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* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:Nefarious gets punched repeatedly by Kriminal after he shoots Pretty Boy, then gets slammed by a car trying to finish the job, killing him. This is what causes the car crash at the end.]]
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* Matthew (Ted [=McGinley=]), a pastor who questons his faith after an encounter with a street preacher (Delroy Lindo)

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* Matthew (Ted [=McGinley=]), (Creator/TedMcGinley), a pastor who questons questions his faith after an encounter with a street preacher (Delroy Lindo)(Creator/DelroyLindo)



* J.D. and Teri (Creator/LeeMajors and Cybill Shepherd), an old couple who lost their only child years ago

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* J.D. and Teri (Creator/LeeMajors and Cybill Shepherd), Creator/CybillShepherd), an old couple who lost their only child years ago
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* Lacey (Alexa [=PenaVega=]), a suicidal, troubled girl who meets Carlos

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* Lacey (Alexa [=PenaVega=]), ([[Creator/AlexaVega Alexa [=PenaVega=]]]), a suicidal, troubled girl who meets Carlos
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* Dr. Farell (Sean Astin), a self-centered ER doctor
* J.D. and Teri (Lee Majors and Cybill Shepherd), an old couple who lost their only child years ago
* Samantha (Mira Sorvino), a homeless woman trying to care for her young daughter

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* Dr. Farell (Sean Astin), (Creator/SeanAstin), a self-centered ER doctor
* J.D. and Teri (Lee Majors (Creator/LeeMajors and Cybill Shepherd), an old couple who lost their only child years ago
* Samantha (Mira Sorvino), (Creator/MiraSorvino), a homeless woman trying to care for her young daughter
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* [[spoiler:DeathByChildbirth]]: [[spoiler:Maggie dies giving birth in the car]].
* DrJerk: Dr. Farell.

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* [[spoiler:DeathByChildbirth]]: DeathByChildbirth: [[spoiler:Maggie dies giving birth in the car]].
* DrJerk: Dr. Farell.Farell begins the story as a very self-centered doctor.



* ShellShockedVeteran: Carlos.

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* ShellShockedVeteran: Carlos.Carlos is a traumatized war veteran.
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* Maggie, a poor, late-stage pregnant woman who gets to stay with Matthew and Grace

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* Maggie, a poor, late-stage pregnant woman who gets to stay with Matthew and his wife, Grace
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* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Most of the characters have some link to someone from at least one other storyline. The hospital ties many characters together from the start, with many either working there or being patients there.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Bobby proselytizing to the dying man. The film portrays it as just, but a lot of non-religious people probably would ''not'' appreciate being preached to in such a situation.

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* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Most of the characters have some link to someone from at least one other storyline.story line. The hospital ties many characters together from the start, with many either working there or being patients there.
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Bobby proselytizing to the dying man. The film portrays it as just, but a lot of non-religious people probably would ''not'' appreciate being preached to in such a situation.situation (nor would Christians or other believers, if the preacher was from another religion).
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* Joe (Brian Bosworth), a [[spoiler:cancer-sick]], religious ex-con

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* Joe (Brian Bosworth), a [[spoiler:cancer-sick]], [[spoiler:cancer-sick]] religious ex-con



* TheAtoner: Joe, who apparently converted out of remorse for his criminal life

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* TheAtoner: Joe, who apparently converted out of remorse for his criminal lifelife.



* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Bobby proselytizing to the dying man. The film portrays it as just, but a lot of non-religious people probably would probably ''not'' appreciate being preached to in such a situation.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Bobby stands up for hs decision to proselytize a dying man even when faced with losing his job.

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* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Bobby proselytizing to the dying man. The film portrays it as just, but a lot of non-religious people probably would probably ''not'' appreciate being preached to in such a situation.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Bobby stands up for hs his decision to proselytize a dying man even when faced with losing his job.



* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: [[DefiedTrope Defied]]. Joe lets Samantha and her daughter stay at his apartment for the night, but since he only has one bed, he goes to sleep at a bench outside.

