Machine Gun Preacher
R“Hope is the greatest weapon of all”
2011·129 min·Released
Studio: 1984 Private Defense Contractors, Apparatus Productions, GG Filmz, ITS Capital, MGP Productions, Merlina Entertainment, Moonlighting Films, Mpower Pictures, Relativity Media, Safady Entertainment, Virgin Produced
6.7TMDb
6.7IMDb
28%RT
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Theatrical Sep 23, 2011
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USA · English · USA
Overview
The true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker who finds God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been kidnapped and pressed into duty as soldiers.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorMarc Forster
WriterJason Keller
Cast
Gerard Butler
Sam Childers
Michelle Monaghan
Lynn
Kathy Baker
Daisy
Richard Goteri
Gun Shop Owner
Peter Carey
Bill Wallace
Barbara Coven
Shannon Wallace
Michael Shannon
Donnie
Ryann Campos
Paige #1
Madeline Carroll
Paige #2
Mandalynn Carlson
Paige's Friend
Souléymane Sy Savané
Deng
Abena Ayivor
Betty
Grant R. Krause
Billy / Contractor
Reavis Graham
Pastor Krause
Justin Michael Brandt
Teenage Boy
Misty Mills
Biker Chick
Nicole Dupre Sobchack
Bartender
Sidi Henderson
Shaved Head
Steve Blackwood
Bank Manager
Judy Stepanian
Employment Woman
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Keywords
africaredemptionsudanbased on true storybikerbelief in godduringcreditsstingerchild soldierconversion to christianitywhite saviorchildren in dangerbased on real person
Details
Budget
$30M
Revenue
$3M
TMDb Votes
1,130
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 5, 2026