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Redeeming Love

Name: Redeeming Love
Director: D.J. Caruso
Genre: Romance, Drama, Western
Released: 2022-01-21
Duration: 134 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis, Eric Dane, Famke Janssen, Logan Marshall-Green

2022 · 2h 14m · Romance, Drama, Western

IMDb 6.7 Metacritic 32 RT 11%

Skip it tonight unless you're a devoted fan of faith-based romance or period dramas—this 2021 adaptation of the Christian romance novel offers familiar redemption beats without much originality, and it struggles to balance its heavy emotional baggage with the romance audiences expect. If you want a western love story with real stakes, go with something with more critical backing instead.

Plot

A young couple's relationship clashes with the harsh realities of the California Gold Rush of 1850. Angel, experiencing love for the first time and facing demons unsurmountable, runs from the new life she doesn't believe she deserves. When Michael sets out to find her, Angel discovers that she indeed has the power to choose the life she wants.

Director: D.J. Caruso

Cast: Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis, Eric Dane, Famke Janssen, Logan Marshall-Green

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