Spiritual Films

[knightofalbion]

Seen any films with a spiritually enlightening and/or uplifting theme to them?

Two I'd highly recommend are:

The Lovely Bones

and

What Dreams May Come

[Squatchit]

I like both those films knight. What Dreams May Come is awesome. :smile:

Having a big interest in dreaming, Vanilla Sky rocks my world.

[norseman]

"Dogma" ! Hard-core spiritual without all the religious drivel.

[Arcturus]

i thought the film Stigmata had some good messages...for instance

Frankie: Jesus said... the Kingdom of God is inside you, and all around you, not in mansions of wood and stone. Split a piece of wood... and I am there, lift a stone... and you will find me.

it reminded me of the J Krishnamurti quote::

Go down to the sea of an evening when the fresh breezes are blowing and all the blades of grass are in motion and the particles of sand are flying about and the trees are waving their branches, and the waves of the sea are breaking over each other. You want to gather and bind all that beauty into a narrow temple. You need have no beliefs in order to live nobly. An yet you say, "I must worship gods, I must perform rites, I must go to shrines, I must follow this and do that". It is an eternal must. That way of living is not living at all.

[merrie]

I was eager to see the movie, "The Tree of Life" when it was released to HBO. It is quite an unusual spiritual movie. The actors were Brad Pitt and Sean Penn.

I would like to know if anyone else viewed it and what they thought about it.?

It was almost poetic in its presentation of beautiful background music and lovely scenery.

Reading reviews, it was not everybody's "cup of tea".

It talked about "grace and nature" and how it helped to shape the life of a man who uses his childhood memories to awaken him spiritually.

[Joseph123]

You'll think that this is stupid, but a movie from which I received a great amount of enlightenment was the Adam Sandler picture, "Click."

[Sarian]

I did not see the movie The Lovely Bones, but read the book. It was okay. I didn't find it uplifting, however. Just very sad.

I have What Dreams May Come, but honestly I hated the movie oddly enough.

I remember watching "Always" with Richard Dryfuss and Holly Hunter and loved that movie.

I'm sure there are movies that I found greatly uplifting in a spiritual sense, but right at the moment, I'm drawing a blank. I did just finish watching a documentary on youtube that Topaz posted and found that extremely uplifting for me.

[amy green]

Here is a soundbite (7 mins) called:

Spiritual Awakening - get ready for earth changes (kind of a wake up call)

http://www.youtube.com/user/eclairsdeconscience?v=PXqCLZE0NdA

[knightofalbion]

[FONT="Century Gothic"][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Indigo"]I did not see the movie The Lovely Bones, but read the book. It was okay. I didn't find it uplifting, however. Just very sad.

I have What Dreams May Come, but honestly I hated the movie oddly enough.



What Dreams May Come is a film for incurable romantics!

The Lovely Bones has a dark side. It explores all aspects of the human condition - good and evl, joy and sorrow, life and death. But if you stay with it to the end it is ultimately a very positive, uplifting film.

Both films made full use of advances in cinematography and were beautifully done, the afterlife scenes especially.

[knightofalbion]

And we can't forget the 1946 classic 'It's a Wonderful Life' with James Stewart. The ultimate feel good movie.
A reminder of the differences we can make to people's lives, for the better, by simple acts of kindness.

[amy green]

And we can't forget the 1946 classic 'It's a Wonderful Life' with James Stewart. The ultimate feel good movie.
A reminder of the differences we can make to people's lives, for the better, by simple acts of kindness.

Ah yes, what a heartwarming, thought provoking film that was. A kind of "what if..." scenario. Splendid. James Stewart was perfectly cast for this.

I heard they were trying (or did?) use new technology on it to make it into colour...I doubt if that was a good decision. :nono: :sign12:

[Sarian]

What Dreams May Come is a film for incurable romantics!

The Lovely Bones has a dark side. It explores all aspects of the human condition - good and evl, joy and sorrow, life and death. But if you stay with it to the end it is ultimately a very positive, uplifting film.

Both films made full use of advances in cinematography and were beautifully done, the afterlife scenes especially.
I really thought I'd love the movie (and I always considered myself a romantic sap), but something troubled me by it. Maybe it was that they could change the way they looked at any given time and make their surroundings whatever they wanted. The changing the way they looked bothered me the most. ...I just felt that it was an imagination fairytale land and it made me sad. Unless I have the wrong movie in mind??

[Dragonfly1]

I was eager to see the movie, "The Tree of Life" when it was released to HBO. It is quite an unusual spiritual movie. The actors were Brad Pitt and Sean Penn.

I would like to know if anyone else viewed it and what they thought about it.?

