Sympathy for Delicious (2010)
A newly paralyzed DJ gets more than he bargained for when he seeks out the world of faith healing.
Top billed cast
Christopher Thornton'Delicious' Dean O'Dwyer
Mark RuffaloFather Joe
Juliette LewisAriel Lee
Orlando BloomThe Stain
Laura LinneyNina Hogue
Noah EmmerichRene Faubacher
James KarenFather Rohn
John Carroll LynchEvangelist Carroll
Robert WisdomPrendell
Dov TiefenbachOogie
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