Reel Spirit: A Guide to Movies That Inspire, Explore and Empower

Reel Spirit is your personal guide to spirituality in the movies. It includes reviews and synopses of 400 movies that truly matter--movies which put you in touch with your true spiritual nature, perhaps challenge your way of looking at the world, and help you understand and love yourself and other people

This invaluable reference guide covers everything from blockbuster titles to movies of various generes that span the history of the cinema, from the early 1900s through 1999. it includes such films as the Star Wars series, It's a Wonderful Life, The Lion King, The Wizard of Oz, Life Is Beautiful, When Harry Met Sally and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

Raymond Teague's Reel Spirit is the ultimate guide to spirituality in the movies. Teague, a professional journalist and elder in the Unity Church, combined his love of the silver screen with his joyful personality to compile this compendium of more than 400 metaphysical films, from Cool Runnings to Ben Hur. Each movie's plot and primary characters are described, and Teague explains the spiritual lessons that can be derived from each film, regardless of whether or not its creators had a spiritual intent. Reel Spirit is also an excellent reference for parents who want their children to see films with positive values and minimal violence. --P. Randall Cohan