Top 10 Movies That Inspire Hope for Americans
Editor’s note: Some of these movies contain some light cautions so be sure to read the full review.
Top 10 Movies That Inspire Hope for Americans
OVERCOMER
OVERCOMER is the heartwarming, often funny, poignant story of a teenage girl named Hannah who runs to Christ. Hannah lives with her grandmother in Franklin, Georgia. Hannah decides to try out for the high school cross-country team. Her coach, John Harrison, struggles…
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42
42 tells what happens when the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team signed the first black player in the Major Leagues, Jackie Robinson, in 1947. Led by his Christian faith and the prospect of more money, Dodgers General Manager Branch Rickey has long wanted…
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AMAZING GRACE (2019)
AMAZING GRACE is a long-lost documentary and concert film from 1972 featuring the incomparable Aretha Franklin singing Gospel songs. She’s supported by members of her band and the Southern California Community Choir founded by gospel music legend, the Rev. James Cleveland. The…
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INVINCIBLE
INVINCIBLE tells an incredible story. Vince Papale is an ordinary Philadelphia guy. Thirty years old, he works a couple part-time jobs and plays sandlot football with his friends. Vince is an ardent Philadelphia Eagles fan, but they've had am 11-year losing streak.…
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MCFARLAND, USA
MCFARLAND, USA is an inspiring sports story taking place in 1987. It stars Kevin Costner as Jim White, a coach with a history of getting fired who’s forced to take a teaching position in the tiny town of McFarland, California. The predominately…
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GOD’S NOT DEAD
GOD’S NOT DEAD is an entertaining, profound Christian movie. Josh Wheaton arrives at college and signs up for the best schedule. He’s told not to sign up for one philosophy class, because the professor will crush his Christian faith. He signs up…
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LINSANITY
LINSANITY is absorbing and inspiring. A documentary, it’s about Jeremy Lin, a devout Asian-American Christian who captured massive media coverage by playing some miraculous basketball for the New York Knicks in 2011. As a child, Jeremy dreamed of playing basketball like Michael…
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LONE SURVIVOR
LONE SURVIVOR is an inspiring, gut-wrenching true story. A helicopter drops off four Navy Seals in the Afghanistan mountains to take out a notorious Taliban terrorist. They discover the number of armed men they’re up against is much larger than they originally…
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AVENGERS: ENDGAME
AVENGERS: ENDGAME picks up five years later where the last movie left off. The remaining Avengers are still mourning the loss of their friends at the hands of Thanos, an evil environmentalist loon. Ant-Man comes out of the quantum realm and insists…
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THE BLIND SIDE
THE BLIND SIDE is a compelling, feel great drama that tells the true story of Michael Oher, a homeless young man who is welcomed into a Christian family. Leigh Anne discovers Michael and takes him in, putting him in a private Christian…
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