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…what? I’m serious! 
If you’re counting films like The Omen, then it sounds like you’re open to movies about eschatology and what I like to call Judeo-Christian mythology. Now I’m not Christian, but I like these sorts of movies. The Prophecy, starring Christopher Walken, was a great one (and there are a bunch of sequels), and another is The Seventh Sign, starring Demi Moore.
And another Christian film (although not eschatology) is We’re No Angels. (I’m more familiar with the remake starring Robert De Niro and Sean Penn, rather than the original with Humphrey Bogart.)
And there was Leap of Faith, starring Steve Martin and Debra Winger.
Bad Lieutenant has perhaps the most believable (and painful) religious conversion on film.
The assorted films of Carl Dreyer (Ordet, The Passion of Joan of Arc, Day of Wrath) are infused with Christian sensibility.
That’s a tough one. The Christians are portrayed in a negative So are they saying what she does is “true Christianity”, or Christianity isn’t the way to go?
And from the OP, Where the Heart Is has Mother Sister helping Novalee presumably because she is a Christian, but she picks and chooses what to follow. So again, is it Christian or is it saying true Christianity is something else?
Dead Man Walking about a nun who opposes the death penalty. The themes of “the truth shall set you free” and forgiveness are pretty prominent in it.
I know you are & that’s a great pick!
:smack: I’d written the post & THEN thought of Chariots of Fire, but didn’t think about qualifying that part about the South before I hit Enter.
magnolia references biblical events, passages, and themes.
There Will Be Blood, same auteur, has a different take on Christianity.
Master and Commander is pretty openly Christian, even if it is more of an accurate reflection of history rather than an endorsement per se. (though I believe the themes prove it to be a thoroughly Christan movie)
There are Golden Age films that have priests as main characters like Going My Way and The Bells of St. Mary’s that have a certain pro-Christian message, as opposed to the more ambiguous modern films about priests like Doubt.
The Exorcist.
Here’s a question- would **Raiders of the Lost Ark **Qualify, since it validates Christianity, but I don’t think it has the Jesus portions of it, just the Ark of the Covenant?
Also:
Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter
Well, The Last Crusade, would then. I mean it assumes a divine Jesus who left behind magical artifacts at least. The part of the OP that makes it difficult are finding films that go beyond having Christian themes and elements to find those that promote Christianity as a lifestyle choice.
As for Breaking the Waves, since we hear bells from the sky after the heroine has died, pretty clearly God is showing approval of her brand of Christianity, IMHO.
Excalibur has a strong theme of Christianity displacing pagan religions in ancient Britain (“The one God drives out the many”).
Being There is about holy fools and false messiahs.
Bedazzled (both versions, but more the second than the first, I think) is about the dangers of sin and the rewards of virtue.
The Lord of the Rings movies are certainly open to a Christian interpretation, in keeping with the devoutly Catholic Tolkien’s own interpretation of his novels. Plenty in there about self-sacrifice, good vs. evil, vengeance and mercy.
My BIL tells me that a professor at the Presbyterian seminary he attended showed The Life of Brian to the class, joking, “Everything you need to know about the establishment of organized religion is in there.” Of course Monty Python took plenty of shots at Christianity in MP and the Holy Grail and The Meaning of Life, too.
Time Bandits, in which several MP alums were involved, is about the struggle of good vs. evil, courage overcoming adversity, and of course free will (see esp. The Supreme Being’s appearance at the end).
And of course Oh, God!
Right, but then it’s not a “Christian movie” since it rejects acting the way the Christians were being portrayed. I would never see The Blind Side but I’m assuming from the OP that it’s showing traditional Christians in a positive light without billing itself as a Christian movie. Breaking the Waves is showing traditional Christians in a negative light and in that sense rejecting Christianity.
Well, there are different flavors of Christianity, obviously. I don’t see it as an anti-Christian movie; I see it as a rejection of pinched, narrow-minded, provincial, repressive Christianity. YMMV.
Saved!, The edgiest teen flick ever to feature a Christian Rock Soundtrack, was essentially about the conflict between the letter and spirit of Christianity. It weighed down on the latter. It’s one of my favorite teen movies ever, actually, and features a lot of the same likable qualities as Mean Girls and Juno.
I love that movie! I usually watch it at least once a year.
My favorite part: “I am filled with the Lord’s love!” As she throws a bible at a girl.
Beowulf had that, too. At the beginning of the movie, a couple of characters are discussing Christian theology in a “No way, really?” sort of way, and by the end, a Christian priest is one of the major powers behind the throne.
I’ll also add Daredevil: Murdock is Catholic, and his priest is his only confidante to his secret identity.
Likewise Les Miserables–pretty strong themes of Law vs. Grace, love, and redemption.
Came in to mention Les Mis (and get out of the rain), but since it’s mentioned I’ll go with Wise Blood, the John Huston adaptation of Flannery O’Connor’s novel. Has some variances from the novel but both are about a young militant atheist (Hazel Motes, played by Brad Dourif) starting a “Church of Truth” (a church without God or Jesus) and his turnaround. The screenplay was written by Benedict Fitzgerald who later wrote the (English version) of the screenplay (translated into Aramaic for) PASSION OF THE CHRIST; he sued Mel Gibson for $10 million over royalties in a case that was settled out of court.
The Apostle- mentioned above- is a must if you haven’t seen it and one of my all-time favorite movies. It’s one of the only movies about a Pentecostal to show them as complex and even oddly sympathetic characters, warts and all. Beautiful soundtrack also.
The musical SWEET CHARITY has a character who belongs to a Religion of the Month Club and joins 'Big Daddy Brubeck’s Rhythm of Life Tabernacle. While not exactly Christian some of Sammy Davis Jr.'s imageryis pretty explicitly Christian (particularly the 4:51 or so part).
I’m surprised he’s not already mentioned, but ALL of Tyler Perry’s movies are aggressively Christian.
The Piano Lesson starring Charles Dutton has a character who is a Christian minister and goes into a long sermon about a dream he had that inspired him to be a minister. (Can’t find that scene, but here’s the absolutely unrelated yet hypnotically beautiful musical number that’s one of my favorite from any non-musicals.)
I’m not sure Saint Maybe qualifies since it’s fairly blatantly Christian–but it’s the one I rewatch when my faith needs a boost.