Movies like Courageous
Courageous (2011) is a drama movie directed by Alex Kendrick. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Bruce Almighty (2003)
★ 6.7 · 11,807 votes · Fantasy, Comedy
Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God — and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.
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2. There Will Be Blood (2007)
★ 8.1 · 7,788 votes · Drama
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.
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3. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
★ 6.6 · 6,965 votes · Adventure, Family, Fantasy
One year after their incredible adventures in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan Pevensie return to Narnia to aid a young prince whose life has been threatened by the evil King Miraz. Now, with the help of a colorful cast of new characters, including Trufflehunter the badger and Nikabrik the dwarf, the Pevensie clan embarks on an incredible quest to ensure that Narnia is returned to its rightful heir.
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4. Manchester by the Sea (2016)
★ 7.5 · 6,612 votes · Drama
After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tragic past that separated him from his family and the community where he was born and raised.
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5. Signs (2002)
★ 6.7 · 6,602 votes · Thriller, Sci-Fi, Horror
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.
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6. The Shack (2017)
★ 7.5 · 2,309 votes · Drama, Family
A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.
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7. Sinners (2025)
★ 7.5 · 5,342 votes · Horror, Action, Thriller
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
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8. The Mist (2007)
★ 7.0 · 6,138 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.
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9. Miracles from Heaven (2016)
★ 7.5 · 1,302 votes · Family, Drama
When Christy discovers her 10-year-old daughter Anna has a rare, incurable disease, she becomes a ferocious advocate for her daughter’s healing as she searches for a solution. After Anna has a freak accident and falls three stories, a miracle unfolds in the wake of her dramatic rescue that leaves medical specialists mystified, her family restored and their community inspired.
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10. Sleepers (1996)
★ 7.6 · 4,076 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
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11. Philomena (2013)
★ 7.3 · 1,759 votes · Drama
A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
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12. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
★ 7.1 · 12,418 votes · Adventure, Action, Thriller
The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the ability to see the code inside the Matrix. With machine sentinels digging to Zion in 72 hours, Neo, Morpheus and Trinity must find the Keymaker to ultimately reach the Source.
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13. The Hunt (2012)
★ 8.1 · 5,031 votes · Drama
A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
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14. The Tree of Life (2011)
★ 6.7 · 3,441 votes · Drama, Fantasy
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
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15. Pet Sematary (1989)
★ 6.7 · 2,493 votes · Horror
After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.
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16. Die Hard (1988)
★ 7.8 · 12,740 votes · Action, Thriller
High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.
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17. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
★ 6.9 · 11,048 votes · Action, Crime
Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.
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18. Fargo (1996)
★ 7.8 · 9,479 votes · Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jerry Lundegaard is a small-town Minnesota car salesman deeply in debt and willing to do almost anything to get out. Police chief Marge Gunderson discovers a string of violent crimes as Jerry's schemes spiral out of control.
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19. Straight Outta Compton (2015)
★ 7.8 · 4,329 votes · Drama, Music, History
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
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20. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
★ 7.7 · 8,135 votes · Comedy, Drama
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.
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