Inspirational Movies Based on True Stories

Amid life’s challenges, the movie based on a true story, I STILL BELIEVE, is a powerful reminder that in life’s storms, true hope can be found because is God is available to us, which is especially important in our suffering. I STILL BELIEVE is also an encouraging movie about the power of Love, how Love can change one life, and how one life can change the world.

Same Kind of Different as Me presents a remarkable true story about the transforming power, importance of faith, family, friendship, unconditional love, and forgiveness. It is a beautiful, not-to-miss movie. Featuring the skillful performances of Academy Award® nominee Greg Kinnear, Academy Award® winner Renée Zellweger, Academy Award® nominee Djimon Hounsou, and Academy Award® winner Jon Voight, the film is sure to inspire audiences to “Make A Difference” in the lives of others.

Emanuel is a documentary about the horrifying event on June 17, 2015. A white supremacist walked into a bible study and murdered nine African Americans. This powerful documentary is about the victims and survivors. This movie shows how goodness can overcome difficult circumstances and evil. This film portrays Christian values that enable those who encounter great odds to emerge as victors rather than victims. Emanuel is a gripping documentary that examines how faith, hope, and forgiveness…

GREYHOUND, powerfully riveting, is based on true WWII events. It is about how as Nazi forces march across Europe towards Great Britain, thousands of ships from North America are transporting men, material across the Atlantic. U.S. Navy officer Ernest Krause commands the destroyer Keeling (Greyhound) and three other escort ships to protect 37 merchant vessels carrying much-needed supplies, troops. Krause and his men were heroes who must be remembered with many others who defeated…

I AM PATRICK is a captivating docudrama in which renowned, veteran actor, Jonathan Rhys-Davies (LORD OF THE RINGS) performs the older Patrick. Based on original, primary documents (Patrick’s life is one of the best documented from the early Christian centuries), the title of this inspiring movie is taken from Patrick’s own autobiography which begins with the words “I AM PATRICK”.

HIDDEN FIGURES is an outstanding movie based on a true story about an amazing team of African-American women during the American Civil Rights Movement and Space Race of the 1960’s. It is primarily about brilliant African American women who provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program’s first successful space missions.

WOODLAWN is based on the true story of the integration of an Alabama high-school football team and the rise of former Miami Dolphins running back, Tony Nathan (well performed by Caleb Castille). This PG movie gives viewers a context for racial strife we are still feeling today but more importantly the solution for resolving that strife.

Beautifully Broken is an amazing, heart-grabbing movie with scope and universal truth based on the true story of the convergence of a refugee’s escape, a prisoner’s promise, and a daughter’s painful secret. In this touching, authentic true story of hope, three fathers fight to save their families.

MCFARLAND, USA is an inspiring sports story based on true events. Jim White is a coach who’s takes a teaching position in the tiny town of McFarland, CA. The dominantly Hispanic town has limited futures for its people. But Jim notices that many McFarland students, who also work in the fields as pickers, are amazingly fast runners. Jim begins a cross-country running team who will compete with other teams from much bigger schools. McFarland's team inspires with skill, perseverance, hard work.

Captive is based on an amazing true story that has engaged the nation. It has concerned the dramatic and amazing spiritual journey of Ashley Smith and Brian Nichols. After Nichols has taken Smith captive in in her apartment, she turns to Rick Warren’s inspirational book, “The Purpose Driven Life,” that she had initially thrown away after it had been given as a gift. Nichols asks her to read it to him as well and they both are profoundly, positively, and eternally affected by the book.

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HARRIET, rated PG-13 and appropriate for teens through adults, is based on the autobiographical story of the extraordinary Harriet Tubman. The cinematography, acting, and music in this compelling movie are outstanding.

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