Christian and faith

Bing Crosby as a young priest who wins over a parish with music and patience. A 1944 best-picture winner on Prime. Not only a Christmas movie, and still a deeply cozy one.

An angel, played by Cary Grant, arrives to help a bishop who has forgotten why he wanted the cathedral. Christmas, romance, and a very light touch. On Prime and Tubi.

A pastor inherits a hurting church and has to find his faith again before Christmas, with a room full of gospel voices helping. Tyler Perry's new one, on Netflix as of November 11.

Four deputies decide to be better fathers on purpose, not when it is convenient. The Kendrick brothers, on Prime. Earnest the way a good conversation at the table is earnest.

A pastor's crisis of courage ripples through a handful of Chicago lives. On Tubi. An ensemble faith drama, more mosaic than mystery.

A losing football coach starts praying and coaching like both things matter. The 2006 independent film a lot of youth groups grew up on. Free on Tubi.

A freshman is told to write that God is dead, and he decides to argue instead. The 2014 film, free on Tubi. You already know if this is your movie, and it is an easy yes for a lot of church small groups.

A teacher answers a student's question about Jesus and ends up in court. The sequel, also free on Tubi. Same direct, debate-night energy.

The 1970s Jesus movement shows up barefoot at a traditional church, and nobody is ready. Kelsey Grammer as the pastor. On Prime. Warm, a little messy, true to the feeling of a revival.

The Nativity as a musical, young and bright, with songs that follow you into the kitchen. On Prime and Hulu. A good one when you want the story and you also want a chorus.

A boy writes letters to God, and the people who end up reading them are changed by the mail. A gentle faith film on Peacock and Tubi.

Sidney Poitier builds a chapel with nuns who have more faith than money. Warm, funny, and quiet. On Prime. One of the kindest films on this list.

Hilary Swank plays a hairdresser who decides a stranger's hospital bills are her business. A true story, on Netflix, and it will undo you in the best way.

Bethany Hamilton gets back in the water after the shark. A true story about faith, family, and a board, rated PG, and it is on Netflix.

Ingrid Bergman and Bing Crosby, a parish school that needs help, and a priest and a nun who do not agree on the method. The 1945 companion to Going My Way. Free on Tubi.

The Herdmans, the roughest kids in town, take over the church Christmas pageant, and the pageant survives by becoming more honest. Judy Greer holds the congregation together. The 2024 film, newly on Netflix.

A Chicago journalist sets out to debunk his wife's faith and does the research for real. Lee Strobel's story, free on Tubi. A good one for someone who likes an argument with a heart.

A village believes one candle in the church will be a miracle, and the new minister is not sure he believes them. On Prime and Tubi. A lamp-lit faith story.

A young man with no plan meets a mentor who has one, and a workplace becomes a place to grow up. The Kendrick brothers' 2024 film, on Hulu. Earnest on purpose.

Mary and Joseph on the road to Bethlehem, told straight, with Keisha Castle-Hughes. On Prime. A quiet one for Christmas Eve when you want the story itself.

The Moses story as a musical, painted like a cathedral and sung like a prayer. Still one of the most beautiful animated films we know, and Netflix has it.

The first Christmas, told mostly by the donkey who gets pulled into it. A bright, kid-friendly faith movie on Peacock. Animals do a lot of the preaching, which helps.

DeMille's enormous Moses, about three and a half hours, on Paramount+. Not a Tuesday. A Sunday, with a break for snacks. Still grand.

A short faith film, free on Tubi, about finding the point of Christmas again. Just under an hour, which is a kind length when the evening started late.

A grandfather's will comes with homework: become a decent person, one assigned gift at a time. On Prime and Tubi. A straight-ahead story about character.

A high-school football team in 1970s Birmingham tries faith in a town that is split in half. On Tubi. Sports, history, and a sermon that earns its moment.