A Man for All Seasons (Better to be right with God, than approved by the King.)
All Quiet on the Western Front (This movie will make you re-think the reason and purpose for war.)
All the President’s Men (Surely your sin will find you out.)
Amazing Grace (A good movie about a great subject.)
Becket (One of the most powerful confrontation scenes in film, Bishop Becket standing on the authority of the Church against the power of a King.)
Ben-Hur (Bitterness makes you like the person with whom you are offended and angry.)
Caine Mutiny (This movie raises the issue of good and bad authority like no other. How do I act as a Christian when the authority above me is not qualified? Did the ship’s crew fail because of the captain or did the captain fail because of the crew? )
Children of Men (Watch the edited for television version. A profoundly powerful, pro-life film set in a world of chaos.)
The Count of Monte Cristo (Jealousy, hurt, bitterness, revenge, forgiveness, unselfish love–all powerfully portrayed by one of my favorite actors, Jim Caviezel.)
The Godfather: Parts One and Two (You reap what you sow & everything is personal, even business.)
In Harm’s Way (Just got to have a John Wayne movie on my list. The Duke, every man’s favorite man.)
Henry V (Shakespeare’s attempt to depict the perfect Christian King.)
Lord of the Rings (God confounds the strong through the meek and the weak.)
Master and Commander (Male leadership truly leading as males should.)
Michael Clayton (Watch the edited for television version. When your back is against the wall financially, will you make righteous choices? Most surprising end to a movie that I have ever watched.)
The Natural (Why is it that baseball movies are so much better than football movies? Roy Hobbs only succeeds when he is committed to quality, moral relationships.)
O’ Brother, Where Art Thou (Homer’s Odyssey and Depression-era Southern Bible Belt culture blend to make an excellent story about the complexities of the human heart. “We thought you was a toad!”)
Of Gods and Men (Never seen such powerful acting through simple facial expressions).
On the Waterfront (Marlon Brando is absolutely superb. Best presentation of clergy in any film.)
Star Wars Trilogy (I like the first three movies or is it the last three movies? Whatever.)
That Thing You Do (A delightful movie about a more innocent time.)
Three Days of the Condor (C.I.A. intrigue at its best.)
Treasure of the Sierra Madre (An accurate and faithful depiction of how greed can and will destroy a soul. “We don’t need no stinkin’ badges!”)
The Sting (Those who willingly sin are easily deceived.)
Tender Mercies (God’s Spirit is moving when the wind blows.)
To Kill a Mockingbird (God, please make me a man like Atticus.)
Tombstone (Just a great Western with many classic lines. “I’m your Huckleberry!”)
Toy Story (My toys talked to each other, didn’t yours?)
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