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* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: [[DefiedTrope Defied]].{{Defied}}. Joe lets Samantha and her daughter stay at his apartment for the night, but since he only has one bed, he goes to sleep at a bench outside.
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* HollywoodAtheist: Dr. Farell and his wife, Andrea. He is a Main/{{Jerkass}} doctor with little concern for human life and is hostile towards religious people, she is a lawyer with a strong dislike for religion.

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* HollywoodAtheist: Dr. Farell and his wife, Andrea. He is a Main/{{Jerkass}} {{jerkass}} doctor with little concern for human life and is hostile towards religious people, she is a lawyer with a strong dislike for religion.
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* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Bobby proselytizing to the dying man. The film portrays it as just, but a lot of non-religios people probably would probably ''not'' appreciate being preached to in such a situation.

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* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Bobby proselytizing to the dying man. The film portrays it as just, but a lot of non-religios non-religious people probably would probably ''not'' appreciate being preached to in such a situation.
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''Do You Believe?'' is a Christian drama released in 2015 produced by Pure Flix Entertainment.

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''Do You Believe?'' is a Christian drama released in 2015 produced by Pure Flix Entertainment.
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* Pretty Boy and Kriminal (Schwayze and Senyo Amoaku), two black gang members

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* Pretty Boy and Kriminal (Schwayze and Senyo Amoaku), two black gang members
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The ''Film/{{Crash}}'' of Christian films, ''Do You Believe?'' is a HyperlinkStory about a group of unrelated or semi-related people:

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The ''Film/{{Crash}}'' of Christian films, ''Do You Believe?'' is a HyperlinkStory about a group of unrelated or semi-related somehow related people:


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* OneDegreeOfSeparation: Most of the characters have some link to someone from at least one other storyline. The hospital ties many characters together from the start, with many either working there or being patients there.

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* BabiesEverAfter: A variant. [[spoiler:Matthew and Grace adopt Maggie's baby after Maggie dies in the crash]].

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* BabiesEverAfter: A variant. [[spoiler:Matthew and Grace adopt Maggie's baby after Maggie dies in the crash]].


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* [[spoiler:DeathByChildbirth]]: [[spoiler:Maggie dies giving birth in the car]].
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* ShellShockedVeteran: Carlos.


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* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: [[DefiedTrope Defied]]. Joe lets Samantha and her daughter stay at his apartment for the night, but since he only has one bed, he goes to sleep at a bench outside.
* ThouShaltNotKill: After his meeting with Malachi, Pretty Boy is unable to kill Nefarious when he has a clear shot of him.
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* IncurableCoughOfDeath: [[spoiler:Joe has leukemia and is shown [[BloodFromTheMouth coughing blood]].

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* IncurableCoughOfDeath: [[spoiler:Joe has leukemia and is shown [[BloodFromTheMouth coughing blood]].blood]]]].

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* HeelFaithTurn: [[spoiler:Andrea apparently converts after being saved by Bobby in the car crash]].

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* HeelFaithTurn: HeelFaithTurn:
** Pretty Boy accepts God after the robbery of Nefarious' gang and getting away from the police.
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[[spoiler:Andrea apparently converts after being saved by Bobby in the car crash]].



* ProtagonistCenteredMorality

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* ProtagonistCenteredMoralityProtagonistCenteredMorality: Bobby proselytizing to the dying man. The film portrays it as just, but a lot of non-religios people probably would probably ''not'' appreciate being preached to in such a situation.

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* Joe (Brian Bosworth), a cancer-sick, religious ex-con

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* Joe (Brian Bosworth), a cancer-sick, [[spoiler:cancer-sick]], religious ex-con


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* CarMeetsHouse: As part of a robbery of a rival gang, Kriminal and Pretty Boy's gang drive a stolen white van through the wall of their house.


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* IncurableCoughOfDeath: [[spoiler:Joe has leukemia and is shown [[BloodFromTheMouth coughing blood]].