It was almost poetic in its presentation of beautiful background music and lovely scenery.

Reading reviews, it was not everybody's "cup of tea".

It talked about "grace and nature" and how it helped to shape the life of a man who uses his childhood memories to awaken him spiritually.

I seen it, it was unusual and beautiful............

[wondering]

If you like films that are rather surreal, then check out "Mr. Nobody". Here's a synopsis of the movie from Rotten Tomatoes:

A man close to death ponders the many lives he might have led in this fantasy from director and screenwriter Jaco van Dormael. 117-year-old Nemo Nobody (Jared Leto) is ill and facing his last days as he looks back on his past and a particular crucial moment -- at the age of nine, Nemo's parents divorced, and as his mother (Natasha Little) and father (Rhys Ifans) stood on a train platform, he had to choose who he would go with, and whether he would live in the United States or Great Britain. Either choice would bring with it a wide variety of possibilities regarding the sort of life he would lead, and Nemo imagines nearly all of them, including two different wives -- sweet but emotionally blank Jeanne (Linh-Dan Pham) and lovely but troubled Elise (Sarah Polley) -- and another woman, Anna (Diane Kruger), who he loves but can not marry. But as Nemo considers the many different paths his life could have taken, his memory begins to fail him, and he finds it increasingly difficult to be certain which was his real life and which is a product of his imagination.

I saw about 3/4 of the film...unfortunately missed the last part...but it was quite thought-provoking and interesting.

[amy green]

If you like films that are rather surreal, then check out "Mr. Nobody". Here's a synopsis of the movie from Rotten Tomatoes:

A man close to death ponders the many lives he might have led in this fantasy from director and screenwriter Jaco van Dormael. 117-year-old Nemo Nobody (Jared Leto) is ill and facing his last days as he looks back on his past and a particular crucial moment -- at the age of nine, Nemo's parents divorced, and as his mother (Natasha Little) and father (Rhys Ifans) stood on a train platform, he had to choose who he would go with, and whether he would live in the United States or Great Britain. Either choice would bring with it a wide variety of possibilities regarding the sort of life he would lead, and Nemo imagines nearly all of them, including two different wives -- sweet but emotionally blank Jeanne (Linh-Dan Pham) and lovely but troubled Elise (Sarah Polley) -- and another woman, Anna (Diane Kruger), who he loves but can not marry. But as Nemo considers the many different paths his life could have taken, his memory begins to fail him, and he finds it increasingly difficult to be certain which was his real life and which is a product of his imagination.

I saw about 3/4 of the film...unfortunately missed the last part...but it was quite thought-provoking and interesting.

Wondering - if you can access youtube, they have the whole film there ... so you can watch the last part you missed. :smile:

[knightofalbion]

I really thought I'd love the movie (and I always considered myself a romantic sap), but something troubled me by it. Maybe it was that they could change the way they looked at any given time and make their surroundings whatever they wanted. The changing the way they looked bothered me the most. ...I just felt that it was an imagination fairytale land and it made me sad. Unless I have the wrong movie in mind??

I don't remember that bit? Maybe you're thinking of another film? Robin Williams played the male lead in WDMC.

In the spirit world we can alter our surroundings through thought, so there is more than a grain of truth to it.

[richag77]

Here are a few of my favorite spiritual films;

The nines

City of Joy

The Way of the Peaceful Warrior

American History X

American Beauty

All great spiritual films. We need to ask Hollywood to make more like these.

[bloke]

I watched The Way (Martin Sheen/Emilio Estevez) recently and quite enjoyed it.

[NightSky]

Two that come to mind are The Fountain and The Celestine Prophecy.

[Arcturus]

I watched The Way (Martin Sheen/Emilio Estevez) recently and quite enjoyed it.

yeah i liked that un

[Ludovico]

I recommend everyone to watch this movie called "The Russian Ark". Very spiritual in my opinion.

[coolchic101]

Here are a few of my favorite spiritual films;

The nines

City of Joy

The Way of the Peaceful Warrior

American History X

American Beauty

All great spiritual films. We need to ask Hollywood to make more like these.

I've seen American History X because I had a huge crush on Edward Norton back in the day. However, I don't see how that could be a spiritual uplifting film when it deals with skinheads and homicide. Maybe I'm missing something there.

[DoctorStrange]

Another great spiritual film is:

The Fountain
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/

[Squatchit]

Another great spiritual film is:

The Fountain

I luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurve that film! :hug3:

[amy green]

Another great spiritual film is:

The Fountain
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0414993/

Better yet....you can watch the whole film here on youtube (1 hour 36 mins)

http://youtu.be/3CTECzJTK7c

[coolchic101]

Better yet....you can watch the whole film here on youtube (1 hour 36 mins)

http://youtu.be/3CTECzJTK7c



Thank you for the link! :smile:
Watching it now.....

