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Courageous (2011)
23K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, and their partners are confident and focused. They willingly stand up to the worst the streets have to offer. Yet at the end of the day, they face a challenge that none of them are truly prepared to tackle: fatherhood. They know that God desires to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, but their children are beginning to drift further and further away from them. When tragedy hits home, these men are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, their faith, and their fathering. Can a new found urgency help these dads draw closer to God ... and to their children? COURAGEOUS is the fourth release of Sherwood Pictures, the movie making ministry of Sherwood Church in Albany, Georgia.
Style:
christian film, inspirational, uplifting, sincere, sentimental, feel good, melancholic, sad, biblical, spiritual ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christian, faith, christianity, fatherhood, religion, god, propaganda, life philosophy, destiny, hopes, religious, church, father son relationship, justice, courage, dysfunctional family, stereotypes, family drama, idealism, family bonds, gang, poverty, friendship, self discovery, society ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, tokyo
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out christian film, inspirational, realistic and uplifting films with plots about christian, faith, christianity, religious, prayer, redemption and family relations mostly in Drama, Romance and Biography genres. Some movies like Courageous: Facing the Giants (2006), Fireproof (2008), War Room (2015), Breakthrough (2019), Like Dandelion Dust (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A losing coach with an underdog football team faces their giants of fear and failure on and off the field to surprising results.
Style:
inspirational, christian film, touching, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, kids, girls' night
Plot:
christian, religious, faith, football, underdog, american football, football team, high school football, human spirit, athlete and trainer, christianity, ambition ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
georgia, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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christian, religious, marriage, couple relations, couples, firefighter, renewed love, faith, self discovery, husband wife relationship, relationships, love and romance ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The family-friendly movie explores the transformational role prayer plays in the lives of the Jordan family. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan, a middle-class couple who seemingly have it all – great jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream home. But ...
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christian film, inspirational, biblical, sentimental, independent film ...
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family friendly, girls' night
Plot:
christian, propaganda, life, religion, beautiful scenery, christianity, jesus, life philosophy, submissive woman, marriage, dialogue, family relations ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
When he was 14, Smith drowned in Lake St. Louis and was dead for nearly an hour. According to reports at the time, CPR was performed 27 minutes to no avail. Then the youth's mother, Joyce Smith, entered the room, praying loudly. Suddenly, there ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, biblical, christian film, sincere ...
Plot:
religious, police, christian, catholic, hospital, death, doctor, church, paramedic, christianity, religion, waking up from a coma ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, missouri
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100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A compelling drama that explores the different meanings of being a parent through the gritty, realistic lives of a struggling family, and a privileged family. Their lives intersect, intertwine and collide, all for the love of a little boy. This film ...
Style:
sincere, sexy, touching, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
custody, hopes, adoption, starting over, parents and children, social worker, family life, wife abuse, adopted son, christian, family in crisis, faith ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, ohio, florida
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
christian film, emotional, realistic, serious, spiritual ...
Plot:
christian, faith, christianity, myth, self discovery, clergy, teaching the ways of the world, religions or cults, introspection, society, religious, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, illinois, xian
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
christian film, realistic, serious, sincere, touching ...
Plot:
change of heart, christian, faith, moral dilemma, introspection, starting over, redemption, hopes, ambition, society, cons and scams, parent child relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
georgia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Life as a Mormon missionary isn't what 19-year-old Brandon Allen expected: so many rules and so few successes. Los Angeles is as unrepentant as Sodom and Gomorrah. He's forced to share a small apartment with five young prank-loving ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, touching, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A struggling family, already on the verge of disintegration, faces new challenges that will test their faith in God and each other.
