Favorite Movies

A friend recently asked “If you could watch only one movie, what would it be?” This is an incredibly hard question. In the end, my answer was the documentary Weapons of the Spirit, a story of the town Le Chambon that sheltered around 5,000 jews during the Nazi occupation. The cinematography isn’t amazing but the story is compelling. The story isn’t about a larger than life hero, but a conspiracy of goodness and the power of a community.

Hope

Life can be hard, and sometimes it seems like evil prospers while good suffers. I appreciate movies which remind me that love, goodness and truth can triumph over hate, evil and lies. The following movies can be tough to watch but have a message that it’s worth fighting for goodness.

Gentle

People are amazing, and the connections between people are precious. I can enjoy movies which capture the simple joys of family and friendship or humble excellence.

Guilty Pleasure

Movies which are just fun. Some have too much violence but you just want to cheer for some of the characters. Sometimes the plot is so ridiculous that the movie is hilarious.

Classics

Movies that I saw multiple times growing up and just assume everyone has watched at one time our another.

Our World

Movies or DVDs about the amazing world we live in.

  • Blue Planet (2001)
  • Planet Earth (2006)
  • An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
  • The National Parks: America’s Best Idea (2009)
  • March of the Penguins (2005)
  • The Biggest Little Farm (2018)
  • Wild Life (2023)

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Recommended by trusted friends

  • Sunshine (1999)
  • The Seventh Seal
  • Castaways on the Moon

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