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Pete, an eight-year-old Catholic boy growing up in the suburbs of Chicago in the mid-1970s, attends Catholic school, where as classes let out for the summer, he's admonished by a nun to follow the path of the Lord, and not that of the Devil. Perhaps taking this message a bit too seriously, Pete decides it's his goal for the summer to help someone get into heaven; having been told that Catholicism is the only sure path to the kingdom of the Lord, Pete decides to convert a Jew to Catholicism in order to improve their standing in the afterlife. Hoping to find a likely candidate, Pete begins visiting a nearby synagogue, where he gets to know Rabbi Jacobson, who responds to Pete's barrage of questions with good humor. Pete also makes friends with the Rabbi's son, Danny, who is about the same age; when he learns that Danny is seriously ill, he decides Danny would be an excellent choice for conversion.

You saw the back-stabbing. Now see the final cut.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family

Starring: Aidan Quinn, Bonnie Hunt, Kevin Pollak

Released: March 22, 2002

Runtime: 91.0

Popularity Rating: 1.330

Joe O'Malley Aidan Quinn
Margaret O'Malley Bonnie Hunt
Rabbi Jacobsen Kevin Pollak
Patrick O'Malley Eddie Kaye Thomas
Mrs. Jacobsen Lisa Dodson
Danny Jacobsen Mike Weinberg
Pete O'Malley Adiel Stein
Father Kelly Brian Dennehy
Sister Leonora Mary Peggy Roeder
Jimmy Martin Hughes

Art — Production Design: Devorah Herbert
Crew — Cinematography: Peter Biagi
Directing — Director: Pete Jones
Editing — Editor: Gregg Featherman
Production — Casting: Amanda Koblin
Production — Producer: Ben Affleck
Production — Producer: Chris Moore
Production — Producer: Matt Damon
Sound — Original Music Composer: Danny Lux
Writing — Writer: Pete Jones