Recovering The SelfA Journal of Hope and Healing

Movies

The Cave of the Yellow Dog (2005)

Foreign cinema has many gems to offer audiences who love humanistic stories of animals brought into the family. The 2005 Mongolian-German movie The Cave of the …

The Long Way Home (1998)

Toward the end of his career as a well-recognized director of TV movies, Glenn Jordan gave audiences a gem that continues to warm and win hearts of those who …

Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (1991)

Recreating the true story of a teenage girl abducted in the 1960s’ Pennsylvania by a mentally challenged man with a criminal record, Cry in the Wild: The …

Rescued by Ruby (2022)

Want to see a dog movie with no gloom and doom? Katt Shea’s Rescued by Ruby (2022) may be your next click on Netflix. The family drama features the bond …

The Straight Story (1999)

David Lynch’s name in movies is usually associated with disturbing and bizarre content. But The Straight Story (1999) is a movie where he switches gear and …

War Horse (2011)

Steven Spielberg won a lot of acclaim with filming extraterrestrial creatures, dinosaurs, and androids – a world of out-of-this-world characters over decades …

The Staircase (1998)

There are movies for the eyes and there are those for the mind. But some exceptional movies speak directly to the soul. Karen Arthur’s TV movie The Staircase …

GMO Ticking Time Bomb (2012)

GMO Ticking Time Bomb is a short documentary written and directed by Gary Null. The film makes a case against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) by …

The Heart of Christmas (2011)

Christmas season is on and so are Christmas movies in families all around the nation and the world. If you are in the mood for a Christmas flick that is all …

Red Dog (2011)

If you love dog movies – and who doesn’t – Red Dog (2011) is one of its kind that takes you on the inspiring, real life story of a dog’s journey. …

The Trip to Bountiful

From a play to a screenplay and then a memorable movie, The Trip to Bountiful is one of those works in cinema that have kept the drama genre vitalized for its …

The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep

Some films are simply memorable, for they capture the essence of love in its purest form. And this is so true of The Water Horse. Set in Scotland during the …

2017 Films That Will Inspire You

by Molly Simmons With the 90th Academy Awards, Hollywood and film fans around the world have officially stopped honoring the projects of 2017. People will now …

My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010)

Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Gisèle Casadesus, Maurane, Patrick Bouchitey, Jean-François Stévenin Director: Jean Becker Year of Release: 2010 Run Time: 82 …

FLOW: For Love of Water

Irena Salina’s 2008 documentary Flow: For Love of Water takes audiences through the alarmingly dangerous problem of drinking water contamination and the …

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

If we speak of mental health and film – or Jack Nicholson and/or Louise Fletcher – one film that jumps out to the front is the 1975 One Flew Over the …

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

A Beautiful Mind Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly Director: Ron Howard, based on the book by Sylvia Nasar Year of Release: 2001 Run Time: 134 minutes …

The Kite Runner (2007)

The Kite Runner Starring: Khalid Abdalla, Atossa Leoni, Directed by: Marc Forster, based on the best-selling debut novel by Khaled Hosseini Year of Release: …

Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)

Lorenzo’s Oil (1992) Starring: Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon Writer and Director: George Miller Year of Release: 1992 Run Time: 1 hour, 16 minutes Genre: Drama …

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