---
title: 'Mr. Church (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bruce Beresford'
released: '2016-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mr-church-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4196848/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mr. Church (2016)

2016 · 104 min · Drama, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Mr. Church is a 2016 American drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Susan McMartin. The film stars Eddie Murphy as the title character with Britt Robertson, Xavier Samuel, Lucy Fry, Christian Madsen and Natascha McElhone also starring. The movie is based on the short story "The Cook Who Came to Live with Us" written by McMartin and based on her life. The film centers around a cook who becomes a caretaker and father figure to three generations of women over the years. This was Murphy's first film role in four years.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bruce Beresford](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-beresford)
- **Screenplay:** [Susan McMartin](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-mcmartin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mark Isham](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-isham)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sharone Meir](https://cinepixo.com/people/sharone-meir)
- **Editor:** [David](https://cinepixo.com/people/david)

## Cast

- [Natascha McElhone](https://cinepixo.com/people/natascha-mcelhone)
- [Lucy Fry](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucy-fry)
- [Britt Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/britt-robertson)
- [Xavier Samuel](https://cinepixo.com/people/xavier-samuel)
- [Eddie Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-murphy)
- [Thom Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/thom-barry)
- [Mckenna Grace](https://cinepixo.com/people/mckenna-grace)

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