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Fall from Grace (1990)
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Original name: Fall From Grace
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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.
Plot:
religion, scandal, televangelist, preacher, fundamentalism, rise and fall, hypocrisy, controversy, religious hypocrisy, biopic, betrayal, power, christianity, corruption, ministry, fraud, investigation, faith, ambition, publicity, investigative journalism, american south, gospel, family drama, courtroom drama ...
Time:
80s, 70s
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, serious, inspirational and emotional films with plots about biopic, religion, faith, christian, scandal, redemption and christianity mostly in Drama, Biography and Sport genres. Some movies like Fall from Grace: Theresa: The Body of Christ (2007), Born Again (1978), Come Sunday (2018), Billy: The Early Years (2008), Mayflower Madam (1987). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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39%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
period piece
Plot:
prostitution, socialite, rise and fall, controversy, media sensation, high society, biopic, taboo, wealth, ambition, morality, luxury ...
Time:
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Place:
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37%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The take-down of an infamous leader of a small polygamous Mormon fundamentalist group, who ordered assassinations of his opponents.
Style:
dark, disturbing, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 240 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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470
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
dramatic, realistic, intense, period piece
Plot:
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Time:
80s, 70s, 60s
Place:
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143
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, period drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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31%
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 200 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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543
Genre: Biography, Drama
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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363
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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