Das Boot made the list...it shows up on top WWII film lists, too
Great list.
I don't know how Days of Heaven made the list. The only reason to watch that film is for the ground breaking cinematography. There's not much of a story at all.
A lot of excellent movies listed there. (And Bruce Almighty.)
I would add Shyamalan’s “Signs” to the list.
Ping
some conservative films that one overlooks:
DEMOLITION MAN: a no-nonsense cop who does the job to apprehend criminals is awoken in a liberal society where everything is controlled and has to educate people around him that being a lib sucks.
SOLOMON KANE: a murderous pirate turns into a soldier for God once he crossed the path of the Evil One who awaits his soul. His salvation is to save the daughter of the family who befriends him from demons on earth.
COCKTAILS: with Tom Cruise? Sure. Try this: “an ex-military guy goes into the civilian world wanting to be a independent capitalist to start his own bar, has his GF impregnated out of love, and won’t accept money from her rich Dad to leave her alone and will support her thru his own hard work”.
I never know which movies are good. Thanks for posting.
Bump to research for kids
Bookmarked site for future reference.
Thanks
Good movie list ping
Wow, most of my favorites are on here: Sense & Sensibility, Forrest Gump, Truman Show, Groundhog Day, Matrix, Gone With the Wind...
How can he put out a list of Christian themes and not have Barrabas, Quo Vadis, Martin Luther, and Attack?
My Netflix que just got a lot longer.
LOCAL HERO (directed by Bill Forsyth 1983). Roger Ebert: “Here is a small film to treasure, a loving, funny, understated portrait of a small Scottish town and its encounter with a giant oil company...And what could have been a standard plot about conglomerates and ecology, etc., turns instead into a wicked study of human nature.”
One of my favorites!
Somewhat raw with an apocalyptic end-of-the-world atmosphere...but a fairly strong christian message.
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness is another good one. It used to be shown on TV regularly many years ago. Starring Ingrid Bergman as Gladys Aylward. Based on the true story of a woman who wanted to go to China as a missionary. She is turned down and finds a way to go on her own. Review here: