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Plot Summary:
How would you react if Christ had re-appeared on earth today? Would man kind repeat their mistakes or accept? This movie is about a modernized 2nd coming of Christ. Instead of facing Romans there are different obstacles in this modern times that he'd have to face.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, allegory, independent film
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MacArthur Park (2001)
Plot Summary:
A portrait of a homeless park community bonded by crack cocaine addiction. In the park's drug-fixated shantytown, Cody is a kind of crackhead father figure who helps his friends when they are in trouble or in desperate need of a "blast." His girlfriend, Alicia, is a romantic who's losing her soul to the drug, and E-Max is a street hustling pimp who is trying to scoop young Linda into his motley legion of harlots. Hoover Blue, earth mother to all the addicts, attempts to pound some knowledge into the starry-eyed Linda while Cody tries to help young P-Air get his hustle on to record a hip hop track and make it big. But when Cody's real son, Terry, tracks him down to tell him his wife has passed away, Cody doesn't even recognize him at first and then can't help him with postmortem affairs. After five years of crack addiction, Cody wants to get straight and do right by Terry, but the harder he struggles to escape the park, the more it closes in on him.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 362
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: disturbing, sincere, rough, serious, crime drama, independent film, realistic
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Promised a Miracle (1988)
Plot Summary:
True story of a couple charged with manslaughter when their rejection of modern medicine in favor of religion to treat their diabetic child resulted in his death.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags:
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The Testaments (2000)
Plot Summary:
This film depict events from the Life and ministry of Jesus Christ as recorded in the New Testament and the Book of Mormon. The story culminates with a portrayal of the Ressurected Savior's visit to the ancient Americas as seen through the eyes of a fictional family. Jesus' ministry to the members of His fold in both the Holy Land and the ancient Americas powerfully demonstrates that He is the Good Shepherd of all who hear His voice.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 885
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min
Plot tags: christian film, 70mm film
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Resurrection (1980)
Plot Summary:
The story of a woman who survives the car accident which kills her husband, but discovers that she has the power to heal other people. She becomes an unwitting celebrity, the hope of those in desperate need of healing, and a lightning rod for religious beliefs and skeptics.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: psychological, touching, serious, contemplative, psychotronic, spiritual
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The Young Messiah (2016)
Plot Summary:
Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it follows young Jesus as he grows into his religious identity.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: biblical, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, christian film, spiritual, scenic
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Heaven's Heroes (1980)
Plot Summary:
The story of the life and witness of a Christian Police Officer called Dennis Hill asks the question, why did he have to die that night? How could such a tragedy be part of God’s plan? Denny Hill, himself asks, “Where will you spend eternity?”.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 28
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: christian film
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Suing the Devil (2011)
Plot Summary:
Luke O'Brien, a washed-up salesman turned night law student, decides to sue Satan for $8 trillion dollars. On the last day before Luke files a default judgment, Satan appears to defend himself. On Satan's legal team are 10 of the country's best trial lawyers. The entire world watches on Legal TV to see who will win the Trial of the Century.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: christian film, semi serious, tense, suspense, political, political thriller, humorous, independent film
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The Prophecy (1995)
Plot Summary:
The angel Gabriel comes to Earth to collect a soul which will end the stalemated war in Heaven, and only a former priest and a little girl can stop him.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: dark, suspense, serious, dark fantasy, atmospheric, intense, suspenseful, satanic, tense, scary
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Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
Plot Summary:
A female aerobic instructor is possessed by an evil spirit of a fallen ninja when coming to his aid. The spirit seeks revenge on those who killed him and uses the female instructor's body to carry out his mission. The only way the spirit will leave aerobic instructor's body is with the help of another ninja.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: independent film, light, grindhouse, scary, exciting, rough, serious, suspenseful, fast, psychotronic
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Northfork (2003)
Plot Summary:
"We are all angels. It is what we do with our wings that separates us." In the next two days, the town of Northfork will cease to exist. The year is 1955 and Northfork is literally about to be "dammed," flooded to make way for a new hydroelectric project.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: bleak, surreal, psychological, melancholic, touching, disturbing, mindfuck, visually stunning, independent film, spiritual
