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Faith Like Potatoes (2006)
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Faith Like Potatoes (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Frank Rautenbach leads a strong cast as Angus Buchan, a Zambian farmer of Scottish heritage, who leaves his farm in the midst of political unrest and racially charged land reclaims and travels south with his family to start a better life in KwaZulu Natal,South Africa.
Style: christian film, uplifting, sincere, serious, touching, emotional, realistic, biblical, spiritual, captivating ...
Audience: date night
Plot: farm, christian, faith, friendship, human spirit, starting over, political unrest, social differences, hopes, religions or cults, christianity, religious, god, belief in god, missionary, middle school, evangelist, faith based, christian faith, friends, society, redemption, biopic, religion, farmer ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: africa, south africa

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, christian film and uplifting films with plots about christian, faith, hopes, christianity, society, religion and religions or cults mostly in Drama, Romance and Family genres. Some movies like Faith Like Potatoes: Courageous (2011), Fireproof (2008), Do You Believe? (2015), Angus Buchan's Ordinary People (2012), The Encounter (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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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Fireproof (2008)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: In Albany, the marriage of Caleb and Catherine Holt is in crisis and they decide to divorce. However, Caleb's father, John, proposes that his son delays their separation process for forty days and follow a procedure called "The Love ...
Style: inspirational, christian film, uplifting, melancholic, touching ...
Audience: family outing, date night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot: christian, religious, self discovery, marriage, couple relations, faith, firefighter, couples, husband wife relationship, renewed love, relationships, god ...
Place: georgia, usa
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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
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Angus Buchan's Ordinary People (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The plot follows the individual journeys of three ordinary South African men in the build up to their attendance of the 2010 Mighty Men Conference, where their lives are forever changed by God's message for them.
Style: uplifting, serious, realistic, emotional, art house ...
Plot: self discovery, human spirit, family problems, hopes, society, redemption, friendship, christian, biopic, faith, religions or cults, life is a bitch ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south africa, africa
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100%
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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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War Room (2015)
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 ...
Style: christian film, inspirational, biblical, sentimental, independent film ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: christian, propaganda, life, religion, beautiful scenery, christianity, jesus, marriage, family relations, faith, christian faith, troubled marriage ...
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Master Harold ... and the Boys (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Africa
Duration: 87 min.
Story: This movie is of Hally, an adolescent white South African. He is stuck between his intolerant father's outlook of him and those of his caretaker, Sam. Sam is a black waiter and Hally's friend and teacher. Hally is required to laugh at his ...
Style: touching, serious, emotional, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: youth, interracial relations, racism, friendship, dysfunctional family, redemption, life is a bitch, social decay, family problems, human spirit, hopes, parents and children ...
Time: 21st century
Place: south africa, africa
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100%
I'm in Love with a Church Girl (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Miles Montego has it all - cars, boats, good looks, mansion, money, women, but more importantly, he has a past.
Style: christian film, uplifting, touching, serious, disturbing ...
Plot: christianity, religious conversion, faith, christian, going straight, criminal, human spirit, fall in love, hopes, redemption, haunted by the past, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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100%
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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 ⇓
39%
The Grace Card (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Everything can change in an instant ... and take a lifetime to unravel. When Mac McDonald loses his son in an accident, the ensuing 17 years of bitterness and pain erodes his love for his family and leaves him angry with God ... and just about ...
Style: christian film, touching, serious, uplifting, realistic ...
Plot: racism, christian, hopes, faith, father son relationship, dysfunctional family, partner, religious, clergy, society, partners against crime, family problems ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, memphis, tennessee
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36%
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Flywheel (2003)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Jay Austin wants to sell you a used car, but watch out! Many victims have fallen prey to his smiling face and hasty promises. Austin does everything his way until his dishonesty and manipulation are exposed. Like many men, he becomes disgusted by ...
Style: serious, realistic, touching, sincere, christian film ...
Plot: change of heart, christian, faith, starting over, moral dilemma, introspection, hopes, ambition, redemption, society, cons and scams, parent child relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: georgia
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
The Perfect Stranger (2005)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: 'THE PERFECT STRANGER' tells the story of Nikki, a troubled attorney who one day receives a mysterious dinner invitation from a man claiming to be Jesus of Nazareth. Throughout their evening of conversation, arguments and spirited debate, ...
Style: sincere, realistic, serious, emotional, touching ...
Plot: religions or cults, society, hopes, legal action, faith, christian, religion, christianity, discussion, stranger, change of heart, female protagonist ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
What Would Jesus Do? (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The citizens of a small town lose their faith day by day. Poverty and hardships have been hard on them... when all of a sudden something changes. Their faith is reborn. And a question rises inside them: "What would Jesus do?"
Style: christian film, realistic, serious, spiritual, inspirational ...
Plot: faith, pastor, christian, small town, clergy, introspection, human spirit, society, hopes, social relations, religions or cults, small town life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, usa, xian
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33%
To Save a Life (2009)
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, sincere ...
Audience: teens, family outing, girls' night, teen drama
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32%
The Last Sin Eater (2007)
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, touching, sincere ...
