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How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon (1987)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
Depicts the factual accounts of Vincenzo Di Francesca and Parley P. Pratt and how they came to appreciate the contents of the Book of Mormon.
Style:
inspirational, sincere, uplifting, reflective, serious, educational, meditative, emotional, historical drama, period piece
Plot:
church, latter day saints, religious, devotional, testimony, biopic, redemption, evangelical christianity, intimate, religion, soldier, priest, faith, baptism, mormon, pastor, religious conversion, religious differences, book of mormon, family values, voice over narration, book, translation, italian american, mormonism
Time:
19th century, 1930s, 1910s, 1950s, 20th century, 1830s, 1890s ...
Place:
italy, america, new york, sicily
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out inspirational, christian film, uplifting and emotional films with plots about christian, faith, redemption, religious, religion, hopes and christianity mostly in Drama, History and Biography genres. Some movies like How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon: Joseph Smith: Plates of Gold (2011), The Work and the Glory (2004), Bendito Corazon (2026), The Mountain of the Lord (1993), St. John in Exile (1986). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In 1827, Joseph Smith, Jr. was only 21 years old when he received a prophetic calling to translate ancient scriptures that would soon be published as The Book of Mormon. Less than three years later, he founded The Church of Jesus Christ of ...
Style:
spiritual, inspirational, historical drama, reflective, uplifting ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
mormon, book of mormon, faith, religious, biopic, revelation, prophecy, a vision, redemption, miraculous event, forgiveness, devotional ...
Time:
19th century, 1820s
Place:
new england
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95%
Genre: Romance, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When Benjamin Steed and Mary Ann Steed relocate their family to upstate New York in the early 1800's, they unwittingly settle in a town divided along religious lines. After their new hired help turns out to be at the center of the uproar, each ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, captivating, controversial ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
religious, mormon, sibling rivalry, faith, moral dilemma, introspection, society, redemption, family problems, family life, love affair, love triangle ...
Time:
19th century, 1830s, 1820s
Place:
new york state, vermont, new york, usa
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The true story of the sacred heart, told by Father Arturo Cornejo.
Style:
religious drama, reflective, inspirational, meditative, emotional ...
Plot:
spiritual awakening, catholicism, loyalty, priest, testimony, voice over narration, redemption, miraculous event, confession, moral dilemma, small town life, sacrifice ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
Recounts the 40-year history of building the Salt Lake Temple, shown as if recounted by Wilford Woodruff to a young reporter. It portrays the pioneers' dedication to temple worship.
Style:
inspirational, period piece, historical drama, uplifting, reflective ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
faith based, sacrifice, devotional, perseverance, latter day saints, religious education, biopic, mormon, temple, interview, reporter, diary ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s, 1840s, 1860s, 1850s ...
Place:
salt lake city utah, utah
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
A first century rabbi, Yehuda (Nick Mancuso), finds his true calling when he decides to follow in the footsteps of a certain Jesus of Nazareth and spread his Good Word. But in the year after Jesus' crucifixion, it's not so easy to persuade ...
Style:
biblical, historical drama, inspirational, period piece, educational ...
Plot:
faith, easter, rabbi, christian, sermon, messiah, theology, spiritual awakening, evangelical christianity, religious, redemption, ritual ...
Time:
1st century
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Dean Jones is Saint John in this intimate, inspiring one-man presentation of John in exile on Patmos. Full of humor, strong in spirit, and resolutely committed to Christ, John shares his account of the events that changed the course of human ...
Style:
biblical, religious drama, inspirational, spiritual, meditative ...
Plot:
christian, exile, apostle, christianity, old man, faith, monologue, religious, intimate, character study, devotional, redemption ...
Time:
1st century
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
An LDS couple is upset by a local church's screening of the anti-Mormon film "The God Makers." Their evangelical neighbor offers to sift fact from fiction from the film's brief animated segment, allowing for a frank discussion of ...
Style:
serious, educational, christian film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mormon, evangelical christianity, thoughtful, domestic drama, religious education, faith, small town, book of mormon, evangelist, neighbor, christian, discussion ...