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* TokenGoodTeammate: Pretty Boy is more reluctant than the rest of his gang and the first one to consider changing his ways.
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* Bobby (Liam Matthews), an EMT married to Dr. Farell's nurse, Elena (Valerie Dominguez), who proselytizes a dying man

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* Bobby (Liam Matthews), an EMT who proselytizes a dying accident victim and is married to Dr. Farell's nurse, Elena (Valerie Dominguez), who proselytizes a dying manDominguez)
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* HollywoodAtheist: Dr. Farell and his wife, Andrea. He is a Main/{{Jerkass}} doctor with little concern for human life and is hostile towards religion, she is

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* HollywoodAtheist: Dr. Farell and his wife, Andrea. He is a Main/{{Jerkass}} doctor with little concern for human life and is hostile towards religion, religious people, she is a lawyer with a strong dislike for religion.



* MagicalNegro: Malachi, the street preacher. At the start of the film, he questions Matthew's faith, prompting him to start questioning it, and gets Pretty Boy thinking about changing his ways.

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* MagicalNegro: Malachi, the street preacher. At the start of the film, he questions Matthew's faith, prompting him to start questioning it, go introspective, and gets Pretty Boy thinking about changing his ways.

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* IJustWantToBeLoved: Lacey's reason for wanting to kill herself is that her father doesn't love her

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* IJustWantToBeLoved: Lacey's reason for wanting to kill herself is that her father doesn't love herher.
* MagicalNegro: Malachi, the street preacher. At the start of the film, he questions Matthew's faith, prompting him to start questioning it, and gets Pretty Boy thinking about changing his ways.
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'''Do You Believe?" is a Christian drama released in 2015 produced by Pure Flix Entertainment.

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'''Do ''Do You Believe?" Believe?'' is a Christian drama released in 2015 produced by Pure Flix Entertainment.
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'''Do You Believe?" is a Christian drama released in 2015 produced by Pure Flix Entertainment.

The ''Film/{{Crash}}'' of Christian films, ''Do You Believe?'' is a HyperlinkStory about a group of unrelated or semi-related people:
* Matthew (Ted [=McGinley=]), a pastor who questons his faith after an encounter with a street preacher (Delroy Lindo)
* Dr. Farell (Sean Astin), a self-centered ER doctor
* J.D. and Teri (Lee Majors and Cybill Shepherd), an old couple who lost their only child years ago
* Samantha (Mira Sorvino), a homeless woman trying to care for her young daughter
* Maggie, a poor, late-stage pregnant woman who gets to stay with Matthew and Grace
* Bobby (Liam Matthews), an EMT married to Dr. Farell's nurse, Elena (Valerie Dominguez), who proselytizes a dying man
* Carlos, a traumatized war veteran and Elena's brother
* Lacey (Alexa [=PenaVega=]), a suicidal, troubled girl who meets Carlos
* Joe (Brian Bosworth), a cancer-sick, religious ex-con
* Pretty Boy and Kriminal (Schwayze and Senyo Amoaku), two black gang members

Struggling with their individual problems and crises of faith, the characters eventually join together in a a moment that will change their lives forever.

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* AmoralAttorney: Andrea, who mostly seems motivated by a hatred of religion.
* TheAtoner: Joe, who apparently converted out of remorse for his criminal life
* AuthorTract
* BabiesEverAfter: A variant. [[spoiler:Matthew and Grace adopt Maggie's baby after Maggie dies in the crash]].
* DrJerk: Dr. Farell.
* FourLinesAllWaiting: The film has about ''a dozen'' central characters spread across five or six plotlines.
* HeelFaithTurn: [[spoiler:Andrea apparently converts after being saved by Bobby in the car crash]].
* HollywoodAtheist: Dr. Farell and his wife, Andrea. He is a Main/{{Jerkass}} doctor with little concern for human life and is hostile towards religion, she is
* IJustWantToBeLoved: Lacey's reason for wanting to kill herself is that her father doesn't love her
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Bobby stands up for hs decision to proselytize a dying man even when faced with losing his job.
* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler:Pretty Boy takes the bullet for Kriminal when Nefarious shoots at him]].
* XtremeKoolLetterz: One of the gang members is named "Kriminal", spelled with a K.
* WholePlotReference: To ''Film/{{Crash}}'', in that both are [[HyperlinkStory hyperlink stories]] with lots of characters eventually united [[spoiler:by a car crash]].

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