Highest-Rated Movies about 'Spirituality', Sort by Popularity

Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation (2017), The Heart of Man (2017), Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006), Samsara (2001), Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004), Leon Morin, Priest (1961), Western Stars (2019), Malcolm X (1972) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Spirituality movies.

#1. Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation (2017)

Storyline: The documentary follows The Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team on the road as they compete in the 2015 World Box Lacrosse Championships. For the first time ever, the Championship Games were held on an Indian Reservation, in Onondaga in upstate New York, the Capitol of the Iroquois Confederacy.—Chris Brewster

Plot Keywords: athlete, teammate, native american, inspiring, emotional, spirited, denver ...

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#2. The Heart of Man (2017)

Storyline: The Heart of Man is a cinematic retelling of the parable of the Prodigal Son, interwoven with true testimonials of personal and sexual brokenness. Narrative storytelling and documentary filmmaking are combined like never before to reveal the compassionate heart of God the Father for His sons and daughters, illuminating an age-old truth: shame is not a barrier to God's love, but a bridge to absolute transformation, victory, freedom, and hope.

Plot Keywords: young man, sexual predator, god, young woman, sex addict, emotional, profound ...

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#3. Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006)

Storyline: Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where he orchestrated a mass suicide via tainted punch.

Plot Keywords: cult leader, minister, survivor, cult member, shocking, disturbing, dark ...

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#4. Samsara (2001)

Storyline: A spiritual love-story set in the majestic landscape of Ladakh, Himalayas. Samsara is a quest; one man's struggle to find spiritual Enlightenment by renouncing the world. And one woman's struggle to keep her enlightened love and life in the world. But their destiny turns, twists and comes to a surprise ending...—Monsoon Films

Plot Keywords: monk, mentor, wife, servant, melodramatic, intricate, profound ...

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#5. Proteus: A Nineteenth Century Vision (2004)

Storyline: The animated documentary Proteus explores the nineteenth century's engagement with the undersea world through science, technology, painting, poetry and myth. The central figure of the film is biologist and artist Ernst Haeckel, who found in the depths of the sea an ecstatic and visionary fusion of science and art.

Plot Keywords: biologist, painter, sailor, sea creature, spectacular, creative, dreamy ...

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#6. Leon Morin, Priest (1961)

Storyline: In World War II, the widow Barny sees the Italian soldiers arriving in occupied Saint Bernard while walking to her job. Barny lives with her daughter and works correcting tests and feels a great attraction toward her boss Sabine. When the Germans arrive, Barny sends her half-Jewish daughter to live in a farm in the countryside and finds that Sabine's brother has been arrested and sent to a concentration camp. The atheist Barny decides to baptize her daughter to protect her and chooses priest Léon Morin to discuss with him themes related to religion and Catholicism and Léon lends books to her. Barny converts to the Catholicism and becomes closer to Léon, feeling an unrequited desire for him.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Plot Keywords: communist, widow, mother, priest, daughter, tense, uneasy ...

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#10. The Karate Kid (1984)

Storyline: Daniel and his mother move from New Jersey to California. She has a wonderful new job, but Daniel quickly discovers that a dark haired Italian boy with a Jersey accent doesn't fit into the blond surfer crowd. Daniel manages to talk his way out of some fights, but he is finally cornered by several who belong to the same karate school. As Daniel is passing out from the beating he sees Miyagi, the elderly gardener leaps into the fray and save him by outfighting half a dozen teenagers. Miyagi and Daniel soon find out the real motivator behind the boys' violent attitude in the form of their karate teacher. Miyagi promises to teach Daniel karate and arranges a fight at the all-valley tournament some months off. When his training begins, Daniel doesn't understand what he is being shown. Miyagi seems more interested in having Daniel paint fences and wax cars than teaching him Karate.

Plot Keywords: young boy, martial arts master, janitor, father figure, single mother, bully, amusing ...

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#13. Fairy Tale: A True Story (1997)

Storyline: Based on factual accounts, this is the story of two young girls that, somehow, have the ability to take pictures of winged beings... which certainly causes quite a stir throughout England during the time of the first World War. Everyone, except the girls who think it's quite normal, are excited about this "photographic proof" that fairies exist... even the great Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini pay the girls a visit.—BOB STEBBINS <stebinsbob@aol.com>

Plot Keywords: harry houdini, arthur conan doyle, mother, young girl, daughter, philosopher, lighthearted ...

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#15. How to Cook Your Life (2007)

Storyline: Doris Dörrie's camera greets Edward Espe Brown when he arrives in Australia to give a class on cooking, Zen, and meditation. We see him back home in Northern California as well. Brown, for forty years a Zen cook, demonstrates cooking as well as commenting on topics including anger, quiet, gleaning and waste, battered pots, and how he found his vocation. A focus of his is to demonstrate how to bring one's self to cooking and to others simultaneously. He quotes often from two masters, with several examples of Zen wit. The camera takes the occasional trip to fast food restaurants to provide contrast to Brown's approach and results.—<jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: chef, documentarian, student, inspiring, fascinating, california, australia ...

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