Movies and TvShows featuring "revival-meeting" theme.
Set in 1930s Louisiana, a preacher named E.F. travels to a small town to seek redemption and forgiveness. As he begins to build a new life, his past and the jealousy of others threaten to derail his journey. Through faith and resilience, he navigates the challenges of his faith, relationships, and the haunting memories that continue to haunt him.
In 'Leap of Faith,' a con artist posing as a faith healer travels to a small town in Kansas, exploiting the town's religious beliefs for personal gain. However, when he falls for a waitress and witnesses a real miracle, he is faced with a crisis of faith.
When an orphanage is threatened by a corrupt sheriff and a counterfeiting ring, a group of Robin Hood-like gangsters step in to save the day. Filled with singing, dancing, and comedic antics, they must navigate the world of organized crime and illegal gambling to protect the innocent.
When a meteor crashes into a farm in a small town in Wisconsin, it unleashes a horde of giant spiders which go on a rampage, terrorizing the residents. The town's sheriff, along with a group of locals, must find a way to stop the spiders before they destroy everything in their path.
Tornionjokilaakso at the end of the 19th century, Paloniemi's landlord Heikki tries to get out of his financial difficulties with the help of his son Juhan and Nuottaniemi's only daughter Hanna. The happiness of Hanna, who has fallen in love with Antti of Rehti Koskenalusta, is threatened by the evil and dangerous Korpikoski.
In a small Southern town during the Great Depression, a young orphan named Collin is taken in by two eccentric spinsters. Together, they form an unlikely family and embark on a series of adventurous and heartwarming experiences. As Collin discovers the power of love, friendship, and individuality, he learns to navigate the ups and downs of life in a close-knit community.
"For Pete's Sake" is the heartfelt and inspiring story of a man (Robert Sampson) struggling to come to terms with his wife's (Pippa Scott) untimely death, while raising their young son (Johnny Jenson). Sam Groom portrays the family's pastor and Terri Garr debuts as a wayward young woman in this entertaining and thought-provoking comedy-drama.
A woman who believes she has been chosen by God to heal people is taken in by a greedy promoter and his shrewish wife to make the rounds of the rural South.
When a small town is visited by strange and mysterious events, a skeptical journalist uncovers a dark secret that threatens the entire community.
An American brother and sister move to Australia to manage a cattle station, but the brother's racist attitude causes problems. After hearing a message by evangelist Billy Graham on the radio though, he has a change of heart and learns to accept the Aboriginal people.
Resentful after an ugly divorce from her unfaithful husband, Judith McGuire moves to Los Angeles. Adrift and detached, she spends her days and nights wandering through her new city, cynically remarking on the hypocrisy, vanity and brutality of the modern world and humanity's alienation from themselves and each other.
Billy: The Early Years is a biographical drama that tells the story of Billy Graham, a Baptist preacher who became a prominent figure in American Christianity. The movie explores his journey of faith, from being a nervous door-to-door salesman to becoming a renowned religious leader. Set in the 1940s and 1930s, the film showcases Graham's experiences in North Carolina, his struggles with doubt and crisis of faith, and his ultimate religious conversion. Through interviews and flashbacks, the movie provides insights into Graham's life and his impact on the Christian community.
Kid Blue is a comedy-western film set in the early 1900s. It follows Bickford Waner, a factory worker who becomes an outlaw in order to escape his monotonous life. Along with his girlfriend, he embarks on a series of comedic and mischievous adventures, encountering various eccentric characters along the way. The film touches on themes of conformity, racism, and the pursuit of freedom.
The Calling follows the controversial life of evangelist Leroy Jenkins.
Set in London's Swiinging Sixties, Cliff Richard plays Jamie Hopkins, an art student whose desperate need for money leads him to dabble in the underworld of drug dealing. Cliff has stated that Two A Penny, his most dramatically challenging movie role ever, is the film he is proudest of. He has stated, "if I did want to send a fiolm as a CV, I would send that one". It is certainly his most demanding and controversial role; cynical, self centered and highly manipulative, Jamie Hopkins lies, steals and double-crosses his mother (Dora Bryan), forces himself on his girlfriend (Ann Holloway) and gets involved in fist fights with criminals. Through the influence of his girlfriend, a born again Christian, is the possibility that he may reform, yet in the mystery of the film's by-line "He promised to love her forever….today" lies the possibility that he may well not.
A reporter doing a story on a Christian pastor who ministers to troubled teens doesn't realize that his own son is getting mixed up with a disturbed young girl and that both of them are headed for trouble.
Marjoe Gortner, a former child evangelist, goes on a tour to expose the exploitative practices of the church. The film follows his journey and highlights the manipulation and psychosomatic illness associated with religion. Through his experiences, Marjoe reveals the dark side of the church and its focus on money rather than genuine faith.
A woman confronts her traumatic past of abuse and imprisonment, finding salvation and healing through religion and forgiveness. With the support of a compassionate bishop, she navigates her way through the challenges of her past and seeks a brighter future.
While struggling with their son’s serious illness, a young couple experiences conflict when her husband does not understand the wife’s acceptance of Christ. THE HEART IS A REBEL features the beloved Ethel Waters, and is set against Billy Graham’s historic 1957 New York City Crusade, with color scenes of the Crusade at Madison Square Garden.