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12
A riveting Russian film that is an imaginative adaptation of the 1957 American classic 12 Angry Men.
A riveting Russian film that is an imaginative adaptation of the 1957 American classic 12 Angry Men.
39 Pounds of Love
A documentary that follows a determined young Israeli man with a rare form of muscular dystrophy on a daring trip to America.
A documentary that follows a determined young Israeli man with a rare form of muscular dystrophy on a daring trip to America.
A Christmas Tale
A dysfunctional French family learning that `it is never too late to bring love, peace and healing into a divisive and unforgiving household.
A dysfunctional French family learning that `it is never too late to bring love, peace and healing into a divisive and unforgiving household.
A Jihad for Love
A poignant and sobering depiction of the struggle of gay Muslims in 12 countries to reconcile their sexual orientation with their faith.
A poignant and sobering depiction of the struggle of gay Muslims in 12 countries to reconcile their sexual orientation with their faith.
A River of Waste: The Hazardous Truth about Factory Farms
Another scary and troubling documentary about the catastrophic damages being done to the food supply, the health of Americans, and the well-being of the environment by the egregious practices of factory farms.
Another scary and troubling documentary about the catastrophic damages being done to the food supply, the health of Americans, and the well-being of the environment by the egregious practices of factory farms.
A Thousand Years of Good Prayers
Sensitively explores the chilly reunion of a Chinese father and his American daughter who dance around a divisive family secret.
Sensitively explores the chilly reunion of a Chinese father and his American daughter who dance around a divisive family secret.
Absurdistan
A funny and bawdy fable that playfully deals with community, a battle between the sexes, the preciousness of water, and the joy of young love.
A funny and bawdy fable that playfully deals with community, a battle between the sexes, the preciousness of water, and the joy of young love.
Adoration
A compelling character-driven drama about family secrets, imagination, and the technological toys of modern society.
A compelling character-driven drama about family secrets, imagination, and the technological toys of modern society.
Air Bud
A basketball playing Golden Retriever shows his stuff on several high-school basketball courts.
A basketball playing Golden Retriever shows his stuff on several high-school basketball courts.
Albert Schweitzer: Called to Africa
An inspiring tribute to an extraordinary humanitarian and his vision of reverence for all life.
An inspiring tribute to an extraordinary humanitarian and his vision of reverence for all life.
America Betrayed
A hard-hitting and distressing documentary about what lies behind infrastructure failures in New Orleans and elsewhere in America.
A hard-hitting and distressing documentary about what lies behind infrastructure failures in New Orleans and elsewhere in America.
American Violet
Hats off the director Disney and screenplay writer Bill Haney for having the courage to expose racism as the sick and sad shadow that is still alive and well in America.
Hats off the director Disney and screenplay writer Bill Haney for having the courage to expose racism as the sick and sad shadow that is still alive and well in America.
Angels and Demons
A thinking person's thriller with fascinating twists and turns, a tour of Rome's art and cathedrals, insights into Vatican history and politics, and questions about the relationship of religion and science.
A thinking person's thriller with fascinating twists and turns, a tour of Rome's art and cathedrals, insights into Vatican history and politics, and questions about the relationship of religion and science.
Australia
A spellbinding, old-fashioned adventure story and romantic drama with many magical moments of high drama, emotional catharsis, and awesome cinematic beauty.
A spellbinding, old-fashioned adventure story and romantic drama with many magical moments of high drama, emotional catharsis, and awesome cinematic beauty.
Away We Go
An incredibly original and appealing drama about the quest of two intimate lovers to find the perfect home to raise their child.
An incredibly original and appealing drama about the quest of two intimate lovers to find the perfect home to raise their child.
Battle for Terra
A sci-fi computer animated film about some nasty invaders and a resourceful teenage girl.
A sci-fi computer animated film about some nasty invaders and a resourceful teenage girl.
Battle in Seattle
Three cheers for this prophetic political film about activists willing to take a stand against rich and powerful multinational corporations!
Three cheers for this prophetic political film about activists willing to take a stand against rich and powerful multinational corporations!
Beauty in Trouble
A poignant and well-acted drama about the trouble some people have accepting the kindness and good fortune which comes their way.
A poignant and well-acted drama about the trouble some people have accepting the kindness and good fortune which comes their way.
Bird by Bird with Annie: A Portrait of Anne Lamott
An entertaining and enlightening documentary that showcases the charisma, the courage, and the creativity of spiritual writer Anne Lamott.
