There are things we carry that nobody can see from the outside. Wounds that started before we were old enough to understand what was happening to us. And ways we learned to cope that quietly became their own prisons. So often, it’s not talked about near enough. This is why I am recommending that you watch the Just One More movie. This movie does a remarkable job of portraying the battles an addict goes through on their own.
About Just One More Movie
Just One More is one of those movies that reminds us how powerful hope can be, even when life feels completely broken.
The story follows Jess, a recovering addict struggling to overcome the mistakes of her past, and Charles, a dying man whose final prayer is for God to use him just one more time. When their paths unexpectedly cross, both lives are changed in ways neither of them could have imagined.
At its core, this is a story about redemption, second chances, forgiveness, and the impact that one person can have on another. It’s a heartfelt reminder that no matter how far we’ve fallen or how hopeless our circumstances may seem, there is always a reason to keep moving forward.
Just One More isn’t just a movie you watch and forget. It’s the kind of story that stays with you long after the credits roll, encouraging viewers to choose hope one more time, believe one more time, and keep fighting for a better tomorrow.
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My Review of Just One More Movie
What most people don’t realize is that addiction doesn’t always look the way you think it does.
It doesn’t always come in a bottle or a needle. Sometimes it comes wrapped in something that looks nothing like what we picture when we hear that word. And sometimes, actually most of the time, it starts with something that was done to us before we ever had a chance to choose differently.
I was six years old when my story began. What happened to me wasn’t something I asked for, understood, or could have stopped. But the wounds it left? Those quietly shaped every coping mechanism I reached for as I got older. I’ve never touched drugs or alcohol. But I have used my body, and the pursuit of certain feelings, as a way to silence the noise that trauma left behind. Sexual addiction is real. It’s painful. And it is one of the most silently carried struggles in the church, in our families, and in our communities.
And here’s what nobody warned me about when you finally start fighting one addiction, sometimes another one quietly slides into its place. For me, it became emotional eating through food. The same desperate search for comfort in something outside of myself, just wearing a different face.
I still have moments where emotional eating becomes an issue for me. I have found that doing 5D paintings, adult coloring, and taking nature walks and capturing as many nature photos as I can has helped me avoid it for the most part. I’ve even gone so far as to create an adult coloring book filled with motivational reminders to help me when I’m down.
That’s exactly why this film broke me open in the best way.
Just One More follows Jess, a recovering addict struggling with shame, doubt, and the weight of her past. Her path unexpectedly crosses with Charles, a dying man with one final prayer: that God would use him just one more time. What unfolds between them is one of the most honest, emotionally raw portrayals of what it actually feels like to live inside addiction that I have ever seen on screen.
It doesn’t glamorize it. It doesn’t sanitize it. It sits right there in the middle of the mess with Jess and refuses to look away. And if you’ve ever carried something heavy that the people around you couldn’t quite see, you will feel every single moment of her story.
What this film gets right that most don’t:
Jess’s addiction came with shame. The kind that whispers you’ve gone too far, too long, too deep for anyone — including God — to really want to reach you. I know that whisper. I’ve heard it in my own head more times than I can count. And watching Charles love her anyway, pursue her anyway, pray for her anyway — without judgment, without an agenda, without a single moment of making her feel like a project — that’s the part that got me.
Because that’s what real redemption looks like. Not a neon sign moment. Not an overnight transformation. Just one more conversation. One more act of grace. One more person who refuses to give up on you even when you’ve given up on yourself.
This is a story about second chances. And third ones. And fourth ones.
It’s emotional, inspiring, and incredibly human. It’s the kind of movie that makes you call someone you love afterward to thank them for not giving up on you. Sadly the woman who reshaped my life has been passed away for many years now, but my second fifth grade teacher is the one who saved me.
If you are walking through something heavy right now — if you are someone who has survived things that changed the way you cope with life — Just One More was made for you. Not to fix you. Not to preach at you. But to remind you that you are not too far gone. That hope is still worth fighting for. And that sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is simply choose to keep going.
If you are loving someone with an addiction, it’s a reminder to you to not give up on them, but to love them through it. I’m not saying don’t pursue getting them the help they need, but remember we are called to love others first through everything.
I still believe with every ounce of my being that God does use what we go through for his greater good. There are 30 verses about how he is still with us even during the hard times in life.
Stream Just One More now on Angel and support the kind of storytelling that actually leaves you better after watching it. And if you want to help more films like this reach the people who need them, join the Angel Guild.
Bring tissues. And maybe a journal. You’re going to want to write some things down.
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There are things we carry that nobody can see from the outside. Wounds that started…
I have known people who have struggled with addiction and this looks like a moving film. I want to see this one with my family. If I am the winner I will provide my last name via email for privacy reasons thank you for your understanding and God Bless.
It is definitely one of those films that will cross your mind even after you finish it. But I also feel that the message it provides is important too.
I have known several people who struggled with addiction. I would love to see this movie.
I hope you take the time to watch it. It’s a good movie for sure.
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