The Man Who Sued God
2001 · 97 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 5,326 VOTES · DIR. Mark Joffe
Overview
A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance money because it was “an act of God”. He re-registers as a lawyer and sues the insurance company and, as God’s representative, The Church.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,030 lines
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00:02:05 In the latest weather news...
00:07:16 Take a pick.
00:10:30 You always do.
00:13:53 - Should you be taking those with that? - No problem as long as you don't work heavy machinery.
00:17:01 Does it? I'm not so sure.
00:21:14 Sometimes I don't know what the world's coming to.
00:25:15 Stop the boat.
00:28:41 I'm not really suing God, you know.
00:31:44 - Good luck. - 15 seconds to air.
00:34:57 No, I wanted to be a nurse in Africa.
00:37:42 If they wish to deny liability by denying the existence of God
00:41:07 Read some of the letters. Meet some of the people.
00:44:35 Are you seriously thinking about that? What about all the other people?
00:48:21 - Forget it. - How? There are people depending on me.
00:51:50 - There's a handle somewhere. - What does it look like?
00:57:29 You have invested me with a very grave responsibility.
01:01:18 Would you say that the sinking of the Titanic was an 'Act of God'?
01:04:52 Aren't you hopelessly compromised, Your Eminence? Isn't it one of God's commandments
01:08:07 casting an eerie glow over the deepening drama of the Myers-God trial.
01:11:51 Do you know how many claims you've made over the past 25 years?
01:14:35 I wouldn't even be doing this if I only wanted my stuff back.
01:21:14 What's that?
01:24:59 he's in a woman's thigh, the soft anvil of creation.
01:29:46 There's panic at insurance offices around the city
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,030
Dialogue density10.6 lines / min
First line00:02:05
Final line01:29:46
Production Record
DirectorMark Joffe
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,326