Laurence Fishburne, Bradley Whitford, Anika Noni Rose. A famous Detroit sportswriter is asked to return home to New Jersey to write the eulogy for a dying rabbi. After interviewing the rabbi to properly eulogize him, he unexpectedly finds a renewal of his own faith. This leads him to a Christian pastor in Detroit, a former drug addict, who now ministers to the homeless. This moving true story shows how the impact of these two very different men of faith reawakens the faith in Mitch. Based on the book by Mitch Albom and directed by Jon Avnet. 2011/color/82 min/NR/widescreen.