September 22, 2009
A really touching film about homelessness! This has to be one of the most overlooked films of all time.
Danny Glover,
Matt Dillon,
Rick Aviles,
Nina Siemaszko,
Ving Rhames
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Danny Glover plays Jerry, a caring street person who takes a mentally retarded Matthew Dillon under his wing, teaching him the survival smarts so necessary to society's left-overs. The two team up wit... read more
DVD Release Date: April 20, 1994
Stats: 56 reviews
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May 25, 2010The realism, in terms of the dialogue & a few other aspects, wasn't very real as I remember it but, it has been a long time. The actors sore with some superb acting. I should rewatch it.
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July 21, 2008I watched it, because it had alot of my favorite actors in it, but the movie was kind of a downer, and very sad.
Critic Reviews
March 26, 2009
Todd McCarthy, Variety
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Whatever its shortcomings, The Saint of Fort Washington takes its subject very seriously, in ways that no audience can fail to find wrenchingly sad. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
If you have ever stopped your car at an intersection and been approached by men with squeegees, offering to clean your windshield, you may have wondered who these guys are, where they come from, and w... Full Review
October 4, 2006
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Masquerading as a social problem film about the homeless, this is a rather conventional male-buddy Hollywood movie, but the acting of Danny Glover and Matt Dillon is good. Full Review
February 9, 2006
Derek Adams, Time Out
Though something of a failure in its own terms, this social-conscience movie does produce a strong emotional tug... Full Review
May 24, 2003
Film4
This overlooked curio avoids the patronizing pathos that hobbles most 'worthy' Hollywood projects. Full Review
August 20, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Conveys the isolation, vulnerability, and frustration of two homeless men in New York City Full Review
March 16, 2007
Lori Hoffman, Atlantic City Weekly
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July 27, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
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