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I Am Gabriel (2012)
Plot Summary:
An unforgiving sun, a parched earth, and a failed economy have left a small Texas town desolate. For ten years Promise, Texas has known nothing but one curse after another. It's barren, broken, and dying, leaving a town full of despair. When a couple finds a boy walking along a dusty road, alone in the middle of nowhere, with nothing but a mat tucked under his arm, they pick him up in hopes of helping him. What they don't realize is that he has come to help them and the residents of Promise. No one knows who he is or where he came from. Some think he's an answer to prayer. Others think he's a runaway or a false prophet. And the only thing this boy will say about himself is that he's here to help. The town's sheriff, Brody, is determined to uncover the truth. But Brody has his own problems trying to hold a dying town together. Miracle after miracle takes place and the residents of Promise embrace the boy... Written by Mike Norris.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: christian film, sincere, disturbing, art house, suspense, suspenseful
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The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)
Plot Summary:
The last of the 'Airport' series again stars George Kennedy as aviation disaster-prone Joe Patroni, this time having to contend with nuclear missiles, the French Air Force and the threat of the plane splitting in two over the Alps!.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: psychological, cult classic, rough, bleak, serious, suspenseful, fast, suspense, crying, psychotronic
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Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999)
Plot Summary:
Mary, Mother of Jesus is a 1999 made-for-television Biblical film that retells the story of Jesus through the eyes of Mary, his mother.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: biblical, sincere, uplifting, thought provoking, touching, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, contemplative
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Amazing Love (2012)
Plot Summary:
Teen friends, Steve, Carrie, Cooper, and Gameboy embark on a weekend camping trip lead by their church youth group leader Stuart (Sean Astin) and his wife Beth (Erin Bethea). Joining them is an outsider Ashley, a self-involved rich kid, whose attitude causes a major commotion within the group, specifically between her and Carrie. Before it gets too out of hand though, Stuart takes this opportunity to share with the kids the incredibly powerful biblical story of Hosea; a story of immovable faith, impeccable commitment, and impervious love.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: serious, touching, realistic, christian film, suspense, tense
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Spawn (1997)
Plot Summary:
After being murdered by corrupt colleagues in a covert government agency, Al Simmons (Michael Jai White) makes a pact with the devil to be resurrected to see his beloved wife Wanda (Theresa Randle). In exchange for his return to Earth, Simmons agrees to lead Hell's Army in the destruction of mankind.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 72000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: scary, dark fantasy, dark, exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, epic, bloody, suspense
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Risen (2016)
Plot Summary:
Clavius, a powerful Roman military tribune, and his aide, Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in Jerusalem.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: biblical, christian film, enigmatic, atmospheric, historical drama, tense, thought provoking, captivating, uplifting, spiritual
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David and Goliath (2015)
Plot Summary:
The big-budget, epic film on young King David who took on the mighty warrior Goliath against all odds.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: biblical, exciting, captivating, tense
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004)
Plot Summary:
On his 83rd birthday, Eddie (Voight), a war vet and a maintenance worker at the Ruby Pier amusement park, dies while trying to save a girl who is sitting under a falling ride. When he awakens in the afterlife, he encounters five people with ties to his corporeal existence who help him understand the meaning of his life.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: spiritual, emotional, touching, christian film, serious, psychological, mystical, inspirational, philosophical, sad
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The Shack (2017)
Plot Summary:
After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Despite his doubts, Mack journeys to the shack and encounters an enigmatic trio of strangers led by a woman named Papa. Through this meeting, Mack finds important truths that will transform his understanding of his tragedy and change his life forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada, Hong Kong
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: christian film, spiritual, philosophical, psychedelic, motivational, inspirational, mystical, thought provoking, emotional, disgusting
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Samaritan (2022)
Plot Summary:
Thirteen year old Sam Cleary suspects that his mysteriously reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith is actually the legendary vigilante Samaritan, who was reported dead 20 years ago. With crime on the rise and the city on the brink of chaos, Sam makes it his mission to coax his neighbor out of hiding to save the city from ruin.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, intense, exciting, surprise ending, neo noir, psychotronic, grindhouse, urban fantasy
