The Preacher's Wife
PG“They needed help. What they got was a miracle.”
1996·123 min·Released
Studio: Mundy Lane Entertainment, Parkway Productions, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, Touchstone Pictures
5.8TMDb
Theatrical Dec 13, 1996
🇺🇸
USA · English · Kids
Overview
Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Biggs prays to God for help – which arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorPenny Marshall
WriterNat Mauldin, Allan Scott
Cast
Denzel Washington
Dudley
Whitney Houston
Julia Biggs
Courtney B. Vance
Reverend Henry Biggs
Gregory Hines
Joe Hamilton
Jenifer Lewis
Margueritte Coleman
Loretta Devine
Beverly
Paul Bates
Saul Jeffreys
Justin Pierre Edmund
Jeremiah Biggs
Lionel Richie
Britsloe
Victor Williams
Robbie
Shari Headley
Arlene Chattan
Marcella Lowery
Anna Eldridge
Cissy Houston
Mrs. Havergal
Charlotte d'Amboise
Debbie Paige
Helmar Augustus Cooper
Johnson Keeley
Jernard Burks
Pizza Man
Aaron A. McConnaughey
Teen
Lex Monson
Osbert
Darvel Davis Jr.
Hakim
William James Stiggers Jr.
Billy Eldridge
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Keywords
angelchurch choirgospelreverendcrisis of faithwoman directorchristmas
Details
Budget
$40M
Revenue
$48M
TMDb Votes
252
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026