An entertaining and enlightening documentary that showcases the charisma, the courage, and the creativity of spiritual writer Anne Lamott.
Buffalo Bill and the Indians
Explores the interface between heroes, hypocrisy, and illusions in the Wild West.
Explores the interface between heroes, hypocrisy, and illusions in the Wild West.
Cherry Blossoms
An exquisitely acted and visually stunning German drama which vividly conveys the beauty and profundity of impermanence.
An exquisitely acted and visually stunning German drama which vividly conveys the beauty and profundity of impermanence.
Doubt
A brilliantly acted and thought-provoking spiritual drama about faith, openness, certainty, and not knowing.
A brilliantly acted and thought-provoking spiritual drama about faith, openness, certainty, and not knowing.
Elegy
A well-acted screen adaptation of a Philip Roth novel about the multiple splendors of beauty in a chilly world of intellect, sex, and selfishness.
A well-acted screen adaptation of a Philip Roth novel about the multiple splendors of beauty in a chilly world of intellect, sex, and selfishness.
Enlighten Up! A Skeptic's Journey into the World of Yoga
A thought-provoking documentary that provides an up-close and personal look at the quest for spiritual meaning in yoga.
A thought-provoking documentary that provides an up-close and personal look at the quest for spiritual meaning in yoga.
Every Little Step
An immensely entertaining documentary about dancers performing in a grueling New York City audition for roles in a revival of A Chorus Line.
An immensely entertaining documentary about dancers performing in a grueling New York City audition for roles in a revival of A Chorus Line.
Food, Inc.
A bracing and disturbing documentary about the industrialization of farming, the dangers of genetically modified
A bracing and disturbing documentary about the industrialization of farming, the dangers of genetically modified
Four Christmases
A hilarious comedy about the stress, the embarrassments, the squabbling, and the lessons learned on visits to our families during the holidays.
A hilarious comedy about the stress, the embarrassments, the squabbling, and the lessons learned on visits to our families during the holidays.
Fragments
Vividly conveys the sorrow and suffering brought into the lives of five individuals by a man with a gun and his act of random violence.
Vividly conveys the sorrow and suffering brought into the lives of five individuals by a man with a gun and his act of random violence.
Frost/Nixon
A fascinating and riveting film about a television personality and a former President who share a dependence on others for respect; Frank Langella gives an Academy Award-caliber performance.
A fascinating and riveting film about a television personality and a former President who share a dependence on others for respect; Frank Langella gives an Academy Award-caliber performance.
Funny People
A mixed bag comedy about a celebrity who seeks meaning in his life after finding out that he has a terminal illness.
A mixed bag comedy about a celebrity who seeks meaning in his life after finding out that he has a terminal illness.
Garden State
A spunky romantic comedy about an enthusiastic young woman who transforms her lover with the good medicine of her presence.
A spunky romantic comedy about an enthusiastic young woman who transforms her lover with the good medicine of her presence.
Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes
Conveys the imagination and good cheer of the humorist, writer, music lover, and raconteur Garrison Keiller who loves what he does and does it well.
Conveys the imagination and good cheer of the humorist, writer, music lover, and raconteur Garrison Keiller who loves what he does and does it well.
Gomorrah
A gritty drama based on a bestselling Italian novel about organized crime that focuses on the lives of five different players in the System.
A gritty drama based on a bestselling Italian novel about organized crime that focuses on the lives of five different players in the System.
Gran Torino
An extraordinary spiritual movie about an angry, lonely, bigoted old man whose heart is softened through his relationships with members of a Hmong immigrant family who live next door.
An extraordinary spiritual movie about an angry, lonely, bigoted old man whose heart is softened through his relationships with members of a Hmong immigrant family who live next door.
Hannah Montana: The Movie
A fun musical with the spiritual messages that the journey is what matters and who we are has a lot to do with where we come from.
A fun musical with the spiritual messages that the journey is what matters and who we are has a lot to do with where we come from.
He's Just Not That Into You
Nine twenty- and thirtysomethings in Baltimore wrestle with the mysteries and misunderstandings of sexual politics.
Nine twenty- and thirtysomethings in Baltimore wrestle with the mysteries and misunderstandings of sexual politics.
How About You
How four angry, irritated, and frustrated senior citizens in a residential home are introduced to another way of being that proves to be transformative.
