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November 29, 2004

Top 100 Spiritually Significant Films List

The movies on the Top 100 Spiritually Significant Films list are an assortment of classic and contemporary, foreign and domestic, films with varying themeatic references. The Arts & Faith website developed this list in 2004. Titles were selected with a combination of anonymous voting, open debate, and expert jury selection. They plan to update it annually.

The Passion of The Christ
Concerns the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth. In the Garden of Gethsemane near the Mount of Olives, Jesus is betrayed by Judas Iscariot. Jesus is condemned to death for blasphemy and brought before Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea, for sentencing. The roaring crowd demands his death, so Pilate orders his crucifixion. Jesus is severely beaten and made to carry his cross up to Golgotha, the hill outside Jerusalem, where he is nailed to the cross. With his mother looking on, he dies. Directed by Mel Gibson. Starring James Caviezel. R

Schindler's List
Oskar Schindler uses Jews to start a factory in Poland during the war. He witnesses the horrors endured by the Jews, and starts to save them. Directed by Stephen Spielberg. Starring Liam Neeson & Ben Kingsley. Based on the book Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally. R