Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- earnest
- wistful
- devotional
- quiet evening
- emotional movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film sincere and emotionally potent but predictable, melodramatic, and overly aimed at already sympathetic faith-based audiences.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jeremy and Melissa’s courtship and marriage unfold against Melissa’s stage 3C ovarian cancer diagnosis.
Jeremy’s Christian convictions are challenged by Melissa’s illness while the film maintains an emphasis on hope and divine faithfulness.
The film follows Christian music artist Jeremy Camp from Bible college and early romance through the beginning of his professional career.
The film combines inspirational Christian messaging with a highly sentimental love-and-loss structure based on real events.
Films like I Still Believe, and why
The Fault in Our Stars
Both are faith-centered biographical dramas about romance, illness, grief, and enduring hope, with an emotionally direct tone.
A Star Is Born
Both are music-oriented romantic dramas shaped by young love, devastating loss, and the search for meaning after tragedy.
Soul Surfer
Both are earnest true-story romances that foreground religious belief, personal sacrifice, and emotional resilience.
Love Story
Both are melodramatic romantic dramas about love confronting terminal illness and loss, designed for an openly emotional audience.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin
- Release Date
- 2020-03-12
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (1249)
Cast
- KJ Apa
- Britt Robertson
- Nathan Parsons
- Gary Sinise
- Shania Twain
- Reuben Dodd
- Nicolas Bechtel
- Melissa Roxburgh
- Terry Serpico
- Tanya Christiansen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is I Still Believe about?
- A Christian music singer’s first great love becomes a profound test of faith when illness threatens the future they imagined together.
- What is I Still Believe like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I Still Believe as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is I Still Believe violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in I Still Believe.
- What did critics think of I Still Believe?
- Critics broadly found the film sincere and emotionally potent but predictable, melodramatic, and overly aimed at already sympathetic faith-based audiences.
- Which films are like I Still Believe?
- Films with a similar feel include The Fault in Our Stars, A Star Is Born, Soul Surfer, and Love Story.
- How long is I Still Believe?
- I Still Believe runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch I Still Believe?
- In United States, I Still Believe streams on fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow.
