I Can Only Imagine

I Can Only Imagine (2018) is a faith-based music drama you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Jon and Andrew Erwin. It tells the true story behind the MercyMe song that became one of the best-selling Christian singles ever recorded.

Bart Millard grows up in Greenville, Texas, taking the brunt of his father Arthur's anger. Music becomes his way out — first as escape, then as ambition. But the road to writing his own song keeps pulling him back toward home and a dying father whose illness softens a man Bart had spent his life fearing. That painful reconciliation is where the lyrics finally come from.

Dennis Quaid plays Arthur without easy redemption, all hard edges until the very end, while newcomer J. Michael Finley carries the film with his voice. Madeline Carroll and Cloris Leachman round out the cast. The movie is upfront about the cost behind every line of the song, which is what saves it from sliding into greeting-card sentiment. A good pick for anyone drawn to stories of forgiveness. Stream I Can Only Imagine (2018) online on iFILM.