How four angry, irritated, and frustrated senior citizens in a residential home are introduced to another way of being that proves to be transformative.
I've Loved You So Long
A literate and lithe French drama about the spiritual transformation of a woman who has spent 15 years in prison.
A literate and lithe French drama about the spiritual transformation of a woman who has spent 15 years in prison.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
A lively, lightly humorous, and appealing 3-D animated feature about an extended family of animal friends who bond even closer to each other on a rousing adventure.
A lively, lightly humorous, and appealing 3-D animated feature about an extended family of animal friends who bond even closer to each other on a rousing adventure.
In a Dream
An unusual and compelling documentary portrait of an artist of dazzling and colorful murals.
An unusual and compelling documentary portrait of an artist of dazzling and colorful murals.
Is Anybody There?
A quirky coming-of-age drama that will draw you in with its spiritual undertow and delight.
A quirky coming-of-age drama that will draw you in with its spiritual undertow and delight.
Last Chance Harvey
An appealing romantic drama that proves it is never too late to turn your life around by taking a risky leap into the dark.
An appealing romantic drama that proves it is never too late to turn your life around by taking a risky leap into the dark.
Lemon Tree (Etz Limon)
An important movie about the healing power of empathy in the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
An important movie about the healing power of empathy in the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Liberation Day / Munyurangabo
Two friends in Rwanda dealing with the fallout from the genocide which lingers in their consciousness and souls.
Two friends in Rwanda dealing with the fallout from the genocide which lingers in their consciousness and souls.
Live and Become
A powerful and poignant film about an Ethiopian Christian's long and dramatic spiritual journey in Israel.
A powerful and poignant film about an Ethiopian Christian's long and dramatic spiritual journey in Israel.
Madagascar Escape 2 Africa
An animated comedy about Alex the lion and his three buddies that is a total lark.
An animated comedy about Alex the lion and his three buddies that is a total lark.
Management
An endearing romantic comedy that explores many different dimensions of love and nurturing.
An endearing romantic comedy that explores many different dimensions of love and nurturing.
Marley & Me
A comedy about a wild, rambunctious, and playful dog who is a spiritual teacher par excellence of how to live in the present moment.
A comedy about a wild, rambunctious, and playful dog who is a spiritual teacher par excellence of how to live in the present moment.
Medicine for Melancholy
Two African-Americans together in San Francisco for a weekend trying to take a one-night stand to a more intimate level.
Two African-Americans together in San Francisco for a weekend trying to take a one-night stand to a more intimate level.
Milk
A superlative biopicture about the gay activist who spoke truth to power and worked around the clock for the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender individuals.
A superlative biopicture about the gay activist who spoke truth to power and worked around the clock for the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender individuals.
My One and Only
A drama revolving around a cross-country journey and a boy's quest to understand and appreciate his mother.
A drama revolving around a cross-country journey and a boy's quest to understand and appreciate his mother.
My Sister's Keeper
A compelling family drama that draws out all our emotions and touches our hearts.
A compelling family drama that draws out all our emotions and touches our hearts.
No Country for Old Men
A quirky and bloody meditation on the rising tide of violence in America from the Coen brothers.
A quirky and bloody meditation on the rising tide of violence in America from the Coen brothers.
No Man's Land
Vividly conveys the insanity of war and the dreadful things it does to all who drench themselves in hate and violence.
Vividly conveys the insanity of war and the dreadful things it does to all who drench themselves in hate and violence.
Nothing But the Truth
A political thriller about a journalist who becomes a spiritual warrior and boldly and courageously demonstrates the moral virtue of fortitude.
A political thriller about a journalist who becomes a spiritual warrior and boldly and courageously demonstrates the moral virtue of fortitude.
Nothing Like the Holidays
Vividly conveys the happiness and the heartbreak of a Puerto Rican family gathered together to celebrate Christmas.
Vividly conveys the happiness and the heartbreak of a Puerto Rican family gathered together to celebrate Christmas.
O Jerusalem
A hopeful and helpful movie that depicts the friendship between a Jew and an Arab that outlasts the winds of war and the culture of revenge and racial hatred surrounding them.
A hopeful and helpful movie that depicts the friendship between a Jew and an Arab that outlasts the winds of war and the culture of revenge and racial hatred surrounding them.
O'Horten
A lonely and eccentric old man discovers adventure and ample other surprises after retirement in this unusual Norwegian film.
