Suing the Devil
 Luke
O'Brien (Bart Bronson), a washed-up salesman turned night law student,
decides to sue satan for
8 trillion dollars. On the last day before Luke files a default
judgment, satan (Malcolm
McDowell) appears to defend himself. On satan's
legal team are ten of the country's best trial lawyers. The
entire world watches on Legal TV to see who will win the Trial of
the Century...
The Keys of
the Kingdom
 The
Keys of the Kingdom is a 1944 American film based on the 1941
novel, The Keys of the
Kingdom, by A. J.
Cronin. The movie was adapted by Nunnally Johnson, directed
by John M. Stahl and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. It stars
Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Rose Stradner, Edmund
Gwenn, Benson Fong, Roddy McDowall, and Sir Cedric Hardwicke. This
is the 136-minute chronicle of a Scottish
priest (Peck), who is assigned a mission in China...
Joshua
 Joshua
is a 2002 film based on the novel of the same name by Joseph F.
Girzone. The movie was produced by Crusader Entertainment LLC and
directed by Joseph Purdy. The movie is about a mysterious man named
Joshua (Tony Goldwyn) who appears
in a small town named Auburn and begins changing the lives of everyone
he meets, simply by being around them. He takes up residence in
a barn that he rents from Joan Casey to use as his home and woodcarving
shop. To the surprise of a local priest, the roof does not leak
after Joshua moves in, despite the many holes in it. The more time
he spends in town, the more attention he draws to himself simply
by doing what he does. He begins by rebuilding the Baptist Church
which was destroyed during a storm the year before. He gets the
attention of many locals by carrying a huge log of ash through town
and out to his barn, some estimates range that it weighs at least
500 pounds...
The Maldonado
Miracle
 Salma
Hayek makes her directorial debut with this made-for-cable family
film about the power of faith. San Ramos is a Mexican-American border
town with a dwindling population and a dearth of hope--even the
parish priest, Father
Russell (Peter Fonda), is looking for a way out. But when the
church's Jesus statue
seemingly begins to drip blood, the town experiences a physical
and spiritual renaissance...
Preacher's Kid
 Small-town
preacher's kid Angie King leaves the church and her home to pursue
a dream of singing stardom. Luckett plays Angie, the daughter of
a stern but loving bishop, whose attraction to the hunky star (Tank)
of a traveling gospel show takes her on the road…and into romance,
heartbreak and the realization that happiness may lie in the home
she left behind...
Nazarín
 Padre
Nazario is a Roman Catholic priest of Spanish heritage living
austerely in a hotel on the poor side of town. He is of a quiet,
temperate nature and carelessly gives away what little he has, to
the point of not caring whenever his room is burgled. He demonstrates
understanding and compassion for those he encounters, such as a
woman living below him, Beatriz, who is plagued by psychotic episodes
and thoughts of suicide, and has a troubled relationship with a
man named Pinto...
The Scarlet And the
Black
 In 1943, Nazi Germany completely occupies Rome. The Pope (John Gielgud) is approached by the SS Commandant for Rome – Colonel Herbert Kappler (Christopher Plummer) who paints a white line around the Vatican confirming the jurisdictional area of the Vatican beyond which SS soldiers cannot enter.
Kappler's main rival is Monsignor O'Flaherty (Gregory Peck) an Irishman who arranges safe haven for escaped prisoners of war in Rome including safehouses. He is assisted in this enterprise by several other patriots such as Miss Francesca Lombardo, and a number of others...
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (Fratello sole, sorella luna)
 Brother
Sun, Sister Moon (Italian: Fratello
Sole, Sorella Luna) is a 1972 film directed by Franco Zeffirelli
and starring Graham Faulkner and Judi Bowker. The film is a biopic
of Saint Francis
of Assisi...
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
 Mother
Teresa of Calcutta is a 2003 biographical television
film based on the life of Mother
Teresa, the founder of the Missionaries of Charity religious
order. The film stars Olivia Hussey in the title role and received
a CAMIE award in 2007. The film was originally produced as the Italian
television miniseries Madre
Teresa...
