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Plot Summary:
The true story of Ian McCormack who grew up surfing the waters of New Zealand. Wanting to dive deeper, Ian sets out on a journey with his best friend that will change his life as they chase the perfect wave.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: South Africa, New Zealand, Indonesia
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, romantic, christian film
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Cutback (2010)
Plot Summary:
High School senior Luke Harris (Justin Schwan) dreams of just one thing... pro surfing. With his best friend Casey (Angel Cruz) at his side, they have two goals: surf and party! But Luke's Mom (Raquel Gardner) and especially Dad (Greg Carlson) have other ideas: pick a college and grow up! When Luke learns that a spot is opening up on the local surf team, he see's his big chance to prove to his parents that he can make it as a surfer and avoid being shipped off to school. Only two things stand in Luke's way: new-surfer-in-town Matt (Andy Shephard) who has his own eyes set on the surf team opening, and his Dad, who insists he give up his surfing dreams and get an education. When a devastating tragedy strikes, Luke is forced to take a hard look at his life and with the help of beautiful "church-girl" Emily (Kelsey Sanders) and his Youth Pastor (Danny Smith), he learns that there's much more to life than riding waves.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 299
Genere: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: christian film
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No Greater Love (2010)
Plot Summary:
Jeff and Heather Baker were life long sweethearts and happily married... for a time. But at her greatest moment of weakness, Heather abandons Jeff, forcing Jeff to raise their young son alone. Ten years later, through a God ordained encounter, Jeff and Heather meet again. They must wrestle with forgiveness, reconciliation and the pressing of the Savior on their hearts.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 521
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: realistic, psychological, sentimental, captivating, contemplative, christian film, sex comedy, serious, sexual, sexy
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As White as in Snow (2001)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by real-life Elsa Andersson, this mostly fictional movie tells the story of her upbringing as a farmer's daughter, in the early 1900s, who dreams of getting away from the farm and becoming an aviatrix.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 601
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 154 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, period drama
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Selma (2008)
Plot Summary:
Selma is a 2 parts drama series based on Swedish world renowned novelist Selma Lagerlöf’s life. In the first part, Selma is in Sicily with her lover Sophie Elkan. The second part is years later, when Selma receives the Nobel Price.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, serious, captivating, realistic
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To Walk with Lions (1999)
Plot Summary:
Drama based loosely on the final years of Kenya game warden and lion-raiser George Adamson's life. An unofficial sequel to 'Born Free' (1966) and 'Living Free' (1972), which also dramatised the life of Adamson, this film picks up the life of George (Richard Harris) on the African wildlife preserve he runs with the help of his brother Terrence (Ian Bannen). When drifter Tony Fitzjohn (John Michie) arrives to work for the old men he initially takes poorly to the task, almost savaged by a lion on his first day and on the verge of leaving when he hears that his predecessor was killed in a similar incident. The arrival of a lion cub that Fitzjohn must care for and raise changes everything. Soon he finds himself helping the brothers in their fight to save lions - and, ultimately, the park itself - from the poachers, soldiers and corrupt government officials that threaten them.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 919
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, UK, Kenya
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: independent film, sincere, serious, realistic
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I'm in Love with a Church Girl (2013)
Plot Summary:
Miles Montego has it all - cars, boats, good looks, mansion, money, women, but more importantly, he has a past.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: christian film, uplifting, touching, serious, disturbing, sincere, suspense, romantic, realistic
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Beautiful Wave (2011)
Plot Summary:
In Santa Cruz for the summer, a young woman discovers the sport of surfing -- and a family secret as well.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 613
Genere: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sentimental, contemplative, psychological, sincere, captivating, serious, realistic, independent film
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The Last Flight (2009)
Plot Summary:
Aviator Marie Vallières de Beaumont goes on a journey to find her lover Bill Lancaster after his plane disappears in the Sahara. After her plane is forced down in the Ténéré she meets Lieutenant Antoine Chauvet of the French Camel Corps who joins in the hunt for Lancaster. As the two endure hardships in the desert, they begin to develop feelings for each other.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sentimental, atmospheric, serious, realistic
Similar in 83%
Joni (1979)
Plot Summary:
Based on Joni Eareckson's autobiography. She becomes paralyzed after breaking her neck in a swimming accident at age 17. Trying to cope with her new life, she learns to paint using her mouth and finds strength in her new Christian faith.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 361
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: christian film, independent film
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Drift (2013)
Plot Summary:
In the 70s two brothers battle killer waves, conservative society and ruthless bikers to kick-start the modern surf industry.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Australia
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: captivating, realistic, serious, tense, twisted, vintage
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Blue Crush 2 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Haunted by the memory of her deceased mother, Dana leaves Malibu behind and heads to South Africa to fulfill her mother's dream of surfing Jefferys Bay.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, South Africa
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: sentimental, feel good, serious, realistic, teen
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Solo (2018)
Plot Summary:
After falling off a cliff and suffering substantial injures, for 48 long hours a young surfer must face a merciless nature and his own physical and mental agony to try to survive.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, sentimental, captivating
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I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by the true story of indomitable Kuki Gallmann, the film tells of a beautiful and inquisitive woman who had the courage to escape from her comfortable yet monotonous life in Italy to start anew in the African wilderness with her son, Emanuele, and her new husband, Paolo. Gallmann faces great danger there but eventually becomes a celebrated conservationist.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, scenic, atmospheric, gloomy, crying
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The Other Side of Heaven (2001)
Plot Summary:
