RESCUED BY FAITH: THE CONNIE AND LARRY VAN OOSTEN STORY
“Faith Conquers Fear”
What You Need To Know
RESCUED BY FAITH: THE CONNIE AND LARRY VAN OOSTEN STORY, streaming on Lifetime, tells the incredible true story of a kidnapped couple who rely on their Christian faith as they wait for rescue.
Connie and Larry Van Oosten enjoy their retirement years, spending time with their close-knit family. One night, a masked intruder wakes them and kidnaps them, holding them hostage in the basement of a vacant house.
The kidnapper forces Connie to drain their bank accounts and give him access to the money. As they work with the kidnapper to survive, Connie and Larry constantly return to their strong faith, certain that God stands with them. When a suspicious bank manager involves the authorities, a race against the clock begins to find the Van Oostens and bring their kidnapper to justice.
RESCUED BY FAITH tells an incredible true story, with a twist that will shock viewers. Lead actors Nancy Travis and Mike Pniewski deliver moving performances, and Jake Allyn creates chills as the movie’s villain.
RESCUED BY FAITH features a strong Christian worldview, highlighting faith, prayer and forgiveness. The main characters rely on their devotion to God, and they never waver in their beliefs. The movie includes some violent scenes, such as a character getting tased and several characters facing guns, along with discussions of a loss of faith. Otherwise, however, RESCUED BY FAITH contains no other objectionable content. MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for younger children.
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Content Summary
<span style="font-weight: 400;">(CCC, H, BB, PP, V, M): </span><b>
Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements
</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Very strong Christian worldview stresses faith, prayer and forgiveness (a kidnapper says he’s lost faith in God because he’s struggling financially, but the rich married couples he’s kidnapped don’t waver in their Christian faith, even though they fear the kidnapper will kill them), movie has strong positive family dynamics, and law enforcement officers show dedication to finding the couple and bringing the kidnapper to justice; </span><b>
Foul Language
</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> No foul language </span><b>
Violence
</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> A character gets tased, and another character frequently points a gun at two characters but doesn’t shoot them, and there is also a car chase that ends in a crash, but no one is seriously injured; </span><b>
Sex
</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> No sex; </span><b>
Nudity
</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> No nudity; </span><b>
Alcohol Use
</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> No alcohol use; </span><b>
Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse
</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> No smoking or drugs; and, </span><b>
Miscellaneous Immorality
</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> A character is greedy and wants a rich couple’s money to cover for his own poor business dealings, he also lies to an investor about having his money in one scene, and he forces a kidnapped couple in several scenes to lie about their whereabouts and why they’re withdrawing money.</span> <br style="font-weight: 400;" />
