Facing the Giants is a faith-based football film from Sherwood Pictures about a coach who surrenders to God. Explicitly Christian, family-appropriate. 88/100 Spiritually Safe.
Facing the Giants (Sherwood Pictures, 2006) follows football coach Grant Taylor as he surrenders his failures to God and experiences a transformed season. It is explicitly Christian in content and message with no content concerns. Made on a modest budget with church members as actors, the faith content is genuine and central. Excellent for Christian families and church settings. See our Christian Faith Films hub.
Facing the Giants established several signature elements that would recur in Sherwood Pictures' subsequent films: the corporate prayer sequence, the Resolution concept, the integration of sports and faith as natural companions, and the filming with church volunteers that gives Sherwood films their distinctive community authenticity. The famous "death crawl" scene — in which a blindfolded player carries a teammate the length of the field while being told to give his best — has become one of Christian filmmaking's most iconic moments and has been used in churches and sports contexts worldwide. Available on Amazon Prime Video and other streaming platforms. See our Christian Faith Films hub and compare with Courageous.
GodlyScore evaluates every show across nine signal categories grounded in Scripture: profanity (Ephesians 4:29), sexual content (1 Corinthians 6:18-20), violence (Psalm 11:5), LGBT normalization (Romans 1:24-27), spiritual darkness (Ephesians 5:11), glorification of sin (Romans 1:32), deception mechanics (Proverbs 12:22), virtue strength (Philippians 4:8), and redemption arc. The score reflects not just whether content is present but how it's framed — depicted critically, neutrally, or as aspirational. Facing The Giants scores 88/100 Spiritually Safe.
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