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10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
A fascinating portrait of the 14th Dalai Lama and an interview with him.
A fascinating portrait of the 14th Dalai Lama and an interview with him.
Arctic Tale
An extraordinary documentary that heightens our connection with the lives and destinies of an Arctic polar bear and a walrus.
An extraordinary documentary that heightens our connection with the lives and destinies of an Arctic polar bear and a walrus.
Arranged
A drama about the friendship between an Orthodox Jewish woman and a Muslim woman with two radiant performances and an important message about respecting religious diversity.
A drama about the friendship between an Orthodox Jewish woman and a Muslim woman with two radiant performances and an important message about respecting religious diversity.
Atonement
A literary drama about the incredible damage caused by lying and the power of the imagination to amend reality.
A literary drama about the incredible damage caused by lying and the power of the imagination to amend reality.
August Rush
A magical movie that blooms at the crossroads of music, melodrama, and love: leaving the theatre, you'll find yourself happily immersed in the sounds of the streets.
A magical movie that blooms at the crossroads of music, melodrama, and love: leaving the theatre, you'll find yourself happily immersed in the sounds of the streets.
Becoming Jane
A totally enchanting costume drama about Jane Austen's yearning for love and a place in the literary world dominated by men.
A totally enchanting costume drama about Jane Austen's yearning for love and a place in the literary world dominated by men.
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
A tense crime thriller directed by Sidney Lumet that explores the dark side of sibling rivalry.
A tense crime thriller directed by Sidney Lumet that explores the dark side of sibling rivalry.
Bella
An inspirational drama about a loving and compassionate man who gives a troubled and lonely woman a new lease on life with a selfless act of kindness.
An inspirational drama about a loving and compassionate man who gives a troubled and lonely woman a new lease on life with a selfless act of kindness.
Beyond Hatred
Celebrates a cathartic act of forgiveness and reconciliation by a grieving family whose gay son was brutally murdered.
Celebrates a cathartic act of forgiveness and reconciliation by a grieving family whose gay son was brutally murdered.
Black Irish
The difficulties of coming-of-age in an Irish-American family with a violent older brother and a self-destructive father.
The difficulties of coming-of-age in an Irish-American family with a violent older brother and a self-destructive father.
Bonneville
A heartfelt drama about a grieving woman who embarks with her two best friends on a pilgrimage across the West seeking meaning and closure.
A heartfelt drama about a grieving woman who embarks with her two best friends on a pilgrimage across the West seeking meaning and closure.
Caramel
Five women in a beauty salon in Beirut struggling to find their small share of happiness as they buckle under societal and religious pressures.
Five women in a beauty salon in Beirut struggling to find their small share of happiness as they buckle under societal and religious pressures.
Charlie Wilson's War
A snappy political satire about a Texas Congressman and his efforts to win the Cold War by defeating the Russians in Afghanistan in the 1980s.
A snappy political satire about a Texas Congressman and his efforts to win the Cold War by defeating the Russians in Afghanistan in the 1980s.
Children of a Lesser God
An amphibian movie which introduces us to the world of the deaf and then moves with equal grace into universality as it explores the difficulties we all face in love relationships.
An amphibian movie which introduces us to the world of the deaf and then moves with equal grace into universality as it explores the difficulties we all face in love relationships.
Dans Paris
A realistic depiction of the emotional quicksand of depression and its effects on everyone around it.
A realistic depiction of the emotional quicksand of depression and its effects on everyone around it.
Darfur Now
An inspiring documentary about six very different courageous and creative activists who are doing what they can to help the suffering people of Darfur.
An inspiring documentary about six very different courageous and creative activists who are doing what they can to help the suffering people of Darfur.
Eagle vs Shark
A wacky and endearing love story set in New Zealand that brings to mind the oddball charm of Napoleon Dynamite.
A wacky and endearing love story set in New Zealand that brings to mind the oddball charm of Napoleon Dynamite.
Eye of the Dolphin
A lonely dolphin serves as a mediator in the reconciliation of a father and daughter who don't know how to connect with each other.
