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10 Best Movies Like Unexpected Places

If you loved Unexpected Places, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
War Room

War Room

2015★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Unexpected Places for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The family-friendly movie explores the transformational role prayer plays in the lives of the Jordan family. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan, a middle-class couple who seemingly have it ...

#2
I Still Believe

I Still Believe

2020★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Unexpected Places for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope....

#3
The Spitfire Grill

The Spitfire Grill

1996★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Unexpected Places for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Percy, upon being released from prison, goes to the small town of Gillead, to find a place where she can start over again. She is taken in by Hannah, to help out at her place, the ...

#4
Faith Like Potatoes

Faith Like Potatoes

2006★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Unexpected Places for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Frank Rautenbach leads a strong cast as Angus Buchan, a Zambian farmer of Scottish heritage, who leaves his farm in the midst of political unrest and racially charged land reclaims...

#5
The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

2002★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Unexpected Places for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, an...

#6
Bastard Out of Carolina

Bastard Out of Carolina

1996★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Unexpected Places for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer a...

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