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Plot Summary:
He finally met someone who specialized in damaged hearts. In this stirring drama, a promising young physician slides into alcoholism, following his wife’s tragic death. Having lost everything, he lands in a skid row mission, where he meets some unlikely characters. Vibrant with joy, laughter, sorrow and struggle, The Healing is compelling entertainment for all ages.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 20
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: christian film
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All the King's Horses (1977)
Plot Summary:
A young couple begins to apply scriptural principles to their relationship, they discover how Christ can bring healing to their shattered marriage.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: christian film, independent film
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The Shepherd (1984)
Plot Summary:
A father chooses between his enemy and the life of his own son. Bursting with “Top Gun” action, THE SHEPHERD explodes into the lives and conflicts of the men who push the edge of supersonic danger while defending our skies. The resulting bitterness of a split moment decision threatens to destroy the lives of the widowed wife and her young son.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 26
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: christian film
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The Late Liz (1971)
Plot Summary:
Religion changes a woman's attitude towards alcohol.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: christian film, independent film
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Saved by Grace (2016)
Plot Summary:
A retired police officer, despondent over the loss of his family, contemplates a dramatic decision which will change his life forever, until he meets a mysterious woman who, through her personal stories, gives him a reason to re-examine what is most important to him.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 686
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: christian film, sincere, suspenseful
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Paul: The Emissary (1997)
Plot Summary:
Robert Marcarelli - In this impressive drama, starring Gary Cooper, we follow Saul the angry zealot to Paul the servant of Christ, who will pay any price to bring his message to the world. - Garry Cooper, Leon Lissek, Kermit Christman.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 89
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 51 min
Plot tags: christian film, biblical, independent film
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Saul: The Journey to Damascus (2014)
Plot Summary:
Known as Saul the Butcher, the stoning of Stephen was said to have shattered Saul's faith in the Temple and its denial of Christ as the Messiah. His conversion to Christianity and baptism as Paul changed the history of the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 353
Genere: Drama
Country: Malta, Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: biblical, psychological, christian film, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
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In His Steps (1964)
Plot Summary:
A priest challenges the members of his congregation to not just go to church every Sunday, but to actually follow in Jesus's footsteps in their daily lives. From Charles M. Sheldon's book that launched the saying "What would Jesus Do?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 47
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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The Messiah: Prophecy Fulfilled (2004)
Plot Summary:
A first century rabbi, Yehuda (Nick Mancuso), finds his true calling when he decides to follow in the footsteps of a certain Jesus of Nazareth and spread his Good Word. But in the year after Jesus' crucifixion, it's not so easy to persuade others to listen to his teachings, let alone believe that they had a hand in hurting the Son of God. During Passover, Yehuda slowly makes his people understand the meaning of what transpired 12 months before.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: christian film
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Uncommon (2015)
Plot Summary:
Jesus combined diverse people and assorted stories to change the world! Now, He wants to use you! When the students of Rosewood High School lose their theater, music and dance departments due to budgets cuts, they create their own. Struggling to find the right script, music & choreography the students get advice from an uncommon source; the Bible! Each student becomes uniquely influenced as they discover that God takes them personally. Equipped with unique talents, they bond together to prepare the perfect production by exploring the diversity of parables taught in the Bible. Fighting overwhelming challenges, the teens fight against political correctness to defend their privilege to worship, meet and perform. Will months of constant bullying by the establishment defeat the production and dismantle their faith? Armed with expert legal counsel and unexpected help from Christian music's finest, these teens realize what it means to be...UNCOMMON!.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 115
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing, 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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Faith of Our Fathers (2015)
Plot Summary:
With the Vietnam War raging in 1969, two young fathers report for duty. A man of great faith and a doubtful cynic. A quarter-century later, their sons, Wayne and John Paul (David A.R. White and Kevin Downes), meet as strangers. Guided by handwritten letters from their fathers from the battlefield, they embark on an unforgettable journey to The Wall-the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Along the way, they discover the devastation of war cannot break the love of a father for his son.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 722
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: touching, psychological, captivating, disgusting, christian film
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End Of The Harvest (1998)
Plot Summary:
An atheist philosophy club at a college harasses a Christian, Scott, who claims to have inside knowledge of when the world will end. To vindicate himself and "defeat" the athiests, he prepares a presentation based on a bible study he finds in the library. Although initially confident, Scott begins to have doubts due to the theoretical nature of the study. Meanwhile, his buddy Matt (who is having prophetic dreams of his own) is frustrated because he feels Scott is uprepared for the presentation and that the responsibility will fall on him to bail his friend out.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min
