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Last Ounce of Courage (2012)
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Bob Revere is a small town Mayor and combat decorated veteran. He faces a root of bitterness from his past filled with heartbreaking loss. His grandson comes back into his life after many years to ask the most important question, “What are we doing with our life to make a difference?” Bob had grown apathetic along with an entire town. Now with the help of children, a group of people all band together to inspire hope, take back the freedoms that are being lost and take a stand for truth. The cast includes Marshall Teague (Roadhouse), Jennifer O’Neill (Summer of ‘42), Fred Williamson (Black Ceasar) and Jenna Boyd (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants).
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, christian film, funny, emotional, patriotic
Plot:
funeral, christian, self discovery, supportive spouse, young heroes, self sacrifice, patriotism, teenager, soldier, war hero, courage, freedom, veteran, tradition, patriot, death of husband, death of son, faith, christmas, religious, small town, youth, parents and children, estrangement, small town life ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, touching and emotional films with plots about christian, family relations, youth, parents and children, hopes, society and faith mostly in Drama and War genres. Some movies like Last Ounce of Courage: A Matter of Faith (2014), Taking Chance (2009), Mrs. Worthington's Party (2007), The Lost & Found Family (2009), October Baby (2011). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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, serious, realistic, touching
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religion versus science, college, christian, culture clash, family relations, society, youth, parents and children, teachers and students, student life, religion, atheist ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort accompanies the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps to his hometown in Wyoming.
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war, military, iraq war, soldier, self discovery, marines, ethnic conflict, unlikely friendships, father son relationship, military life, patriotism, ritual ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Father Jonathan Keene - a cold, impatient Catholic priest arrives in a tiny fishing village the week before Christmas to do what he does best: shut down a dying parish...
Style:
serious, feel good, touching, realistic, contemplative
Plot:
christmas, priest, introspection, society, self discovery, clergy, religions or cults, save the day, cause and meaning, moral dilemma, social relations, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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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 ...
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christian film, serious, realistic, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
adoption, family problems, orphan, youth, introspection, society, family relations, religions or cults, parents and children, redemption, self discovery, christian ...
Time:
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Place:
georgia, usa
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85%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
OCTOBER BABY is the coming of age story of a beautiful and naive college freshman who discovers that her entire life is a lie and sets out on a road trip with a host of misfits to discover herself and the answers she craves.
Style:
touching, serious, emotional, realistic, sad ...
Plot:
asthma, self discovery, christian, abortion, adoption, female protagonist, protective parent, life turned upside down, best friends, coming of age, youth, hopes ...
Time:
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Place:
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80%
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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 ...
Plot:
christian, faith, diner, jesus, human spirit, self discovery, society, hopes, introspection, mysterious character, human nature, mysterious place ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, xian
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76%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Ten years have passed. Nikki's daughter Sarah, now 19 and heading West for college, is at her own spiritual crossroads. To make matters worse, her mother has recently revealed that, nearly a decade ago, she was the dinner guest of the Almighty ...
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realistic, serious, emotional, touching, sentimental ...
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teenage life, family relations, religions or cults, youth, mysterious character, friendship, parents and children, college, christian propaganda, stranger, discussion, christian ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
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75%
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.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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75%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A spoiled schoolgirl, her overworked executive mother, and a disillusioned young minister each receives an uplifting message about friendship, commitment, and the truest meaning of Christmas from a friendly, but mysterious drifter.
Style:
serious, realistic, christian film
Plot:
christmas, youth, religion, spoiled brat, friendship, family relations, human spirit, hopes, parents and children, high school, clergy, mysterious stranger ...
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74%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When high-powered sports agent Rob Decker arrives looking for his next major league prospect, he finds more than he bargained for at the Cooke Boys Ranch. As he works to secure Shawn Hart, the top high school baseball prospect in the country, he ...
Style:
realistic, serious, christian film
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
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realistic, serious, emotional, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
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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 ...
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Audience:
family outing
Plot:
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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emotional, sad, harsh, sexy, serious ...
Plot:
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usa, canada, vietnam, middle east, iraq ...
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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 ...
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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57%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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