I just watched a great one a couple nights ago. It was called "Woman, Thou Art Loosed." It is about a young woman who grows up in a disfunctional family and is raped by her mom's boyfriend when she is 11. TD Jakes stars in it as the preacher who visits her in...well I don't want to give the whole movie away...Check it out!

Another good one is "Second Chance" (or something like that) with Michael W. Smith.

Both mainstream movies with Christian themes.

I really like "The Godfather", although I thought the sequels were inferior.

Hey I love movies with religious themes. There are tons of them. some of them are in foreign languages, but if you don't mind the subs. . . .

some suggestions for thought:

Priest - calling, justice, prayer, forgiveness, acceptance, miracles - 1995
Saved - Religious tolerance, salvation, redemption - 2004
Kingdom of Heaven - Religious Tolerance - 2005
Seven - Sin and Redemption - 1995
What the Bleep Do We Know? - 2005
Contact - The nature of faith - 1999
Groundhog Day - Existentialism - 1990's
Luther - 2004
The Five People You Meet in Heaven - salvation, redemption, forgiveness - 2004
Bruce Almighty - Prayer, calling - 2004
The Edges of the Lord - 2001 salvation, redemtion, sacrifice, religious tolerance
Passion of the Christ - 2004
Jesus Christ Superstar - 1970's
The Last Temptation of Christ - 1980's
Jesus of Montreal - sacrifice, rebirth 1980's
The Bad Lieutenant - salvation, redemption, forgiveness 1980's
The Messenger: the Story of Joan of Arc, discernment, justice - 2000
The Gospel According to St. Matthew - 1950's
The Matrix - calling - 1999
Hardcore - election, salvation, acceptance - 1979
Dogma - salvation, doctrine - 1998
A Man Called Peter - 1950's, calling, struggle, faith - 1950's
The Wool Cap - 2003
It's a Wonderful Life - 1950's

There are many many others, but I don't have time to write them all down. I this in it would be cool to do a Theological Film Festival. anyone interested?

Jesus of Nazareth
The Passion of The Christ
The 10 Commandments
The Robe

New one this December:

The Nativity Story

there's a great website that discusses theological themes and overtones in all kinds of popular movies. It's called www.hollywoodjesus.com

For those who fear seeing something they don't wanna see in a movie, there's another excellent site called www.screenit.com that tells you ever last detail.

gotta love Sister Act

I LOVED dogma... what an awesome movie!!

i also really enjoyed a movie called 'jesus of montreal'... its amazing.

and i also quite enjoyed 'the last temptation of christ', but that is many many years back now.

AbC I think the Passion of Christ and The Da Vinci code are blasphemous movies as I dont think anyone should or can portray our Lord Jesus Christ as He was without sin. Also these people made money a lot of money on these movies and you cannot serve God and Mammon

"The Big Kahuna" is great. Stars Kevin Spacey and Danny Devito. It's based on a play, so it's pretty dialogue driven. Basic premise - two veteran salesmen at a lubricant convention get paired up with a young rookie in the company who happens to be an evangelical Christian. As the team tries to land the big deal, they find out that evangelism is a lot like salesmanship - a little creepy, manipulative, full of BS. But maybe it's selling something that people really need? Great thought provoking movie - check it out.

don't forget "The Apostle" with Robert Duvall - a really good one....
And of course The Blues Brothers.....
DelG.

What is that movie with Robin Williams? Anyone know the one I mean? After he dies he seeks out his wife and daughter........
Can't think of the name....

was that 'what dreams may come'???

Yes, thanks....
Been a long time since I've watched it....maybe worth another rental.

How about Kirk Cameron and the "Left Behind" Series?

Having just finished a course about the Bible and film... here is what we watched:
The Truman Show - fabulous
Sling Blade - creepy
Dead Man Walking - grusome
Pulp Fiction - see previous 2
Shawshank Redemption - really good
The Apostle - as above
The Matrix - as above
Jesus of Montreal - oddly, quite well done
Simone - as above

And really, if we look hard enough, we can find religious themes in almost anything.

The Mission, Chocolate and Jesus of Montreal- these are movies that express my heart religiously- and are just purely the most awesome in every other aspect of construction.

Kingdom of Heaven is an awesome soundtrack to play while doing yoga- or anything else mind you.

I think every religious person, and especially Christians should watch the film SAVED. It rocks. Funny serious... the gambit. Cool acting.

LOVE FILM... good films are all spriritual- aren't they?

I must mention WATER as well. My God, that film was a MASTERPIECE. You are brilliant and beautiful Deepa Mehta~

Sorry, I suppose I'm all over the place- just excited about this thread... and joining the site! Cheer to my first post~

saved

the jesus guy (www.thejesusguy.com)

passion of the christ

ten commandments (a personal fave)

the nativity story (imdb.com)

bruce almighty then evan almighty