Audience: family friendly
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Time: 19th century, 1850s
Place: appalachia
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The Book of Ruth: Journey of Faith (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The Book of Ruth, is a triumphant love story in the face of adversity. This selfless journey of love and devotion is seen through the eyes of a young widow. Choosing to leave her homeland of Moab, she follows her mother-in-law Naomi to Israel after ...
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God's Army (2000)
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, uplifting, psychological ...
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Time: 90s
Place: california, los angeles, usa
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30%
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: An unemployed construction worker (Homer Smith) heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of East European Catholic nuns, headed by the strict mother superior ...
Style: black and white, christian film, touching, retro, social ...
Audience: family outing
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Time: year 1963, 20th century, 50s
Place: arizona, usa
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30%
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Standing Firm (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: David, a widower, is working himself to death. Late nights doing paperwork and running on fumes is normal. Bills are piling up by the week, and foreclosure looms on the horizon. Blaming God for his wife's death, he ends his relationship with ...
Style: christian film, serious, realistic, sentimental, touching
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Time: 21st century
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A Matter of Faith (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A Christian girl, Rachel Whitaker (Jordan Trovillion) goes off to college for her freshman year and begins to be influenced by her popular Biology professor (Harry Anderson) who teaches that evolution is the answer to the origins of life. When ...
Style: christian film, realistic, serious, touching
Plot: religion versus science, christianity, college, christian, culture clash, family relations, youth, society, parents and children, teachers and students, creationism, student life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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29%
The Second Chance (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Ethan Jenkins (Michael W. Smith) and Jake Sanders (introducing Jeff Obafemi Carr) are both passionate pastors who worship the same God from the same book--but that's where the similarity ends. When they are suddenly thrown together in a tough ...
Style: christian film, realistic, serious, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: christian, faith, fish out of water, clergy, suburban life, buddies, gang, city life, rich and poor, religious, christianity, religion ...
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Home Beyond the Sun (2004)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Home Beyond the Sun is the story of persecution, faith, and freedom escaping a world of fear. A bible college student, Jenna goes to teach in an area of China where her faith is forbidden. She discovers an orphanage and befriends a Chinese orphan, ...
Style: uplifting, realistic, serious, touching, emotional ...
Plot: orphan, family relations, rebellion, life is a bitch, society, hopes, rich and poor, adoption, religions or cults, christian, teacher, pursuit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: china
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29%
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
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Billy: The Early Years (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Most of us know Billy Graham as the self-assured and charismatic preacher who became one of the most important figures of 20th Century Christianity. Now, with the release of Billy: The Early Years, we meet Billy as the earnest and promising young ...
Style: christian film, captivating, serious, realistic
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Time: 1940s, 1930s, 20th century
Place: north carolina
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28%
God's Army 2: States of Grace (2005)
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 ...
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Place: europe, italy, venice, california, utah ...
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Sarah's Choice (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Sarah Collins is considering an abortion. Before she makes her final decision, she is presented with three visions causing her to think about the impact on her future.
Style: touching, realistic, serious, uplifting, christian film
Plot: faith, moral dilemma, christian, pregnancy, against the rules, mysterious character, society, youth, lifestyle, rise to the top, life is a bitch, family relations ...
Time: future
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28%
Live Fast, Die Young (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: When a famous star is found dead at an exclusive Christmas Eve party filled with A-list Hollywood types, the police must hold for questioning a group of powerful entertainment industry players who are eager to leave the scene. As they reflect upon ...
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, emotional, psychotronic ...
Plot: hollywood, society, lifestyle, actor's life, redemption, overdose, drug abuse, writer's life, hopes, artists and showbiz, starlet, filmmaking ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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To Life (2014)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Helen, Rose and Lili have survived the Holocaust and have never seen each other since the war has ended. In 1960, they meet again in Berck, France. They learn to enjoy together simple pleasures in life: nice meals, ballads on the beach, playing in ...
Style: realistic, serious, emotional, touching, sincere ...
Plot: starting over, haunted by the past, friendship, auschwitz, human spirit, hopes, girlfriend, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, reunited friends, post war, lifestyle, age-gap relationship ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 50s, 60s
Place: europe, france
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28%
Mandela and de Klerk (1997)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine both received Emmy nominations for their performances in this made-for-TV movie. The plot follows Nelson Mandela's 27-year struggle to end apartheid.
Style: tense, thought provoking, uplifting, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: discrimination, apartheid, social change, racism, prison, legal, society, life is a bitch, state affairs, rebellion, politics, fighting the system ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, 60s, 80s
Place: south africa, africa
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28%
I Can Only Imagine (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Growing up in Texas, Bart Millard suffers physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father. His childhood and relationship with his dad inspires him to write the hit song "I Can Only Imagine" as singer of the Christian band MercyMe.
Style: christian film, sincere, inspirational, touching, thought provoking ...
Audience: family outing, family friendly, adult
Plot: religion, christianity, christian, faith, father son relationship, folklore, death of father, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, autobiography, belief in god, church, religious ...
Time: future, 80s, 90s, year 1985
Place: nashville tennessee, texas
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