gordon Pinsent) catches Ralph smoking,...
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Saint Ralph is a 2004 Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Michael McGowan. Its central character is a teenage boy who trains for the 1954 Boston Marathon in the hope a victory will be the miracle his mother needs to awaken from a coma.
Full Review | Original Score: '1.5/4' | Aug 26, 2005. Chris Hewitt St. Paul Pioneer Press. An overly convenient plot is the main con in Ralph, which includes a devastating fire, an assist from a...
Saint Ralph: Directed by Michael McGowan. With Adam Butcher, Michael Kanevsky, Gordon Pinsent, Tamara Hope. Saint Ralph is the unlikely story of Ralph Walker, a ninth-grader who outran everyone's expectations except his own in his bold quest to win the 1954 Boston Marathon.
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- 2005-04-08
Aug 5, 2005 · Saint Ralph - Metacritic. Summary A funny, heartwarming and inspirational tale of a boy who dares to dream big. (Samuel Goldwyn Films) Comedy. Drama.
In class Ralph learns from Father Hibbert that miracles can happen but you must nurture them with three things: faith, purity, and prayer. These present quite a challenge to Ralph. When Ralph discovers that he has a talent for running, he becomes convinced that he should run in the Boston Marathon.