Best Catholic films?

  • Thread starter Thread starter flameburns623
  • Start date Start date
Status
Not open for further replies.
To the contrary, there has been a Roman Catholic cinema movement since the beginning of Hollywood. The Catholic Legion of Decency (supported by and included Protestant and Jewish clerics) held a stronghood in the film industry until the 1970’s.

Hollywood executives conceded to the Church’s demands because of the fear that the Church will condemn a certain movie and they couldn’t afford to lose their main movie-going demographic - the urban Roman Catholics.

Anyway, here are my personal favorites:

The Mission (1986)
Inspiring film about Jesuit missionaries in Latin America. The climax scene of the Eucharistic Procession is breathtaking.

Dead Man Walking (1996)
A nun’s compassion drives her to comfort a convicted inmate in his last days. A film that truly depicts the Church’s view of the pro-life movement: from conception to natural death.

I Confess (1953)
An Alfred Hitchcock film about the seal of confession.

We Were Soldiers (2002)
The Vietnam War through the eyes of a Catholic soldier.

Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Catholic-friendly horror film showing the existence of the devil.

Miracle of Marcelino/Marcelino pan y vino (1955)
Touching Spanish film on a boy’s relationship with God.

Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
Great Marian film.

Song of Bernadette (1943)
Great Marian film.

Therese (2003)
Nice little film on St. Therese.

Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
An early Gregory Peck film about a missionary priest.

Sister Act One (1992)
Many references a Catholic would enjoy.

Rudy (1993)
Not really heavily Catholic in theme, but a fun football movie in a Catholic university if you like sports films.

On values (but not necessary Catholic):

Frequency (2001)
A James Caviezel film about a father and son relationship.

The Island (2005)
Shows what could go wrong in a world where man plays god and clones human beings.
 
Patrick_Murebil said:
LOL…many actors/actresses personal lives leave much to be desired I suppose…that’s why it is good they can act and convince us otherwise:)

It is a beautiful story of a simple Catholic man and his family during the depression (the one in the 30’s not this one;) )…his dedication to his family, with the ever present awareness of his faith, and his determination and courage based on his faith and his love for his family to “do whatever it takes” to care for them. I haven’t watched it in a while, but it struck me as a very Catholic story).

I highly recommend it in spite of Russell Crowe in real life (his performance was great in my opinion)…and if you do watch it, I’d love to hear what you think about it, either on this thread or in a PM! I don’t think you will be disappointed…but then I could be wrong.🙂
Click to expand...
I agree. This movie didn’t get much acclaim when it was out, and I suspect it was because of the message it sent. It was a wonderful movie!!
 
I am trying to remember the name of a film I saw years ago. I don’t think it was a big film, and may have been foriegn made. Ijust can’t remember 🤷 -

In it the Pope, who was puttering about in his garden at the vatican is accidentally locked out.
If I remember right he goes to a small village where the villagers hunt for rags in the dump heaps. I don’t remember too much more about it except I remember it being an enjoyable piece of work.
Does anyone else know of this film and remember the name?

Peace
James
 
Hey what about the first Blues Brothers movie, with the levitating floating nuns? That was the way it was in catholic school!

Just kidding, relax! 😉
 
JRKH said:
I am trying to remember the name of a film I saw years ago. I don’t think it was a big film, and may have been foriegn made. Ijust can’t remember 🤷 -

In it the Pope, who was puttering about in his garden at the vatican is accidentally locked out.
If I remember right he goes to a small village where the villagers hunt for rags in the dump heaps. I don’t remember too much more about it except I remember it being an enjoyable piece of work.
Does anyone else know of this film and remember the name?

Peace
James
Click to expand...
You might be thinking about Saving Grace.
 
BlestOne said:
OMGosh… nobody has said Boondock Saints…
Click to expand...
Well, “Boondock Saints” wasn’t really that Catholic except for a few visuals.

It wasn’t faith-affirming and uses misconceptions of Catholicism.

And it’s way too violent for a general “Catholic” audience. I mean, if the violence was justified like in “The Passion”, that would be alright, but it was mainly violence for entertainment purposes.
 
Brother Sun, Sister Moon by Franco Zefirelli is a very nice film. It is about St. Francis.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top