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Movies for Teenagers about the Value of Faith

RETURN TO THE HIDING PLACE

Quality:

****

Content:

-1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.

RETURN TO THE HIDING PLACE tells the story of a Dutch Resistance fighter in World War II who found refuge at Corrie ten Boom’s house of the 1974 movie THE HIDING PLACE fame. RETURN TO THE HIDING PLACE is one of the most exciting, riveting, edge-of-your seat World War II movies ever made, wherein the Gospel is proclaimed in word and deed throughout.

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LUTHER

Quality:

****

Content:

+1 Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)

The movie LUTHER covers the early years of Martin Luther’s life, from his days as a monk in the early 1500s to the proclamation of the Augsburg Confession in 1530, which founded the Lutheran Church in Germany. It is a wonderful, entertaining historical drama that, despite some flaws, shows how one man’s faith in God changed the history of the world.

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BEN-HUR

Quality:

****

Content:

+3 Some minor questionable elements. (Media-wisdom is suggested to discuss.)

BEN HUR ranks among the most honored of films, taking 11 of 12 Academy awards. This beautifully crafted film begins with the birth of Christ and demonstrates a journey of faith of one man, Judah Ben-Hur, who goes from prince to prisoner to champion charioteer to Christian. This is a film that every family should see and cherish as a defender of faith and Christian values.

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SERGEANT YORK

Quality:

****

Content:

+4 Biblical, usually Christian, worldview, with no questionable elements whatsoever.

SERGEANT YORK stars Gary Cooper in a movie based on the true story of a conscientious objector who became the greatest American hero in World War I. SERGEANT YORK is a profoundly Christian movie, with a brilliant performance by Gary Cooper. It powerfully explores the role Christians should play in times of war.

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GODS AND GENERALS

Quality:

****

Content:

-1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.

GODS AND GENERALS paints a brilliant portrait of the Christian lives of the great military leaders during the tumultuous years leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. GODS AND GENERALS recognizes the deep spiritual values of those involved in the Civil War; it is a monument of filmmaking which will be remembered as long as there are devices to watch such a magnificent historical epic.

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42

Quality:

****

Content:

-1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.

42 tells what happens when the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team signed the first black player in the Major Leagues, Jackie Robinson, in 1947. 42 is an inspirational, superb movie showing how the Christian faith of both Dodgers General Manager Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson helped end racism in professional baseball. However, there is a fair amount of foul language and some racial epithets, so caution is advised, especially for children.

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THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST

Quality:

****

Content:

-2 Extreme caution for older teenagers and adults.

THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, Mel Gibson’s masterpiece, covers the time period from the Garden of Gethsemane to the Cross and beyond. The movie goes beyond most Passion Plays to highlight in stark, dark, and intense terms the spiritual warfare raging around Jesus Christ during His Passion. It is a must-see movie, beautifully directed and powerfully acted.

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LES MISERABLES

Quality:

****

Content:

-1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.

LES MISÉRABLES is a movie version of the beloved musical play of Victor Hugo’s novel about an ex-convict whose life is redeemed but is hounded anyway by a legalistic policeman. LES MISÉRABLES is a brilliant adaptation of this inspiring, spiritually uplifting Christian story that beautifully depicts God’s transformational powers though the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but it contains some harsh scenes showing the brokenness of humanity without God.

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UNBROKEN

Quality:

****

Content:

-2 Extreme caution for older teenagers and adults.

UNBROKEN is a harrowing story of the Christian Olympic athlete and World War II POW Louis Zamperini, who endured unimaginable hardship. UNBROKEN is an immensely powerful story filled with faith, hope and forgiveness. Extreme caution is due to some intense, brutal war elements and foul language.

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