Tuesday, June 23, 2009

This looked fun and interesting......

This list of the Top 100 Pro-Catholic movies is from the National Catholic Register. I've bolded the ones that I've seen, which total the amount of.............31. :( I thought I had seen all the good movies. Well, see if you can beat my score! :D

1. The Passion of the Christ (2004) (I only watch that one once a year on Good Friday. It is such an awesome reminder of what Christ did for us.)

2. The Sound of Music (1965)


3. A Man For All Seasons (1966)

4. The Song of Bernadette (1943)


5. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)


6. The Ten Commandments (1956)


7. The Scarlet and the Black (1983)

8. Jesus of Nazareth (1977)


9. Schindler’s List (1993)

10. The Bells of St Mary’s (1945) (I love this one!)

11. Thérèse (2004) (Not a favorite; way too sad. I found it....depressing.)

12. Braveheart (1995) (Mel Gibson movies rock! I wish he was a better Catholic, poor guy.)

13. The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima

14. The Mission (1986)

15. Lilies of the Field (1963) (Great movie and a must watch. We watch it at Easter time every year.)

16. The Miracle of Marcelino (1955) (A very sweet movie that I would recommend for all, especially young kids.)

17. Les Miserables (1998)

18. The Quiet Man (1952)
(Family favorite, and a timeless classic.)

19. Ben Hur (1959)

20. Rudy (1993) (
Based on the true story of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger. Sean Astin (eeek!!) does a beautiful job as Rudy. A wee bit too much cuss words and swearing, but an awesome movie.)

21. The Robe (1953) (I don't really like the movie, but the book was good.)

22. Return to Me (2000)

23. We Were Soldiers (2002)

24. Becket (1964)

25. Going My Way (1944)

26. Romero (1989)

27. Sister Act (1992) (One word: Hilarious!)

28. Pope John Paul II (1984)

29. Jonah: a Veggie Tales Movie (2002)


30. Shoes of the Fisherman (1986)

31. Brideshead Revisited (1981)

32. The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

33. On the Waterfront (1954)

34. I Confess (1953)

35. Boys Town (1938) (An excellent Spencer Tracy film, where he portrays a the priest Fr. Flanagan.Also stars Mickey Rooney. Another pro-Catholic, Tracy movie I would like to recommend Captains Courageous, which is one of me all time favorites.)

36. Molokai: the Story of Father Damien (1999)

37. Quo Vadis (1951)

38. The Trouble With Angels (1956)

39. Babette’s Feast (1987)

40. The Rookie (2002)

41. The Reluctant Saint (1962)

42. One Man’s Hero (1999)

43. Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)

44. The Exorcist (1973)

45. Dead Man Walking (1995)

46. Joan of Arc (1948)

47. The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

48. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

49. Angels In the Outfield (1951) (Haven't seen this one in a looong time!)

50. Moonstruck (1987) (ROTFL! I didn't think this one would be on here, but I love it!! It does have some bed scenes you kinda have to skip through, but a hilarious movie of an Italian family in NY.)

51. The Miracle Maker: the Story of Jesus (2000)

52. Henry V (1989)

53. Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)

54. Entertaining Angels: the Dorothy Day Story (1996)

55. Knute Rockne: All American (1940)

56. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

57. The Singing Nun (1966)

58. Marty (1955)

59. Monsieur Vincent (1948)

60. The Assisi Underground (1985)

61. Au Revoir Les Infants (1987)

62. Come to the Stable (1949)

63. Diary of a Country Priest (1951)

64. In This House of Brede (1975)

65. The Jeweller’s Shop (1988)

66. The Miracle of the Bells (1948)

67. The Fighting Sullivans (1944)

68. The Fourth Wiseman (1985) (Kinda boreing)

69. The Juggler of Notre Dame (1970)

70. Barabbas (1962)

71. King of Kings (1961)

72. Francis of Assisi (1961)

73. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1937)

74. The Decalogue (1987)

75. The Gospel According to Saint Matthew (1966)

76. Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)

77. The Fugitive (1947)

78. The Longest Day (1962) (*shrieks* Love, love, love this movie!! It is filled with numerous top movie stars, and is based on the Americans invasion of Germany in WWII.)

79. Thérèse (1986)

80. The Gospel of John (2003)

81. A.D. (1985)

82. Faustyna (1995)

83. The Son (2002)

84. Francesco (1989)

85. The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)

86. Brother Orchid (1940)

87. Demetrius and the Gladiators

88. Nazarin (1958)

89. The Silver Chalice (1954)

90. When In Rome (1952)

91. Not of This World (1999)

92. Open City (1945)

93. 3 Godfathers (1948)

94. Don Bosco (1988)

95. Abraham (1994)


96. The Detective (1954)

97. The Hoodlum Saint (1946)

98. The Sign of the Cross (1932)


99. The Wrong Man (1956)

100. Padre On Horseback (1977)

4 comments:

Cousin Rose said...

That's really neat, thanks for sharing! You have to see "The Scarlet and the Black" it is AMAZING! I haven't seen all the movies on the list, either. :)
~Cousin Rose~

Remmirath said...

A grand total of 9. :) I've read several of the books that are movies on the list, does that count?? *hopeful look*

Yaviel said...

what! :O though dost not like the Therese movie?!?!?!!!?!! *gaspeth* i loooooved that movie!

The Other Katie said...

The Scarlet and the Black is an AMAZING movie starring Gregory Peck and you must see it!

You haven't seen The Trouble With Angels? It's soooo funny and sweet!