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Movies Like A Time For Heaven

If you liked A Time For Heaven (2017), a drama and family movie directed by Craig McMahon, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Where the Red Fern Grows

    Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama and family

    Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in God as he faces…

  2. 2Skater Girl

    Skater Girl (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama and family

    Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and compete in the national championship.

  3. 3The Forge

    The Forge (2024)

    ★ 8.2/10Also drama and family

    19 year old Isaiah Wright lives for basketball and video games. A year out of high school, he has no job, no plans, and no idea how to be a man. At odds with his single mother Cynthia, Isaiah is given an ultimatum – to…

  4. 4Where the Red Fern Grows

    Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama and family

    Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy…

  5. 5Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)

    ★ 7.3/10Also family and drama

    Young Cedric Errol and his widowed mother live in genteel poverty in 1880s Brooklyn after the death of his father. Cedric's grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, has long ago disowned his son for marrying an American…

  6. 6I Believe

    I Believe (2019)

    ★ 7.8/10Also family and drama

    A 9 year old boy experiences God's power in a supernatural way.

  7. 7Heidi

    Heidi (2005)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama and family

    Swiss girl Adelheid 'Heidi' is orphaned young. Aunt Detie brings her to grandpa Alp and his wife, who live isolated in the Alps since his murder charge. Heidi soon takes to the wild country, especially accompanying…

  8. 8The Girl Who Believes in Miracles

    The Girl Who Believes in Miracles (2021)

    ★ 7.4/10Also family and drama

    When Sara hears a preacher say faith can move mountains, she starts praying. Suddenly people in her town are mysteriously healed! But fame soon takes its toll – can Sara’s family save her before it’s too late?

  9. 9Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace

    Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace (2020)

    ★ 8.4/10Also drama and family

    Second chances start when a hardened criminal crosses paths with a precocious little girl who is helped by an angel to change hearts during the holiday season.

  10. 10Abraham

    Abraham (1993)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    Rather than choosing a great leader or king, God chooses Abraham, an elderly shepherd from Mesopotamia, as the way to establish his Covenant with mankind... A man of great faith, Abraham continues to believe in God…

  11. 11Jesus

    Jesus (1999)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    Jesus, a carpenter living a simple life, discovers his destiny as the biblical Messiah.

  12. 12Jacob

    Jacob (1994)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    Isaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself deceived. Finally, Jacob has to face both his uncle and brother.

  13. 13How Sarah Got Her Wings

    How Sarah Got Her Wings (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    Good Samaritan Sarah Fitzpatrick has a fatal accident just before Christmas, and finds herself in the lobby before the gates of Heaven. Certain that she will be let in, she is shocked to find that her name is not on…

  14. 14Light of the World

    Light of the World (2025)

    ★ 8.9/10Also drama and family

    It's 30 AD and everyone is expectantly awaiting the coming Messiah. While Jesus isn't exactly what they imagined, there is something special about this man. Soon, John, James, Andrew, Peter, and others begin to follow…

  15. 15Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase

    Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019)

    ★ 6.3/10Also family

    Nancy Drew, a smart high schooler with a penchant for keen observation and deduction, stumbles upon the haunting of a local home. A bit of an outsider struggling to fit into her new surroundings, Nancy and her pals set…

  16. 16The Good Witch's Gift

    The Good Witch's Gift (2010)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama and family

    Almost as soon as Jake and Cassie decide to get married on Christmas Eve, complications arise.

  17. 17Moondance Alexander

    Moondance Alexander (2007)

    ★ 6/10Also drama and family

    Curiously named teen Moondance Alexander lives with her eccentric mother, and is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto pony named Checkers. Although Moondance returns the horse to his…

  18. 18It's a Wonderful Life

    It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

    ★ 8.3/10Also drama and family

    George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas…

  19. 19A Second Chance: Rivals!

    A Second Chance: Rivals! (2019)

    ★ 7/10Also drama and family

    As Maddy takes on coaching a team of young twelve-year-old gymnasts, she faces up to intense city versus country rivalry, racism, cyberbullying and her own self-doubt but eventually takes the challenge head on.

  20. 20Flicka

    Flicka (2006)

    ★ 6.9/10Also family and drama

    Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. The headstrong 16 year old then sets…

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