[DoctorStrange]

Little Buddah
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107426/

Wonderful Film!

[Kaere]

Little Buddah
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107426/ (http://www.spiritualforums.com/vb/redir.php?link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2 Ftt0107426%2F)

Wonderful Film!

I liked this one very much, no one else seemed to :cool:


The Fountain, one of my absolute favourites now. Each time, there's something new.

[DoctorStrange]

I've seen American History X because I had a huge crush on Edward Norton back in the day. However, I don't see how that could be a spiritual uplifting film when it deals with skinheads and homicide. Maybe I'm missing something there.

One could argue and ask the question: What drives a person to be so white and black in their thought processes, and what drives them to do what they do ? In that sense, it's a very good lesson in psychology (of some sort) :D

[DoctorStrange]

The following i have not seen, but are deemed spiritual, and very good

The Man from Earth
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0756683/

The Celestine Prophecy
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0398842/

[amy green]

Powder - an unusual story of a reclusive, gifted albino who is suddenly thrust into our world... Moving, powerful,
thought-provoking.

Here it is - 1 hour 47 mins

http://youtu.be/QHh1108IRGU

[DoctorStrange]

I loved Powder. Very sad, but still extremely good!

[Dancing_Butterflies]

Did anyone like The Presence or Lake Mungo?

[sunshineofthesoul]

I loved the Last Mimzy.

[coolchic101]

I highly recommend watching "Touched By An Angel". It is a tv series that ran for 9 seasons. I love the show because it is good and wholesome for your soul. The show is somewhat religious. Since I'm not a religious person, only spiritual, I like the messages behind it.

You can watch full episodes here: http://veehd.com/search?q=touched+by+an+angel+

[merrie]

I highly recommend watching "Touched By An Angel". It is a tv series that ran for 9 seasons. I love the show because it is good and wholesome for your soul. The show is somewhat religious. Since I'm not a religious person, only spiritual, I like the messages behind it.

You can watch full episodes here: http://veehd.com/search?q=touched+by+an+angel+

Great show, highlighting simple, basic truths. Truly uplifting for the soul.

[merrie]

Beyond Rangoon is a great movie, staring Patricia Arquette. It is about personal loss, suffering and serving others.

[coolchic101]

Another good movie is "Sunshine Cleaning". I think it is a spiritual film because it is about a young single mother who has a lot of challenges to face while holding her head above water. She goes into a crime scene cleaning business with her mentally unstable sister; she is also a caregiver of her intricate dad; she has to deal with her son's learning disability; and last, she has to deal with her son's married father.

Watch it here: http://veehd.com/video/4525727_Sunshine-Cleaning-2009

[magonia]

Indigo, Conversations with God, The Village is a good film as well. Didn't think I would like it, but there is a good story behind it.

[WillowMyst]

The Unmistaken Child is a heartwarming Tibetan Buddhist film that I really enjoyed. Made me cry at some points, and was extremely inspiring. Gives a nice view on a monk's lifestyle and surroundings.
Oh, and you can watch it on Netflix. :)
"This film follows the journey of a Buddhist monk as he travels far and wide to identify the child who is the reincarnation of his deceased master."

American Beauty and The Fountain are ones I've seen, they're both so great. Not sure if this one fits the bill, but Meet Joe Black is pretty good too.

[sunshineofthesoul]

Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal is pretty spiritual in nature.

[Mei]

Samsara (2001) - tibetan buddhism
there is another one with this title but from 2011, I havent seen it yet.

[Fujiwara Kaito]

The life of zen master Dogen and Kuro-Obi

[psychoslice]

Life of pi, a great movie for all those who are mixed up with religion, and don't know which on is right.

[maxmagician]

Johnathon Livingston Seagull is one of my favourite spiritual films, originally a book by Richard Bach. Pays to read the book first as it gives good insight into the film, but not a necessity. It's relatively short.
Some very lovely nature scenes throughout and a well told story of the spiritual journey. Neil Diamond did the soundtrack, very inspiring film.
Peaceful Warrior is another fave, tho it's been mentioned previously. The book is titled: Way Of The Peaceful Warrior.
Bruce Almighty,
Evan Almighty,
Mr Destiny,
Seven Years In Tibet,
Interstate 60.
Oh, and Aladdin is a big favourite. Princess Jasmine can have my heart anyday.

[maxmagician]

..............

