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Plot Summary:
After a high school boy learns that his father committed suicide, he begins a journey to find hope and reconciliation in the midst of his grief.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 141
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: teen
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Pendulum Swings (2011)
Plot Summary:
PENDULUM SWINGS follows a man into a dark place in his life - a place at which he arrives through a combination of bad decisions and forces beyond his control. When he finally hits bottom, he is presented with an opportunity to climb out of his despair with a helping hand from a small number of people who could have chosen to judge him or write him off, but choose instead to offer compassion and grace.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 41
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags:
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Secrets In The Snow (2012)
Plot Summary:
On this particular Friday morning the students of Eastbrook High are arriving at school to complete their final exams before the Christmas Holiday. But what began as a December snowfall quickly becomes a threatening winter storm, and school is dismissed for the day. The students who are unable to arrange transportation before the storm grows are forced to remain in the school gym. The six familiar strangers are the only students remaining as the outdoor conditions worsen and the doors are locked. Wills are tested, friendships are created, and secrets are revealed as they realize they must rely on each other to make it through the night.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 161
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags:
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Christy (1994)
Plot Summary:
A young teacher comes to the impoverished mountain region of Cutter Gap, Tennesse in 1912 and tries to make a difference. Based on the best-selling novel by Catherine Marshall.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 451
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags:
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Meant to Be (2012)
Plot Summary:
When 20-year old Nathan loses his career and his girlfriend, he questions his purpose in life. Compounding his struggle, Nathan grew up in a foster home and never met his birth mother. He sets out on a quest to find his mother and somehow come to terms with her rejection of him. His journey begins by flying to the city where he was born. Upon his arrival, Nathan checks into a hotel and meets Mave the hotel's housekeeper. Encouraged by Mave's wisdom and the help of hotel guest Shelly, Nathan finds the address of his mother, Linda. Linda is a social worker who agonizes over the decision she made with Nathan 20 years ago. In an effort to admonish the guilt of giving up her son, Linda is caught up in the life of a teenage mother-to-be, Tori, who is conflicted by the decision to abort her baby. When Nathan gathers the courage to meet his mother, he uncovers a terrible secret that totally redefines what was meant to be for his life.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, contemplative, christian film, surprise ending
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Flowers for Fannie (2013)
Plot Summary:
Fannie Fairchild locked up her heart when her beloved George was killed in the Great War. But now she faces her own mortality and realizes that she has no one to maintain her grave with flowers.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 28
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: spiritual
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Hurt (2016)
Plot Summary:
Mandy White is a cheerleader. Dan LaCoy is a football player. Jason Dobbs is a bully. Eli Barker is an artist. Asia Borg is a foster kid. What they all have in common however, is that they are hurting. Each one deals with their own personal issues including depression, alcoholic parents, peer pressure, academic pressures and thoughts of suicide. All the while the school counselor Professor Shepard is doing his best to meet their needs and see that their futures are well prepared for. However, despite all the direction, the right questions are not asked and one of the students slips through the cracks. Mandy, Dan, Jason, Eli or Asia commits to a school shooting...and despite their hardships, no one sees it coming.
