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Ten Movies Vie for Best Movie for Mature Audiences

Faith & Values for Mature Moviegoers

Ten Movies Vie for Best Movie for Mature Audiences

at 23rd Annual Faith & Values Awards Friday, Feb. 6

Family and child advocate Dr. Ted Baehr, founder of Movieguide®:  The Family Guide to Movies and the Christian Film & Television Commission®, announced today a wide variety of live action movies competing for “Best Movie for Mature Audiences” of 2014 at the 23rd Annual Faith & Values Awards Gala and Report to the Entertainment Industry Feb. 6 at the Universal Hilton Hotel in Lost Angeles.

The list of Faith & Values nominees for the Best 2014 Movie for Mature Audiences in the “Papa Bear” category includes some blockbuster superhero movies, a science fiction movie based on one of the most popular children’s novels of the past 25 years, and a couple acclaimed dramas.

The 10 movies will each vie for the title of Best Movie for Mature Audiences. In alphabetical order, the 10 nominees are: (click for a review)

 

THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 2 CAPTAIN AMERICA: 
WINTER SOLDIER
DAWN OF THE
PLANET OF THE APES
DIVERGENT THE GIVER THE GOOD LIE
THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE
OF THE FIVE ARMIES
THE HUNGER GAMES:
MOCKING JAY -PART 1
TEENAGE MUTANT
NINJA TURTLES
UNBROKEN

 

The worldwide box office totals for these “Ten Best 2014 Movies for Mature Audiences” range from $2.7 million for “The Good Lie” to $806.5 million for the final “Hobbit” movie.

“Movies with Christian friendly content, faith-filled worldviews and biblical, redemptive values usually do best at the box office,” Dr. Baehr said, noting that five of the nominated movies made it into the Top 10 movies at the box office worldwide!

The “Teddy Bear” Awards, as they are affectionately called, will be televised Saturday, Feb. 21 on the REELZChannel.

At the Faith & Values Awards, Dr. Baehr will present highlights of Movieguide®’s 2015 Report to the Entertainment Industry, which shows Hollywood what kind of movies were most successful at the domestic and international box office as well as on home video in 2014.

Nominations for other awards will be announced soon, including the $100,000 Epiphany Prizes for Inspiring Movies & TV, the $50,000 Kairos Prizes for Spiritually Uplifting Screenplays by First-Time and Beginning Screenwriters, the $50,000 Chronos Prize for Most Inspiring Screenplay by Established Filmmakers, the Grace Awards for Inspiring Performances in Movies & TV, and the Faith & Freedom Awards for Promoting Western or American Values.

Movieguide® has already released names of the 10 nominees for Best Movie for Families.

 

 

Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.


Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.


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