A lonely dolphin serves as a mediator in the reconciliation of a father and daughter who don't know how to connect with each other.
Falling in Love
A delicately crafted and richly acted drama about two decently married individuals who find their lives upended when they are swept away by romantic love for each other.
A delicately crafted and richly acted drama about two decently married individuals who find their lives upended when they are swept away by romantic love for each other.
For the Bible Tells Me So
An important and edifying documentary that can convince many to open their hearts and their minds to support gay and lesbian equality.
An important and edifying documentary that can convince many to open their hearts and their minds to support gay and lesbian equality.
Golden Door
The journey to America by an Italian peasant and his family, conveying their yearning for a new life in scenes of magical realism.
The journey to America by an Italian peasant and his family, conveying their yearning for a new life in scenes of magical realism.
Gone Baby Gone
An absorbing and gritty drama that compels us to think seriously about the complicated moral dimensions of what serves the best interests of children in America.
An absorbing and gritty drama that compels us to think seriously about the complicated moral dimensions of what serves the best interests of children in America.
Grace Is Gone
A tender and touching movie about a father who learns how to nurture his daughters while in the midst of grief.
A tender and touching movie about a father who learns how to nurture his daughters while in the midst of grief.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
A rousing adventure that includes Harry Potter's first kiss, his encounter with the odiousness of order, his feelings of loneliness in the face of an indifferent world, and his slow realization of the support of his friends.
A rousing adventure that includes Harry Potter's first kiss, his encounter with the odiousness of order, his feelings of loneliness in the face of an indifferent world, and his slow realization of the support of his friends.
Honeydripper
Life in a black Alabama community in the 1950s and the frantic efforts of a juke joint manager to keep his club open.
Life in a black Alabama community in the 1950s and the frantic efforts of a juke joint manager to keep his club open.
How to Cook Your Life
A playful and enlightening documentary featuring Zen master and accomplished cook Edward Espe Brown with nourishing tips on food and paying attention.
A playful and enlightening documentary featuring Zen master and accomplished cook Edward Espe Brown with nourishing tips on food and paying attention.
I Am Legend
A scary sci-fi story set in Manhattan in 2012 where a lone surviving scientist struggles to find a cure for the virus that has destroyed most of the human race.
A scary sci-fi story set in Manhattan in 2012 where a lone surviving scientist struggles to find a cure for the virus that has destroyed most of the human race.
I'm Not There
A phantasmagorical trip that explores Bob Dylan as a mystery man and a shape-shifter par excellence.
A phantasmagorical trip that explores Bob Dylan as a mystery man and a shape-shifter par excellence.
In the Valley of Elah
A riveting film that evokes compassion for for the soldiers who have served and are serving in Iraq at great danger to their bodies, minds, and souls. One of the best films of 2007.
A riveting film that evokes compassion for for the soldiers who have served and are serving in Iraq at great danger to their bodies, minds, and souls. One of the best films of 2007.
Innocent Voices
Puts a face on the anguish of the poor during the civil war in El Salvador during the 1980s when 12-year-old boys were drafted and required to become murderers.
Puts a face on the anguish of the poor during the civil war in El Salvador during the 1980s when 12-year-old boys were drafted and required to become murderers.
Into the Wild
The engrossing true-life drama of an idealistic young man who yearns to live alone in the Alaskan wilderness and to reap the soulful benefits of solitude in the spirit of Thoreau.
The engrossing true-life drama of an idealistic young man who yearns to live alone in the Alaskan wilderness and to reap the soulful benefits of solitude in the spirit of Thoreau.
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
An inspiring documentary about former President Jimmy Carter's book tour for Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid where he puts on display his political wisdom, his Christian faith-based service, and his emotional literacy.
An inspiring documentary about former President Jimmy Carter's book tour for Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid where he puts on display his political wisdom, his Christian faith-based service, and his emotional literacy.
Juno
One of the brightest and funniest comedies of the year with a delicious performance by Ellen Page as a precocious and big-hearted teenager on a mission of love.
