S&P Awards
The Most Spiritually Literate Films of 2007
After the Wedding
A substantive film about an idealistic Danish aid worker who is forced to stretch his own capacities for love and compassion.
International
Amazing Grace
An inspiring drama directed by Michael Apted about a zealous abolitionist in eighteenth century England who models for us a moral heroism.
Feature
Arctic Tale
An extraordinary documentary that heightens our connection with the lives and destinies of an Arctic polar bear and a walrus.
Documentary
Avenue Montaigne
A charming film about the yearnings of a young woman and the celebrities she encounters in her job as a waitress at a famous Paris bistro.
International
Away From Her
A subtle, poignant, and superbly acted drama about a long marriage that is tested externally by disease and internally by the chords of attachment.
Feature
Beyond the Gates
A compelling drama about the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and the moral heroism of a compassionate priest.
Feature
Blame It on Fidel
An extraordinary French drama about the reactions of a conservative nine-year old girl to the radical politics brought into her life by her parents.
International
Darfur Now
An inspiring documentary about individuals doing what they can to help the suffering people of Darfur.
Documentary
Feast of Love
A positively enchanting romantic drama that speaks volumes about love and challenges us all to grow a bigger heart.
Feature
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.
Documentary
Freedom Writers
An inspiring drama about an idealistic teacher who breaks down the walls separating her students from each other.
Feature
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.
Feature
Into Great Silence
An exquisite meditative journey inside a Carthusian monastery where silence is practiced as a way of honoring the mystery and the majesty of God.
Documentary
Into the Wild
The engrossing true-life drama of an idealistic young man who yearns to live alone in the Alaskan wilderness.
Feature
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
An inspiring documentary about former President Jimmy Carter where he puts on display his political wisdom, his Christian faith-based service, and his emotional literacy.
Documentary
Juno
A bright and funny comedy about precocious and big-hearted teenager on a mission of love.
Feature
La Vie en Rose
A gritty and honest portrayal of the legendary French chanteuse Edith Piaf.
International
Lars and the Real Girl
A surprising and touching film about the love, kindness, and hospitality of a Christian community for a lost and lonely soul.
Feature
Martian Child
A comedy masterwork that touches the heart with its portrait of the survival tactics of an abandoned orphan.
Feature
Michael Clayton
A poignant and powerful thriller about corporate malfeasance that reveals what it is like to face life-shattering moments.
Feature
Once
A charming film about two down-and-out individuals who collaborate on a musical project that deeply enriches them in surprising ways.
Feature
Outsourced
A tour de force comedy/drama about the positive effects of cross-cultural understanding and spiritual openness.
Feature
Persepolis
A French animated autobiographical masterpiece about one Iranian woman's intense quest for the holy grail of freedom.
International
Sicko
A blistering documentary designed to spur reform for a new system of universal health care.
Documentary
The 11th Hour
An important documentary that challenges us to live in harmony with nature.
Documentary
The Band's Visit
A deeply spiritual comedy about the bridge-making capacities of hospitality.
International
The Devil Came on Horseback
A powerful and shattering documentary about the indifference of the world to genocide.
Documentary
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
This classic film salutes the firepower of imagination as a life-giver and a life-sustainer.
International
The Great Debaters
An inspiring film about an extraordinary African-American debating team in the 1930s with the talent and determination to excel.
Feature
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.
Feature
The Lives of Others
A riveting German film about spying and the fear, distrust, and betrayal that come with it.
International
The Namesake
An astonishing film about a Bengali family and their experiences in Calcutta and Manhattan as they deal with divided loyalties and yearn for love, freedom, and meaning.
Feature
The Price of Sugar
A portrait of a courageous Spanish Catholic priest in the Dominican Republic with a ministry of compassion to poor, enslaved Haitian immigrants.
Documentary
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.
Feature
The Willow Tree
A spiritual masterpiece on gratitude, transformation and surrender to God.
International
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.
Feature
Vitus
An enchanting Swiss movie about a musical prodigy and his loving grandfather.
International
