The Preacher's Wife

A hard-pressed New York reverend, juggling a strained marriage and a church under threat from a developer, prays for help and receives an angel named Dudley.

Directed by Penny Marshall, this 1996 blend of family drama, fantasy and romance follows a pastor whose marriage to choir leader Julia is strained by his devotion to their struggling community, while a property developer threatens the future of his church. When he prays for help, an angel named Dudley arrives in answer. Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston lead a cast that also includes Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines and Loretta Devine.