IMDB Rating: 8.9
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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The UnMiracle (2017)
Plot Summary:
A suburban town is torn apart in the aftermath of an accidental teen drug overdose in this ensemble film exploring the mysteries of modern faith.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 378
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, unusual plot structure, suspense, disturbing, contemplative, fable
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Face in the Mirror (1982)
Plot Summary:
The dramatic story of a group of young people’s response to a desperate teen’s cry for help.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: christian film
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Ring the Bell (2013)
Plot Summary:
When high-powered sports agent Rob Decker arrives looking for his next major league prospect, he finds more than he bargained for at the Cooke Boys Ranch. As he works to secure Shawn Hart, the top high school baseball prospect in the country, he encounters a cast of characters who value happiness and common sense over dollars and cents.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 463
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, christian film, inspirational
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Standing Firm (2010)
Plot Summary:
David, a widower, is working himself to death. Late nights doing paperwork and running on fumes is normal. Bills are piling up by the week, and foreclosure looms on the horizon. Blaming God for his wife's death, he ends his relationship with the church. Steven, the remaining Christian of the household, has been watching his father's unhealthy lifestyle with great concern. With help from his grandpa and best friend Maggie, Steven reaches out to his father in any way he can. Despite his grieving and worsening financial problems, David begins seeking an answer to the question haunting him since his wife's death...WHY? STANDING FIRM is a story of suffering, God's purpose in it, and being joyful despite it.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 230
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: christian film, serious, realistic, sentimental, touching
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In The Name of God (2013)
Plot Summary:
In a time of forgiving and giving thanks, a reverend and his family take in a troubled boy named Mason after having lost a son of their own. It's a bumpy ride for Mason, butting heads with his new step-brother and the church counselor he's sentenced to see on a weekly basis. However, with and a renewed faith and a deeper understanding of Thanksgiving traditions, Mason must not only learn to forgive himself, but to understand the true meaning of family.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: christian film, melancholic, sincere, unusual plot structure, contemplative, entertaining
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In His Steps (2013)
Plot Summary:
When a homeless man interrupts the comfortable routine of First Church of Raymond, life will never be the same for the apathetic congregation. Convicted by the vagrant's words, Pastor Henry Maxwell, Rachel Winslow, Virginia Page, Alex Powers, and Jasper Chase are thrust into a journey of discovering what life is like beyond "Christianity as usual." But as they find themselves opposed by family strife, church politics, and scorned lovers, will they be able to keep their commitment, or will they be dragged back into fruitless lives?.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: christian film, independent film
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The First Stone (1993)
Plot Summary:
A story of the redemptive powers of Christ's love - a janitor becomes the leader of a high school youth group with an unconventional approach. He gradually gets through to the kids relying on his faith.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 40
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min
Plot tags: christian film
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Eye of the Storm (1992)
Plot Summary:
For reporter Tom Edwards, the eye of the storm was where he least expected it.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 76
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: christian film
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Island of Grace (2009)
Plot Summary:
Between the so called restrictions of her faith and the so-called freedom of the world, Megan Hughes favors the world. Things change drastically, however, when her plane crashes on a business trip. Along with two of her co-workers -the arrogant office crush Mark Taylor, and the office nobody Chris Russell - she finds herself stranded on an island. Now isolated from civilization, Megan embarks on a journey to discover what it really means to be rescued. .
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 255
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: christian film
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Gold Through the Fire (1987)
Plot Summary:
Peter's American dream came true. But the trial of his faith had just begun.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 66
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: christian film
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God's Club (2015)
Plot Summary:
Following his wife’s death, public high-school teacher Michael Evens (Stephen Baldwin) re-launches the Bible Club she originally founded. When upset parents cite the separation of church and state and want the group disbanded, a passionate dispute erupts and threatens to destroy their small Vermont community. With his job, personal relationships and even his faith on the line, Michael must make tough decisions about the things that matter most. Corbin Bernsen and Lorenzo Lamas also star in this uplifting tale of strength, unity and love.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 332
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: christian film
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Me & You, Us, Forever (2008)
Plot Summary:
A 47 year old Christian man on the other side of an unwanted divorce thinks back on his first love from high school and wants to see her again.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: christian film
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The Wednesday Morning Breakfast Club (2013)
Plot Summary:
A short film that tells the story of three older men who come into the same restaurant on Wednesday mornings at the same time every week. The story is told from the perspective of Megan, the newly hired waitress at the restaurant that takes classes at night. Through her deliberate acts of respect and purposeful efforts to get to know these gentlemen the shroud of their grumpy appearance is lifted and as the men open up the impact of their life stories extend beyond Megan.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 174
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min
Plot tags: independent film
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One More Round (2015)
Plot Summary:
Basically the Christian version of Rocky.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 124
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: christian film
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Thin Ice (1988)
Plot Summary:
Vince, a college student, loves the mountains, skiing and fun, so an invitation to Lake Tahoe is a no-brain-er... HOWEVER, the trip includes people from a church group, and six strong sets of opinions about God soon collide. Vince's weekend of fun is threatened as tensions rise and sparks fly. This thought provoking drama combines plenty of action and humor both on and off the slopes.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 29
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min
Plot tags: christian film
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Abel's Field (2012)
Plot Summary:
Seth McArdle (Samuel Davis) is a high school senior with an especially full plate. Not only must he navigate the usual social and academic pitfalls of high school, but he has to contend with his young twin sisters, serving as de facto parent in the absence of his deceased mother and deadbeat father. The pressure mounts when the bank calls with a foreclosure warning, and Seth's frustrations spill over into various altercations with the school football team. An exasperated coach exiles Seth to work after school with Abel the eccentric groundskeeper (Kevin Sorbo). Their relationship starts off cold and rocky, but as the two spend more time together, they realize they have more in common than either thought. The downside: it's pretty much pain and sadness that they share. The upside: God loves them.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 726
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, emotional, realistic, christian film
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The Perfect Stranger (2005)
Plot Summary:
'THE PERFECT STRANGER' tells the story of Nikki, a troubled attorney who one day receives a mysterious dinner invitation from a man claiming to be Jesus of Nazareth. Throughout their evening of conversation, arguments and spirited debate, Nikki learns things she never knew about life, the universe, and most importantly, herself.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 876
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sincere, christian film, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, sexual, sexy
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Letters to God (2010)
Plot Summary:
A young boy fighting cancer writes letters to God, touching lives in his neighborhood and inspiring hope among everyone he comes in contact. An unsuspecting substitute postman, with a troubled life of his own, becomes entangled in the boy's journey and his family by reading the letters. They inspire him to seek a better life for himself and his own son he's lost through his alcohol addiction.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: christian film, sentimental, sincere, inspirational, touching, spiritual, sad, uplifting, teen, serious
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God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)
Plot Summary:
Pastor Dave responds to the unimaginable tragedy of having his church, located on the grounds of the local university, burned down.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: christian film, captivating, realistic, psychological, rough, disturbing, independent film
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The Mormon Dilemma (1988)
Plot Summary:
An LDS couple is upset by a local church's screening of the anti-Mormon film "The God Makers." Their evangelical neighbor offers to sift fact from fiction from the film's brief animated segment, allowing for a frank discussion of Mormon doctrine.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 12
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: christian film
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Let There Be Light (2017)
Plot Summary:
An atheist goes through a near-death experience in an auto accident before converting to Christianity.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: christian film, rough, thought provoking, captivating, melancholic, disgusting, complex
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Vanished (1998)
Plot Summary:
Without warning, millions of people instantly vanish from the face of the earth! In the following hours civilization is torn apart as anarchy and chaos reign supreme. It is a time of Great Tribulation for those left behind.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: christian film
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The Encounter (2010)
Plot Summary:
When five strangers with nothing in common come together at a remote roadside eatery, they place their orders with the diner's omniscient owner, who seems to know everything about them ... and is eerily reminiscent of Jesus Christ.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: christian film, tense, uplifting, serious, emotional, realistic, biblical, spiritual, sad
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To Save a Life (2009)
Plot Summary:
Jake Taylor has everything. He has a beautiful girl, he's the champion in basketball and beer pong, and everyone loves him. Then, an old childhood friend, whom Jake used to be friends with, commits suicide. Jake begins to think. He wonders what he could've done to save his friend's life. A youth minister tells him that Jake needs God. So Jake becomes a Christian. However, things begin to spin out of control. His dad is cheating on his mom, his girlfriend is pregnant, and his former friends ridicule and mock him. During all this, Jake is going to realize just what it means to be a Christian and how, to save a life.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: christian film, sincere, serious, captivating, contemplative, realistic, inspirational, spiritual, exciting, uplifting