A lonely and eccentric old man discovers adventure and ample other surprises after retirement in this unusual Norwegian film.
Observe and Report
A spiritual exercise for the heart that offers us a chance to look for the good in a socially awkward, bigoted, violent, and loathsome individual.
A spiritual exercise for the heart that offers us a chance to look for the good in a socially awkward, bigoted, violent, and loathsome individual.
Perestroika
A cerebral Russian film in English about a middle-aged scientist's trip home to Moscow after spending 17 years in the United States.
A cerebral Russian film in English about a middle-aged scientist's trip home to Moscow after spending 17 years in the United States.
Phoebe in Wonderland
An impressive family drama that salutes the power of the imagination and the challenges faced by unconventional children in a world where conformity is rewarded over creativity.
An impressive family drama that salutes the power of the imagination and the challenges faced by unconventional children in a world where conformity is rewarded over creativity.
Pray the Devil Back to Hell
The stirring and hopeful account of Liberian women who as creative and nonviolent activists brought peace to their country in 2003.
The stirring and hopeful account of Liberian women who as creative and nonviolent activists brought peace to their country in 2003.
Praying with Lior
An emotionally rich documentary about the bar mitzvah of a spiritually vibrant 13-year-old boy with Down Syndrome.
An emotionally rich documentary about the bar mitzvah of a spiritually vibrant 13-year-old boy with Down Syndrome.
Rachel Getting Married
A powerful family drama that reveals when forgiveness is hard, compassion is a healing balm.
A powerful family drama that reveals when forgiveness is hard, compassion is a healing balm.
Revolutionary Road
An unflinching look at the discontent of a suburban couple and the ways they deal with the death of their dream of liberation.
An unflinching look at the discontent of a suburban couple and the ways they deal with the death of their dream of liberation.
Slumdog Millionaire
A phantasmagorical movie directed by Danny Boyle filled with dazzling and varied sights of India, characters we can identify with and cheer for, and a jubilant message about destiny and love.
A phantasmagorical movie directed by Danny Boyle filled with dazzling and varied sights of India, characters we can identify with and cheer for, and a jubilant message about destiny and love.
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains
An impressive spiritual meditation on the values of community, self-sacrifice, unity with others, hope, loving cooperation that are necessary for human survival on this planet.
An impressive spiritual meditation on the values of community, self-sacrifice, unity with others, hope, loving cooperation that are necessary for human survival on this planet.
Sunshine Cleaning
A delightful dramedy propelled by the winsome performances of Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, and Alan Arkin
A delightful dramedy propelled by the winsome performances of Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, and Alan Arkin
Synecdoche, New York
An intense and creative dramatization of the midlife crisis of a theater director whose fear of death and physical deterioration compels him into a mammoth project to give his life meaning.
An intense and creative dramatization of the midlife crisis of a theater director whose fear of death and physical deterioration compels him into a mammoth project to give his life meaning.
The Answer Man
An uplifting spiritual drama about the value of wonder, the trouble with answers, the constrictions of fear, and the liberation of sharing and caring for others.
An uplifting spiritual drama about the value of wonder, the trouble with answers, the constrictions of fear, and the liberation of sharing and caring for others.
The Bucket List
A delightful comedy about two dying men who travel the world to discover the joy in their lives.
A delightful comedy about two dying men who travel the world to discover the joy in their lives.
The Class
A rounded and revealing portrait of a French teacher in a multiracial Parisian school and the challenges he faces in the classroom.
A rounded and revealing portrait of a French teacher in a multiracial Parisian school and the challenges he faces in the classroom.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The wild and wonderful adventures of an outsider with a physical affliction who makes the most out of his journey in the company of a lovable band of eccentrics and misfits.
The wild and wonderful adventures of an outsider with a physical affliction who makes the most out of his journey in the company of a lovable band of eccentrics and misfits.
The Day the Earth Stood Still
A spiritual reinvention of the 1951 science fiction classic with a fitting ecological message about saving the planet.
A spiritual reinvention of the 1951 science fiction classic with a fitting ecological message about saving the planet.
The Dead
Celebrates the beauty of the English language, the challenges of marital love, and the intimations of mortality which can bring us back to an exaltation of life.
Celebrates the beauty of the English language, the challenges of marital love, and the intimations of mortality which can bring us back to an exaltation of life.
