ar 1.jpg — Andrei Rublev (1966)

**Directed By: Andrei Tarkovsky**
**Starring: Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Ivan Lapikov, Nikolay Grinko**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 3h 25m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Cinematography, Thematic Coherence, Acting**
**Weakness: Length Maybe?**

Andrei Rublev (1966)

April 13, 2020

The life of the great Icon Writer, Andrei Rublev, is the backdrop for this exploration of Russia, its people, history, faith, atrocities, and glory, as only a true seeker of enlightenment can.

jn 1.jpg — Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

**Directed By: Franco Zeffirelli**
Starring: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey, Laurence Olivier, James Mason, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, James Farentino, Ian McShane, Christopher Plummer, Michael York, Anthony Quinn, Rod Steiger, Ian Holm, James Earl Jones, Stacy Keach, Donald Pleasence, Peter Ustinov
**Rated: TV-G**
**Run Time: 6h 22m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Epic Scale, Respectful Treatment of Material**
**Weakness: Length, Certain Performances, Racial Representation**

Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

January 16, 2020

The story of the life of Jesus Christ.

hl 1.jpg — A Hidden Life (2019)

**Directed By: Terrence Malick**
**Starring: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 2h 54m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Acting, Themes**
**Weakness: Length, Pacing**

A Hidden Life (2019)

January 14, 2020

An Austrian who refuses to swear allegiance to Adolf Hitler during WW2 has his faith, his wife, his family, and his community put through the ultimate crucible as he faces the death penalty for treason.

tp 1.jpg — The Two Popes (2019)

**Directed By: Fernando Meirelles**
**Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce, Juan Minujín**
**Rated: PG-13**
**Run Time: 2h 5m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Acting, Themes**
**Weakness: Drags Slightly (in certain moments), Jarring Music Choices**

The Two Popes (2019)

January 9, 2020

The true story of how Pope Benedict and future Pope Francis conversed over a few days together to discuss the future of the Catholic Church.

o 1.jpg — Overcomer (2019)

**Directed By: Alex Kendrick**
**Starring: Alex Kendrick, Shari Rigby, Aryn Wright-Thompson**
**Rated: PG**
**Run Time: 1h 59m**
**TMM Score: 2 Stars**
**Strengths: Main Story Beats**
**Weakness: Heavy Handedness**

Overcomer (2019)

December 24, 2019

A High School Basketball coach at a struggling private Christian high school is forced to coach the Cross Country team as well as adjust his understanding of success, meaning, and faith.

ltoc 1.jpg — The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

**Directed By: Martin Scorsese**
**Starring: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 2h 44m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Performance, Production Design, Themes**
**Weakness: NA**

The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

November 20, 2019

An alternate telling of the life of Christ as he battles internally and externally with his destined role, his personal desire, and the dichotomy between soul and body.

u 1.jpg — Unplanned (2019)

**Directed By: Chuck Konzelman, Cary Solomon**
**Starring: Ashley Bratcher, Brooks Ryan**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 1h 49m**
**TMM Score: 2**
**Strengths: Acting**
**Weakness: Directing**

Unplanned (2019)

September 26, 2019

The story of a director of a Planned Parenthood branch and her journey into the pro-life movement.

American Heretics: The Politics of the Gospel (2019)

September 5, 2019

An informational documentary about groups of Christians in Oklahoma and how their faith has caused them to blaze new trails of political practice.

MV5BMjQ1NjM3MTUxNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMDc5MTY5OTE@._V1_.jpg — Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

**Directed by: Mel Gibson**
**Starring: Andrew Garfield, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington**
**Rated: R for Intense Prolonged Realistically Graphic Sequences of War Violence Including Grisly Bloody Images**
**Running Time: 2 h 19 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Story, Themes, Acting, Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing in First Half**

Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

August 12, 2019

The true story of Desmond Doss, a soldier who helped to save wounded at the Battle of Okinawa without ever firing a shot at the enemy.

b 5.jpg — Breakthrough (2019)

**Directed By: Roxann Dawson**
**Starring: Topher Grace, Josh Lucas, Chrissy Metz, Mike Colter, Dennis Haysbert, Marcel Ruiz**
**Rated: PG**
**Run Time: 1h 56m**
**TMM Score: 1 Star**
**Strengths: None**
**Weakness: Almost Everything**

Breakthrough (2019)

July 16, 2019

When John, a highschooler, falls through the ice and is pronounced dead, his mother Joyce is confronted with her worst fears, hopeful faith, and the conflict between the two.