One of the brightest and funniest comedies of the year with a delicious performance by Ellen Page as a precocious and big-hearted teenager on a mission of love.
Khadak
An unusual film set in Mongolia which contrasts the spiritual vitalities of shamanism with the dehumanizing rigors of industrial capitalism.
An unusual film set in Mongolia which contrasts the spiritual vitalities of shamanism with the dehumanizing rigors of industrial capitalism.
Lady Chatterley
A tender, lyrical, and graceful screen adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's controversial novel about the sexual awakening of one woman.
A tender, lyrical, and graceful screen adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's controversial novel about the sexual awakening of one woman.
Lars and the Real Girl
One of the best films of the year about the love, kindness, and hospitality of a Christian community for a lost and lonely soul.
One of the best films of the year about the love, kindness, and hospitality of a Christian community for a lost and lonely soul.
Lost Highway
Continues David Lynch's efforts to make us connoisseurs of mystery rather than robots of reason.
Continues David Lynch's efforts to make us connoisseurs of mystery rather than robots of reason.
Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)
A scary documentary about the violence occurring in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where the chasm between the superrich and the poor is growing more obscene day by day.
A scary documentary about the violence occurring in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where the chasm between the superrich and the poor is growing more obscene day by day.
Margot at the Wedding
Explores with élan and comic energy the difficulties of the sibling bond and the mixed feelings we often have for those who share our history.
Explores with élan and comic energy the difficulties of the sibling bond and the mixed feelings we often have for those who share our history.
Martian Child
A comedy masterwork that touches the heart with its portrait of the survival tactics of an abandoned orphan and the loving ministrations of a widowed science fiction writer who adopts him.
A comedy masterwork that touches the heart with its portrait of the survival tactics of an abandoned orphan and the loving ministrations of a widowed science fiction writer who adopts him.
Meeting Resistance
An eye-opening documentary that reveals the diversity and zeal of the resistance movement in Iraq to the U.S. occupation of their homeland.
An eye-opening documentary that reveals the diversity and zeal of the resistance movement in Iraq to the U.S. occupation of their homeland.
Michael Clayton
A poignant and powerful thriller about corporate malfeasance that reveals what it is like to face life-shattering moments.
A poignant and powerful thriller about corporate malfeasance that reveals what it is like to face life-shattering moments.
Moliere
A funny, witty, bright, and well-acted costume drama about a fictional turning point in the life of the famous French playwright Moliere.
A funny, witty, bright, and well-acted costume drama about a fictional turning point in the life of the famous French playwright Moliere.
Moondance Alexander
Touching story of how a lonely 12-year-old's life is put in turnaround by a pinto pony who loves to jump.
Touching story of how a lonely 12-year-old's life is put in turnaround by a pinto pony who loves to jump.
My Brother Is an Only Child
A spunky, memorable, and emotionally touching Italian film about the quest for personal transformation through politics.
A spunky, memorable, and emotionally touching Italian film about the quest for personal transformation through politics.
My Kid Could Paint That
A fascinating documentary on modern art, child prodigies, and media exploitation.
A fascinating documentary on modern art, child prodigies, and media exploitation.
Nancy Drew
A fearless teenage amateur detective models courtesy, passion, and creativity in her sleuthing activities.
A fearless teenage amateur detective models courtesy, passion, and creativity in her sleuthing activities.
Nanking
An engrossing documentary on the atrocities committed in Nanking by Japanese soldiers and the courageous heroism of some expats who set up a safety zone for 200,000 refugees.
An engrossing documentary on the atrocities committed in Nanking by Japanese soldiers and the courageous heroism of some expats who set up a safety zone for 200,000 refugees.
Nim's Island
A scrappy and imaginative tale about a resourceful 11-year-old girl who learns how to become the hero in the story of her own life.
A scrappy and imaginative tale about a resourceful 11-year-old girl who learns how to become the hero in the story of her own life.
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.
Once
A charming and endearing Irish film about two down-and-out individuals who collaborate on a musical project that deeply enriches them both in surprising ways.