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43%
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:
missionary, couples, redemption, self discovery, life is a bitch, youth, working class, terminal illness, disorder, family relations, tragic hero, couple relations ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
This 78-minute film takes you on an unforgettable journey, showing the biblical account of the creation of man and the entrance of sin into the world. See why Jesus Christ came to earth and how He dealt with the sin issue once and for all. Follow ...
Style:
biblical, inspirational, uplifting, reflective, bleak ...
Plot:
christian, jesus christ, crucifix, faith, sacrifice, salvation, atonement, gospel, redemption, religious, resurrection, evangelist ...
Place:
jerusalem, holy land
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Maria Auxiliadora is a 24 year-old woman very poor, that she lives Joana, her 7 year-old daughter close to. Needing go look for the result of Joana's exam in the hospital, Maria asks the priest of the local church that takes care of her to ...
Style:
religious drama, sincere, disturbing, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
jesus, faith, female protagonist, priest, motherhood, christianity, religious faith, church, mother child relationship, bible, mother and daughter, sick child ...
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41%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, Morocco
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
John’s gospel is depicted, complete with Aramaic narration, highlighting Christ’s life including birth, baptism, first miracle, healing the blind man, walking on water, feeding the multitude, raising Lazarus from the dead, the Last Supper, his ...
Style:
biblical, spiritual, inspirational, period piece, historical drama ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
jesus, christian, bible, religious, faith, biblical stories, gospel, faith based, new testament, crucifix, christianity, resurrection ...
Time:
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Place:
jerusalem
Similarity:
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558
Genre: Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
Story:
A portrayal of the early Latter-day Saints' joys, sacrifices, hopes, and trials; their epic journey to the Salt Lake Valley; and their legacy of faith in Jesus Christ.
Style:
historical drama, religious drama, period piece, inspirational, family saga ...
Plot:
mormon, latter day saints, female protagonist, religious persecution, wagon train, spiritual journey, mob violence, sacrifice, testimony, perseverance, family values, exodus ...
Time:
19th century, 1830s, 1840s
Place:
missouri, illinois, utah, new york, ohio ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Basically the Christian version of Rocky
Style:
uplifting, inspirational, emotional, serious, tense ...
Plot:
boxing, boxing match, underdog, coach, determination, redemption, personal growth, perseverance, faith based, hopes, religion, competition ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium, Morocco
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In Nazareth in Galilee, at the time of Roman emperor Augustus and of the king of Jews Herod, lives a simple young woman, Mary, between the love of her parents, of her fiancé Joseph the carpenter, and of her fellow citizens. One day, a dazzling ...
Style:
biblical, historical drama, inspirational, uplifting, period piece ...
Plot:
jesus, bible, religious, faith, divine intervention, miraculous event, spiritual journey, christian, devotional, faith based, roman empire, prophecy ...
Time:
1st century
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Drama
Country: Dominican Republic
Story:
A unscrupulous non-believer is shown the consequences of his life without morals.
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, serious, emotional, christian film
Plot:
faith, redemption, spiritual awakening, transformation, new beginning, christian, forgiveness, second chance, testimony, religious, hopes, ethical dilemma ...
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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 ...
Style:
christian film, inspirational, uplifting, sincere, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christian, faith, christianity, fatherhood, religion, god, life philosophy, propaganda, hopes, destiny, religious, church ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, tokyo
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Religion changes a woman's attitude towards alcohol.
Style:
reflective, serious, realistic, bleak, independent film ...
Plot:
faith, alcoholism, female protagonist, religious conversion, abstinence, religion, redemption, character study, spiritual awakening, religious community, crisis of conscience, drug addiction ...
Time:
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Similarity:
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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:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
"Grief Share" centers around a diverse group of individuals who are brought together by their mutual desire to heal. Each member of the class has experienced a profound loss and each individual's story parallels the parables of Jesus.
Style:
emotional, inspirational, sincere, reflective, spiritual ...
