January 14, 2012 - Gandhi, 1st half (1982) PG 92 minutes. Director Richard Atten-borough's awe-inspiring biopic about Mahatma Gandhi (Ben Kingsley) -- the diminutive lawyer who stood up against British rule in India and became an international symbol of nonviolence and understanding -- brilliantly underscores the difference one person can make. The first half of the film depicts Gandhi's civil rights campaigns in South Africa and India up to the British massacre of Indian civilians at Jallianwala Bagh in 1919. Matthew 5: 38-48; John 8: 32-37 | Study Guide

February 4, 2012 - Gandhi, 2nd half (1982) PG 97 minutes. Mahatma Gandhi (Ben Kingsley) -- the diminutive lawyer who stood up against British rule in India and became an international symbol of nonviolence and understanding -- led a campaign of non-violent non-cooperation against British colonialists that led to Indian and Pakastani independence. Epic and unforgettable, the film swept the 1983 Oscars, winning eight awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Kingsley), Best Screenplay and Best Director (Richard Attenborough). The second half of the film depicts Gandhi's imprisonment by the British, his several hunger strikes, and his assassination by Hindu extremists. Matthew 5: 38-48; John 8: 32-37 | Study Guide

March 3, 2013 - Doubt (2008) rated PG-13 104 minutes. In this Oscar-nominated adaptation of John Patrick Shanley's Tony-winning play, Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep) begins to have doubts about doting priest Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman), who seems to have become overly involved in the life of a young African American pupil. But Flynn isn't the only one she doubts. Is she overreacting to the situation, or is there truth behind her convictions? Mark 9:24; Matthew 6: 15-20 | Study Guide

April 7, 2012 - Dragonfly (2002) rated PG-13 105 minutes. A physician (Kevin Kostner) is disconsolate after the death of his wife, who died in an accident while performing relief work in Central America. The doctor's patients begin delivering to him messages from her from the afterlife. On a quest to determine what his lost soul mate wants, the doctor is forced to accept the impossible. Revelation 21: 1-4; John 14: 1-14 | Study Guide

May 5, 2012 - The Kite Runner (2007) rated PG-13 127 minutes. Years after fleeing the Taliban and immigrating to the United States, a privileged Afghan man (Khalid Abdalla) returns to his war-ravaged homeland to try to repay his debt to a loyal childhood friend whose trust he once betrayed. Marc Forster (Finding Neverland, Monster's Ball) directs this touchingly honest story of family, friendship and bravery, based on the best-selling debut novel by Khaled Hosseini. Psalm 145:8-9; Colossians 3: 12-13 | Study Guide

June 2, 2012 - Wall-E (2008) rated G 98 minutes. In a futuristic world, human beings have destroyed Earth and evacuated the planet, leaving the cleanup to an army of robots they've programmed to do their dirty work. Due to a mishap, the dutiful WALL-E is the only one left. But with the arrival of a female probe, the monotony of WALL-E's existence is broken -- and he experiences love for the first time. Andrew Stanton directs this Golden Globe- and Oscar-winning Pixar tale with a sci-fi twist. Matthew 25: 21; Genesis 9:13 | Study Guide

July 7, 2012 - Stranger Than Fiction (2006) rated PG-13 113 minutes. As best-selling novelist Kay Eiffel (Emma Thompson) struggles with how to kill off her main character, IRS auditor Harold Crick (Will Ferrell) begins hearing her voice in his head and slowly realizes that he must stop his own death. Crick's world turns upside down as he tries to persuade Kay to change the ending of her novel, all while getting closer to a quirky baker (Maggie Gyllenhaal) he's auditing. Dustin Hoffman and Queen Latifah co-star. Mark 10:15; Romans 9:20-21 | Study Guide

August 4, 2012 - The Tree of Life (2011) rated PG-13 139 minutes. Brad Pitt and Sean Penn star in Terrence Malick's 1950s adventure about a confused man named Jack, who sets off on a journey to understand the true nature of the world. Growing up in the Midwest with two brothers, Jack has always been torn between his mother's guidance to approach everything he encounters with an open heart and his father's advice to look after his own interests. Now, Jack must find a way to regain purpose and perspective. Job 38:4-7; Matthew 5:45b | Study Guide

September 3, 2011 - The King's Speech (2010) rated R 119 minutes. Britain's King George VI (Colin Firth) struggles with an embarrassing stutter for years until he seeks help from unorthodox Australian speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) in this biographical drama that chalked up multiple Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Logue's pioneering treatment and unlikely friendship give the royal leader a sense of confidence that serves him and his country well during the dark days of World War II. Exodus 4: 10-12; I John 17-18 | Study Guide

October 6, 2012 - Schindler's List (1993) rated R 133 minutes. Liam Neeson stars as Oskar Schindler, a greedy German factory owner made rich by exploiting cheap Jewish labor. But as World War II unfolds, he becomes an unlikely humanitarian, spending his entire fortune to help save 1,100 Jews from Auschwitz. Co-starring Ralph Fiennes, Steven Spielberg's holocaust epic won seven Academy Awards (including Best Picture) and is an unforgettable testament to the possibility of human goodness. | Study Guide

November 3, 2012 - The Visitor (2007) rated PG-13 103 minutes. Widowed professor Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins, in an Oscar-nominated role) finds himself drawn to a different rhythm when he discovers an immigrant couple, Tarek (Haaz Sleiman) and Zainab (Danai Gurira), squatting in his Manhattan flat and becomes wrapped up in their lives. Hiam Abbass co-stars as Tarek's mother, who forges an unlikely connection with Walter when Tarek is thrown into a detention center. Deuteronomy 10:19 | Study Guide

December 1, 2012 - The Help (2011) rated PG-13 146 minutes. In 1960s Jackson, Miss., aspiring writer Eugenia Phelan crosses taboo racial lines by conversing with Aibileen Clark about her life as a housekeeper, and their ensuing friendship upsets the fragile dynamic between the haves and the have-nots. When other long-silent black servants begin opening up to Eugenia, the disapproving conservative Southern town soon gets swept up in the turbulence of changing times. Psalm 146: 7b-9; Proverbs 31:8 | Study Guide