[TruthSayer]

I know it's been 22 years, and it wasn't entirely accurate, but still full of metaphysical info and very, very entertaining:

GHOST :blob3:

"Oh, my love, my darling, I hunger for your touch, this long and lonely night. . . "

And I agree, Sunshine, The Dark Crystal is loaded with mysticism and was Jim Henson's masterpiece.

Smiles, :angel13:

[Saggi]

Dunno if it's considered spiritual, certainly thought provoking,,,

Perfect Sense

Love and hugs

Jo

XxXx

[nishnash]

I like "peaceful warrior", "The Celestine Prophecy"

[Nada]

A Gifted Man - This is a TV show so has several seasons of shows. I watched them in Netflix and I liked the show.

Seven minutes in Heaven - made in Israel and in Hebrew. (No, I am not jewish. You may have to block out the political issue in that region and try to just focus on theme.)

[A human Being]

Here are a few of my favorite spiritual films;

The nines

City of Joy

The Way of the Peaceful Warrior

American History X

American Beauty

All great spiritual films. We need to ask Hollywood to make more like these.

I love AB, one of my all-time favourite films. Particularly this quote:

I guess I could be pretty ****ed off about what happened to me, but it's hard to stay mad when there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much. My heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst. And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain, and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life. You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry. You will someday.

Isn't that what awakening's all about?

I'm also a big Tarkovsky fan - his films can be hard work at times, but they leave an indelible imprint on your mind :smile:

[Saggi]

Phenomenon

Love and hugs

Jo

XxXx

[deepsea]

The book of What Dreams may Come was written by Richard Mathieson.

Taken solely from research in spiritualism. True proof of spirit was used in the story. Fantastic book.

Deepsea.

[Native spirit]

:smile: The green mile is a good one to watch


Namaste

[deepsea]

Excellent book,Native spirit.....

deepsea

[Golden Angel]

city of angels
;)
Love GA x

[DoctorStrange]

Films by the following two directors are certainly worth a watch:

M. Night Shyamalan

The Sixth Sense
Unbreakable
Lady in the Water... to name a few


Darren Aronofsky


Requiem for a Dream
The Fountain


Probably the two most spiritual directors in hollywood.

[alexa_summer]

Enter the void would be my personal number 1 pick.
and also "the fountain" is very good. I would recommend.

[sydneynsw2000]

This is a great reference , thanks, it's hard to find spiritually related films , my favourite so far is "What Dreams May Come"

[workinprogress]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bvonmovies.com/media/2010/10/hereafter-poster-1.jpg


Everyone on here should see this movie.

[4evermonk]

I'm glad you reminded me of this movie (Tree of Life). I saw it when it came out. It was perhaps the only movie I remember ever seeing that seemed to be completely built upon feeling. If you find it hard to slow down and enjoy the feeling that comes from within this is not the movie for you. I remember being immersed in feeling from the beginning till the end. At one point I thought to myself that without connecting to the feeling, that the producer was attempting to convey, the movie would hardly make sense. So much of the film is contained in the quietness. I can't think of anything quite like it. It was remarkable.



I was eager to see the movie, "The Tree of Life" when it was released to HBO. It is quite an unusual spiritual movie. The actors were Brad Pitt and Sean Penn.

I would like to know if anyone else viewed it and what they thought about it.?

It was almost poetic in its presentation of beautiful background music and lovely scenery.

Reading reviews, it was not everybody's "cup of tea".

It talked about "grace and nature" and how it helped to shape the life of a man who uses his childhood memories to awaken him spiritually.

[Zyther]

Spiritually enlightening films for me were mainly:

The Neverending Story
The Polar Express
Rise of the Guardians

[Tsuga]

Solaris

"There are no answers. Only choices." - Gibarian

[Gryneos]

Which version of Solaris? I prefer the Russian version, Solyaris. It may be slow, but it's compelling, and so weird! :D

[Adrienne]

I don't think I've seen either version, but I have heard many prefer the Russian version.

Some interesting sounding movies here, I should check them out.

[DoctorStrange]

Which version of Solaris? I prefer the Russian version, Solyaris. It may be slow, but it's compelling, and so weird! :D

Solaris is fantastic. The Russian version is definitely the one to watch. :smile:

[Neville]

August Rush as it encourages one to be aware of the sound all around, to consciously listen, which is to me a surprisingly good way to reach a natural sense of being in the moment.

[Tsuga]

The Russian version is definitely the one to watch. :smile:

I've yet to see the Russian version.

