7 faith-inspired movies to watch before the end of summer

By Jeannie Ortega Law, Christian Post Reporter Monday, August 21, 2023

'The Hill' coming to theaters Aug. 25

Dennis Quaid stars in 'The Hill' — Dennis Quaid stars in "The Hill" | Briarcliff Entertainment

Another film on the horizon is "The Hill," also starring Dennis Quaid, along with Scott Glenn, Colin Ford, Randy Houser and Joelle Carter.

The movie follows the life of minor league baseball player Rickey Hill, who possessed a natural ability to hit a baseball despite having a disability.

Hill, the top home run hitter of his team, would go on to make it to the minor leagues and eventually lead the 1978 Grays Harbor Loggers to a Northwest League championship. The former baseball player was born with a defect that required braces on both his legs but that did not stop him from fulfilling his dreams.

The movie features the themes of family, faith and never giving up hope.

"God gives you the talent; you either have it or you don't," Hill said in a recent interview with CP. "It's just a matter of what you do with it. You can take that talent, and you can work.

“Scripture says that faith without works is dead. You can have all the faith in the world, but if you don't have that work that goes along beside that faith, it's dead. So I always looked at that Scripture my whole life, knowing that I had to work to make it happen. And I did, every day."

The narrative of "The Hill" revolves heavily around Hill's relationship with his father, a well-meaning yet stern pastor (Quaid). The film captures how Hill managed to bridge these worlds, eventually realizing, "You can serve in ministry anywhere."

"The Hill” will be released in theaters on Aug. 25.