Movies like The Second Comeback (1999)
The best movies like The Second Comeback (1999) are God's Not Dead: We The People (2021), Mary (2024) and Taking Care of Business (1990). If The Second Comeback hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedBreathe (2017)7.4/10 from 822 votes
- NewestGood Fortune (2025)Released 2025
God's Not Dead: We The People (2021)
Reverend Dave has to defend himself and a group of Christian homeschooling families after an inspection by local government officials.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMary (2024)
A miraculous conception. A merciless king. A murderous pursuit. Mary's journey to give birth to Jesus unfolds in this biblical coming-of-age epic.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTaking Care of Business (1990)
An uptight advertising exec has his entire life in a filofax organizer which mistakenly ends up in the hands of a friendly convict who poses as him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisElmer Gantry (1960)
A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSwitch (1991)
Steve Brooks, a sexist womanizer, is killed by a group of his angry former lovers. In heaven, he makes a bargain with God for redemption and agrees to return to Earth. Once there, he must have a sincere relationship with a female and make her fall in love with him. If not, Steve's soul will become the property of the devil. But the devil hedges his bet, and Steve is reincarnated as a woman named Amanda Brooks.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisDelivery Man (2013)
An affable underachiever finds out he's fathered 533 children through anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years ago. Now he must decide whether or not to come forward when 142 of them file a lawsuit to reveal his identity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Young Messiah (2016)
Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it follows young Jesus as he grows into his religious identity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMary Magdalene (2018)
In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, rabble-rousing preacher named Jesus.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAll of My Heart: Inn Love (2017)
Brian and Jenny are preparing for the grand opening of their bed and breakfast, Emily's Country Inn, when a big storm hits Buck County. Brian agrees to go back to Wall Street to boost their funds, while Jenny scrambles to keep the opening on track.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPope Joan (2009)
A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisImpractical Jokers: The Movie (2020)
The story of a humiliating high school mishap from 1992 that sends the Impractical Jokers on the road competing in hidden-camera challenges for the chance to turn back the clock and redeem three of the four Jokers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWise Blood (1979)
A Southerner--young, poor, ambitious but uneducated--determines to become something in the world. He decides that the best way to do that is to become a preacher and start up his own church.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGod's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)
Pastor Dave responds to the unimaginable tragedy of having his church, located on the grounds of the local university, burned down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGood Fortune (2025)
A well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy capitalist.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPitch Perfect 3 (2017)
After the highs of winning the world championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren't job prospects for making music with your mouth. But when they get the chance to reunite for an overseas USO tour, this group of awesome nerds will come together to make some music, and some questionable decisions, one last time.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJim Henson Idea Man (2024)
Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man whose boundless imagination inspired the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCome Sunday (2018)
Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisGod's Not Dead (2014)
After he refuses to disavow his faith, a devout Christian student must prove the existence of God or else his college philosophy professor will fail him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPsych 2: Lassie Come Home (2020)
After Santa Barbara Police Chief Carlton Lassiter is ambushed and left for dead, Shawn and Gus return to help him and find themselves embroiled in a case involving the personal, the professional – and even the supernatural.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBreathe (2017)
Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Second Comeback?
The closest matches to The Second Comeback are God's Not Dead: We The People (2021), Mary (2024) and Taking Care of Business (1990). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Second Comeback?
Start with God's Not Dead: We The People (2021), the closest match to The Second Comeback.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Second Comeback?
Breathe (2017), rated 7.4/10 by 822 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Second Comeback?
Good Fortune (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Second Comeback?
Yes: God's Not Dead: We The People (2021), Mary (2024) and Taking Care of Business (1990).
How are movies similar to The Second Comeback chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Second Comeback, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.