Joel David Smallbone

What are Joel David Smallbone's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Joel David Smallbone's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

• Tubi3 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Priceless (2016) · actor, writer, editor · free
  • Like a Country Song (2014) · actor · free
  • The Book of Esther (2013) · actor · free
• Prime Video2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Journey to Bethlehem (2023) · actor
  • Like a Country Song (2014) · actor
• Hulu1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Journey to Bethlehem (2023) · actor
• Pluto TV1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Like a Country Song (2014) · actor · free

Subscription and free streaming for Joel David Smallbone's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

12 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 9 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

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  Drummer Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

  Director · as Jeremiah Clem
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  Young Washington(2026)

  as William Fairfax

  Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films74^th
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  For King + Country: No Turning Back(2025)

  Producer · as Self

  Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)~86^th
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  For King + Country: A Drummer Boy Christmas - Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

  Director · Actor
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  Unsung Hero(2024)

  Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as David Smallbone

  Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films83^rd
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  Journey to Bethlehem(2023)

  as General Antipater

  Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films73^rd
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  Priceless(2016)

  Editor · Story · as James Stevens

  Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films58^th
• Sonshine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

  as for KING & COUNTRY
• CHIC (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

  as for KING & COUNTRY
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  Like a Country Song(2014)

  as Jake Reeson

  Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films51^st
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  The Book of Esther(2013)

  as Xerxes

  Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films26^th
• A Music City Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 89^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 11 titles, 9 of them dated from 2013 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Unsung Hero (2024)

$21M worldwide

Highest rated

Unsung Hero (2024)

Midcredits 83^rd

Awards

4 major awards from 7 major nominations, 2015–2023.

1. 2023
   • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
2. 2020
   • Grammy Award, won · Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
   • Grammy Award, won · Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
3. 2019
   • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
4. 2017
   • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
5. 2015
   • Grammy Award, won · Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
   • Grammy Award, won · Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Joel David Smallbone's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73^rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 7 titles are Mixed.

214

• Divisive2
• Cult Classic1
• Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

The Book of Esther (2013)

93^rd percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director, writer, producer

Unsung Hero (2024)

Midcredits 83^rd · 75% liked

Reviewers score the acting 55/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Joel David Smallbone's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Joel David Smallbone work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joel David Smallbone's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ben Smallbone shares the most, 3.