Movies like I Am Gabriel

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I Am Gabriel (2012)
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I Am Gabriel (2012)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: 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
Style: christian film, sincere, disturbing, art house, suspense, suspenseful
Plot: angel, boy, hopes, coming of age, christian, faith, healing, religion, youth, hate, religious, christian faith, miraculous event, church, supernatural power, small town, mysterious stranger, loss of child, hopelessness, car chase, doctor, childbirth, rain, sheriff, sewing ...
Place: texas

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out christian film, sincere, serious and disturbing films with plots about faith, christian, prayer, religion, christianity, religious and church mostly in Drama, Family and Fantasy genres. Some movies like I Am Gabriel: I Believe (2017), The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry (2008), A Horse for Summer (2015), Miracles from Heaven (2016), God's Not Dead 2 (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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I Believe (2017)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A 9 year old boy experiences God's power in a supernatural way.
Style: sincere, serious, atmospheric, thought provoking, disturbing ...
Plot: christian, god, faith, christianity, church, childhood, religion, father son relationship, mistrust, belief in god, life philosophy, confession ...
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The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry (2008)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The lives of three 12-year-old buddies -- sharing a carefree existence in the summer of 1970 -- suddenly change when one of them, Dustin, makes an unexpected friend after cutting the lawn of 75-year-old Jonathan Sperry. As Jonathan shares lessons in ...
Style: christian film, serious, sincere, contemplative, realistic ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: christian, faith, boy, friendship, religious, friends, buddies, elderly, small town, christianity, religion, youth ...
Time: 70s
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100%
A Horse for Summer (2015)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When a family emergency forces a troubled teen to do the wrong thing for the right reason, a community discovers the meaning of forgiveness.
Style: serious, realistic, emotional, spiritual
Plot: horse, teenage life, starting over, family business, juvenile delinquency, hopes, youth, workplace, family life, parents and children, family problems, family in crisis ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, arizona
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100%
Miracles from Heaven (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: \When Christy discovers her 10-year-old daughter Anna has a rare, incurable disease, she becomes a ferocious advocate for her daughter’s healing as she searches for a solution. After Anna has a freak accident and falls three stories, a miracle ...
Style: christian film, inspirational, sentimental, suspenseful, thought provoking ...
Audience: family outing, kids, chick flick
Plot: christian, christianity, illness, faith, medical, parent child relationship, mother daughter relationship, sick child, miraculous event, child cancer, little girl, hospital ...
Place: boston
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100%
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God's Not Dead 2 (2016)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
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, disturbing, scenic, disgusting, biblical ...
Plot: christian, christianity, faith, bible, manipulation, christian propaganda, religion, religious fanatic, religious persecution, religious, alternate universe, church ...
Place: phoenix arizona
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100%
The Girl Who Believes in Miracles (2021)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When Sara hears a preacher say faith can move mountains, she starts praying. Suddenly people in her town are mysteriously healed! But fame soon takes its toll – can Sara’s family save her before it’s too late?
Style: disturbing, captivating, thought provoking, psychological
Audience: family outing
Plot: christian, faith, belief in god, father daughter relationship, girl, religion, price of fame, faith healing, religious, miraculous event, family relations, social problems ...
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The Way Home (2010)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: An inspirational true story about how a rural community rallied around a distraught family to search for their missing two year-old boy and through doing so changed the lives of many of those involved.
Style: sincere, touching, uplifting, emotional, serious ...
Plot: missing child, hopes, couple relations, couples, social relations, family problems, family relations, family in crisis, christian, missing person, gospel, faith ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Pastor Dave responds to the unimaginable tragedy of having his church, located on the grounds of the local university, burned down.
Style: christian film, realistic, captivating, psychological, rough ...
Plot: christian, faith, church, religious fanatic, brother brother relationship, christianity, university, protest, arson, doubt, lawyer, jail ...
