Mr. Church is a 2016 American drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by Susan McMartin.

When Cannon died, he left provisions in his will that provided financial support for Marie, who was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer.

Charlie grows distant from her mother and closer to Mr. Church because of her inability to face Marie's impending death.

Three years later, in 1980, a pregnant Charlie shows up on Mr. Church's doorstep, stating that she has returned home to take a break from her studies.

The next night, an angry, drunk Mr. Church returns home, confronting Charlie for rifling through his dresser.

She leaves, and the next day runs into Larson, an old friend from the neighborhood, in a grocery store parking lot.

After exchanging greetings, Charlie heads back to her car, only to be knocked unconscious to the ground by a kid on a skateboard.

During the wake, Charlie is startled to find out from Jelly, a nightclub owner, that Mr. Church had played the piano at his club for 30 years.

The next morning, Charlie wakes up to the smell of breakfast cooking and, in her sleepy state, wonders if it is Mr. Church, but it is Izzy, preparing a meal for them.

[7] In April 2014, it was revealed that Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman and Juno Temple had been cast in the film.

Mark Canton and Courtney Solomon joined the project as producers under their Cinelou Films banner.

[5] On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 37 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

[18] Mark Jenkins of The Washington Post gave the film two out of four stars, and wrote: "Murphy is fine as the title character, although his performance consists mostly of suppressing all of his usual shtick.

"[19] Nick Schager of Variety called it "A crude sugary-sweet fantasy" and "consuming so much phony, retrograde schmaltz proves a stomach-churning endeavor.