Christian Movies

Christian movies are films built around faith: stories where God, Jesus, prayer, and biblical truth are central to the plot, not just a backdrop. The best Christian films don’t just mention faith in passing. They show it working. A character’s belief changes how they respond to tragedy. Prayer leads somewhere real. Redemption is the whole point of the story. Whether it’s a drama based on true events or an animated Bible story for kids, Christian movies share one thing: the Gospel is woven into the story itself.

Great Christian movies for families span more genres than most people expect. Running the Bases follows a small town baseball coach whose faith is tested when his calling to share the Gospel conflicts with community pressure. The Girl Who Believes in Miracles is a moving story about a young girl whose prayers produce real miracles, drawing her family and her church into a deeper encounter with God. Jonah brings the biblical story to life in a way that resonates with kids and parents alike. Faith of Angels is based on a true story of a community’s faith and a rescuer guided by divine prompting. Finding Grace follows a family as they navigate loss and the question of what true belief really looks like when life falls apart.

The drama collection runs deep. Love, Kennedy tells the true story of a young girl whose life became a love letter to faith for everyone around her, and whose journey through illness drew her family closer to God. Greater is based on the true story of Brandon Burlsworth, widely considered the greatest walk-on in college football history, whose faith defined every part of his life. Faith Under Fire follows a firefighter struggling with grief and anger after his wife’s death from cancer and his young daughter’s subsequent cancer diagnosis. One Night with the King is a sweeping biblical drama telling the story of Esther. These are Christian films built for adults who want real substance.

Yes. Christian movies don’t have to be heavy to be meaningful. Small Group is a sharp comedy about a documentary filmmaker who infiltrates a small church group and ends up questioning everything he thought he believed. Baptists at Our Barbecue is a lighthearted story about a small town divided between two churches, and what it takes to bring them together. Heavens to Betsy and Savannah Sunrise round out a comedy lineup that proves Christian films can make you laugh and leave you with something to think about.

Not every great Christian film centers on Jesus directly. The Carpenter depicts the life of Christ through a different lens, while films like Running the Bases show what it looks like to live out faith in everyday settings. Finding Grace and Love, Kennedy is about ordinary people in hard circumstances whose belief in God shapes how they face what’s in front of them. Christian movies come in many forms. What makes them Christian isn’t the subject matter; it’s whether Christ and His truth are doing real work in the story.

Not at all. Many of the most powerful Christian films connect with people who don’t yet share the faith, because they’re built on universal human experiences: grief, failure, marriage, tragedy, and forgiveness. A non-believer watching Love, Kennedy, or Faith Under Fire is encountering real questions about God in a format that doesn’t require them to already believe. The stories meet people where they are.

Living Scriptures+ is a completely ad-free Christian streaming platform with over 5,000 faith-centered titles, including movies, TV series, animated Bible stories, and scripture study resources. You won’t find ads anywhere on the platform, and every title is family-safe. No parental controls to configure, no content to preview before family movie night. Just turn it on. Living Scriptures+ is available on Roku, FireTV, AppleTV, Android TV, Chromecast, iOS, Android, and the web. You can try it for free to see what’s inside.

YouTube hosts some Christian content, but it also features ads, comment sections, and an algorithm that doesn’t prioritize your family’s values. Other streaming platforms mix faith-based films in with everything else, which means you’re still filtering. Living Scriptures+ now leads the Christian film industry and was built specifically for families. Every title was chosen with faith and family in mind. There’s no filtering required because it’s already been done. The library includes dramas, comedies, family-friendly movies, kids’ content, and more, and it updates regularly with new films. It’s the difference between hoping you find something good and knowing you will.