S&P Awards
The Most Spiritually Literate Films of 1999
After Life
An exquisite film about the afterlife that lingers in the mind and in the senses for many days.
International
American Beauty
A brilliantly acted and inventive satire on the American dream.
Feature
Autumn Tale
In this enchanting film, our hearts go out to these well-meaning women who only want the best for the friend they love.
Feature
Being John Malkovich
An Alice-in-Wonderland extravaganza about the yearning we all have, occaisionally, to be someone else.
Feature
Children of Heaven
A cross-cultural masterpiece that touches the heart and reveals the universality of familial love and the determination of children to make do even in the most dire circumstances.
Feature
Dogma
A far-out and phantasmagorical morality play about one woman's unorthodox odyssey of faith.
Feature
Earth
A mix of romantic love, friendship, passion, and political turmoil that goes straight to the heart.
Feature
Election
A full-fledged critique of the moral emptiness of the archetypal ugly American-those driven go-getters who hurt other people.
Feature
October Sky
This buoyant movie shows the triumph of the spirit amid a young man's quest to find his true destiny
Feature
The Castle
One of the best movies ever made about the spiritual practice of contentment -- living in the present moment.
Feature
The Cider House Rules
A fresh and forceful salute to the spiritual practice of self-esteem.
Feature
The End of the Affair
The spiritual and redemptive journey of a moody novelist and a woman searching for faith.
Feature
The Green Mile
The sobering tale of an incarcerated gentle giant and his extraordinary powers.
Feature
The Hurricane
A mesmerizing drama about the potent force of small incremental doses of hope.
Feature
The Insider
A gut-wrenching portrait of two stubborn idealists who decide to stand their ground against those who want to silence them.
Feature
The Red Violin
A spiritually rich and musically sublime drama about the soulful dimensions of beauty.
Feature
The Sixth Sense
This psychological thriller is about a boy who sees dead people and the therapist who helps him.
Feature
The Straight Story
An inspiring movie about a man's deep spiritual yearning to reconcile with his brother.
Feature
Three Seasons
An extraordinary cross-cultural masterpiece shining with incredible images, a keen sense of pace, and a reverence for the incredible yearning of ordinary people.
Feature
West Beirut
A cross-cultural gem whose adolescent characters struggle to keep their souls alive in the midst of war.
International