There is a fascinating scene when George Clooney's character sees his future wife for the first time on a train. (She is holding a doorknob on her lap). As she leaves the train there is a hand-print that appears to be part of an advertisment poster on the wall, that is, until she passes by revealing it to be a piece of graffiti on the glass partition. Hand-prints pop up from time to time throughout the film!

Also, it's interesting to note that the Solaris space station is named Prometheus. The same name as the spaceship from the latest Alien film. The reason I mention this is that some of the scenes of Earth (in Solaris) reminded me of Ridley Scott's Bladerunner - and Decker's freeze frame detective work!

Solaris can be viewed in similar fashion.

[Gryneos]

I've never sat down and watched the remake of Solaris, mostly because I've seen the original often enough that I'd be distracted by what the remake got "wrong."

It's kind of like how, recently, I watched Bride of Frankenstein. I found I couldn't seriously watch it without laughing due to how many times I've seen Young Frankenstein :D

Similarly, I discovered I simply could not watch City of Angels due to my love of Wings of Desire (by Wim Wenders.) And Wings of Desire is an excellent spiritual film for those that have never heard of it :smile:

[dronelocker]

I don't know do anybody watched that movie....
It's called "Powder"
Its a movie from '80-'90s
About a albino bold boy with super-powers.
Screw the super-powers part - this movie is the most beautifull i ever seen.

[Smiler]

Little Miss Sunshine

The Book of Eli

Notebook

Cloud Atlas ..(and many others that are thought provoking and uplifting)

Like

Shallow Hal

[Swami Chihuahuananda]

The Fountain :D (if I haven't mentioned it this month)

[ralfy]

My favorites include Andrei Rublev, The Apu Trilogy, Atanarjuat, Au Hasard Balthazar, Babette's Feast, Baraka, The Burmese Harp, Chariots of Fire, Day of Wrath, Days of Heaven, Decalogue, Dersu Uzala, Grave of the Fireflies, La Dolce Vita, The Elephant Man, Faust (dir. Murnau), Fires on the Plain, Ikiru, Jean de Florette, Koyaanisqatsi, The Diary of a Country Priest, The Bicycle Thieves, The Flowers of St. Francis, The Human Condition (trilogy), Into Great Silence, A Man Escaped, The Mission, A Man for All Seasons, The Passion of Joan of Arc, Samsara, The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Solaris (1972), Stalker, The Straight Story, The Sweet Hereafter, The Tricolor Trilogy, Tokyo Story, Winter Light, Wings of Desire.

[Legendgirl1982]

I liked the Lovely Bones, also The Fountain was good.

[Nameless]

Michael -starring John Travolta

My favorite part - Battle!!!

[linen53]

I checked my Netflix Movie Queue of movies I have already seen and these were my absolute favorites. Enjoy


Hereafter
Finding Neverland
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Hugo
The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant
The Devil's Arithmetic
Lifted
Green Dragon
Taking Chance
A Guide To Recognizing Your Saints
Romulus, My Father
Good Night, Mr Tom
Big Fish
Ann Frank: The Whole Story
Knockout
The Dwelling Place
Forever Strong
Two Soldiers
Something The Lord Made
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
The Other F Word
Longford

[thriftyarek888]

Digging for the Truth is good.

[Lilyth Von Gore]

I love The Book of Eli.

[Nameless]

I just watched, The Answer Man. It was really good, a feel good movie.

[BlackBear]

What Dreams May Come is one of my favorite movies ever. I'm not a hugely spiritual person as far as I can tell and my religious beliefs are a bit different but that film has stayed with me over the years. Amazing cinematography as well.

[Tsuga]

The Bicentennial Man

[Nameless]

Heaven is for Real - just saw this yesterday, and it was very well done.

[Adamsmom]

I loved this movie. The book has more detail in it and it was a wonderful read, so good I read it twice

[No-thing-ness]

Surprised not to see one of my favorite movies mentioned!!!

So, here it is!!!

Into The Wild
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LAuzT_x8Ek

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Into_the_Wild_%28film%29

Seen it three times! Inspirational film, sad too. Makes me cry each time!

Others which I often re-watch include:-

K Pax
2001 A Space Odyssey
Dreamcatcher
and......The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.

[Nameless]

Oh, I forgot...one of my favorite movies!

Resurrection (1980) with Ellen Burstyn. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for this movie.

[No-thing-ness]

Just watched K Pax again, and wow what an amazingly deep film it is on so many levels! Its uplifting, humorous, insightful, compassionate, sobering, shocking and joyful. A must watch, and it reminds me of The Tao.

[Visitor]

One of my old favorites is the movie 'Always".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Always_(1989_film)

[yumi14]

The other side of heaven.

