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The Healing (1983)
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
He finally met someone who specialized in damaged hearts. In this stirring drama, a promising young physician slides into alcoholism, following his wife’s tragic death. Having lost everything, he lands in a skid row mission, where he meets some unlikely characters. Vibrant with joy, laughter, sorrow and struggle, The Healing is compelling entertainment for all ages.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, uplifting, spiritual, tear jerker, christian film, period drama, tearjerker
Plot:
faith, grief, alcoholism, addiction, healing, redemption, loss, hopes, physician, forgiveness, abstinence, second chance, compassion, recovery, struggle, bereavement, trauma, christian, medical, marriage, religious, faith based, character study, hospital, slum ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out emotional, inspirational, uplifting and christian film films with plots about redemption, faith, hopes, small town, forgiveness, faith based and healing mostly in Drama, Biography and Family genres. Some movies like The Healing: Grief Share (2024), Saved by Grace (2016), Eternal Salvation (2016), The Touch of the Master's Hand (1980), Finding Faith (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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.
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emotional, inspirational, sincere, reflective, spiritual ...
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grief, faith healing, loss, healing, bereavement, support group, hopes, empathy, mourning, faith based, religious, community ...
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95%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
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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 ...
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christian film, sincere, suspenseful, inspirational, reflective ...
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faith, grief, healing, father son relationship, christian, family relations, love, father, husband wife relationship, fatherhood, integrity, redemption ...
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91%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Jonathan Wright has it all, a prestigious job, incredibly beautiful wife Amy, gorgeous 7-year-old daughter Megan and countless friends. In the prime of his life, Jonathan suffers a life threatening brain aneurysm that leaves him comatose. After ...
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serious, touching, realistic, suspenseful, spiritual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
salvation, love, christian, friendship, filmmaking, family relations, best friend, father daughter relationship, parent child relationship, friends, friendship between men, second chance ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
81%
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
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inspirational, emotional, uplifting, reflective, period piece ...
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faith, violin, christian, heartwarming, hopes, spiritual journey, redemption, auction, domestic drama, second chance, recovery, forgiveness ...
Similarity:
73%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Victoria is a Christian advice columnist about to make her big break, but her personal life is in shambles and her faith has faded. She returns home to help her father after her mother's death and is put on a journey to rediscover God’s ...
Style:
uplifting, heartfelt, emotional, contemplative, reflective ...
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redemption, faith, father daughter relationship, christianity, hopes, healing, inspiration, spirituality, religion, homecoming, grief, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
71%
106
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
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Jada is the faith based story of a woman whose life becomes chaotic when her husband is killed in a questionable car accident. Her once-comfortable middle-class lifestyle comes crashing down when an insurance company labels the accident a suicide ...
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inspirational, emotional, heartfelt, christian film
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spiritual journey, family drama, grief, church, hopes, loss, faith based, redemption, female protagonist, motherhood, religious community, forgiveness ...
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69%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
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Religion changes a woman's attitude towards alcohol.
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reflective, serious, realistic, bleak, independent film ...
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faith, alcoholism, female protagonist, religious conversion, abstinence, religion, redemption, character study, spiritual awakening, religious community, crisis of conscience, drug addiction ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
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The Woman with the Issue of Blood, or as we call her in our film, Maria. She was arguably the most well-known, nameless figure in the bible. A woman who suffered for 12 years with an incurable disease. 12 years of doctors telling her that they can ...
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religious drama, serious, inspirational, emotional, reflective ...
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faith, miraculous event, hopes, faith healing, faith based, redemption, spiritual journey, compassion, sacrifice, forgiveness, urban, perseverance ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Drowning in the depths of depression and sadness, burning with anger, and chained down by alcoholism, Jonathan couldn’t do it anymore. After the loss of his father as a young boy, facing countless horrific death scenes in the line of duty, and the ...
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spiritual, inspirational, semi serious, captivating, thrilling ...
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christian, depression, alcoholism, salvation, police, addiction, grief, redemption, hopes, faith based, problem, family relations ...
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66%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
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A story of the redemptive powers of Christ's love - a janitor becomes the leader of a high school youth group with an unconventional approach. He gradually gets through to the kids relying on his faith.
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religious drama, inspirational, heartfelt, uplifting, independent film ...
Plot:
faith, christian, redemption, transformation, faith based, mentor, forgiveness, religious conversion, second chance, high school, school, role model ...
