Australia
By Baz Luhrmann
A spellbinding, old-fashioned adventure story with many magical moments of high drama, emotional catharsis, and awesome cinematic beauty.
Feature
Brick Lane
By Sarah Gavron
A poetic and sensitive drama about a Bangladesh village girl's life in England and her valiant struggle to stand on her own.
Feature
Caramel
By Nadine Labaki
Five 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 10
By Brett Morgen
An unusual documentary about protesters against the Vietnam War with an important message about defending dissent and free speech.
Documentary
Frost/Nixon
By Ron Howard
A fascinating and riveting film about a television personality and a former President who share a dependence on others for respect.
Feature
Frozen River
By Courtney Hunt
A 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 Torino
By Clint Eastwood
An extraordinary spiritual movie about an angry old man whose heart is softened through his relationships with members of a Hmong immigrant family.
Feature
Milk
By Gus Van Sant
A superlative biopicture about the gay activist who worked tirelessly for the rights of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender individuals.
Feature
Redbelt
By David Mamet
A riveting drama where the ethics and rigorous idealism of a gifted Jiu-Jitsu teacher are challenged
Feature
Slumdog Millionaire
By Danny Boyle
A 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 Class
By Laurent Cantet
A rounded and revealing portrait of a French teacher in a multiracial Parisian school and the challenges he faces in the classroom.
Foreign
The Visitor
By Tom McCarthy
A touching and impressive film that depicts the way a professor's closed-off heart is opened by music, friendship, and love.
Feature
WALL.E
By Andrew Stanton
The 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
Yes Man
By Peyton Reed
A frolicsome spiritual comedy about a loser whose life is turned around by opening himself up to a new world of wild possibilities.
Feature