By Movieguide® Contributor
Every family faces challenges and struggles, it’s just part of life. This curated Movieguide® list features faith-based family drama movies. From powerful stories of redemption like THE BLIND to movies about the power of prayer like WAR ROOM, these films demonstrate how God’s love can transform broken families.
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WAR ROOM is a very compelling Christian movie about spiritual warfare. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan have reached the end of their ability to tolerate one another as a married couple. Their daughter, Danielle, is depressed by their constant warfare. Elizabeth is a…
Read the Full Review →FIREPROOF is an incredibly gripping, compelling, heartrending, transformational story about saving a marriage that is on the rocks. Kirk Cameron stars as Caleb Holt, a fire chief in a small town who gets respect from everyone except his wife, Katherine, played by…
Read the Full Review →FORTY-SEVEN DAYS WITH JESUS is a faith-based family drama. Joseph is a married father of two who’s making a movie about firefighters to honor his father, a retired firefighter. However, Joseph’s wife, Juliana, is upset he’s spending so much time working while…
Read the Full Review →COURAGEOUS is a very emotional, captivating movie. The movie opens with an African American man, Nathan Hayes, chasing down a gang member who stole Nathan’s truck, with Nathan’s son inside. Nathan has just transferred from the Atlanta police department to the small…
Read the Full Review →DOG GONE is a family drama on Netflix. A college graduate bonds with a dog, but when the dog goes missing, his whole family steps in to help. Fielding loves his dog, Gonker, but when he moves back home, his parents are…
Read the Full Review →Set in the summer of 1970, THE SECRETS OF JONATHAN SPERRY tells the story of Dustin. Nick, the class bully, is harassing Dustin and his friends. One day an old neighbor, Jonathan Sperry, asks Dustin to mow his lawn. When he’s finished,…
Read the Full Review →I CAN ONLY IMAGINE is the story behind the most-played Christian contemporary song, “I Can Only Imagine” by the band MercyMe. Since he was a young boy, Bart Millard’s father, Arthur, was emotionally and physically abusive. When Bart isn’t able to fulfill…
Read the Full Review →CATCHING FAITH tells the story of the Taylor family, a wealthy, churchgoing Christian family whose life seems perfect. John, the father, is the CFO of a successful company. Beau, the son, is the star of the high-school football team. Ravyn, the daughter,…
Read the Full Review →THE BLIND refers to a duck blind where his friend, Al, and Phil Robertson are hunting in 1985. Phil tells Al his Christian testimony. The movie cuts to 1958 when Phil is a little boy. Phil’s father worked in the oil fields,…
Read the Full Review →LIFEMARK is a faith-based drama about an 18-year-old teenager, David, who has tried to hide the fact he’s adopted until his a biological parents try to contact him. One day, David comes home, and his parents who raised him tell him his…
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