John H. Groberg, a middle class kid from Idaho Falls, crosses the Pacific to become a Mormon missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan island kingdom during the 1950's. He leaves behind a loving family and the true love of his life, Jean. Through letters and musings across the miles, John shares his humbling and sometimes hilarious adventures with "the girl back home", and her letters buoy up his spirits in difficult times. John must struggle to overcome language barriers, physical hardship and deep-rooted suspicion to earn the trust and love of the Tongan people he has come to serve. Throughout his adventure-filled three years on the islands, he discovers friends and wisdom in the most unlikely places. John H. Groberg's Tongan odyssey will change his life forever.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: touching, inspirational, sincere, uplifting, christian film, biblical, feel good, serious, realistic, contemplative
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Father Damien (1999)
Plot Summary:
The true story of the 19th century Belgian priest, Father Damien, who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Belgium, Netherlands, Australia
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: christian film, sincere, uplifting, touching, serious, emotional, realistic
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God's Not Dead (2014)
Plot Summary:
After he refuses to disavow his faith, a devout Christian student (Shane Harper) must prove the existence of God or else his college philosophy professor (Kevin Sorbo) will fail him.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: christian film, thought provoking, inspirational, biblical, psychological, serious, realistic, talky, spiritual, uplifting
Similar in 82%
Amelia (2009)
Plot Summary:
A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: factual, serious, sentimental, realistic, stylized, historical drama, retro, witty, dieselpunk, epic
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Faith Like Potatoes (2006)
Plot Summary:
Frank Rautenbach leads a strong cast as Angus Buchan, a Zambian farmer of Scottish heritage, who leaves his farm in the midst of political unrest and racially charged land reclaims and travels south with his family to start a better life in KwaZulu Natal,South Africa.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: christian film, uplifting, sincere, serious, touching, emotional, realistic, biblical, spiritual, captivating
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Beyond the Next Mountain (1981)
Plot Summary:
The story of how the Gospel of John changed the course of history for a tribe of headhunters.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 130
Genere: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: christian film, rough, serious, captivating, realistic
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Angus Buchan's Ordinary People (2012)
Plot Summary:
The plot follows the individual journeys of three ordinary South African men in the build up to their attendance of the 2010 Mighty Men Conference, where their lives are forever changed by God's message for them.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 146
Genere: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: uplifting, serious, emotional, realistic, art house, christian film, independent film
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William & Kate (2011)
Plot Summary:
William & Kate is the first of two unrelated American television films about the relationship between Prince William and Catherine "Kate" Middleton (now The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge), directed by Mark Rosman and written by Nancey Silvers. The film was a ratings success, despite the negative reception from critics. The second film William & Catherine: A Royal Romance was produced by a different company and released in August 2011.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, touching, romantic, uplifting
Similar in 88%
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance (2011)
Plot Summary:
The film is based on the story of William of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton. Shown in the same life of William of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton met at the University of Saint Andrews, besides the romance that they maintained, the break of it and commitment.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 536
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: touching, serious, realistic, disturbing
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I Still Believe (2020)
Plot Summary:
The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: romantic, sentimental, christian film, inspirational, touching, sweet, motivational, emotional, smart, historical drama
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Amish Grace (2010)
Plot Summary:
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
Plot tags: psychological, serious, disturbing, rough, emotional, realistic, christian film, thought provoking, anthropological, bleak
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Sheffey (1977)
Plot Summary:
The life and works of 19th-century circuit rider Robert S. Sheffey.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 307
Genere: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min
Plot tags: christian film, independent film
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Hell and Mr Fudge (2012)
Plot Summary:
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
Plot tags: christian film, uplifting, thought provoking, realistic, serious, independent film
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Billy: The Early Years (2008)
Plot Summary:
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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Soul Surfer (2011)
Plot Summary:
Soul Surfer is the inspiring true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton. Bethany lost her left arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, through her sheer determination and unwavering faith.Bethany (AnnaSophia Robb) was born to surf. A natural talent who took to the waves at a young age, she was leading an idyllic life on Kauai, participating in national surf competitions with her best friend Alana (Lorraine Nicholson), when everything changed. On Halloween morning, a 14-foot tiger shark came out of nowhere and seemed to shatter all her dreams.Soul Surfer reveals Bethany's fight to recover from her ordeal and how she grappled with the question of her future. Strengthened by the love of her parents, Tom (Dennis Quaid) and Cheri (Helen Hunt), and supported by her youth group leader Sara (Carrie Underwood), Bethany refuses to give in or give up, and begins a bold return to the water.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: christian film, touching, uplifting, sentimental, motivational, feel good, emotional, serious, realistic, inspirational
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Chasing Mavericks (2012)
Plot Summary:
Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: inspirational, uplifting, serious, realistic, motivational, feel good, sweet, emotional, entertaining, social
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Castles in the Sky (2014)
Plot Summary:
It is the mid-1930s and the storm clouds of WWII were forming in Germany. This films charts the work of Robert Watson Watt - the pioneer of Radar - and his hand-picked team of eccentric yet brilliant meteorologists as they struggle to turn the concept of Radar into a workable reality. Hamstrung by a tiny budget, seemingly insurmountable technical problems and even a spy in the camp, Watson Watt also has to deal with marital problems as he chases his dream. By 1939, Watson Watt and his team have developed the world's first Radar system along the south east coast of England. A system that, in 1940, proved pivotal in winning the Battle of Britain.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: clever, serious, captivating, realistic, contemplative, stylized