Movie Info

An all-star cast play vivid characters in Levity, about an ex-con named Manual Jordan (Billy Bob Thornton) who finds the sister (Holly Hunter) ...(read more...) of the young man he killed many years ago, seeking forgiveness. By accident, he gets involved with a preacher (Morgan Freeman) who has his own demons; Jordan ends up as the custodian of a soup kitchen with a parking lot that also serves patrons of a nearby club, so long as those patrons are willing to sit through 15 minutes of a sermon by the preacher. The narrative depends on a lot of coincidences and some implausible behavior--but the story is secondary. Levity focuses on the characters, which are brought to life by the excellent cast (including Kirsten Dunst as a self-destructive club-goer). The movie lays out its themes of redemption and atonement a bit heavily, but it creates some very human moments along the way. --Bret Fetzer

Director: Ed Solomon

MPAA: R

Running Time: 100 min.

Release Date: Apr 04, 2003

Cast: Billoah Greene, Billy Bob Thornton, Catherine Colvey, Dorian Harewood, Geoffrey Wigdor, Holly Hunter, Kirsten Dunst, Luke Robertson, Manuel Aranguiz, Morgan Freeman