If more Christian films were like this, perhaps they wouldn't be thought of as such a joke by most everyone else. I typically loathe Christian films, having seen so many growing up, but this was like a breath of fresh air. JStarring Katie Douglas, Rossif Sutherland, and David James Elliott, ‘Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey’ is a crime drama television movie that revolves around the gut-wrenching case of a courageous teenager who not only changes her own life by her heroic acts but probably tens of other innocent people. I was just honestly taken aback by how much I enjoyed it. Released September 30th, 2018, 'Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey' stars Katie Douglas, David James Elliott, Rossif Sutherland, Amanda Arcuri The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 1 hr. Lastly, it is most definitely the funniest Christian movie I've seen (Miles Fisher and Max Adler are superb) and probably the best in terms of the craft of filmmaking (something many others tend to put low on the priority list). ![]() In fact, I'd say a good portion of it is designed to intentionally provoke questions in Christians themselves where usually Christian movies are trying to get non-believers to "question" things. Also, the film isn't reserved or afraid of poking at its home audience. Messages are there, sure, but they are for you to extrapolate and consider like any good film. ![]() It is the first "Christian film" I've seen that wasn't preachy or trying to cram a message down my throat. I put "Christian film" in quotes because the filmmakers are Christians, but I guarantee it's not the type of movie you're probably thinking of (God's Not Dead, Heaven Is For Real, Kirk Cameron's stuff, etc).
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