Top 10 Movies for Mature Audiences From 2017
GOD’S NOT DEAD 2
GOD’S NOT DEAD 2 opens with a montage introducing its main cast of characters. Pastor Dave gets a jury summons the same day his African friend, the Rev. Jude, returns to get his doctorate. Meanwhile, Grace Wesley, a local high school teacher,…
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HACKSAW RIDGE
HACKSAW RIDGE is a great, powerful, emotive Christian war movie. Andrew Garfield stars as Desmond Doss. Desmond’s father is an abusive alcoholic because of the terrible things he experienced during World War I. When World War II breaks out, Desmond and his…
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CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR is the third Captain America movie. It has Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, resisting Iron Man creator Tony Stark and the U.S. government because they want to place the Avengers team under the United Nations. When Steve’s childhood…
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RISEN
RISEN is about a Roman soldier and non-believer, Clavius, who leads the soldiers who crucified Jesus and guarded His tomb. When the soldiers guarding the tomb fall asleep and Christ’s body goes missing, Pontius Pilate orders Clavius to investigate. Clavius and his…
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SILENCE
SILENCE is an historical drama from Martin Scorsese set in 17th Century Japan. Two young Catholic priests, Father Sebastian and Father Francisco, secretly travel to Japan, where Christians are undergoing intense, brutal persecution by the shogun running the country from what is…
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BEN-HUR (2016)
BEN-HUR is a big-budget, 2016 remake of the beloved 1959 classic starring Charlton Heston. It features Jack Huston in the title role of the Jewish prince, Judah Ben-Hur, who runs afoul of his Roman friend, Messala. In this version, a wounded zealot…
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THE FINEST HOURS
THE FINEST HOURS shows the Coast Guard coming to the rescue when a terrible storm in 1952 causes an oil tanker to break in half. Timid officer Bernie Webber must lead a small crew into the storm to save the men. Bernie…
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SULLY
SULLY is a very powerful, miraculous, heroic story about the airline pilot who safely landed 175 people in the Hudson River in January 2009. Afterwards, however, government bureaucrats start to accuse Capt. Sully so they can have a scapegoat to blame for…
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EDDIE THE EAGLE
Based on true events, EDDIE THE EAGLE tells the story of Eddie Edwards. As a young boy, Eddie wears a leg brace and thick glasses. He’s obsessed with representing England in the Olympics and tries some sports, but he’s a disaster. Eddie…
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HAIL, CAESAR!
HAIL, CAESAR! is a goofy comedy from the Writer/Director brother duo Joel and Ethan Coen, with a surprising amount of strong, positive Christian content. Set in 1950s Hollywood, Eddie Mannix is a movie studio “fixer”, whose job is to keep the scandals…
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