When Sara hears a preacher say faith can move mountains, she starts praying. Suddenly people in her town are mysteriously healed! But fame soon takes its toll – can Sara’s family save her before it’s too late?

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The Girl Who Believes in Miracles (2021)

From her lips to God's ears.

★ 7.4/10 April 2, 2021 100 min

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Director: Rich Correll  ·  Writers: Rich Correll, G.M. Mercier

When Sara hears a preacher say faith can move mountains, she starts praying. Suddenly people in her town are mysteriously healed! But fame soon takes its toll – can Sara’s family save her before it’s too late?

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Mira Sorvino Mira Sorvino Bonnie Hopkins Austyn Johnson Austyn Johnson Sara Hopkins Kevin Sorbo Kevin Sorbo Dr. Ben Riley Peter Coyote Peter Coyote Sam Donovan Burgess Jenkins Burgess Jenkins Alex Hopkins Tommi Rose Tommi Rose Cindy Kramer Stephanie Cood Stephanie Cood Theresa Cassillas Paul-Mikél Williams Paul-Mikél Williams Mark Miller Luke Omalza Luke Omalza Danny Hopkins Aaron J. Brooks Aaron J. Brooks Deputy Sheriff Brooks Ryan Brooks Ryan Caucasian Jesus Ernie Robinson Ernie Robinson Church Goer / Vigil Member

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JPRetana
JPRetana June 22, 2026

The Girl Who Believes in Miracles (2021) embodies the worst vices of faith-based drama in particular and religion in general. It’s not just that the title character goes around resurrecting dead animals like a Traveling Pet Sematary and restoring sight to the blind like a modern-day Simon Magus. It’s mostly that co-writer/director Richard Correll handles this material with a literalism of biblical proportions. This is a movie that condones kidnapping a girl with a brain tumor from the hospital, driving her through a storm to a secluded spot in the woods, and praying for a miracle. From what I’ve seen on TV, hospitals have chapels — why not pray there? Despite being omnipresent, this particular place in the forest apparently has “some special meaning” for God. Maybe He has a better signal there? Sara Hopkins (Austyn Johnson) not only believes in, but uses and abuses the…