A charming and endearing Irish film about two down-and-out individuals who collaborate on a musical project that deeply enriches them both in surprising ways.
Outsourced
A tour de force comedy/drama about the positive effects of cross-cultural understanding and spiritual openness.
A tour de force comedy/drama about the positive effects of cross-cultural understanding and spiritual openness.
Persepolis
A French animated autobiographical masterpiece about one Iranian woman's intense quest for the holy grail of freedom.
A French animated autobiographical masterpiece about one Iranian woman's intense quest for the holy grail of freedom.
Primo Levi's Journey
A thoughtful and insightful Italian documentary that retraces writer Primo Levi's 1945 trip from Poland to Italy after he was liberated from Auschwitz; it contains a fascinating glimpse of post-communist Europe.
A thoughtful and insightful Italian documentary that retraces writer Primo Levi's 1945 trip from Poland to Italy after he was liberated from Auschwitz; it contains a fascinating glimpse of post-communist Europe.
Redbelt
A riveting drama where the ethics and rigorous idealism of a gifted Jiu-Jitsu teacher are challenged
A riveting drama where the ethics and rigorous idealism of a gifted Jiu-Jitsu teacher are challenged
Shine a Light
A live performance by Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, who really know how to give it all they've got.
A live performance by Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, who really know how to give it all they've got.
Stardust
A pleasant adult fairy tale about a young man who goes on a quest and returns home a different person transformed by what he has seen and experienced.
A pleasant adult fairy tale about a young man who goes on a quest and returns home a different person transformed by what he has seen and experienced.
Starting Out in the Evening
A small and intimate drama about a seventy-year old New York novelist and his battle against time. physical vulnerability, and being creatively blocked.
A small and intimate drama about a seventy-year old New York novelist and his battle against time. physical vulnerability, and being creatively blocked.
Summer Palace
A torrid sexual romance between two students at Beijing University set against the backdrop of changes simmering in China in 1989.
A torrid sexual romance between two students at Beijing University set against the backdrop of changes simmering in China in 1989.
Sunflower
A fascinating glimpse of 30 years in a turbulent relationship between a domineering Chinese father and his stubborn son.
A fascinating glimpse of 30 years in a turbulent relationship between a domineering Chinese father and his stubborn son.
Superbad
A raunchy flick about parties and having sex that really wants to say something about male friendship.
A raunchy flick about parties and having sex that really wants to say something about male friendship.
Syndromes and a Century
A delightfully relaxed and entertaining Thai movie about a country hospital and two doctors who work there.
A delightfully relaxed and entertaining Thai movie about a country hospital and two doctors who work there.
The 11th Hour
Challenges us to change our consciousness and transform our lives by living lightly on the Earth in harmony with nature; offering a road map to a sustainable future, this is one of the most important documentaries of the year.
Challenges us to change our consciousness and transform our lives by living lightly on the Earth in harmony with nature; offering a road map to a sustainable future, this is one of the most important documentaries of the year.
The Ballad of Narayama
A wild, realistic and raw portrait of life in a small Japanese mountain village one hundred years ago.
A wild, realistic and raw portrait of life in a small Japanese mountain village one hundred years ago.
The Band's Visit
A deeply spiritual comedy about the bridge-making capacities of hospitality and the way music serves as universal language that draws people together
A deeply spiritual comedy about the bridge-making capacities of hospitality and the way music serves as universal language that draws people together
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 Counterfeiters
Depicts the efforts of a Russian Jew to survive a Nazi concentration camp with his creativity and chutzpah.
Depicts the efforts of a Russian Jew to survive a Nazi concentration camp with his creativity and chutzpah.
The Darjeeling Limited
A spunky spiritual adventure story about three American brothers traveling through India and trying to connect with each other and come to terms with the past and death.
A spunky spiritual adventure story about three American brothers traveling through India and trying to connect with each other and come to terms with the past and death.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
A classic in the literature of illness brought to the screen with all its creative juices intact, the film salutes the firepower of imagination as a life-giver and a life-sustainer.