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What If... (2010)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Fifteen years ago, Ben Walker made a decision to leave his college sweetheart and ultimately his faith, in order to pursue a lucrative business opportunity. Now with a high-paying career and a trophy fiancé, he is visited by an angel, who gives him ...
Style: semi serious, sentimental, touching, light, sincere ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: spirituality, fish out of water, angel, faith, christian, religious, family relations, disorder, family life, lifestyle, miraculous event, destiny ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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39%
God's Not Dead: We The People (2021)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
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, captivating, psychological, disturbing, social ...
Plot: faith, christian, religious persecution, religious fanatic, fighting the system, social problems, religious faith, society, religious, social issues, religious conflict, belief in god ...
Place: washington d.c.
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Resolution Song (2018)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: A young man's family torn apart by tragedy reaches out to begin rebuilding trust and seek healing by through the only thing that speaks through pain; the healing power of music.
Style: christian film
Plot: faith, healing, church, family relations, prayer, unity
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38%
Do You Believe? (2015)
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, uplifting ...
Plot: christian, christianity, faith, self discovery, clergy, introspection, society, religions or cults, teaching the ways of the world, christian propaganda, myth, religious ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, illinois, chicago, xian
⇓ similarity ⇓
37%
The Encounter (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: 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.
Style: christian film, tense, uplifting, realistic, serious ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: christian, faith, jesus, human spirit, self discovery, religions or cults, introspection, society, mysterious character, hopes, human nature, group of strangers ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, xian
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37%
The Sound of the Spirit (2012)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Beautiful and precocious Rivka is a twelve-year-old Jewish girl who believes in Jesus. She and her father attend a Messianic Jewish congregation in their community. But when her father suddenly dies, Rivka's life changes forever. She ends up ...
Style: serious, touching, realistic, emotional, christian film ...
Plot: society, love and romance, family relations, youth, culture clash, coming of age, fall in love, social relations, religions or cults, death of father, religion, christian ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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36%
A Mile in His Shoes (2011)
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Based on the book “The Legend of Mickey Tussler”, this film follows the story of eighteen-year-old Mickey Tussler, who lives on a farm with his father and mother and who has Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism. But he can throw apples at an ...
Style: christian film, disturbing, captivating, sincere, entertaining
Audience: family outing
Plot: baseball, asperger's syndrome, autism, baseball player, baseball team, professional athlete, coach, athlete's life, sport team, athlete and trainer, rivalry, ambition ...
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Saved by Grace (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: christian film, suspenseful, sincere
Plot: faith, christian, father son relationship, family relations, grief, love, father, fatherhood, husband wife relationship, integrity, couple relations, lifestyle change ...
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WWJD II: The Woodcarver (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A troubled youth vandalizes a church and winds up in a close association with the woodcarver whose work he destroyed.
Style: christian film, captivating, sincere, psychological, disturbing
Plot: christian, faith, religious, vandalism, church, teenager, family problems, parent child relationship, religious faith, religion, belief in god, relationship problems ...
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Defending Santa (2013)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Kris Kringle, aka Santa Claus, goes on trial for mental competency in Small Town U.S.A.
Style: disturbing, sincere, entertaining, semi serious, romantic ...
Audience: family outing, girls' night
Plot: christmas, saving christmas, santa claus, small town life, in love, court, female lawyer, small town, love and romance, male female relationship, couple relations, sheriff ...
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Courageous (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 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 ...
Style: christian film, uplifting, inspirational, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: christian, faith, christianity, fatherhood, religion, family relations, god, religious, father son relationship, church, idealism, courage ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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36%
The Maldonado Miracle (2003)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A story about a small, dying town in need of hope until one day a young boy gives them something to believe in.
Style: realistic, serious, touching, sentimental, feel good
Audience: family outing
Plot: miraculous event, small town, coming of age, family relations, church, hopes, human nature, society, clergy, family life, religions or cults, village ...
