AustraliaBy Baz LuhrmannA spellbinding, old-fashioned adventure story with many magical moments of high drama, emotional catharsis, and awesome cinematic beauty.
Feature
Brick LaneBy Sarah GavronA poetic and sensitive drama about a Bangladesh village girl's life in England and her valiant struggle to stand on her own.
Feature
CaramelBy Nadine LabakiFive women in a beauty salon in Beirut struggling to find their small share of happiness as they buckle under societal and religious pressures.
Foreign
Chicago 10By Brett MorgenAn unusual documentary about protesters against the Vietnam War with an important message about defending dissent and free speech.
Documentary
Frost/NixonBy Ron HowardA fascinating and riveting film about a television personality and a former President who share a dependence on others for respect.
Feature
Frozen RiverBy Courtney HuntA memorable story about the power of synchronicity to change peoples lives by helping them realize their connection to the great web of life.
Feature
Gran TorinoBy Clint EastwoodAn extraordinary spiritual movie about an angry old man whose heart is softened through his relationships with members of a Hmong immigrant family. Feature
Man on WireBy James MarshA compelling documentary about a man's sensational walk on a wire between the Word Trade Center Twin Towers in 1974.
Documentary
MilkBy Gus Van SantA superlative biopicture about the gay activist who worked tirelessly for the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender individuals.Feature
RedbeltBy David MametA riveting drama where the ethics and rigorous idealism of a gifted Jiu-Jitsu teacher are challenged
Feature
Slumdog MillionaireBy Danny BoyleA phantasmagorical movie filled with dazzling and varied sights of India, characters we can cheer for, and a jubilant message about destiny and love.
Feature
The ClassBy Laurent CantetA rounded and revealing portrait of a French teacher in a multiracial Parisian school and the challenges he faces in the classroom.
Foreign
The Tale of DespereauxBy Sam FellAn absolutely wonderful CG-animated screen version of a Newbery Award winning children's book about courage, love, light, and forgiveness.
Animated
The VisitorBy Tom McCarthyA touching and impressive film that depicts the way a professor's closed-off heart is opened by music, friendship, and love.
Feature
The WrestlerBy Darren AronofskyA compelling and poignant anatomy of one over-the-hill man's encounter with the excruciating pain and isolation of loneliness.
Feature
WALL.EBy Andrew StantonThe tender and touching story of a lonely robot on Earth who falls in love and becomes a spiritual teacher to all who encounter him.
Feature
Waltz with BashirBy Ari FolmanA chilling Israeli animated documentary which revolves around the 1982 massacre of 3,000 unarmed Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Animated
Wendy and LucyBy Kelly ReichardtA compassionate account of an enterprising young woman on her way to Alaska to find work who falls into peril.
Feature
Yes ManBy Peyton ReedA frolicsome spiritual comedy about a loser whose life is turned around by opening himself up to a new world of wild possibilities.
Feature
Young@HeartBy Stephen WalkerAn extraordinary documentary about a senior citizen chorus that reveals singing as a spiritual practice.
Documentary