The biographical film The Most Reluctant Convert is dedicated to one of the world’s most famous writers, known as C. S. Lewis. He became famous for his works in the fields of medieval literature, Christian apologetics, and fantasy fiction. Among his best-known books are The Chronicles of Narnia and The Screwtape Letters. When The Most Reluctant Convert first hit theaters in November 2021, it was the second-most-watched film in the United States.

The film is narrated by C. S. Lewis himself. He recounts his life story, describing his journey from early childhood to his conversion to the Christian faith.

The film touches on various moments, from the death of Lewis’s mother, through a difficult childhood with his complicated father and his move to live with his tutors, to reading books by Chesterton and meeting Tolkien.

Interwoven throughout the story are the various stages of Lewis’s reflections on the world, existence, and the meaning of life that he went through.

The character of Lewis—the narrator—reveals just how unsatisfying his intellectual journeys and spiritual struggles were before he found the true, liberating Light.

Biographical

United Kingdom, 2021, 73 min

Crew: Norman Stone;

Cast: Max McLean, Nicholas Ralph, Richard Harrington, David Gant;

Parents Guide:
1 explosion that kills several soldiers. A few scenes of smoking and drinking alcohol.

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