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
 The
Exorcism of Emily Rose is a 2005 American horror film directed
by Scott Derrickson. The
film is loosely based on the story of Anneliese Michel and follows
a self-proclaimed agnostic defense lawyer representing a parish
priest who is accused by the state of negligent homicide after he
performed an exorcism after which the subject died. The
film, which largely takes place in a courtroom, depicts the
events leading up to and including the exorcism—and ultimately her
death—through flashbacks...
The Jesus Film
 The
film's origins date back to 1945 when a young businessman named
Bill Bright wanted to privately finance a film about the life of
Jesus Christ that was entertaining,
Biblically accurate, and which could be translated into non-English
languages. Rather than making a film at that time, Bright went on
to found a Christian ministry to reach college students called Campus
Crusade for Christ in 1951...
The Ninth Day
 The
Ninth Day is a German film, made in 2004 and directed by Volker
Schlöndorff. It was released by Kino International. The film
is about a Catholic priest from Luxembourg who is imprisoned in
Dachau concentration camp, but released for nine
days. The story is based on a portion of Pfarrerblock 25487,
the diary of Father Jean Bernard (1907–1994). "Pfarrerblock 25487"
was recently translated into English by Deborah Lucas Schneider.
The English-language translation is entitled "Priestblock 25487:
A Memoir of Dachau" and was released in 2007...
The Passion of the Christ
 The
Passion of the Christ (Latin: Passio
Christi) is a 2004 film directed, co-written and co-produced
by Mel Gibson. It is based on the New Testament accounts of the
arrest, trial, torture, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus Christ,
events commonly known as The
Passion. The film’s dialogue is in Aramaic, Latin, and Hebrew,
with English subtitles. It is the highest grossing non-English language
and R-rated film ever to be released...
Noah's Ark
 The
biblical story of Noah and
the Great Flood gets a decidedly
unusual retelling in this film, produced as a two-part TV movie
and first aired on NBC in May 1999. Noah Jon Voight is an ordinary
laborer who one day begins receiving messages from God. It seems
the Lord has a special assignment for him: since God is planning
on destroying the world with a massive flood, he wants Noah
to build a giant ark and fill it with one male and one female of
each animal on earth. So why Noah
of all people?...
Marcelino pan y vino (The Miracle of Marcelino)
 The
Miracle of Marcelino (Spanish: ''Marcelino
pan y vino'') is a 1955 Spanish film. It was a success, and
other countries have produced versions of it. The 1955 film was
written by José María Sánchez Silva, who based
it on his novel, and directed by Ladislao Vajda. Its stars were
Rafael Rivelles, Juan Calvo (who also starred together as Don Quixote
and Sancho Panza in the 1947 Spanish film version of Cervantes's
Don Quixote) and the young child star Pablito Calvo (no relation
to Juan) as Marcelino.
The background score and the film's theme song are by Pablo Sorozábal...
Fireproof
 At
work, inside burning buildings, Capt. Caleb Holt lives by the old
firefighter's adage: Never leave your partner behind. At home, in
the cooling embers of his marriage, he lives by his own rules. Growing
up, Catherine Holt always dreamed of marrying a loving, brave firefighter...
just like her daddy. Now, after seven years of marriage, Catherine
wonders when she stopped being "good enough" for her husband..
Not Easily Broken
 Not
Easily Broken is an 2009 American drama film directed by Bill
Duke. The film is written by Brian Bird based on T. D. Jakes's novel
of the same name. After years of disagreeing on what true happiness,
success, and love really are, Dave (Morris Chestnut) and Clarice
Johnson (Taraji P. Henson) have finally reached a breaking point
in their marriage. When Clarice is severely injured (and crippled)
in a car accident, the interference of her cackling mother Mary
(Jenifer Lewis), the obvious truth that more than just her injuries
need immediate attention is exposed...
The Nun's Story
 The
Nun's Story is the title of a 1956 novel by Kathryn Hulme. Hulme
wrote the book based partly upon the experiences of her friend,
Marie Louise Habets of the Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary,
a Belgian nurse and an ex-nun (it is often erroneously stated that
the book was based upon Hulme's own experiences). The lead character
of the book, Sister Luke
(real name Gabrielle Van Der Mal) finds her faith tested in Africa
where she finds herself at odds with headstrong Dr. Fortunati, operator
of a remote Congo hospital, with whom she gradually builds respect,
and again during World War II when she is ordered not to take sides.