PotC 1.jpg — The Passion of The Christ (2004)

**Directed By: Mel Gibson**
**Starring: Jim Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Maia Morgenstern**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 2h 7m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Visual Storytelling,**
**Weakness: Certain Shots, The Marketing**

The Passion of The Christ (2004)

April 19, 2019

The story of Jesus of Nazareth’s 12-Hour Passion modeled after the 12 Stations of the Cross.

qv 1.jpg — Quo Vadis (1951)

Directed By: Mervyn LeRoy
Starring: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov, Leo Gann
Rated: NR
Run Time: 2h 51m
TMM Score: 4 Stars
Strengths: Acting, Special Effects
Weakness: Some Acting, Dated Style

Quo Vadis (1951)

March 20, 2019

A young commander in the Roman Empire, under the mad poet/emperor Nero, has returned home and fallen fora beautiful Christian slave girl. When she rejects him, he chooses to conquer her through force but wavers as he sees what power does to a man.

pojoa+1.jpg — The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
Directed By: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Starring: Maria Falconetti, Eugene Sylvain, Andre Berley
Rated: NR
Run Time: 1h 54m (sort of)
TMM Score: 5 Stars
Strengths: Cinematography and Acting
Weakness: Some of the Sets

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

March 19, 2019

Joan of Arc, capture by the English, stands trial for heresy.

agony 1.jpg — The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

**Directed by: Carol Reed**
**Starring: Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison**
**Rated: NR (PG best guess)**
**Running Time: 2h 18m**
**TMM Score: 3 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Production Design**
**WEAKNESSES: Acting**

The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

November 9, 2018

When master marble sculptor Michelangelo is hired/forced by Pope Julius II to paint the Sistine Chapel he struggles to find meaning in the work and to get a long with the Pope, who seems to antagonize him at every turn.

MV5BOWYxMjBjZWQtNjMyZi00MDU4LTg3YmYtNGE3MjliZTc2YzNmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTkwNTk1MjA@._V1_.jpg — Camp Manna (2018)

**Directed by: Eric Scott Johnson, Eric Machiela**
**Starring: Luke Klein, Gary Busey, Evan Koons, Joey Morgan, Jimmy Tatro**
**Rated: NR (Suggested PG for Some Language and Crude Humor)**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Acting, Unconventionality**
**WEAKNESSES: Might Not Be Appropriate for Younger Children**

Camp Manna (2018)

October 15, 2018

Ian Fletcher, a ‘nonbeliever’, is sent to a Christian camp where he is forced to compete in The God Games.

ordet 1.jpg — Ordet (1955)

**Directed by: Carl Theodor Dreyer**
**Starring: Henrik Malberg, Emil Hass Christensen, Preben Lerdorff Rye**
**Rated: NR**
**Running Time: 2h 6m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**STRENGTHS: Cinematography, Story**
**WEAKNESSES: None**

Ordet (1955)

September 27, 2018

Morten Borgen has three sons. One is an atheist, another is insane, thinking himself to be Jesus, and the youngest wishes to marry the daughter of a fundamentalist. When The eldest sons wife, falls ill and her pregnancy turns dangerous, family ties and faith will be tested.

last airbender 5.jpg — The Last Airbender (2010)

**Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan**
**Starring: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel, Shaun Toub, Aasif Mandvi, Cliff Curtis**
**Rated: PG**
**Running Time: 1h 43m**
**TMM Score: 1 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: It's Not As Long As You Might Expect**
**WEAKNESSES: It Fails At Everything It Attempts**

The Last Airbender (2010)

July 19, 2018

100 years ago, the mysterious and powerful leader known as the Avatar disappeared. Now, he has reappeared as a small boy, the next incarnation of the once revered warrior. Can he and his new found young friends defeat the evil Fire Nation and restore balance to the world?

Signs (2002)

July 5, 2018

Graham (Mel Gibson), an ex-reverend, and his family, still reeling after his wife’s death, are faced with the unexplained as crop circles and shadowy figures start frequenting their farm. As fears rise, will Graham's faith begin to regrow or die for good.

MV5BMjM1NDg1MjUzNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNTAxNjIzNTM@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,674,1000_AL_.jpg — Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

Directed by: Morgan Neville
Starring: Fred Rogers, Joanne Rogers, Francois Scarborough Clemmons
Rated: PG-13 for Some Thematic Elements and Language
Running Time: 1 h 34 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Pacing, Editing, Story, Morals
WEAKNESSES: -

Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

July 2, 2018

A documentary about the children’s show, Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, and its host, Fred Rogers.

First Reformed (2017)

June 13, 2018

When Father Toller, pastor at one of the oldest churches in the country, is asked to counsel a young man in his small congregation, he struggles with the despair he finds, the disillusionment he is infected by, and the people around him who seem not to understand.

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