You can find it on YouTube :)

[Deborah]

Chocolat is a movie with many layers.
Each time I watch it I see something new spiritually.
It is set in a small village in France and stars Juilet Binoche who is brilliant.

[Empyrean]

Baraka
I ended up in a trance, with a tear in my eye and a feeling of tingles all over my entire body in a genuinely grounded experience watching this. This could enlighten a person in one sitting!

Samsara
Similar to Baraka, but it hit me as more 'appreciative' than enlightening. It was profound anyway and really effected my dreams afterward (in a very good way).

One Day on Earth
Again, it runs along similar lines to the two above - where the enlightenment gleaned comes from yourself and how receptive you are to this. It goes around the world in one day, where people from every single country in the world record something like 5 minutes of footage and they compiled it into this. It's quite beautiful.

The Last Samurai
More an action flick with the undertones of feudal japanese buddhism, shintoism and their approach at bringing those beliefs into the protection of their people and the beauty of their lives.

Valhalla Rising
This is a bit of a strange one for this topic, it's dreary - dark and quite a spiritual thing to watch. It's centered around a mute one-eyed slave who's forced to fight - who represents Odin, escaping slavery and making his way to a new world. Everything within this is symbolic, and if you take the time to really experience it, it could mean something to you. It's like Odin saying goodbye to the old world, and hello to the new christians.

[Tsuga]

The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus

A film from
Heath Ledger
and friends.

This is a great movie for Gilliam fans. It's a compendium of all his other movies.
And fantastic for all those interested in Tarot.

I'd also recommend listening to the Audio Commentary. Terry mentions lot's of spooky stuff tied in to the film.

t.

[yumi14]

Colorful: The Movie (2010)

On Hulu

If you like anime, this one is OK.

About a boy who commits suicide and another soul is sent back in his place to figure out what he did not learn.

Not the greatest film, but was OK enough to give it a try. The ending is nice :)

[heycaribou]

Seen any films with a spiritually enlightening and/or uplifting theme to them?

Inner Worlds Outer Worlds- marries spirituality with ancient and modern science/mathematics. Very enlightening film

[No-thing-ness]

Watched Into The Wild again! It is a truly inspirational film based on true events. Be prepared to laugh and cry and be deeply moved.

K Pax is another deeply provoking film.

and on the lighter side, The Big Lebowski which is Tao like!

[yumi14]

Inner Worlds Outer Worlds- marries spirituality with ancient and modern science/mathematics. Very enlightening film

Thanks for pointing this out , it was awesome :hug3:

[yumi14]

Ghost Hound

You can find it on YouTube by typing in the search Ghost Hound English Dub. From there, select the one with 22 videos by flxbabe11.
Sorry, I can't post the link.

Anyway, this is an anime series. If you look up the user name/handle I provided, they have it in English with no subtitles to read, so that is nice.

This is a series that is about Astral projection and OBE's along with other learning things.

I've watched 6 episodes so far and it is pretty interesting. Not excellent, but interesting, nonetheless.

[DuskShine]

Nosso Lar.....

[Garry_F]

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)

a powerfully moving buddhist film.

[Ilush]

Samsara (2001)
Milarepa
The Shift

[Ayla189]

hmm does the movie Gravity count? It really moved me in so many ways :D

[ocean breeze]

Vanilla Sky
Waking Life

both have to do with lucid dreaming and awakening from or within the dream.

Men of Honor
Soul Surfer

both are examples of the death/rebirth process. dying of the flesh and being reborn of the spirit.

thats all i can think of for now. i don't really watch a lot of movies.

[Ilush]

Ostrov http://www.insightstate.com/movies/ostrov/

[Miss Hepburn]

Sorry if mentioned...

Revolver, so surprising! For a Jason Statham action movie...even spiritual quotes role at the end of the movie, trust me.
Cocoon, Defending Your Life,
First old time Star Trek Movie...
with the pedophile, haha...Mr. Collins.

Heaven Can Wait

Tried to pick oldies, maybe not mentioned. :smile:

[geeeaidan]

Not a conventional film about Spirituality but definitely an amazing moral tale.

It's basically the story of the guy who put on Woodstock festival in his parents farm in order to raise enough money to clear their debt

[ocean breeze]

Conversations with God https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WQvN8m79Moc

love this movie. especially the ending when he walks up to a homeless man and encounters himself.

[durgaa]

Confucious. Excellent film.

Exodus gods and kings - weird movie about Moses, which is nothing like the biblical story. Banned in the middle-east (probably a good reason to watch it.

Song of Bernadette - always like this. A lot of facts left out, l think, but that's hollywood.

