Letters to God (2010) on Netflix
Tyler Doherty, an eight-year-old fighting cancer, mails letters to God every day. The divorced postman on his route, Brady McDaniels, reads them and is drawn into the Doherty family's life.
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- Rotten Tomatoes25%
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Plot summary
Tyler Doherty is eight years old and being treated for cancer. His prayers take the form of letters that he writes to God and mails each day. His letters touch the lives of the people in his neighborhood and community. He lives with his mother, Maddy, and his older brother, Ben; their father has died. Samantha Perryfield is his best friend. Brady McDaniels is a divorced postman who has a problem with alcohol. For a time he carries the mail on the route that passes the Doherty house. Tyler's letters reach him, and he is unsure what to do with them.
Cast
- Christopher Schmidtas Walter Finley (as Christopher John Schmidt)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Letters to God (2010)
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- Writer Patrick Doughtie lost both his job and his house while caring for his dying son Tyler. After Tyler died, Doughtie took a screenwriting class and wrote the original script himself, which was then noticed by producer David Nixon and turned into the film.