Similarity:
65%
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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64%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Mother of a 15-month old daughter and would-be dancer, fighting alcoholism and the hardships of living on the streets gets help from a home for women and tries to find the will to live and get her life back on track
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realistic, serious, sincere, touching, inspirational ...
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addiction, friendship, starting over, adoption, poverty, pregnancy, family relations, hopes, life is a bitch, optimism, couples, babies and infants ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A family in despair rediscovers its faith in this uplifting drama from the producers of WWJD: What Would Jesus Do?
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inspirational, uplifting, heartfelt, emotional, teen ...
Plot:
loss of father, faith, faith based, family drama, forgiveness, redemption, grief, loss, christian, healing, religious, hopes ...
Place:
tennessee
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
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Faith in the Family: The Spirit of Christmas explores the Andersons’ struggles with grief, faith, and healing during the holidays, culminating in a transformative Christmas morning.
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emotional, uplifting, heartfelt, inspirational, sentimental ...
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christmas, holiday, faith, grief, family relations, healing, faith based, family drama, redemption, religious, hopes, family values ...
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58%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A dying mother, Sarah, tells her last wish to her eldest son, Drew, that he take his younger brother, Will, to the place they were born. Despite tragic family history, hope gives promise to the future.
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psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, dramatic ...
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dysfunctional family, family relations, redemption, family drama, forgiveness, bereavement, family problems, life is a bitch, brother brother relationship, loss of mother, abusive father, faith ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
57%
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:
56%
Genre: Drama
Country: Nigeria
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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captivating, thrilling, psychological, religious drama, emotional ...
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faith, christianity, redemption, self discovery, god, religious, crisis of faith, social problems, spirituality, religious faith, belief in god, female protagonist ...
Place:
africa, nigeria
Similarity:
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 90 min.
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suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, bleak ...
Audience:
adult
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africa
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Basically the Christian version of Rocky
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uplifting, inspirational, emotional, serious, tense ...
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boxing, boxing match, underdog, coach, determination, redemption, personal growth, perseverance, faith based, hopes, religion, competition ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
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Place:
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Similarity:
52%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
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captivating, thrilling, psychological, inspirational, uplifting ...
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forgiveness, multiple storylines, relationships, dream, journey, couple relations, love affair, redemption, faith, faith based, christian, hopes ...
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.
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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:
48%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Growing up, Jenny and Autumn were best friends. However, a choice tore them apart. Now it will take an unthinkable sacrifice to reunite them.
Style:
christian film, psychological, touching, contemplative, sincere ...
Plot:
faith, christian, friendship, love, faith based, female friendship, fall in love, redemption, couple relations, couples, christianity, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Amy Newhouse must now fight the biggest battle of her life - cancer. Her open heart to the people of her school now sparks a passionate rally from the community. However, this passion dwindles as her cancer metastasizes. Her cancer seems to ...
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christian film, inspirational, emotional, uplifting, indie film ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
cancer, faith, christian, terminal illness, religion, hopes, loss, tragedy, redemption, community, teenager, high school ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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uplifting, inspirational, captivating, psychological, thrilling ...
Audience:
family friendly
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
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Officer Carl Thomas was revered by his colleagues for his fearlessness at going after the bad guys, but Thomas had a dark side. In Dispatched, you will learn how God changed the heart of a street-hardened cop into an ambassador of God's love, ...
Style:
christian film, uplifting, emotional, inspirational
Plot:
faith, faith based, redemption, religion, second chance, testimony, evangelical christianity, forgiveness, hopes, small town, reconciliation, law enforcement ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Angela the angel takes on the role of a temporary school counselor. Working alongside junior high school principal Bruce Banks, she intervenes in the life of a troubled student Cody Grier who is struggling with the tragic loss of his mother.
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spiritual, emotional, inspirational, psychological, semi serious ...
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school, angel, guardian angel, grief, loss of mother, healing, compassion, empathy, hopes, social problems, family problems, assistant ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
44%
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:
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, tokyo
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
PENDULUM SWINGS follows a man into a dark place in his life - a place at which he arrives through a combination of bad decisions and forces beyond his control. When he finally hits bottom, he is presented with an opportunity to climb out of his ...
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emotional, reflective, serious, melancholic, realistic ...
Plot:
compassion, redemption, empathy, second chance, character study, recovery, moral dilemma, morality, healing, resilience, self destructing, humanity ...
Similarity:
44%
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:
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Place:
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