Plot:
grief, faith healing, loss, healing, bereavement, support group, hopes, empathy, mourning, faith based, religious, community ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
"Jesus - The Desire of Ages" is a soft glove in a hard hand as far as Christian movies go. It packs a punch of theological and emotional power gloved in all the soft, warm fuzzies that make family viewing so enjoyable. The movie opens with ...
Style:
biblical, inspirational, spiritual, uplifting, heartfelt ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
jesus, christian, bible, crucifix, redemption, faith based, new testament, religious, moving, nativity, forgiveness, devotional ...
Place:
jerusalem, middle east
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
The Printing is a family film produced by Unusual Films that tells the story of faithful Christians that continue printing and smuggling Bibles even when they know they are being hunted down by the Soviet Russian government.
Style:
independent film, contemplative, uplifting, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
christian, faith, injustice, religions or cults, peaceful mission, danger, society, life is a bitch, rebellion, against the rules, against humanity, fighting the system ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
russia, soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
christian film, 70mm film
Plot:
mormon, father son relationship, faith, native american, latter day saints, christian, church, book of mormon, ancient civilization, miraculous event, artist, family conflict ...
Time:
1st century
Place:
america
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A lonely college student grieving the loss of his mother has found purpose in a local megachurch. When a young pastor invites him to Chicago for a summer internship evangelizing the 'lost', his new faith is put to the test.
Style:
psychological, captivating
Plot:
evangelist, religion, faith, pastor, christian, religious conversion, change of heart, religious faith, student, college student, religious, character change ...
Place:
midwest, chicago
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
Drama - The sale of an old violin sets off a chain of events that tests and strengthens an English family's faith. - James McIlroy, Joe McPartland, Julian Chambers
Style:
inspirational, emotional, uplifting, reflective, period piece ...
Plot:
faith, violin, christian, heartwarming, hopes, spiritual journey, redemption, auction, domestic drama, second chance, recovery, forgiveness ...
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32%
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Joshua Steed returns to Missouri a wealthy man with a beautiful wife; however, the past has a way of catching up. Soon Joshua is tangled in a web of rumors, deception and betrayal that threatens to tear his family apart. Back in Kirtland, financial ...
Style:
serious, realistic, emotional, uplifting, period drama
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mormon, hopes, family in danger, bankruptcy, religions or cults, redemption, rivalry, dishonesty, danger, society, religious, discrimination ...
Time:
19th century, 1830s
Place:
missouri, usa, ohio, savannah georgia
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In seeking her own redemption from the one man of whom she is most afraid, 10-year-old Cadi Forbes discovers a secret sin haunting her community of Welsh immigrants in 1850s Appalachia.
Style:
emotional, christian film, serious, sincere, touching ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christian, girl, redemption, family problems, christianity, hopes, parents and children, society, death in the family, faith, religion, dark secret ...
Time:
19th century, 1850s
Place:
appalachia
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
By the side of a founder of a new faith was a woman of undeniable courage.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, contemplative, educational, melancholic ...
Plot:
faith, mormon, female protagonist, religious, biopic, character study, religious community, family life, resilience, persecution, loyalty, motherhood ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A drive-by shooting in Venice, California, changes the lives of five people forever. States of Grace tells the story of a homeless street preacher, Louis, a gang banger, Carl, an aspiring actress, Holly, and two young missionaries, Lozano and ...
Style:
christian film, uplifting, touching, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot:
faith, redemption, mormon, missionary, human spirit, going straight, culture clash, gang, society, youth, juvenile delinquency, hopes ...
Place:
italy, california, usa, europe, utah ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
As 85-year-old President Lorenzo Snow struggles to vanquish the two million dollar indebtedness of the Mormon church in 1899, he feels inspired to journey from Salt Lake City by train and carriage to St. George in southern Utah. Along the way he ...
Style:
historical drama, inspirational, period piece
Plot:
mormon, drought, hopes, miraculous event, loyalty, biopic, agriculture, perseverance, leadership, preaching, convict, elderly man ...
Time:
1890s
Place:
utah, salt lake city utah
Similarity:
30%
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:
29%
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