A classic in the literature of illness brought to the screen with all its creative juices intact, the film salutes the firepower of imagination as a life-giver and a life-sustainer.
The Golden Compass
A cautionary fantasy tale for youth encouraging them to be wary of all institutions that stifle the soul and try to limit the spiritual search for truth.
A cautionary fantasy tale for youth encouraging them to be wary of all institutions that stifle the soul and try to limit the spiritual search for truth.
The Great Debaters
An inspiring and well-acted film about an extraordinary African-American debating team in the 1930s with the talent and determination to excel.
An inspiring and well-acted film about an extraordinary African-American debating team in the 1930s with the talent and determination to excel.
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
A fanciful and engaging metaphysical mystery about a writer, two beauties, love, and the challenges of the creative process.
A fanciful and engaging metaphysical mystery about a writer, two beauties, love, and the challenges of the creative process.
The Kite Runner
A memorable and moving drama about the pain of lost friendship, the yearning for forgiveness, and the freedom that comes from making amends.
A memorable and moving drama about the pain of lost friendship, the yearning for forgiveness, and the freedom that comes from making amends.
The Power of Forgiveness
A moving and multileveled examination of the religious, spiritual, and scientific values of forgiveness.
A moving and multileveled examination of the religious, spiritual, and scientific values of forgiveness.
The Savages
A razor-sharp depiction of all the complications of a brother and sister reunion when they need to put their estranged father in a nursing home.
A razor-sharp depiction of all the complications of a brother and sister reunion when they need to put their estranged father in a nursing home.
The Walker
A morally charged drama about the nasty games played by the rich and the powerful in Washington, D.C.
A morally charged drama about the nasty games played by the rich and the powerful in Washington, D.C.
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
An adventure story about a boy and a creature he raises who just might be the Loch Ness monster.
An adventure story about a boy and a creature he raises who just might be the Loch Ness monster.
The Willow Tree
A spiritual masterpiece on gratitude, transformation and surrender to God by the gifted Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi; Rumi would love it.
A spiritual masterpiece on gratitude, transformation and surrender to God by the gifted Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi; Rumi would love it.
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
An emotionally touching Brazilian film about the spiritual riches and rewards of hospitality experienced by an abandoned and lonely young boy in a strange place.
An emotionally touching Brazilian film about the spiritual riches and rewards of hospitality experienced by an abandoned and lonely young boy in a strange place.
Things We Lost in the Fire
A deeply emotional film that gives us a deeper respect for those trying to recover from the loss of a loved one or from enslavement to addiction.
A deeply emotional film that gives us a deeper respect for those trying to recover from the loss of a loved one or from enslavement to addiction.
Under the Same Moon
A soul-stirring film that activates our feelings of empathy with illegal immigrants in America.
A soul-stirring film that activates our feelings of empathy with illegal immigrants in America.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
A rambunctious and funny musical spoof of musical biopics starring John C. Reilly.
A rambunctious and funny musical spoof of musical biopics starring John C. Reilly.
War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death
A hard-hitting documentary against the madness of war and the failure of journalists to speak truth to power.
A hard-hitting documentary against the madness of war and the failure of journalists to speak truth to power.
War/Dance
An uplifting documentary about the healing powers of music, song, and dance on a group of traumatized Ugandan youth who participate in a National Music Competition.
An uplifting documentary about the healing powers of music, song, and dance on a group of traumatized Ugandan youth who participate in a National Music Competition.
Water Lilies
Explores the rawness of one teenage girl's feelings as she rides the roller-coaster ride of ups and downs in a mysterious and enthralling relationship.
Explores the rawness of one teenage girl's feelings as she rides the roller-coaster ride of ups and downs in a mysterious and enthralling relationship.
What Would Jesus Buy?
A modern-day teacher of crazy wisdom preaching against runaway consumerism in America and its allied evils of credit-card debt, corporate globalism, and the shafting of Third World workers.
A modern-day teacher of crazy wisdom preaching against runaway consumerism in America and its allied evils of credit-card debt, corporate globalism, and the shafting of Third World workers.
