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Sign In. John Michael Finley Bart as J. Michael Finley. Madeline Carroll Shannon.

Sign In. I Can Only Imagine Hide Spoilers. There is a certain dishonesty about a film biography that leaves out one of the pieces of the puzzle of a man's life. In the case of "I Can Only Imagine," we have a conventional portrait of a wife batterer and a child abuser in the figure of washed up football star Arthur Millard, resulting in years of anguish for his gifted son to try to come to terms with his dad. But the film does not tell us that Mr.

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Sign In Sign In. New Customer? Create account. Jump to Summaries 2 Synopsis 1 Edit. The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness. 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..

Concert Goer uncredited Jonnie Parnell The film is also successful in dramatizing the power of forgiveness, as Bart's forgiveness of his dad relieved the debilitating incompleteness of his life.

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Sign In. Edit I Can Only Imagine Directed by Andrew Erwin Bart as J. Michael Finley Madeline Carroll Shannon Dennis Quaid Arthur Trace Adkins Brickell Cloris Leachman

I can only imagine imdb

The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness. Brickell : What is the name of your band again? Bart : It is "Mercy Me". Because when I told my Memaw that we were starting a band, she was like "Mercy me, get a real job! Bart : And the guys were like "Did she really say that? So we called it.

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As a Christian, I am often conflicted with the movies our 'community' produces. Newcomer J. I had listen to the song many, many, times before watching this movie. Funeral Attendee uncredited Rita Scranton What film is?! See the list. Gina D. Bryan Patterson Concert Patron uncredited. Erick Ashlock Jock. Edit I Can Only Imagine Scott Brickell manages MercyMe to this day. The performance matches the majesty of the song itself and has great cinematography and audio editing to captivate you into embracing the splendor of the performance.

Michael Finley as Bart Millard , the lead singer who wrote the song about his relationship with his father Dennis Quaid.

With a great actor to bring it to life and decent gospel-drama balance, it's a religious person's dream biography movie. After living a traumatic and abusive childhood, young Bart finally reaches the last straw and storms out of his Texas home, leaving everything behind to distance himself from his toxic dad and to chase his dream of a musical career. Technical specs Edit. As the real Bart Millard observes in a brief sound byte, in the bonus track: "If the Gospel can change that dude, it change anybody. But this one? The movie was tough for my husband who grew up with an abusive father. Top picks Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. Bart isn't sure if he believes his father's new personality especially after all the physically abuse, but eventually, he learns of his father's grave condition and that he's working on becoming a good Christian and they bond at the end of his life. With the morals baked into the story, you get a more entertaining movie that doesn't lose the morals to cheesiness. I've loved this song since it came out years ago and to see the story behind it is as equally impressive well Charles Day Concert Patron uncredited. No wonder Bart write such powerful songs. The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness. I'll be going back next week with friends.