Movies/Documentaries  - My favourites
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A Christmas Carol (Mickey's Christmas Party) Disney version of Charles Dickens story. Timeless message!

A Few Good Men Gripping legal drama

A Man for all Seasons  Wikipedia  Based on the life of Sir (now Saint) Thomas More

Amazing Grace  Amazon Wikipedia   Moving slavery article from Hong Kong SCMP

Amazon Empire: The Rise and Reign of Jeff Bezos (20m views .... frightening!)

A Patch of Blue Classic about friendship of educated black man and blind white girl

Babe About a pig who does the work of a sheep dog. One of my all-time favourites!

Ben Hur  Winner of 11(!) Academy Awards Amazon  Wikipedia One of the greatest movies ever made. Based on "A Tale of the Christ" by Lew Wallace

Brother Sun Sister Moon The story of Saint Francis of Assisi Amazon Wikipedia

Chariots of Fire The first Gold Medal ever won by someone born in China!  Amazon  Wikipedia 

Dances with Wolves Wikipedia  Amazon (1,300 reviews!). Set during the American expansion to the west ...and the  battle for territory... Indians vs American pioneers + U.S. military. "Wonderful. Wonderful. But it Will Break Your Heart" (one reviewer in Amazon)

Dead Man Walking True story about man on death row

Early & Medieval Church History - 54 videos by Dr Ryan Reeves - excellent

Field of Dreams  From which we get "If you build it, they will come"!

Five Broken CamerasWhole movie free here on YouTube  Wikipedia First-hand account of protests in village affected by Israeli West Bank barrier. Shot by Palestinian farmer & structured around the destruction of his cameras

Gandhi Wikipedia   Amazon One of the greatest human beings ever to walk this planet. His message of peace and simple living is needed now more than ever before. Movie won 8 (!) Academy Awards. "When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it. Always."

George Muller - the inspiring life of a German pastor in England who founded schools and orphanages for the poor 

Give Up Tomorrow Harrowing story of young man falsely accused of murder of two Chinese-Filipino girls. POV Movie website Exposes corruption within judicial system of Philippines in one of the Philippines' most sensational trials 

Godspell Great musical presentation of life of Jesus

Guess who's coming to dinner? In 1967 this movie changed my views about inter-racial marriage!

Hotel Rwanda Amazon  Wikipedia Revealed -The other side of Hotel Rwanda Same topic: Shooting Dogs

In the Name of the Father Wikipedia  Based on the true story of the Guildford Four, four people falsely convicted of the 1974 Guildford pub bombings

Invictus Amazon Wikipedia The events in South Africa before and during 1995 Rugby World Cup, showing the great wisdom of Nelson Mandela

It's a Girl Wikipedia Website In India, China and many other parts of the world today, girls are killed, aborted and abandoned simply because they are girls. The UN estimates as many as 200 million girls are missing in the world today because of this so-called "gendercide"

Jewish history - Evidence of Ancient Israel - Full Documentary   .... a "must watch" for understanding how the Old Testament was put together

John Paul II - Witness to Hope Amazon One cannot but be moved by the first part of this movie tracing the invasion of Poland by Hitler and then by Stalin. This tragic background helps us to understand what made John Paul II tick. The movie also shows how John Paul II, like John XXIII, had a tremendous friendship for Jewish people

John XXIII - Pope of Peace Amazon Powerful ...moving...inspiring. Must admit I didn't know about the courage Roncalli showed in protecting Jews against Nazis. Nor did I know about his courageous work in Bulgaria ... not to mention the way he attracted President de Gaulle of France to a function by hiring the best chef in Paris! Roncalli's role in preventing war at the time of the Cuba crisis is gripping material. The kind but firm way he dealt with opposition from the Curia is a lesson for peace-makers. A great movie. Full of humor right from the opening scene where Roncalli is being measured for his ...coffin!

Joseph King of Dreams - the Exodus story of Joseph. One of my all time favourites!

Mickey's Christmas Carol - 26 min animated version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". Great for English classes before Christmas. Wikipedia

Mulan (1998 original, not 2020 version) Wikipedia While teaching English, I watched Mulan dozens of times ... one of the best movies for learning English.

Not One Less Wikipedia    DVD Talk In Chinese (Putonghua) with English sub-titles. True story of a 13-year-old substitute teacher, Wei Minzhi, in the Chinese countryside who is told not to lose any students. When one of the boys takes off in search of work in the big city, she goes looking for him.  A simple but powerful movie - captivates primary as well as secondary students.

Pele - Birth of a Legend TrailerThe early life of Brazilian footballer Pele and his journey with Brazil to win the 1958 FIFA World Cup - inspiring

Places in the Heart Wikipedia US Great Depression story has much relevance for our Covid 19 world

Rise of the Continents Amazon How to walk from Australia to China

Romero Whole movie free here  Amazon Wikipedia Warning: once you start watching this movie, you can't stop. Gripping.

Schindler's List  Wikipedia  "The best historical movie about the Holocaust"

Sophie Scholl - The Final Days  Wikipedia  - sad but inspiring

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Wikipedia Like Mulan, above, a great movie for learning English. I have seen it dozens of times and never failed to enjoy its story and songs

The Amy Carmichael Story Amazing Irish woman who helped orphans in India

The Camden 28 Powerful documentary about 28 US people who opposed the Vietnam war

The Cross - Jesus in China - Whole documentary free on YouTube Essential to understanding the incredible growth of house churches in China. I have seen this documentary many times ....really powerful

The Fox and the Hound One of my all time favourites! (with a great "chase" episode)

The Gate of Heavenly Peace Website   John W Powerful documentary about China's June 4, 1989 history

The Hiding Place Amazon  Wikipedia The true story of the heroic Ten Boom family who, during the Nazi occupation of The Netherlands, saved many Jewish friends

The House I Live In Wikipedia  Guardian "makes a shattering case against the War on Drugs" in the US

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Whole movie here free on YouTube   Wikipedia Based on the true story of Gladys Aylward, a courageous British missionary to China

The Keys of the Kingdom Whole movie here free on YouTube An old movie, but one of the most powerful movies I have ever watched, starting with my first time in 1964!  The moving and inspiring story of a missionary to China

The Mission  Wikipedia  Based on the experiences of a Jesuit missionary in 18th-century South America

The Prince of Egypt - the Exodus story of Moses .... excellent for upper primary students

The Red Boots for Christmas  28 min animated story - excellent for English classes for older children before Christmas

The Richard Wurbrand Story  36 min animated story - about brave pastor who suffered under Communist regime in Romania
(one of many inspiring productions by The Torchlighters)

The Road to World War 2: Germany - this whole series should be studied by all older school students

The Silent Witness A gripping investigation about the Shroud of Turin

To Sir With Love For me this was Sidney Poitier's best movie!

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