Camp Hideoutis an impressive "first film" from Called Higher Studios, which offers audiences a rare treat: a live-action, family-friendly PG comedy. Too often, family films in the comedy genre include elements -- coarse language and sexual innuendo, for example -- that have parents diving for the remote. There is none of that in Camp Hideout.
Netflix is known for its binge-worthy dramas and its massive library of content.Although much of that library includes titles that aren't "safe for the whole family," some of it is. In fact, many titles within Netflix's service are not only family-friendly but also inspiring and faith-centric.The bests of this bunch are notable not only for their excellent scripts but also for their top-notch acting. These movies – we'll call them "Christian" due to their Christ-centric content – are worthy of consideration when you want a pick-me-up.Here are the seven best Christian movies on Netflix:Photo courtesy: David Balev/Unsplash
The story of Moses is one of the Bible’s easiest stories to adapt because it has everything people look for in a good story. Action. Drama. Sorrow. Romance. Tragedy. Heroism. Also, the story of Moses holds all these elements together in a compact package which translates easily to a feature film or short cartoon.Consequently, it’s not surprising that the story of Moses has been made into movies numerous times. At least as early as 1905, filmmakers were adapting scenes of his story to film. The story has been told as everything from a costume drama (most recently, the 2014 film Exodus: Gods and Kings) to a modern-day retelling (for example, the 2007 film Exodus). Here are 10 Moses movies that tell the story for different audiences and in different styles, each worth exploring.Editor's Note: These movies' inclusion in this article does not mean Crosswalk.com endorses the companies who produce the movies, or any dramatic license taken with the material. Readers are encouraged to research the movies for their own conclusions.Photo Credit: Getty Images/kevron2001
Rickey is a young boy with an upbeat outlook, a strong faith and an uncanny ability to hit a baseball out of the park. He's also a boy with a degenerative spinal disease and leg braces. Even so, Rickey dreams of playing professional baseball someday alongside the diamond greats of the day, including his favorite player, Mickey Mantle. After all, Rickey can hit a rock – a rock! – some 200 feet using only a stick.His family and friends, though, aren't so optimistic about his dreams.The new faith-based movie The Hill (PG) tells the story of Rickey Hill, a boy who grew up in the bone-dry fields of rural Texas and overcame long odds to try out for the Major Leagues.Here are four things you should know about it:
Corrie is a brave Christian woman living in Nazi-occupied Netherlands in 1940.Corrie and her family are members of the Dutch Reformed Church, which opposes the Nazi’s march across Europe and its persecution and rounding up of Jewish people.And now, Corrie and her family are facing a dilemma: Should they tell the Nazi officials everything they know about their Jewish friends and neighbors? Or should they hide and even lie about the Jews in order to protect them?The new movieThe Hiding Placetells the true story of Corrie and her family, who risked everything to protect Jewish refugees from the Holocaust.Here are three things you should know about the film:
Hollywood and the entertainment industry are in the midst of a “revival moment” of faith-based projects that are unifying the body of Christ and amplifying light across a dark world, says the actor best known for his roles in The Chosen and Jesus Revolution.
Jesus was clear: “Everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Matthew 5:28). The same is true for women who look lustfully at men. According to Jesus, Oppenheimercaused millions of people to commit adultery over the weekend.Once again, scientific research substantiates his point. Studies conclusively show that viewing pornography (which is what the sex scenes in Oppenheimer constitute) changes our brains in damaging ways, quickly leads to stress, addiction, and escalating behavior, fuels mental illness, and negatively impacts love, marriage, and intimacy.
After leaving the movie, I am left no longer the bright-eyed child version of myself that walked in full of hope and wonder but the grounded adult woman who still loves and adores the toy but is very aware of the reality of this world. The new Barbie movie seeks to speak to the reality of living as a woman in this world rather than to the child within each of us.
Barbie is a perfect woman living in a perfect world. She wears the latest fashion. She drives the nicest cars. All the other women want to be her. All the men want to be around her.Everywhere she goes in her city – Barbie Land – people wave and smile in admiration.Soon, though, Barbie's life is rocked by "tragedy." She develops flat feet. She grows cellulite. She even begins having thoughts of – aghast – death!Barbie needs help. And thanks to wise advice from someone in her town, she has a plan. She'll cross over the space-time continuum into the real world, where she'll find her human owner – a girl – and learn what's troubling her. As the theory goes: The young girl's negative thoughts are negatively affecting Barbie. If Barbie can emotionally heal her owner, then Barbie, too, will be fixed. Will Barbie's plan work?Here are four things parents should know:
The new action film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (PG-13) follows the well-known story of spy Ethan Hunt, who is given a mission by his bosses at the IMF (the Impossible Missions Force) that will determine the future of humankind. Tom Cruise stars in the lead role.
In recent years there's been a shift from cable and DVDs to digital streaming services, with the front-runner being Netflix. Netflix has now accumulated tens of millions of subscribers world-wide. The content ranges from movies both new and old, current television shows including reboots like Fuller House, older shows like Andy Griffith, educational documentaries, and entire kid-friendly channels.
Netflix has also gained a reputation for producing original adult-oriented content – Orange is the New Black and House of Cards, for example – but it surprisingly has also built an impressive library of Christian films you can enjoy with friends or family.
From romantic comedies to animated films to Bible-based series, there’s something for every Christian in Netflix’s collection.
Here are eight of the best ones:
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Henry is a gray-haired, semi-retired college archaeology professor who is losing patience with the world in 1969 America.But then, a young woman enters his life. She's optimistic like he once was. And determined. She also has a passion for archaeology.In her view, "Dr. Jones" is a hero of the archaeological world, and she needs his help.The new film Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (PG-13) follows the worldwide quest of Indiana and Helena as they try to find the dial before the Nazis do. It stars Harrison Ford in the lead role.Here are four things you should know:
Tim is a federal agent who has a passion for justice, for righteousness and for rescuing the innocent.On the surface, his goals aren’t all that different from his fellow agents at the Department of Homeland Security. They, too, want to see an end to human sex trafficking. They, too, are fighting to save children. Tim, though, wants to push the legal envelope. He wants to battle sex traffickers not only inside the U.S. – the legal boundaries of his government employer – but in other countries, too.The new movie Sound of Freedom (PG-13) follows the story of Tim. It is being distributed by Angel Studios and stars Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, Infidel) in the lead role.Here are four things you should know:
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry is a film adapted from true events. The dialogue is simple yet profound in telling the story of how an elderly man, Jonathan Sperry, mentors three young boys with his wisdom and faith during a challenging time in their lives. It’s a great Christian Family Movie and a story that will continue to be cherished for years to come.
