This week I Can Only Imagine 2 is released in theaters. It’s a second biopic on Bart Millard, the Christian singer. In honor of its release, this week’s binge looks at other films featuring people of faith. Films appear in chronological order.

Chariots of Fire (1981)
About: This film is about a pair of track runners for Britain. They qualified for the Olympics, but the race was set on a Sunday, something that didn’t work for Christian Eric Liddle, who was devout in his faith. This is his story, and it is a classic film, which won Best Picture and has an iconic soundtrack.

Amazing Grace (2006)
About: This one shares the name of a famous hymn. And while the writer of that hymn is featured in the film, it’s really a biopic about William Wilberforce. His great faith and conscience led him to fight for the abolition of slavery in England, a feat finally achieved after many, many years of fighting.

Soul Surfer (2011)
About: This film features AnnaSophia Robb as Bethany Hamilton. She was a gifted and talented surfer, and a woman of faith, who lost her arm to a shark. The film is about the incident, the aftermath, and how she leaned on her faith to move forward.

A Hidden Life (2019)
About: This film comes from director Terrence Malick and is focused on a simple farmer. The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II. It feels like a timely and moving tale for the times.

Jesus Revolution (2023)
About: This is a biopic about a spiritual awakening in California in the 1970s and the birth of a new denomination. The cast includes Kelsey Grammar, Jonathan Roumie, and Kimberly Williams-Paisley, among others. It ended up being a solid and compelling film.

Matthew Fox is a graduate of the Radio, Television and Film program at Biola University, and a giant nerd. He spends his free time watching movies, TV, and obsessing about football. He is a member of the FSWA. You can find him @knighthawk7734 on Twitter and as co-host of the Fantasy Football Roundtable Podcast.