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92:Tracy Goode
75:David Nixon
63:Produced by
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1239:Courageous
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791:2022-08-20
750:Metacritic
632:References
574:Box office
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439:Film score
426:Soundtrack
414:. Another
394:Production
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234:Box office
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142:Production
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1268:Overcomer
1231:Fireproof
537:Reception
501:Ana Laura
474:Third Day
459:Christian
412:NFL Films
250:Christian
229:$ 100,000
144:companies
117:Edited by
112:Bob Scott
1284:Lifemark
1260:War Room
1215:Flywheel
1135:AllMovie
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218:Language
129:Music by
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1149:at the
1084:8 April
1054:8 April
1044:Variety
1023:8 April
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1025:2022
992:2007
935:2020
900:2009
767:2022
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