“Places in the Heart” was a sweet movie by Robert Benton in 1984 which gave Sally Field her second Oscar. It’s on DVD and Netflix. There is just the most splendid scene at the end of the film where family members who’ve passed away are sitting with their loved ones in church. It’s just beautiful. I haven’t seen it in years. Hope it holds up. I should watch it again.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087921/
And the Coen brothers’ “Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou” is pure Old Testament with an ethereal river baptism scene.
Every once in awhile Hollywood produces something worthwhile.
Maybe it’s just the odds. 8~)
And I love the baptism scene from “Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou” you mention as well as the haunting song "Oh, Death."