 | The Song of Bernadette
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $5.50 (Everyone) Excellent storytelling. Great representation of the life of Bernadette Sobouire's vision of Our Lady of Lourdes. My only critique as a fan of acting is that the movie succumbed to the stereotype that holy people have no personality. Nevertheless, a great movie for the whole family told in a way that keeps your interest the entire time.
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 | Going My Way (Universal Cinema Classics)
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $5.98 (Everyone) Lighthearted and uplifting. The simple story won't grow dull. Who said religion is boring? Crosby plays a very charismatic priest.
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 | The Bells of St. Mary's
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $8.60 (Everyone) Same kind of story as Going my Way but still a fun movie.
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 | Francis of Assisi
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $5.96 (Everyone) Very pious production. The acting and the storytelling are not very good, yet the production of the whole inspires holiness in the viewer. It succeeds because of the holy and inspirational storytelling. It truly captivates the viewer. There are other St. Francis stories I would have liked included, but still worth a watch.
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 | Lilies of the Field
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $13.98 (Everyone) 5 German nuns and 1 African-American Baptist in a Mexican-American town; you couldn't ask for more fun. Potiers' performance is brilliant and rightly earned him an Oscar.
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 | On the Waterfront (Special Edition)
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $8.99 (Teen-Adult) It's a classic Marlon Brando movie, but the priest in the movie will surprise you. Catholics have long worked in helping the oppressed.
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 | Romero (IMPORT)
Buy used from: $8.84 (Teen-Adult) A must see for Catholicism in Latin America during troubled dictatorship times.
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 | Angels With Dirty Faces
Buy new: $15.49 / Used from: $6.49 (Teen-Adult) The title role goes to a gangster character, but the next role goes to a childhood friend, now a priest, who tries to stop children from following the path of crime.
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 | The Exorcist (The Version You've Never Seen)
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $2.59 (Teen-Adult) Considered a classic tale of horror based on a true story from St. Louis MO.
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 | The Exorcism of Emily Rose - Unrated (Special Edition)
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $0.01 (Teen-Adult) Definitely food for thought on how we think about demons and posessions.
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 | The Godfather (Widescreen Edition)
Buy used from: $3.50 (Adult) Who said Catholics don't believe in sin?
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 | The Name of the Rose
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $3.63 (Adult) A murder mystery investigated by monks. No one is born a saint.
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 | Ace in the Hole - Criterion Collection
Buy new: $26.49 / Used from: $21.00 (Teen-Adult) Unfortunately, the Catholic dimension is left with minor characters but the movie is excellent. The family of the man trapped in the cave-in are the faithful Catholics of the movie. A classic Wilder movie along the film-noir genre.
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 | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (40th Anniversary Edition)
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $8.75 (Everyone) This movie is meant for film buffs and people who enjoy wholesome stories. It is about the difficulties of interracial marriage and given our situation, it is irrelevant for some individuals. There is an Irish priest friend of the family, a golf partner, who lightens up the mood and speaks wisdom.
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