[Krzysiek]

Zoetrope
it is not an easy movie but great for me
Director: Charlie Deaux; Cast: Nigel Bonfield, Michael Bradley
Great sound by Lustmord
Find on youtube.com

[ocean breeze]

Little Buddha, I was just watching that last night.

[durgaa]

Yeah, l like Little Buddha too, but l think they spoiled it with all the Tibetan stuff.

[ocean breeze]

^^ not really. That was pretty much the point of the movie. To find the rebirth of Lama Dorje and bring him to Tibet. My favorite part was when they were telling the story of Siddhartha and during the celebration Siddhartha saw two old people and was confused. Then he followed them and for the first time he saw suffering and death. He realized he to will get old, suffer, and die. And that his father's love became like a prison shielding him from reality. It was a huge turning point in his life. I also liked the part where he was meditating under the Buddha tree during a storm and fire was being thrown at him. That was a bad a$$ scene.

[durgaa]

I also liked the part where he was meditating under the Buddha tree during a storm and fire was being thrown at him. That was a bad a$$ scene.

Yes, that was a great scene and the one where the giant cobra protected Him from the rain..

[ocean breeze]

^^ Oh yeah, that was a beautiful scene.

[durgaa]

l thought 'Bless the Child' with kim bassinger was excellent. Saw it some years ago but l still remember how good it was. Really good special effects.
lt was about a young girl who played the next messiah.. Whatever the second coming of Christ might be, this was an incredible portrayal..
This is a good clip:

http://youtu.be/IuCIhvIAn44

[Krzysiek]

Pier Paolo Pasolini visionary cinema- from European tradition of the spiritual cinematography.

[Guskhaiah]

Wait a second, no one mentioned The Matrix?

[Howla Dark]

I'm moved by the animation "Spirited Away". It's beautiful and uplifting as well as inspiring.

[wyzandrea]

Yes, I have seen The Lovely Bones. It's very spiritual.



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[Journeyman Paul]

Lots of good ones mentioned. Also:
Contact
Blade Runner
Never Cry Wolf
Bill Murray in The Razor's Edge
Eddie Murphy's Holy Man
The Motorcycle Diaries
Once Around
Being There
Jesus of Montreal
Host

[Serenity69]

A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwV2oHFHFsM

It's A Wonderful Life 1946
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FU7AWkyjtI

[Somnia]

I liked the movie Little Buddha

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Buddha)

[Alastor]

Made it through 11 pages and thought "how is it The Razors Edge hasn't been mentioned?" I see Jouneyman Paul has done so and I'll second that. Bill Murray did a great job in an uncharacteristic role. A film based on Somerset Maugham's novel with the same title. I'll also second JP's mention of Jesus of Montreal, very good film.

I'll add PI, not the life of, just PI, an Aronofsky flick and well worth the watch if patterns in the chaos are of interest.

And if you happen to be a Herman Hesse fan, or even if you're not but the existentialist plight is familiar to you, the excellent and quirky film that closely follows the book, Steppenwolf is a must see. Available from that big river in S America.

Edit to add one of the greatest of all time IMO: Ink, rarely is so much done with so little, suspend your "b" grade movie prejudice and see Ink!

[Nameless]

I didn't bother to go back and check all 13 pages, but I just watched Joshua on Amazon (2002 version) and really liked it. It was better than i was expecting (which wasn't a lot I admit). From the tone of it at first, I thought, Oh it's another Christian movie, but it turned out not to be and I was pleasantly surprised. A bit B movie-ish, but enjoyed it.

[Unseelie Queen]

Made it through 11 pages and thought "how is it The Razors Edge hasn't been mentioned?" I see Jouneyman Paul has done so and I'll second that. Bill Murray did a great job in an uncharacteristic role. A film based on Somerset Maugham's novel with the same title. I'll also second JP's mention of Jesus of Montreal, very good film.

I'll add PI, not the life of, just PI, an Aronofsky flick and well worth the watch if patterns in the chaos are of interest.

And if you happen to be a Herman Hesse fan, or even if you're not but the existentialist plight is familiar to you, the excellent and quirky film that closely follows the book, Steppenwolf is a must see. Available from that big river in S America.

Edit to add one of the greatest of all time IMO: Ink, rarely is so much done with so little, suspend your "b" grade movie prejudice and see Ink!

Ink!!!!!!! Reminded me a bit of 'Mirrormask'. And the Jamin Winans soundtrack is lovely. Pi is good, also. (I'd not recommend watching it while one has a fever and is delirious, however.)

I will add... Melancholia, The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (not quite sure of that one would count, but I must mention it at every opportunity), and The Fall.

[Rokazulu]

Why has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring Again

Two Buddhist movies that are basically koans in film form.

