Soul Food Cinema Top-100 Films in accordance with Catholic Principles.
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The aim is that this will be a Readers' Top-100 list in the near future. In the mean time your opinions are appreciated in helping to compile this Editor's list.
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Films with a more adult content/theme are marked with an asterisk.
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12 Angry Men (1957)
Agony and the Ecstasy, The (1965)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Amazing Grace (2006)
Amistad (1997)
Antwone Fisher (2002) *
Au Revoir, Les Enfants (1987)
August Rush (2007) (NEWLY ADDED!)
Awakenings (1990)
Babette's Gæstebud (1987)
Bella (2006)
Bells of St Mary’s, The (1945)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Casablanca (1942)
Central do Brasil (1998) *
City Lights (1931)
Dead Man Walking (1995) *
Der Untergang (2004) *
Diary of Anne Frank, The (1959)
Die Große Stille (DOC) (2005)
Field of Dreams (1989)
Fisher King, The (1991) *
Francesco, Giullare di Dio (1950)
Freedom Writers (2007) * (NEWLY ADDED!)
Fugitive, The (1993)
Gandhi (1982)
Gathering Storm, The (TV) (2002)
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Godfather Parts I-III, The (1972, 1974, 1990) *
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Gracie's Choice (TV) (2004)
Grapes of Wrath, The (1940)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Ha-Ushpizin (2004) (NEWLY ADDED!)
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
Hotel Rwanda (2004) *
Il Postino (1994)
Insider, The (1999) *
It Happened One Night (1934)
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
Jean de Florette & Manon des Sources (1986)
Jesus of Nazereth (TV) (1977)
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (TV) (2005)
Kes (1969)
Killing Fields, The (1984) *
Kite Runner, The (2007)
Kramer vs Kramer (1979)
La Vita è Bella (1997)
Lars and the Real Girl (2007) * (NEWLY ADDED!)
Les Misérables (1998)
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Longest Day, The (1962)
Longford (TV) (2006) *
Lost Weekend, The (1945)
Man for All Seasons, A (1966)
Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima, The (1952)
Misson, The (1986)
Modern Times (1936)
Mr. Smith goes to Washington (1939)
My Fair Lady (1964)
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Night at the Opera, A (1935)
Nirgendwo in Afrika (2001) *
Norma Rae (1979)
North Country (2005) * (NEWLY ADDED!)
Oliver Twist (1948)
On Golden Pond (1981)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Passion of the Christ, The (2004) *
Paths of Glory (1957)
Painted Veil, The (2006)
Places in the Heart (1984)
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Quiz Show (1994)
Rabbit-proof Fence (2002)
Rain Man (1988) *
Raisin in the Sun, A (1961)
Ray (2004) *
Rear Window (1954)
Rio Bravo (1959)
Robe, The (1952)
Roma, Citta Aperta (1945)
Roots (TV) (1977) (NEWLY ADDED!)
Say Anything... (1989)
Scarlet and the Black, The (TV) (1983)
Schindler's List (1993) *
Shadowlands (1993)
Shooting Dogs (2005) *
Song of Bernadette, The (1943)
Sophie Scholl - Die Letzten Tage (2005)
Sound of Music, The (1965)
Spartacus (1960)
Stand by Me (1986)
Straight Story, The (1999)
Ten Commandments, The (1956)
Thérèse (1986)
Third Man, The (1949)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Verdict, The (1982) * (NEWLY ADDED!)
Vertigo (1958)
Please note: this list is amended and updated regularly.
Images in the header are from: Antwone Fisher (© Fox Searchlight, 2002); Stand by Me (© Columbia Pictures, 1986); Jesus of Nazareth (© ITV (1977); The Passion of The Christ (© Newmarket Films, 2004); Rabbit-proof Fence (© Buena Vista, 2002); Amazing Grace (© Bristol Bay Productions, 2006) and Il Postino (© Cecchi Gori Group, 1994).
