I Can Only Imagine

7.5/10 • 473

2018-02-14 • 1h 50m

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The song you know. The story you don't.

10-year-old Bart Millard lives with his mother and abusive father Arthur in Texas. One day his mother drops him off at a Christian camp where he meets Shannon. Upon his return from camp, Bart finds his mother has left and movers are removing her belongings. He angrily confronts his father, who denies that his abusiveness was the reason she left. Years later, in high school, Bart and Shannon are dating. Bart plays football to please his father but is injured, breaking both ankles and ending his career. The only elective with openings is music class, so he reluctantly signs up.

Directors: Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin
Writters: Jon Erwin, Brent McCorkle
Editors: Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin

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I Can Only Imagine

2018-02-14 • 1h 50m

7.5/10 • 473

The song you know. The story you don't.

Directors: Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin
Writters: Jon Erwin, Brent McCorkle
Editors: Jon Erwin, Andrew Erwin

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J. Michael Finley
Bart Millard
Dennis Quaid
Arthur
Cloris Leachman
Memaw
Brody Rose
Young Bart
Madeline Carroll
Shannon
Gianna Simone
Dr. Avondale
Kevin Downes
Singleton
Jason Burkey
Mike
Rhoda Griffis
Jen

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There-Can-Be-Only-One

Mar 18, 2018

9/10

Disclaimer: This isn't any sort of "official" review. This is just one ordinary movie-goer's opinion... Lovely movie. 😊 I honestly wasn't expecting much, but I wanted to support MercyMe, and I always like to throw my support whenever a movie theater plays a good, clean movie like this one. I was actually quite amazed by the production. It had the look of a big budget film (I have no idea how much the budget was), and was lacking the cheese element prevalent in so many Christian movies. It was remarkably well cast, and I was particularly impressed by both guys who played Bart - the 11 year old Bart (Brody Rose), and the teenage/20something Bart (J Michael Finley). I also LOVED Trace Adkins as Brickell. I took my non-believer friend to it, because he likes MercyMe, and has enjoyed Bart's testimonies whenever I've taken him to a concert, and he liked the movie as well. He even teared up, and he is NOT an emotional guy! I cried too, but I'm an emotional girl! 😉 I definitely recommend it. I'm not a person who enjoys going to the movie theater, and usually will only go in special circumstances. I think mainstream America playing a Christian movie in the theater is a special circumstance, and if you want to see more of this happening, I hope you'll go support it.