2001: Space Odyssey is my utmost favorite spiritual film however. It is basically the alchemical "Great Work" in film form.

[jojobean]

I just saw this again the other night and it still made me cry

pay it forward. - loved the message

another really cool one is the 5 people you meet in heaven.

I also really like the Lake House, and Under the Tuscan Sun

[Nayte]

ENTER THE VOID is a pretty trippy one if you don't hate drugs and inappropriateness.

[A human Being]

ENTER THE VOID is a pretty trippy one if you don't hate drugs and inappropriateness.
Sounds like my kinda film :cool: :laughing11:

[Morrigan]

Enjoyed this thread, most of my favourites have been mentioned already, except John Boorman's "Excalibur" one of my all time favourites from the late 1970s.

[lenvdb64]

I would like to see "The Last Avatar"

Unfortunately it is not on mainstream media sites. And I am not going to sign a 12 mth contract to gaia to watch it either...

Mooo!

[O]

THRIVE - What on earth will it take?

(trailer link)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OibqdwHyZxk

(movie link)
http://www.thrivemovement.com/the_movie
or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEV5AFFcZ-s

http://s3.amazonaws.com/thrivemovementassets/assets/images/Slide---The-Movie.png

[CrystalKitty777]

My mum likes Salmon Fishing in the Yemen...if that even counts as a Spiritual film. :icon_bounce:

[Amethyst_Gypsy93]

I reccomend the movie Mr Nobody it's brilliant and has so many different interpretations that you could watch it over and over.

[abhishekved]

I'd recommend an Indian movie called 'Asoka'.

It is a biographical account of an ancient Indian King - Asoka who at a certain point ruled almost the entire land covering India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and parts of China.

However, after a very bloody battle, he gave up the violence and converted into Buddhism and went on to establish some of Buddhism's most prominent shrines in South Asia.

[Brucely]

I reccomend the movie Mr Nobody it's brilliant and has so many different interpretations that you could watch it over and over.

Yes! Mr nobody is my all-time fav movie. Truly has a bit of everything. But mainly the most beautiful sci-fi-ish love story, scenery, cinematography, ect. Very similar to Cloud Atlas.

[lenvdb64]

Sense8 is amazing...on Netflix

TV Series about a Soul cluster who is linked psychically to each other.
Absolute a masterpiece by the makers of the Matrix ...

Eight strangers around the globe find themselves connected -- first by a violent vision, then by their shared ability to connect with one another's thoughts and actions, and finally by the urgent need to find out what happened and why. Their need to know goes beyond simple curiosity -- as they pursue answers, a mysterious organization hunts them down, intent on destroying them. The intense thriller is the first foray into television (or, more accurately, Netflix) for renowned filmmakers Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski ("The Matrix Reloaded"), who created the series with J. Michael Straczynski ("Thor"). The international cast includes veteran actors known to U.S. audiences, like Daryl Hannah ("Kill Bill") and Naveen Andrews ("Lost"), and others well-known in their home countries, like German actor Max Riemelt and Doona Bae of South Korea. In keeping with the global premise of the series, shooting takes place all over the world, including London, Reykjavik, Nairobi and Mumbai.

[Keri Ford]

I'm glad to see there is a lot of love for Vincent Ward's "What Dreams May Come." This is one of my favourite movies, it is centred in the spirit and manages to express very well the idea that both we and this world is essentially mindful and spiritual. It draws on famous art and makes it live within a motion picture. Also the centre of the movie is a quest that makes it all feel very personal and real. I think Ward is a very under rated Director, his other movies are quite different but the Navigator, Map of the Human Heart and the Rain of Children are also well worth watching.

I think the documentary film on Yogananda "Awake" is very good, for the portrait on a very important modern spiritual figure, it dramatises it well and also shows what amazing determination the man had.

Polanski's "Jesus of Nazareth" is a very good telling of Jesus' story and I'll probably watch that every Easter and Christmas. I think we should find this a very inspiring story still.

I think all great works of human imagination are in a way spiritual. A movie like Miyazaki's "Howl's Moving Castle" which is a feat visually, but also delves into the human heart. I'm generally a fan of his movies particularly also Laputa, Ponyo and Princess Mononoke.

Another fantastic and original cartoon film is "Song of the Sea" (also Secret of Kells) it's got a strong mythological bent to it and is fascinatingly expressed.

I also the the Lord of the Rings does pretty well at visualising Tolkien, who obviously is one of the greatest 20th Century mythologises.

[kellyshane]

Will definitely watch What Dreams May Come

[Alice_1]

love love love what's you have recommended