 | Jeff Daniels als Preacher |
 | AnnaSophia Robb als Opal |
 | Cicely Tyson als Gloria Dump |
 | Eva Marie Saint als Miss Franny |
 | Dave Matthews als Otis |
 | Courtney Jines als Amanda Wilkenson |
 | Elle Fanning als Sweety Pie Thomas |
 | Luke Benward als Stevie Dewberry |
 | Nick Price als Dunlap Dewberry |
 | B.J. Hopper als Mr. Alfred |
| Marca Price als Mrs. Dewberry |
 | Lenore Banks als Mrs. Detweller |
 | John McConnell als Store Manager |
 | Harland Williams als Policeman |
| William Arthur Pitts als Churchgoer 1 |
| Enid Trotiner als Churchgoer 2 |
| Charles A. Daigle als Churchgoer 3 |
| Clarice H. Gauthreaux als Churchgoer 4 |
| Guy G. Gauthreaux als Churchgoer 5 |
 | Jared Day als Mike |
 | Sergio Kato als SPCA Officer (uncredited) |
| Matthew D. Miller als Church Member (uncredited) |
| Ross Rouillier als Shopper (uncredited) |
| Wayne Wang | Director |
| Lewis Goldstein | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Cate Montana | ADR Editor |
| Marthe Pineau | Set Decoration |
| Lewis Goldstein | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Steve C. Aaron | Production Sound Mixer |
| Pamela Alch | Script Supervisor |
| Joan Singleton | Screenplay |
| Rachel Portman | Original Music Composer |
| Allison Gordin | Makeup Department Head |
| Chris Navarro | ADR Recordist |
| Jac Rubenstein | Dialogue Editor |
| Deirdre Slevin | Editor |
| C. Douglas Cameron | Boom Operator |
| Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist |
| Mary Frances Eglin | Art Department Coordinator |
| Hope Hanafin | Costume Design |
| Crystal Weaver | Production Supervisor |
| Donna Spahn | Hair Department Head |
| Kathleen M. Courtney | Unit Production Manager |
| Brett Eliason | Sound Mixer |
| Monroe Kelly | Art Direction |
| Karl Walter Lindenlaub | Director of Photography |
| Peter Waggoner | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mark Filip | Sound Effects Editor |
| Eddie Micallef | Second Assistant Director |
| Donald Graham Burt | Production Design |
| Glen Trotiner | First Assistant Director |
| Todd M. Thaler | Casting |
| Trevor Albert | Producer |
| Becki Cross Trujillo | Co-Producer |
| George A. Lara | Foley Supervisor |
| Michael S. Martin | Property Master |
| Kate DiCamillo | Novel |
| Joan Singleton | Producer |
| Suzanne Tenner | Still Photographer |
| Ralph S. Singleton | Executive Producer |
| Jay Peck | Foley Artist |
| Nick Price | Songs |