Plot tags: christian film
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The Encounter: Paradise Lost (2012)
Plot Summary:
Seven years after the world's most devastating tsunami in Thailand six strangers find themselves trapped in a beach side resort on the brink of an oncoming hurricane. Each of their hearts are broken and silently cry out on the most desperate night of their lives. As the storm rages on and the six strangers fall deeper into the heart of darkness another guest arrives at the hotel. He says he is Jesus Christ, and he knows what each of them suffers from. Knowing their dire need, he came to bring them all a message of hope and rescue them from the darkest corners of their own hearts.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: christian film, spiritual
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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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Escape (2012)
Plot Summary:
Husband and wife doctors Paul and Kim Jordan need a drastic change. Distraught by the inexplicable death of their baby, Paul (C. Thomas Howell) convinces Kim to abandon their American lives and join a medical mission in Thailand. It seems to be just the distraction they need, until the day Paul is kidnapped by human traffickers who need a surgeon to operate on their wounded leader. Kim is left alone in a strange country, trying desperately to find her husband with no proof of what happened. While captive on the gangs' secluded island, Paul is caged with Malcolm Andrews (John Rhys-Davies), an Englishman being held for ransom. With nothing to do but talk, the two men quickly clash over philosophy, as Malcolm relies on a bold faith in God and Paul believes no god would allow these evils to happen in the world. Paul takes another hit when he finds his patient's condition much worse than he can handle on his own in such primitive conditions... Written by Anonymous (IMDB.com).
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 779
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: christian film, psychological, unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative
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Behind The Sun (1995)
Plot Summary:
Samir Majan a young man born and raised a Muslim in the Middle East attends college in America. While at college Samir becomes a Christian, and must go home and face his family.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 77
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min
Plot tags: christian film
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Smuggler's Ransom (2007)
Plot Summary:
It is 1985 and a Cold War is raging between East and West. A young woman named Carmen, while attempting to smuggle Bibles into Romania, is captured by communist forces. Unfortunately, Carmen’s father was a Soviet Nuclear Physicist who became disillusioned with the system and defected to the West. Now, the Soviets are determined to force Carmen’s father to turn himself over to them in exchange for her life. The United States government, determined not to let the Soviets regain one of their scientists, decides to send in a lone agent to rescue her, to make sure that America does not have to pay the smuggler’s ransom.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 62
Genere: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 46 min
Plot tags: christian film
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The Witness At Your Door (1989)
Plot Summary:
A dramatic presentation of how innocent people become ensnared by the Watchtower Society. An inside look at how the Jehovah's Witnesses recruit, brainwash, and train new members.The Witness at Your Door is a compelling, fast-moving drama which presents an inside look at how the Jehovah's Witnesses recruit, train and exercise mind-control over their members. Based on true-life experiences, this powerful and humorous DVD follows one man's story from beginning to end. Joe Simpson becomes a convert to the "Watchtower Society" at a vulnerable time in his life. But he is eventually freed from the organization after the real Jesus of the Bible is presented to him by a caring Christian. When you watch this DVD, we know you will want to see the exciting sequel, The Witness Goes Out.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 17
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 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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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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Do You Believe? (2015)
Plot Summary:
When a pastor is shaken by the visible faith of a street-corner preacher, he is reminded that true belief always requires action. His response ignites a journey that impacts everyone it touches in ways that only God could orchestrate.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: christian film, thought provoking, emotional, uplifting, serious, realistic, spiritual, independent film, biblical, disgusting
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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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Catching Hearts (2012)
Plot Summary:
"What happens when a bestselling atheist author Professor Mark Gavin loses his faith in atheism? This intense drama asks tough questions and explores why there is no such thing as coincidence.".
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min
Plot tags: captivating, christian film, entertaining
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Time to Run (1973)
Plot Summary:
The protagonist is young runaway Barbara Sigel (a Golden Globe nominee for her performance in this film), who has a mad-on against the world. Refusing help from anyone over 30, the runaway likewise rejects the solace of the church. This generation gap can only be closed by total and willing acceptance of God and Jesus Christ. Randall Carver and Ed Nelson head the supporting cast, while Rev. Billy Graham makes a brief appearance as himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 131
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: christian film, independent 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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God's Not Dead 2 (2016)
Plot Summary:
When a high school teacher is asked a question in class about Jesus, her reasoned response lands her in deep trouble and could expel God from the public square once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: christian film, biblical, scenic, disturbing, disgusting, independent film, inspirational
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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