Style:
christian film, sentimental, touching, sincere, disturbing ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
father daughter relationship, faith, family drama, antisocial behavior, friendship, loneliness, guilt, parents and children, transformation, redemption, coming of age, second chance ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When her husband dies, Mrs. Ester Hobbes (Ellen Bry, TV's St. Elsewhere) learns that his wealth was just an illusion. Her only real inheritance is a run-down Southern home occupied by a foster family. Slowly, Mrs. Hobbes finds herself making ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, sentimental, touching ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
adoption, family relations, family problems, society, orphan, introspection, youth, religions or cults, parents and children, redemption, self discovery, blood ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
georgia, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
When eighteen-year-old Brendan King attempts to leave his turbulent gang life behind him, his past continues to threaten his new-found faith, family, and future
Style:
christian film, realistic, touching, serious, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
juvenile delinquency, adoption, christian, haunted by the past, redemption, human spirit, going straight, society, youth, crime and punishment, teenage love, parents and children ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
christian film, sincere, sentimental, sad, spiritual ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
god, faith, letter, hopes, cancer, pastor, brain tumor, terminal illness, child illness, christian, sick child, salvation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
After reluctantly agreeing to coach cross-country, high school basketball Coach John Harrison helps the least likely runner attempt the impossible in the biggest race of the year.
Style:
christian film, motivational, disturbing, sincere, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
asthma, asthmatic, christian, running, faith, mentor, coach, escapades, ambition, fight, love, friendship ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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Style:
christian film, serious, sincere, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
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Plot:
farm, christian, faith, starting over, human spirit, friendship, political unrest, hopes, religions or cults, social differences, christianity, religious ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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1940s, 20th century, year 1932, year 1945, 1910s ...
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new york, america, new york state, usa
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
dramatic, captivating, serious, social, independent film ...
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, serious, christian film, inspirational
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
christian film, disturbing, social, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
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Place:
washington d.c.
Similarity:
100%
42K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada, Hong Kong
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
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. ...
Style:
christian film, spiritual, philosophical, psychedelic, inspirational ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christian, god, forgiveness, guilt, depression, jesus, death of daughter, a vision, missing child, hate, death of child, faith ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
christian film, biblical, disgusting, disturbing, scenic ...
Plot:
christian, christianity, faith, bible, manipulation, christian propaganda, religion, religious fanatic, religious persecution, religious, alternate universe, cross examination ...
Place:
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Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
christian film, captivating, realistic, psychological, rough ...
Plot:
christian, faith, brother brother relationship, church, religious fanatic, christianity, university, protest, arson, doubt, lawyer, jail ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
christian film, thought provoking, spiritual, serious, biblical ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
christian film, contemplative, captivating, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
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Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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christian film, sincere, suspenseful, inspirational, reflective ...
Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
family outing, date night, chick flick, teens, girls' night
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Time:
year 2000, 90s, 20th century, year 1987, 2000s ...
Place:
new jersey, usa, manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Eight months after the death of his wife, Frank Goode looks forward to a reunion with his four adult children. When all of them cancel their visits at the last minute, Frank, against the advice of his doctor, sets out on a road trip to reconnect ...
Style:
touching, road movie, sentimental, melancholic, sad ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
family drama, road trip, loss of spouse, holiday, family reunited, family relations, loneliness, father son relationship, widower, dysfunctional family, retirement, aging ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, las vegas, california, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of an award-winning investigative journalist -- and avowed atheist -- who applies his well-honed journalistic and legal skills to disprove the newfound Christian faith of his wife... with unexpected, life-altering results.
Style:
christian film, disturbing, biblical, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
christianity, christian, atheist, investigation, journalist, faith, religion, reporter, trial, court case, religious, interview ...
Time:
year 2017, year 1980, year 1987
Place:
chicago, los angeles, california, indiana, jerusalem ...
Similarity:
100%
157K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.
Style:
inspirational, touching, emotional, sweet, light ...
Audience:
kids, teens, chick flick, family friendly, girls' night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
persia, boston, florida, california
Similarity:
100%
298
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Luke Rogers was the ideal "Christian". Now in his mid-twenties, Luke has found himself far from the good Christian life he used to lead.
Style:
serious, sentimental, realistic, touching, uplifting ...
Plot:
faith, redemption, christian, parents and children, family relations, haunted by the past, hopes, introspection, lifestyle, estrangement, twentysomething life, religions or cults ...
Time:
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Place:
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