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47 Ronin (2013)
Plot Summary:
Based on the original 1941 movie from Japan, and from ancient Japan’s most enduring tale, the epic 3D fantasy-adventure 47 Ronin is born. Keanu Reeves leads the cast as Kai, an outcast who joins Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), the leader of the 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honor to their homeland, the warriors embark upon a quest that challenges them with a series of trials that would destroy ordinary warriors.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 169000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Japan, Hungary
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: stylized, epic, exciting, fairy tale, rough, suspenseful, tense, mind bending, psychedelic, breathtaking
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God's Not Dead: We The People (2021)
Plot Summary:
The film centers on Reverend Dave who has to defend himself and a group of Christian homeschooling families after an inspection by a local government official.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: christian film, psychological, captivating, social, disturbing, independent film
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Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and Fire (2013)
Plot Summary:
ROAD 2: THE SEA OF GLASS AND FIRE picks up where the first film in the series ends. After the rapture has taken place, JOSH MCMANUS (David A. R. White) is left behind and goes on a journey to find out what has happened and attempts to travel home to find his family. Before he can go anywhere, he is confronted again by the biker gang that harassed him previously and he joins forces with a young girl whose family has been taken up into the sky by God along with other believers. Chasing Josh at every turn is the brutal outlaw HAWG (Brian Bosworth) and his rolling gang of killers. On the day after the Biblical rapture, law and order have broken down - the highways have become a no-mans-land of bandits and looters. Josh's world has been shaken to the core, and he must make a choice, embrace his past as a man of violence, or learn a new path and become a man of faith. Which will he choose?.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, bleak, captivating, suspense, christian film, biblical, disgusting
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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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Jonah Hex (2010)
Plot Summary:
Gunslinger Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) is appointed by President Ulysses Grant to track down terrorist Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich), a former Confederate officer determined on unleashing hell on earth. Jonah not only secures freedom by accepting this task, he also gets revenge on the man who slayed his wife and child. Megan Fox plays a prostitute as well as Jonah Hex's love interst in the film.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: stylized, gothic, exciting, rough, suspenseful, suspense, tense, disturbing, epic, entertaining
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The Tree of Life (2011)
Plot Summary:
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 182000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: surreal, philosophical, artsy, atmospheric, visually stunning, contemplative, thought provoking, art house, visual, touching
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Dracula Untold (2014)
Plot Summary:
Vlad Tepes is a great hero, but when he learns the Sultan is preparing for battle and needs to form an army of 1,000 boys, including Vlad's son, he vows to find a way to protect his family. Vlad turns to dark forces in order to get the power to destroy his enemies and agrees to go from hero to monster as he's turned into the mythological vampire Dracula.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 205000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: gothic, dark fantasy, exciting, scary, suspenseful, serious, fairy tale, epic, intense, psychotronic
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Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Plot Summary:
The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 176000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, Spain, USA
Duration: 150 min
Plot tags: biblical, epic, stylized, serious, harsh, action adventure, fairy tale, romantic, breathtaking, controversial
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Gods of Egypt (2016)
Plot Summary:
A common thief joins a mythical god on a quest through Egypt.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 124000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, epic, entertaining, stylized, mystical, romantic, scenic, mystic, costume drama
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Left Behind: The Movie (2000)
Plot Summary:
Rayford Steele is an airline pilot whose relationship with his wife has gone sour;he ponders having an affair with an attractive flight attendant, Hattie Durham. In the midst of a flight to London, a number of their passengers mysteriously disappear, and chaos takes hold as a number of vehicles on the ground and in the air are suddenly unmanned. Meanwhile, Buck Williams, a television journalist, is pondering the rash of sudden disappearances as he works on a report about Dr. Chaim Rosenzweig, an Israeli scientist who has devised a formula that would make any soil on earth easy to cultivate. However, Buck wonders if there's more to Rosenzweig than he first imagined when he discovers the doctor is in cahoots with two multi-millionaires who plan to broker the invention to promote their own agenda of international domination.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: christian film, biblical, inspirational, suspenseful, tense, serious, apocalyptic, exciting, depressing, spiritual