The Man Who Sued God starring Billy Connolly

Excellent film that depicts both big Insurance companies and the Religious squirming in their seats as their cover is about to be blown.

Review: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268437/

Wikipedia page ...

The Man Who Sued God is a 2001 Australian movie in which Billy Connolly plays Steve Myers, an ex-lawyer who sues God because his boat is struck by lightning, and his insurance company refuses to pay, claiming it to be an act of God. By claiming to be God's representatives on Earth, the Christian and Jewish churches are held to be the liable party, putting them in the difficult position of either having to pay out large sums of money, or proving that God does not exist.

It has been said that despite a seemingly ludicrous premise, the movie is not as comedic as one would think, and deals with some very serious subjects, such as the ever-present threat of Australian bushfires, the church in contemporary society, and most notably; the role of large insurance companies and the way in which they can affect the people whose insurance claims are rejected.

Award-winning actress Judy Davis (who plays journalist Anna Redmond) is the wife of actor Colin Friels, who co-stars as Steve Myers's brother in the film.

FILM: The Man Who Sued God
On: five (105)
Date: Wednesday 17th January 2007 (Already shown)
Time: 21:00 to 23:05 (2 hours and 5 minutes long)

Comedy about a lawyer who takes on his maker in a court of law. When the lawyer's boat is destroyed by what his insurance company, who refuse to pay out, call an 'act of God', he decides to press charges against God's representatives in the Church. He soon attracts the attention of a female journalist, who helps him in his bizarre quest to tread unchartered legal territory.
(2001, 15, 2 Star)

Director: Mark Joffe
Starring: Billy Connolly, Judy Davis, Colin Friels, Wendy Hughes, Bille Brown, John Howard