Time: 21st century
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36%
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Stand Strong (2011)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Matt Webster measures his success by his possessions. Though he appears to have it all, pride of ownership does little to fill the void of a purposeless life. Brokern relationships, isolation and pain for himself and his family, are the result of ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, captivating, christian film
Plot: christian, family relations, pride, selfishness, husband wife relationship, loss, success, crisis, family problems, financial problem, marital crisis, financial crisis ...
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36%
Suing the Devil (2011)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 97 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: christian film, semi serious, tense, suspense, political ...
Plot: courtroom drama, christian, courtroom, legal, good versus evil, lawyer, judge, anger, lawsuit, bible, religion, devil ...
Place: australia
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The Current (2014)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Jake loves living in Chicago but when big city violence hits a little too close to home his parents buy a campground in rural Minnesota and move the family there. Jake hates living at the campground until he meets Peter, the boy across the river. ...
Style: realistic, humorous, semi serious, feel good, touching ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: christianity, friendship, hopes, rebelliousness, countryside, getting home, river, christian, faith, father son relationship, death of grandmother, boy ...
Time: 21st century
Place: chicago, minnesota
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36%
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The Christmas Candle (2013)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Deep in the heart of the English countryside lies the enchanting village of Gladbury. Legend has it every 25 years an angel visits the village candlemaker and touches a single candle. Whoever lights this candle receives a miracle on Christmas Eve. ...
Style: uplifting, serious, sentimental, feel good, christmas special ...
Audience: family outing, girls' night
Plot: christmas, miraculous event, angel, social relations, society, clergy, hopes, religions or cults, village, faith, christian, religious ...
Time: victorian era, 19th century, 1890s
Place: england
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35%
Christmas for a Dollar (2013)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: America is in the midst of the Depression, and the Kamp family is struggling to get by, especially after Mrs. Kamp's untimely death. Now little Ruthie, with her mother gone and her father overwhelmed by doctor bills resulting from her ...
Style: sincere, feel good, touching, disturbing, christian film
Audience: family outing
Plot: christmas, father daughter relationship, family relations, horse, youth, father son relationship, poor family, love, siblings, poverty, teaching the ways of the world, family values ...
Time: 1930s
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
90 Minutes in Heaven (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: A man involved in a horrific car crash is pronounced dead, only to come back to life an hour and a half later, claiming to have seen Heaven.
Style: christian film, disturbing, captivating, uplifting, thought provoking ...
Plot: near death experience, heaven, church, hospital, car accident, christian, faith, christianity, husband wife relationship, recovery, dealing with death, physical disability ...
Time: year 1989
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35%
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Joshua (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: When Joshua moves to the outskirts of Auburn, he awakens the curiosity of the sleepy town. They don’t know who he is or where he came from, but no one can shake the feeling they’ve known him for years. Despite his benevolence and selfless work ...
Style: serious, touching, sincere, spiritual, inspirational ...
Plot: christian, healing power, miraculous event, small town, mysterious character, self discovery, religions or cults, hopes, redemption, society, cause and meaning, faith ...
Time: year 2002, 21st century
Place: usa, xian, rome italy
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The Encounter: Paradise Lost (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: christian film, spiritual
Plot: christian, faith, christianity, drug addict, anger, religion, addiction, criminal, resort, drug smuggler, drug, good versus evil ...
Place: thailand
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35%
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Second Glance (1992)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
Story: Dan Burgess is a Christian. Dan Burgess thinks he's not impacting anyone for the LORD. Dan Burgess thinks he's missing out on "all the fun". Dan Burgess wants out of the Christian life. Then... one day... Dan Burgess is forced to ...
Style: christian film
Plot: christian, faith, coming of age, teen romance, preaching, teenage angst, bible, religious conversion, public school, evangelical christianity, adolescence, christian teen ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
Letters to God (2010)
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, cancer, pastor, hopes, terminal illness, brain tumor, christian, friendship, salvation, child illness ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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