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* GangInitiationFight: Derek undergoes one to join the gang that was involved in the shooting where Nathan Hayes (whose daughter, Jade, develops a crush on him) was targeted and serves as the primary antagonists of the film.
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Officer Adam Mitchell (Alex Kendrick) hopes to reconnect with his son, Dylan (Rusty Martin Jr.). Nathan Hayes (Ken Bevel) attempts to form bridge of trust between himself and his teenage daughter as she navigates through dating (or not dating). Divorcé Shane Fuller (Kevin Downes) tries to be a good role model to his son, while David Thomson (Ben Davies) begins a journey to rediscover his old girlfriend and the child he had with her. During all this, another family enters the scene and Javier Martinez (Robert Amaya) makes a late addition to the challenge as he battles living life honestly in a corruptive workforce.
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Officer Adam Mitchell (Alex Kendrick) hopes to reconnect with his son, Dylan (Rusty Martin Jr.). Nathan Hayes (Ken Bevel) attempts to form a bridge of trust between himself and his teenage daughter as she navigates through dating (or not dating). Divorcé Shane Fuller (Kevin Downes) tries to be a good role model to his son, while David Thomson (Ben Davies) begins a journey to rediscover his old girlfriend and the child he had with her. During all this, another family enters the scene and Javier Martinez (Robert Amaya) makes a late addition to the challenge as he battles living life honestly in a corruptive workforce.
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* HeelRealization: [[spoiler:Shane gets this immediately after being arrested for trying to steal and sell drugs, namely because his actions have left his son without a father. In prison, he begs Adam to make sure his son doesn't turn out like him.]]
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* TheCynic: Shane Fuller often plays this role in conversations, but usually gets talked down or convinced that he's being... well, the cynic.
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* TheCynic: Shane Fuller often plays this role in conversations, but usually gets talked down or convinced that he's being... well, the cynic. [[spoiler:Turns out that his thought process has led him to becoming a DirtyCop.]]
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* AdultFear:
** When Nathan is getting gas for his car, a carjacker attempts to steal his car, which has Nathan’s infant son in the back seat.
** [[spoiler:Imagine letting your daughter go to her friend’s birthday party and she ends getting killed in a car accident. Adam also has to live with the fact that he kept putting off time with her and never doing things like dancing with her or attending her dance recital.]]
** When Nathan is getting gas for his car, a carjacker attempts to steal his car, which has Nathan’s infant son in the back seat.
** [[spoiler:Imagine letting your daughter go to her friend’s birthday party and she ends getting killed in a car accident. Adam also has to live with the fact that he kept putting off time with her and never doing things like dancing with her or attending her dance recital.]]
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Another Christian drama from Sherwood Pictures Ministry (the same people who made ''Film/{{Fireproof}}'' and ''Film/FacingTheGiants''), ''Courageous'' is about four policemen who are trying to bust up a local drug ring. After the Sheriff reveals a link between fatherless children and criminal activity later in life and a horrible incident occurs in one of their families, the story shifts to the policemen taking up the Sheriff's challenge to be better fathers. As the story unfolds, each of the police officers [[spoiler: with perhaps one exception]] is shown striving to be the best father he can be according to Literature/TheBible.
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Another Christian drama from Sherwood Pictures Ministry (the same people who made ''Film/{{Fireproof}}'' and ''Film/FacingTheGiants''), ''Courageous'' is about four policemen who are trying to bust up a local drug ring. After the Sheriff reveals a link between fatherless children and criminal activity later in life and a horrible incident occurs in one of their families, the story shifts to the policemen taking up the Sheriff's challenge to be better fathers. As the story unfolds, each of the police officers [[spoiler: with perhaps one exception]] is shown striving to be the best father he can be according to Literature/TheBible.
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* PreferJailToTheProtagonist: Officers Fuller and Mitchell have to take a captured burglar[=/=]drug holder to the jail while Javier is in the back. Mitchell deals with it by calling Javier the leader of the Snake Kings and instructing the guy to yell for help if Javier tries to kill him. Javier ramps up the paranoia by rambling creepily in Spanish. By the end of the ride, the formerly belligerent youth can't wait to reach the "safety" of a jail cell.
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* DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler: The death of Adam’s daughter is a big turning point in the film. The tonal shift goes from a goofy cop film to a heartbreaking drama after she’s killed.]]
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* EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler:When two members of Derek’s gang think about shooting Nathan and David, Derek holds back the leader as he’s preparing to shoot Nathan.]]
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* PapaWolf:
** Nathan fights a guy that’s trying to steal his truck with his son in the back seat.
** [[spoiler:In the climax, one of TJ’s gang try to capture a little girl to use as a hostage. The moment she cries out for her father, he comes outside and helps Adam fight off the gang member.]]
** Nathan fights a guy that’s trying to steal his truck with his son in the back seat.
** [[spoiler:In the climax, one of TJ’s gang try to capture a little girl to use as a hostage. The moment she cries out for her father, he comes outside and helps Adam fight off the gang member.]]
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* AdultFear: When Nathan is getting gas for his car, a carjacker attempts to steal his car, which has Nathan’s infant son in the back seat.
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* AdultFear: AdultFear:
** When Nathan is getting gas for his car, a carjacker attempts to steal his car, which has Nathan’s infant son in the backseat.seat.
** [[spoiler:Imagine letting your daughter go to her friend’s birthday party and she ends getting killed in a car accident. Adam also has to live with the fact that he kept putting off time with her and never doing things like dancing with her or attending her dance recital.]]
** When Nathan is getting gas for his car, a carjacker attempts to steal his car, which has Nathan’s infant son in the back
** [[spoiler:Imagine letting your daughter go to her friend’s birthday party and she ends getting killed in a car accident. Adam also has to live with the fact that he kept putting off time with her and never doing things like dancing with her or attending her dance recital.]]
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* AdultFear: When Nathan is getting gas for his car, a carjacker attempts to steal his car, which has Nathan’s infant son in the front seat.
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* AdultFear: When Nathan is getting gas for his car, a carjacker attempts to steal his car, which has Nathan’s infant son in the front back seat.
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* AdultFear: When Nathan is getting gas for his car, a carjacker attempts to steal his car, which has Nathan’s infant son in the front seat.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]]. Javier’s boss wants him to fudge some numbers, and Javier and his wife struggle and pray mightily over it. When Javier steps up and refuses, his boss promotes him for his honesty.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: [[spoiler: Adam Mitchell's 9-year-old daughter Emily gets killed by a drunk driver.]]
