The song you know. The story you don't.
Growing up in Greenville, Texas, Bart Millard suffers physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father, Arthur. When Arthur becomes terminally ill, he finds redemption by embracing his faith and rediscovering his love for his son. Years later, Bart's troubled childhood and mended relationship with his dad inspires him to write the hit song "I Can Only Imagine" as singer of the Christian band MercyMe.
I Can Only Imagine (2018) is a music and drama film directed by Jon Erwin, released on February 14, 2018 with a runtime of 1h 50m. It stars J. Michael Finley, Madeline Carroll, Dennis Quaid and Trace Adkins. Viewers rate it 7.5 out of 10 across 513 ratings.
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J. Michael Finley
as Bart Millard
Madeline Carroll
as Shannon
Dennis Quaid
as Arthur
Trace Adkins
as Brickell
Cloris Leachman
as Memaw
Jason Burkey
as Mike
Mark Furze
as Nathan
Randy McDowell
as Jim
Cole Marcus
as Robbie
Alexander Dominguez
as Kent
Brody Rose
as Young Bart
Taegen Burns
as Young Shannon
Directed by Jon Erwin, written by Alex Cramer, Jon Erwin and Brent McCorkle, produced by Kevin Downes.
Average viewer score of 7.5/10 from 513 ratings.
*Disclaimer: This isn't any sort of "official" review. This is just one ordinary movie-goer's opinion... Lovely movie. 😊 I honestly wasn't expecting much, but I wanted to support MercyMe, and I always like to throw my support whenever a movie theater plays a good, clean movie like this one. I was actually quite amazed by the production. It had the look of a big budget film (I have no idea how much the budget was),…
Reviewed on March 18, 2018
"Though it will never be championed as an insightful work of either religious art or patriarchal psychology, I Can Only Imagine does manage to be a good film about a great song..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2018/3/23/i-can-only-imagine.html
Reviewed on April 19, 2018
***The story behind the popular Christian band*** Released in 2018, “I Can Only Imagine” is a biopic of Bart Millard (J. Michael Finley) of MercyMe, spanning his childhood, the abuse of his father (Dennis Quaid), meeting his true love (Madeline Carroll), starting the band, low-rent touring, acquiring a manager (Trace Adkins) and eventual success with the band’s titular hit. While this semi-modest inspirational…
Reviewed on February 18, 2019
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I Can Only Imagine (2018) is available to stream on Angel Studios, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels and Wonder Project Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Plex. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of I Can Only Imagine (2018) includes J. Michael Finley, Madeline Carroll, Dennis Quaid, Trace Adkins and Cloris Leachman. The film was directed by Jon Erwin. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
I Can Only Imagine was released on February 14, 2018 and runs for 1h 50m.
I Can Only Imagine (2018) holds an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from 513 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy music and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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