The Edge of Love
A literary tale featuring Matthew Rhys as the poet Dylan Thomas in which Sienna Miller and Keira Knightley fill up the screen with their beauty and vitality.
A literary tale featuring Matthew Rhys as the poet Dylan Thomas in which Sienna Miller and Keira Knightley fill up the screen with their beauty and vitality.
The Fish Fall in Love (Mahiha Ashegh Mishavand)
A delightful Iranian film about food, cooking, love, and redemption.
A delightful Iranian film about food, cooking, love, and redemption.
The Great Buck Howard
A delightful drama about a seasoned mentalist who has seen better days and yet can still engender genuine wonder in the minds of his audiences.
A delightful drama about a seasoned mentalist who has seen better days and yet can still engender genuine wonder in the minds of his audiences.
The Reader
Takes a different approach to the Holocaust with a distinctive thematic blend of secrets, sex, guilt, and betrayal.
Takes a different approach to the Holocaust with a distinctive thematic blend of secrets, sex, guilt, and betrayal.
The Soloist
A deeply spiritual movie about the moral complexities of helping another person, opening one's heart, feeling the pain of another, and letting go of the need to fix that person but instead to simply be present in love.
A deeply spiritual movie about the moral complexities of helping another person, opening one's heart, feeling the pain of another, and letting go of the need to fix that person but instead to simply be present in love.
The Tale of Despereaux
An absolutely wonderful CG-animated screen version of a Newbery Award winning children's book about courage, love, light, and forgiveness.
An absolutely wonderful CG-animated screen version of a Newbery Award winning children's book about courage, love, light, and forgiveness.
The Velveteen Rabbit
A family drama, based on the popular children’s book, about how loving makes us real.
A family drama, based on the popular children’s book, about how loving makes us real.
The Wrestler
A compelling and poignant anatomy of one over-the-hill man's encounter with the excruciating pain and isolation of loneliness.
A compelling and poignant anatomy of one over-the-hill man's encounter with the excruciating pain and isolation of loneliness.
Tulpan
A visually stunning coming-of-age drama set in the vast barrenness of southern Kazakhstan's Hunger Steppe.
A visually stunning coming-of-age drama set in the vast barrenness of southern Kazakhstan's Hunger Steppe.
Twilight
A tantalizing movie about being swept away by fervent desire, ecstatic love, and an aching of the heart in the presence of a beloved.
A tantalizing movie about being swept away by fervent desire, ecstatic love, and an aching of the heart in the presence of a beloved.
Two Lovers
An alluring romantic drama that challenges us to see the tricky machinations of desire and its blend of sweetness and bitterness.
An alluring romantic drama that challenges us to see the tricky machinations of desire and its blend of sweetness and bitterness.
Unmistaken Child
A compelling, enlightening, and emotionally absorbing documentary about the quest for a reincarnated Tibetan master.
A compelling, enlightening, and emotionally absorbing documentary about the quest for a reincarnated Tibetan master.
Up
Another triumph for Pixar – a 3-D animated feature about a memorable cross-generation friendship that is also a probe on the true meaning of adventure.
Another triumph for Pixar – a 3-D animated feature about a memorable cross-generation friendship that is also a probe on the true meaning of adventure.
Waltz with Bashir
A chilling Israeli animated documentary which revolves around the 1982 massacre of 3,000 unarmed Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
A chilling Israeli animated documentary which revolves around the 1982 massacre of 3,000 unarmed Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Watchmen
A phantasmagorical, mystery adventure story filled with a bold mix of action, philosophy, visual creativity, and a rounded treatment of heroism.
A phantasmagorical, mystery adventure story filled with a bold mix of action, philosophy, visual creativity, and a rounded treatment of heroism.
Wonder Boys
A clever and convincing comedy that demonstrates an affection for oddballs that don't fit in anywhere.
A clever and convincing comedy that demonstrates an affection for oddballs that don't fit in anywhere.
Wonderful Town
Story of two lovers trying to stem the tide of gloom and doom in a Thai town devastated by the 2004 tsunami.
Story of two lovers trying to stem the tide of gloom and doom in a Thai town devastated by the 2004 tsunami.
Yes Man
A frolicsome spiritual comedy about a loser whose life is turned around by opening himself up to a new world of wild possibilities by saying yes to what presents itself.
A frolicsome spiritual comedy about a loser whose life is turned around by opening himself up to a new world of wild possibilities by saying yes to what presents itself.
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