10 Inspiring Movies That Will Make You Want To Travel
By Movieguide® Contributor
Are you looking to be transported into another part of the world from the comfort of your couch? If so, this Movieguide® list is for you! These movies about travel will entertain and inspire you. Whether you want to escape to a magical world with your children or watch lives transform from a long pilgrimage, the curated films offer something for people in every stage of life. From beautiful settings to adventure stories, you’ll feel like you’ve been on vacation after viewing these flicks.
THE WAY
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-1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.THE WAY is a story about a practical, agnostic eye doctor who decides to do the same Christian pilgrimage in France and Spain that his estranged son was taking when he suddenly died. With a Christian worldview from a Catholic viewpoint, THE WAY shows the redemptive, inspiring journey of a man whose hardened heart is transformed. Despite some foul language and references to drugs and marijuana, THE WAY is beautifully made with an entertaining story line designed for mature, media-wise audiences.
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ENCHANTED APRIL
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+1 Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)ENCHANTED APRIL tracks the lives of four women as they search for happiness during a vacation at a medieval castle in Italy. In a pastoral setting, the women learn a valuable lesson about the importance of unconditional love. There are numerous positive references to our Lord in the beginning of the film.
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MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS
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-1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.Set in 1957, MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS tells the story of a widowed cleaning woman in London who gets a chance to visit Paris and buy a fancy dress from Christian Dior, where she causes a ruckus. MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS is a charming, funny, exquisite comedy where bold human kindness wins the day and transforms people’s lives for the better and contains very little objectionable content.
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THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON
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-2 Extreme caution for older teenagers and adults.THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON is the story of two men, one of normal intelligence yet prone to criminal behavior and the other a Down’s Syndrome man seeking to escape assisted living, who embark on a journey together on a small boat. THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON is a true delight, with a strong Christian, moral, redemptive worldview, including a baptism scene and some gospel music, but it’s marred by too much foul language and some light Romantic elements.
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THE GOOD LIE
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-1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.THE GOOD LIE is a powerful drama about Sudanese refugees who make it through some extreme trials and are brought to America to make a new life. THE GOOD LIE has a strong, inspiring Christian worldview with positive references to the Bible, but there is some content requiring caution.
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THE MIRACLE CLUB
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-2 Extreme caution for older teenagers and adults.THE MIRACLE CLUB is a comedy drama set in Ireland and France in 1967 where two elderly women in Ireland visit Lourdes, France, the famous Catholic healing shrine, with the estranged daughter of their friend who recently died, a trip that reopens some old wounds. THE MIRACLE CLUB explores grief, forgiveness and miracles in a compelling and heartfelt way and has some overt Christian, Catholic elements, but some strong foul language and irreverent jokes warrant extreme caution.
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UP
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+3 Some minor questionable elements. (Media-wisdom is suggested to discuss.)UP, the new animated feature from Pixar and Disney, is about a 78-year-old widower and a young boy scout who find the adventure of a lifetime on a jungle plateau in Venezuela full of unknown dangers. UP is another heartfelt, family-friendly, utterly delightful animated classic from the wonderful team at Pixar and Disney.
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BLUE MIRACLE
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+3 Some minor questionable elements. (Media-wisdom is suggested to discuss.)BLUE MIRACLE is an enjoyable drama streaming on Netflix about a man in Cabo, Mexico who’s on the brink of losing his orphanage, so he enters a fishing competition with a grumpy former winner. BLUE MIRACLE is a wonderful, heartwarming and often funny Christian drama that’s extremely entertaining, morally uplifting and spiritually inspiring.
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THE LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
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-1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, part one of THE LORD OF THE RINGS, opens in a small village in the Shire in Middle Earth, where a young Hobbit named Frodo has been entrusted with an ancient evil ring and must embark on an Epic quest to the Crack of Doom to destroy it. With dazzling effects and a great moral story, Part One of THE LORD OF THE RINGS is a must for fantasy fans, with a caution to parents of older children for strong sword-type violence and a brief occult element not in the book.
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