Ultimately, Sister Luke is forced to decide whether to remain in
the convent or return to the outside world...
Time Changer
 Time
Changer is an independent Christian film directed by Rich Christiano
and released by Five & Two Pictures in 2002. In the movie, Dr. Norris
Anderson (Gavin MacLeod) uses his late father's time
machine to send his colleague, Bible
professor Russell Carlisle (D. David Morin), from 1890 into the
early 21st century. The film was also one of the very first offered
through Sky Angel's "Video On Demand" service...
Thomas More - A man for all Seasons
 A
Man for All Seasons is a play by Robert Bolt. An early form
of the play had been written for BBC Radio in 1954, but after Bolt's
success with The Flowering Cherry, he reworked it for the stage.
It was first performed in London opening at the Globe Theatre (now
Gielgud Theatre) on July 1, 1960. It later found its way to Broadway,
enjoying a critically and commercially successful run of over a
year. It has had several revivals, and was subsequently made into
a feature film and a television movie...
St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor
 Giuseppe
Moscati, “the holy physician of Naples,” was a medical doctor
and layman in the early 20th century who came from an aristocratic
family and devoted his medical career to serving the poor. He was
also a medical school professor and a pioneer in the field of biochemistry
whose research led to the discovery of insulin as a cure for diabetes.
Moscati regarded his
medical practice as a lay apostolate, a ministry to his suffering
fellowmen. Before examining a patient or engaging in research he
would place himself in the presence of God. He encouraged his patients
to receive the sacraments. Dr.
Moscati treated poor patients free of charge, and would often
send someone home with an envelope containing a prescription and
a 50-lire note...
The Messiah - Prophecy Fulfilled
 Nick
Mancuso plays Rabbi Yehudah an excellent teacher who knows the Holy
scriptures... After following and studying Yeshua (Jesus)
the Rabbi knows with out a doubt Yeshua,
is the Son of the living God that has come to fulfill all the prophecies
relating to the Messiahs
coming foretold by the prophets... During the Jewish observance
of Passover, Rabbi Yehudah and his family share a Seder meal in
a traditional Passover sitting... Rabbi
Yehudah in a superb teaching explains in detail how the Seder
itself, as well as the prophecies of the Torah, have been fulfilled
in Yeshua (Jesus). However, during the teaching the Rabbi is challenged
by two younger brothers, for his acceptance of Yeshua as the Messiah...
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Into Great Silence
 Into
Great Silence (German: Die
Große Stille) is a documentary film directed by Philip
Gröning that was first released in 2005. It is an intimate
portrayal of the everyday lives of Carthusian
monks of the Grande
Chartreuse, high in the French Alps (Chartreuse
Mountains). The idea for the film was proposed to the monks
in 1984, but the Carthusians said they wanted time to think about
it. The Carthusians
finally contacted Gröning 16 years later to say they were now
willing to permit Gröning to shoot the movie, if he was still
interested...
Countdown to Armageddon
 Has
any mortal man ever been able to transcend the bounds of time and
peer into the future? Throughout history, many have claimed such
powers, and some, like Notradamus, the Fatima children, Edgar Cayce,
and Jeane Dixon, are widely accepted as having predicted various
future events.
Today the world stage is set for the fulfillment of one awesome
vision many of these seers had in common, an event so cataclysmic
that it will change the world as we know it forever - the final
Apocalypse, Armageddon...
Non-Christian, but not bad films
The Ultimate Gift
 When
his rich grandad, Howard "Red" Stevens (portrayed by James
Garner) died, Jason (Drew Fuller) thought he was going to inherit
a piece of the old man's multi-billion dollar estate, but it came
with a condition. In order to get his share of the willed inheritance,
Jason must complete 12 separate assignments within a year. Each
assignment is centered around a "gift".
Gifts of money, friends
and learning are among the dozen that Jason must perform before
he is eligible for the mysterious "Ultimate
Gift" his grandfather's will has for him...
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