By Tyler Smith

Christian movies have been around for several decades, though they have become financially viable only fairly recently. With Alex Kendrick’s 2008 film Fireproof, starring Kirk Cameron, the modern era of faith-based films began. As subsequent films like Courageous, God’s Not Dead, Miracles from Heaven, and I Can Only Imagine brought in tens of millions of dollars—often on a budget of just a few million at the most—Christian films were seen as a legitimate box office phenomenon, with no sign of slowing down. Entire streaming platforms have been created to allow Christian viewers a centralized place to watch faith-based films. (more…)