- Thirteen Conversations About One Thing: A richly developed and thought-provoking drama about the struggles of five contemporary New Yorkers to discern the meaning of their experiences.
- After Life: In a halfway house, a group of just dead men and women must choose one memory to harvest as the meaning of their lives
- The Barbarian Invasions: A terminally ill man and the circle of people around him discover the meanings that come from unsettling events and unexpected blessings.
- Clockwatchers: A group of working women lament a lack of meaning in their jobs.
- Hasten Slowly: An extraordinary interview with Laurens van der Post reveals lessons gleaned from this cultural anthropologist's life.
- Kinsey: A film biography of sexologist Alfred Kinsey uncovers a treasure trove of thought-provoking material on love, sex, science, ethics.
- Limbo: Two people in a small Alaskan town discover that our destinies hinge on the meaning we bring to every moment of our lives.
- Mondays in the Sun: A man faces the soul-destroying effects of unemployment and questions the meaning of life.
- Naqoyqatsi: A bold and irreverent non-narrative film that illustrates the truths of human existence with spellbinding images and the entrancing music of Philip Glass.
- Office Space: The meaninglessness of white-collar office work is savaged with zany glee in this inventive comedy which really cooks.
- Run Lola Run: A film where repetition illustrates that the meaning of life is strongly colored by small incidents of coincidence.
- Salaam Bombay!: An Indian film gives us a harrowing portrait of the deprivations endured by a hungry and homeless boy.
- A Sense of the Sacred: A documentary about Jungian psychologist Helen Luke challenges us all to see our quest for wholeness as an adventure for a lifetime of living.
- Trekkies: A documentary about "Star Trek" fans reveals the desperate lengths to which people will go to find a sense of meaning and community in their lives: here entertainment becomes a surrogate religion.
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