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FALLING FROM GRACE

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What You Need To Know:

FALLING FROM GRACE is a cautionary tale about squandered relationships and the emptiness of riches. Like a mournful country ballad with too many verses, the film meanders through a series of betrayals and confrontations within a dysfunctional family.

Content:

(LLL, V, S, A/D) 17 obscenities & 10 profanities; fist fight; adultery & sexual immorality (negatively portrayed); and, guzzling alcohol & intoxication. As well as the cautionary messages: infidelity extracts a heavy toll, and money doesn't buy good relationships.

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FALLING FROM GRACE meanders through a series of betrayals and confrontations within a dysfunctional family. It begins with Bud Parks (musician John Mellencamp), a highly successful country singer who returns home for a family reunion. Nearly all his relatives resent his wealth, want some of it, or are just plain evil. Bud’s father, Speck, is a wealthy rancher with an insatiable desire for sex. He forces himself on his daughter-in-law B.J., who was Bud’s high school sweetheart. In turn, B.J. seduces Bud. Bud’s wife Alice, the only decent person, is aggravated about her husband’s philandering and father-in-law’s advances. She responds to Speck’s harassment with a frying pan across the chops and demands that Bud shape up. He refuses, so she leaves for California with her daughter. Bud nearly self-destructs. The movie ends at the hospital with Bud receiving undeserved attention from Alice. Regrettably, there is no sign of repentance.

With so much pain and suffering on display, the film could have had a more redemptive conclusion. Instead, we are left with cautionary messages: infidelity extracts a heavy toll, and money doesn’t buy good relationships.

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.