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RUBY IN PARADISE

What You Need To Know:

RUBY IN PARADISE tells the story of a young Tennessee woman who follows her dreams to the Florida Panhandle. Although the film was a co-winner of the grand prize at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival and possesses a lyrical, poetical quality with its wind-swept Florida beaches and bright sunshine, it espouses an immoral lifestyle as Ruby shows no qualms about going to bed with anyone who comes along.

Content:

(H, Ab, LL, NN, SS) Humanism; some anti-Christian comments; 11 obscenities & profanities; topless dancing in bar; and, repeated sex scenes in dream sequence--but nothing shown.

More Detail:

RUBY IN PARADISE tells the story of a young Tennessee woman, Ruby, who follows her dreams to the Florida Panhandle. When she first comes to the panhandle, she struggles to find work because most businesses are closed in the fall of the year. A retail beach store soon hires her. Ruby is soon caught between two men who are interested in her–Ricky, the son of her employer, and Mike, who works at a nursery. Ruby keeps a journal and expresses her private thoughts out loud as she writes in the journal.

The film follows the seasons in Panama City, Florida, suggesting the ebb and flow of human life as the tide washes in and out. With exquisite cinematography and commendable acting by Ashley Judd, who plays Ruby, the movie nevertheless espouses an immoral lifestyle as Ruby has no qualms about going to bed with either of the men in her life. The film was a co-winner of the grand prize at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival and possesses a lyrical, poetical quality with its wind-swept Florida beaches and bright sunshine. Ruby’s final question sums up the movie: “Why are we so lonely and afraid? Can we ever know our own desires?” Of course, the Bible makes clear in I John 5:13 that “These things have been written…that you may know that you have eternal life.” How comforting to know that, unlike Ruby, the Christian has an answer to his questions.

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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.