By Movieguide Contributor
Fans of the Historical Fiction movie genre will enjoy this list of curated films that honor the Lord. Learning from fictional and real-life characters from the past can be inspiring. Take a look back and immerse yourself in history with these powerful flicks. From the story about the life of Jesus to a spiritual revolution in the 1970s, these movies are worth a watch.
JESUS REVOLUTION is an accurate, compressed portrait of the hippies and Vietnam War protestors who find Jesus because God calls several Christians to tell them about Jesus Christ. The plot is propelled by a love story between an impoverished young man, Greg…
Read the Full Review →PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST is a profound, inspiring movie about Paul’s last days in a Roman prison. In A.D. 67, Paul’s friend Luke sneaks into Rome, where Nero is still persecuting Christians. A secret enclave of Christians bribes a guard so Luke…
Read the Full Review →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…
Read the Full Review →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…
Read the Full Review →Mel Gibson’s THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST covers the time period from the Garden of Gethsemane to the Cross and beyond. Going beyond most Passion Plays, it highlights in stark, dark, intense terms the spiritual warfare raging around Jesus Christ during His…
Read the Full Review →AMAZING GRACE is the story of William Wilberforce, who led the fight to stop slavery in 18th Century England. After a young life of debauchery, William came to Christ at the age of 25. He believed he was called by God to…
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