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Plot Summary:
Fall from Grace is a drama, concerning the lives of Jim Bakker and his then-wife, Tammy Faye Bakker Messner during the 1980s, and starred Kevin Spacey and Bernadette Peters. This made-for-television movie aired on NBC on April 29, 1990. Jim Bakker (Kevin Spacey) establishes a large televangelical empire in the 1980s, including Heritage Village. However, they are removed from P.T.L, the ministry that they had established in 1987. Mr. Bakker was sentenced to prison on fraud and conspiracy charges. Not shown in the movie is the subsequent divorce, in 1992, of the Bakkers. Bernadette Peters, as Tammy Faye Bakker, sings several gospel songs, among them "Amazing Grace", "God Rides on the Wings of Love", and "His Eye is on the Sparrow". Peter Matz arranged the music.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
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Clarence Darrow (1974)
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The taped performance of Henry Fonda's one-man show was aired as "IBM Presents Clarence Darrow" on September 4, 1974, on NBC.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 158
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
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The Government Inspector (2005)
Plot Summary:
The Government Inspector is a 2005 television drama based on the life of Dr. David Kelly and the lead-up to the Iraq War in the United Kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 202
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min
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Child Bride of Short Creek (1981)
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Partially based on the true events surrounding a rural religious cult in the American Midwest, and how the members' children suffered for their parents' fanaticism.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 336
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
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Forgotten Sins (1996)
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A county sheriff is accused by his daughter of having abused her. Her accusation gets more and more elaborate, involving satanic rituals. As nearly everyone around him seems to believe he's guilty, he starts breaking up and questioning his own innocence.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 210
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
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A Time for Miracles (1980)
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Elizabeth Bayley Seton, America's first native-born saint and founder of the Sisters of Charity, is the subject of this inspiring biopic. After the tragic death of her husband, Seton converts to Catholicism. Once again, she suffers terrible loss when two of her children die, but goes on to found the American Sisters of Charity and the first American Catholic schools. Seton died in 1826 and was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1975.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
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Karla Faye Tucker: Forevermore (2004)
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Faced with a sobering death sentence of execution by lethal injection, a convicted murderer and former prostitute embraces religion, marries a prison minister and focuses on making the most of her last days on Earth.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
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Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)
Plot Summary:
The story of the Peoples Temple cult led by Jim Jones and the events leading up to one of the largest mass suicides in history.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 192 min
Plot tags: realistic, disturbing, serious, suspenseful, tense, bizarre, campy, cult film
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Diana: Her True Story (1993)
Plot Summary:
Television film telling the story of Diana, Princess of Wales, based on the publication of the same name by Andrew Morton.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 228
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 181 min
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Plot Summary:
The take-down of an infamous leader of a small polygamous Mormon fundamentalist group, who ordered assassinations of his opponents.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 275
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
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The Switch (1993)
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Larry McAfee is paralyzed from the neck down following a motorcycle accident. He gradually loses the will to live, in the meantime befriending a talk radio DJ over the phone. The two meet each other and become friends, though Larry still wishes to end his life. The DJ reluctantly has a switch installed on Larry's life support that Larry can activate at any time (via his mouth) to end his life.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 123
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
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Restless Virgins (2013)
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A sex scandal that shook Massachusetts prep school, Milton Academy in 2004-05 school year.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 955
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, disturbing, psychological, sincere, suspenseful, funny, sexual, sexy
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The poor Italian peasant boy Francesco already has visions of Jesus and Mary as a child, but the Devil visits him too. He, Francesco, is quite certain that he will become a priest. After entering the Capuchin Order it becomes clear that Padre Pio (his new name) has powers which can not be explained rationally: he heals the sick, knows the names, problems and future of complete strangers.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 967
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 202 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, captivating, suspense, disturbing, spiritual, saga
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The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
Plot Summary:
In the 1970s and ’80s, Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker rose from humble beginnings to create the world’s largest religious broadcasting network and a theme park, and were revered for their message of love, acceptance, and prosperity.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min
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The Anna Nicole Smith Story (2007)
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Born Vickie Lynn Hogan, she had a son at 18, became a stripper at 20, and married a billionaire at 26. Sheer determination turned her into Anna Nicole Smith, playmate, model and a household name.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 632
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sexy, realistic, serious, captivating
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Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy (1982)
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Based on the autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy who spent 54 months in prison following the Watergate scandal.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 138
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
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In 1827, Joseph Smith, Jr. was only 21 years old when he received a prophetic calling to translate ancient scriptures that would soon be published as The Book of Mormon. Less than three years later, he founded The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that today has 14 million followers and is the 4th largest religious denomination in the United States. Plates of Gold follows Joseph's early adult years and portrays the events that lead up to the publishing of The Book of Mormon and the founding of a new worldwide church. The film also details Joseph's personal life and his desire to find forgiveness, acceptance and salvation from God. Directed by Christian Vuissa (The Errand of Angels, One Good Man).
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 82
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
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When a gunman killed five Amish children and injured five others in a Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania schoolhouse shooting in October of 2006, the world media attention rapidly turned from the tragic events to the extraordinary forgiveness demonstrated by the Amish community.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
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Born Again (1978)
Plot Summary:
Having been imprisoned for his part in the Watergate scandal, Charles Colson undergoes a religious conversion.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Break Every Chain (2021)
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Drowning in the depths of depression and sadness, burning with anger, and chained down by alcoholism, Jonathan couldn’t do it anymore. After the loss of his father as a young boy, facing countless horrific death scenes in the line of duty, and the death of his son, Jonathan turned to the world for answers — finding only darkness. Faced with the threat of losing all that is left to him, Jonathan turns to faith and finds hope and redemption.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 533
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: christian film
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In the 16th century, the daughter of a Spanish nobleman joins a convent and becomes a spiritual leader.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 477
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IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Brazil
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IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 4000
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Country: Greece
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IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 307
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Country: USA
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IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 124 min
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Hell and Mr. Fudge is an 2012 American drama film directed by Jeff Wood and written by Brian Phillip Stoddard. Based on a true story, the film stars Mackenzie Astin as Edward Fudge, an Alabama preacher who has been hired to determine the existence of hell.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 215
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
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Billy: The Early Years (2008)
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Most of us know Billy Graham as the self-assured and charismatic preacher who became one of the most important figures of 20th Century Christianity. Now, with the release of Billy: The Early Years, we meet Billy as the earnest and promising young man at the crossroads of faith and doubt, ultimately facing the moment of decision that launched one of history’s most powerful evangelistic careers.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 816
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: christian film, serious, captivating, realistic
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Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs (2014)
Plot Summary:
Cult leader Warren Jeffs rises to power in the polygamist Mormon sect once headed by his late father, but some of his wives fight back to bring him to justice. Based on a true story.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 972
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: rough, thought provoking, serious, factual, emotional, sad
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Boy Erased (2018)
Plot Summary:
The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church supported gay conversion program.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Australia, USA, China
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, psychological, sentimental, captivating, intellectual, depressing, serious, lgbt cinema, sad, cult classic
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Bombshell (2019)
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Based on the real scandal, BOMBSHELL is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 124000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: political, uplifting, sad, motivational, social, deep, cult classic, historical drama, philosophical
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Palau the Movie (2019)
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After his father passes away at age 10, the lives of Luis Palau and his family are changed forever. Within a few years of his father's death, Luis, his siblings, and his mother are left nearly destitute. Luis is forced to discontinue his education at an elite boarding school in Argentina and provide for his family as they slip into poverty.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 93
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, touching, captivating, suspense, christian film