Movies like Calling the Cops of Jesus
The best movies like Calling the Cops of Jesus are Come Sunday (2018), Godspell (1973) and Henry Poole Is Here (2008). If Calling the Cops of Jesus hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Calling the Cops of Jesus
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- Highest ratedOrdinary Angels (2024)7.7/10 from 452 votes
- NewestTyler Perry's Divorce in the Black (2024)Released 2024
Come 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 thisGodspell (1973)
In modern-day New York City, John the Baptist calls out to a group of young men and women to learn from the teachings of Jesus. Through song and dance, they relive Christ's crucifixion.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHenry Poole Is Here (2008)
Henry Poole abandons his fiancée and family business to spend what he believes are his remaining days alone. The discovery of a 'miracle' by a nosy neighbor ruptures his solitude and restores his faith in life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies 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 (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 thisThe Preacher's Wife (1996)
Good-natured Reverend Henry Biggs finds that his marriage to choir mistress Julia is flagging, due to his constant absence caring for the deprived neighborhood they live in. On top of all this, his church is coming under threat from property developer Joe Hamilton. In desperation, Biggs prays to God for help – which arrives in the form of an angel named Dudley.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisTender Mercies (1983)
Alcoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like this90 Minutes in Heaven (2015)
A man involved in a horrific car crash is pronounced dead, only to come back to life an hour and a half later, claiming to have seen Heaven.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisMan of God (2021)
Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause. Man of God depicts the trials and tribulations of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, as he bears the unjust hatred of his peers while preaching the Word of God.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTyler Perry's Divorce in the Black (2024)
Ava, a young bank professional is devastated when her husband Dallas abandons a marriage she is determined to fight for until fate intervenes, revealing Dallas' wicked deeds that have trashed their marriage, and once upon a time sabotaged Ava's destiny to be loved by her true soulmate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLeap of Faith (1992)
Jonas Nightengale is a fraudulent Christian faith healer who makes a living travelling around America holding revival meetings and conducting 'miracles' with the help of his friend and manager, Jane, and their entourage.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisOrdinary Angels (2024)
Inspired by the incredible true story of a hairdresser who single-handedly rallies an entire community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBomb City (2017)
An ongoing feud between punk rockers and a more affluent clique in a small Texas town leads to a hate crime.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSafe Haven (2013)
A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEvelyn (2002)
Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment, and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children—Evelyn, Dermot and Maurice—make it clear to the authorities this is an untenable situation. The Catholic Church and the Irish courts decide to put the Doyle children into Church-run orphanages.
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 thisAlex of Venice (2015)
After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up to the tasks of caring for her young son, ailing father and household all by herself.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisLuther (2003)
During the early 16th century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in the church, begins the dialogue that will lead to the Protestant Reformation.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007)
When a broken hearted boy loses the treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replacement, and to allow her son to watch him work on it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGod's Not Dead 2 (2016)
When a high school teacher is asked a question in class about Jesus, her reasoned response lands her in deep trouble and could expel God from the public square once and for all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Calling the Cops of Jesus?
The closest matches to Calling the Cops of Jesus are Come Sunday (2018), Godspell (1973) and Henry Poole Is Here (2008). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Calling the Cops of Jesus?
Start with Come Sunday (2018), the closest match to Calling the Cops of Jesus.
What is the highest-rated movie like Calling the Cops of Jesus?
Ordinary Angels (2024), rated 7.7/10 by 452 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Calling the Cops of Jesus?
Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Calling the Cops of Jesus?
Yes: Come Sunday (2018), Godspell (1973) and Henry Poole Is Here (2008).
How are movies similar to Calling the Cops of Jesus chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Calling the Cops of Jesus, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.