UPlifting True Stories

UPlifting True Stories

True stories to uplift and inspire.

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UPlifting True Stories
  • Great Alaskan Race

    Movie

    TV-PG-L. Based on a true story - In 1925's historic great race of mercy, a group of brave dog sledders travel 700 miles to save the small children of Nome, Alaska from a deadly epidemic.

  • Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye

    3 seasons

    This light-hearted police drama follows a sheltered deaf woman who is about to start her first real job with the FBI. When she is given the tedious task of analyzing fingerprints, Sue is disappointed but doesn't remain there for long. An FBI agent discovers her ability to read lips and promotes S...

  • Hoovey

    Movie

    TV-PG Based on a true story - after a promising basketball player collapses on the court and doctors find a life threatening tumor in his brain, he must relearn to walk and see clearly to get another shot at his basketball dreams.

  • Jenifer

    Movie

    The triumphant true story of three sisters who unite in the face of adversity when one of them is diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. TV-PG

  • Miracle at Manchester

    Movie

    TV-G. Based on a true story about a community that comes together to organize a miracle for a teen battling an aggressive form of brain cancer.

  • I Will Soar

    Movie

    TV-PG-D. This documentary follows the true story of one community, one high school, and one coach; how he produced a winning football season and hit record numbers of first-generation students attending university.

  • Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot

    1 season

    TV-PG-D. They were more than Washington wives. They were part of an American dream known as Camelot. With strength and cunning minds, they upheld their public image by concealing their private truths. What really unfolded behind the monolith of Kennedy power is revealed for the first time through...

  • Adeline

    Movie

    TV-PG-V. Based on a true story - A small Midwestern community becomes the epicenter for miracles when a mysterious woman brings a healing horse to town.

  • 23 Blast: Blind Faith

    Movie

    When a high school football star is suddenly stricken with irreversible, total blindness, he must decide whether to live a safe, protected life or to summon the courage through playing football to step back into the world.

    23 Blast is based on the amazing, true story of Travis Freeman. A typic...

  • Tulsa

    Movie

    Inspired by true events - a desperate Marine biker's life is turned upside-down when he is united with the sassy 9-year-old daughter he never knew existed. Viewer Discretion Advised. TV-14

  • Life of a King

    Movie

    Based on the inspiring and uplifting true story of Eugene Brown, an ex-convict who teaches a group of troubled youth chess to help give them direction in life.

  • No Letting Go

    Movie

    When a young boy begins to struggle with anxiety, depression and a mood disorder, his mother goes on a desperate quest to help her middle son cope with life. The family’s world unravels as they face increasingly difficult choices. The resilience of the human spirit prevails, as do the familial bo...

  • Extraordinary

    Movie

    Based on a true marriage journey, this is the story of ultra-marathon runner and college professor David Horton, his wife, Nancy, and their attempt to finish their marriage race well. TV-PG

  • I Am Potential

    Movie

    Patrick was a talented musician who always wanted to be a part of something bigger than himself. He dreamed of one day joining the University of Louisville marching band but there was one problem: Patrick Henry was born without eyes or the ability to walk.

  • A Bear Named Winnie

    Movie

    The extraordinary true story of the black bear who would become the inspiration for the stories of A.A. Milne, and the heroic man who saved her life.

  • The Furnace

    Movie

    TV-PG. Newlyweds Mary and Matt celebrate Christmas - and their passion for running - with two honeymoon tickets to Africa’s ultimate footrace, The Furnace. Their excitement to race together across the biggest animal reserve in the world has them inspired. Then in a horrific flash, everything’s go...

  • Saving Paradise

    Movie

    TV-PG-LV. Inspired by true events - A ruthless corporate raider is forced to return to his small town roots when he inherits his father’s nearly bankrupt pencil factory, which is the heart and soul of the depressed community.

  • My All American

    Movie

    TV-PG. Based on a true story. An underdog on the gridiron faces the toughest challenge of his life after leading his team to a championship season.

  • Horse Dancer

    Movie

    TV-G. In this true story - When financial troubles threaten to shut down a girls horse camp, one of America's most promising young gymnasts, Samantha Wick, uses her gymnastic prowess to raise money and save the day.

  • Greater

    Movie

    TV-PG-L. The true story of Arkansas Razorbacks walk-on offensive lineman Brandon Burlsworth. Devoutly Christian and ridiculed for his portly appearance, he defies the odds to make the Razorbacks' squad in 1994, and develops into an All-American and top NFL prospect.

  • The Mighty Macs

    Movie

    TV-G. In the early 70s, Cathy Rush becomes the head basketball coach at a tiny, all-girls Catholic college. Though her team has no gym and no uniforms -- and the school itself is in danger of being sold -- Coach Rush aims for the impossible, steering her girls to their first national championship.

  • Wish Man

    Movie

    TV-14. In this uplifting true story, an Arizona motorcycle cop, Frank Shankwitz, meets a terminally ill boy named Michael and is inspired to change his life, leading to the creation of the Make-A-Wish foundation.

  • A Murder of Innocence

    Movie

    Based on a true story, a community is rocked by a double-homicide and the police struggle to find the killer. The resident pastor helps his town overcome the aftershocks while his wife comes to grips with fear through her faith. Viewer Discretion Advised. TV-14

  • Moving Mountains

    Movie

    TV-PG-L. In this true story, an unassuming small-town homemaker teams up with an untested lawyer to save her family from the billion-dollar coal company destroying their health and local natural resources.