The Forge

2024Movie⏱️ 2h 4mPG

DramaFamily

⭐ 6.8

IMDB Rating

5,743 votes

After graduating from high school without any plans for the future, Isaiah receives a push to start making better life decisions.

Director

Alex Kendrick

Writers

Alex Kendrick, Stephen Kendrick

Stars

Cameron Arnett, Priscilla C. Shirer, Aspen Kennedy

Release Date

August 23, 2024

Language

English

Country

United States

🎯 1

Nominations

💬 96

Reviews

📋 15.4K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Cameron Arnett

as Joshua Moore

Priscilla C. Shirer

as Cynthia Wright

👤

Aspen Kennedy

as Isaiah Wright

Karen Abercrombie

as Miss Clara Williams

T.C. Stallings

as Tony Jordan

👤

B.J. Arnett

as Janelle Moore

👤

William Oliver

as Jamal

McKalin

as Keenan

👤

Bobby Hardin Jr.

as Andre

Alexandra Rose Frazier

as Abigail Watson

💰 Box Office

$40,395,051

Worldwide Gross

$29,123,632

Domestic Gross

$6,659,508

Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

2.39:1

Color

Filming Location

Albany, Georgia, USA

Production

Affirm Films, Kendrick Brothers, Sony

🏷️ Keywords

discipleshiptwo word titlementor protege relationshipreligious sermonspin off

🎯 Categories

Coming-of-AgeDramaFamily

⭐ Featured Review

Christian story with a good message.

by TxMike • 2025-01-08

"I found this movie on DVD at my public library. It is well-made with competent actors, none that I had ever seen before. It is not subtle, it is a Christian movie with a Christian message. It focuses on Isaiah, a 19-yr-old black man living with his single mother. She runs a beauty salon and as the movie starts she is coming home with several bags of groceries. She yells for Isaiah to come and help her but to no avail. Then we see Isaiah in the back room, his headphones on, talking to an unseen partner as they play one of those video games where characters hunt other characters and try not to..."