Top Catholic Movies in Netflix: Highly Rated, Inspiring, True Stories
NETFLIX has top Catholic movies that you can instantly download to your television sets or computers (PC and Mac). For a price of $23.99, you can rent four (4) movies at a time and get unlimited access to selected instant movie downloads. For $8.99, you can opt to get a one-DVD at a time with unlimited video streaming plan. For the budget-conscious viewers, $4.99 presents a great win-win situation. NETFLIX allows you to try out their services for a trial period of 14 days with no obligations to follow through the service.
Since the movie titles in NETFLIX are overwhelming, discerning parents are increasingly having tough times weeding through NETFLIX for their family's movie nights. NETFLIX gives renters customized preferences in their website based on their tastes. Unfortunately, it is difficult for Catholics to weave through the gallery to find highly rated Catholic movies available in NETFLIX. NETFLIX has a category for Faith and Spirituality genres but the system has no specified list for top Catholic movies. Thus, it has been a hassle to find these movies recommended and highly rated by Catholics.
Why would Catholics benefit from subscribing to NETFLIX?
For quite some time, Catholic parents turn off their television sets during the Lenten season. In recent years, Christians are canceling their cable services and stopping television addictions in their homes. There are too many undesirable elements in today's television networks. Even with the movies in Hollywood, themes are mostly desperate and depressing. The movies reflect a mirror of hell rather than heaven.
The new generation of Catholic movie viewers, highly selective in their movie choices for their children, prefer themes that celebrate ideals and values that will promote a positive influence in their lives. In Catholic families, the choices of movies in their household are primarily parent-driven. Catholic parents, do not rely on secular cinematic reviews. They scrutinize the movies in NETFLIX for age and maturity considerations. Catholic movie viewers join discussion groups in online forums such as Catholic Answers, Love2Learn.Net Movie Review Blog, Vatican's Top Movie Lists to get trustworthy reviews of the best Catholic movies of all times. Catholic movies that contain both moral and entertainment values, hit the charts of Catholic homes.
Recently, "Superheroes stories", also called "Saints stories", produced by independent foreign film makers, have enjoyed favorable reviews. These foreign Catholic movies are emotionally compelling, engrossing and engaging even for non-Catholics youth. Teens experience their first time to cry, not out of pity for the characters or events, but out of love for profound truths discovered.
The top Catholic movies listed below are films that have been highly recommended by Catholic parents. These top Catholic movies have consistently garnered 5-star ratings in many internet movie review sites. The themes of the movies tackle the triumph of good over evil, reveal truths about human existence, edify the lives of ordinary men and women who have inspired others, contain powerful stories of loss and redemption, deal with provocative phenomena or unexplained events (apparitions or demonic possession), portray an understanding of the law of natural order and subsequent consequences.
It will be something to look forward if NETFLIX can categorize the Catholic movies according to the following types:
Top Catholic Movies on Lives of Extraordinary Men and Women in NETFLIX
1.Padre Pio: Miracle Man (2002)
2.Saint John Bosco: Mission to Love (2004)
3.Saint Rita (2004)
4.Mother Teresa (2003)
5.Karol: A Man Who Became Pope (2005)
6.Molakai: The Story of Father Damien (2000)
7.The Reluctant Saint (1962)
8.Maria Goretti (2003)
9.Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
10. Miracle of Marcelino (1955)
11.A Time for Miracles (1980)
12.The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
Top Catholics Movies that are Pro-Life in NETFLIX
1.Bella (2006)
2.Follow the Stars Home (2001)
Top Catholic Movies that are Mystical but True Stories in NETFLIX
1.Staircase (2003)
2.Song of Bernadette (1943)
3.The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Top Catholic Documentaries in NETFLIX
1.The Cheese Nun (2002)
2. Witness to Hope: The Life of Pope John Paul II (2002)
Top Catholic Movies in Television Series in NETFLIX
1.Father Brown Television Series (1974)
2.G.K. Chesterton: Apostle of Common Sense (2005)
Top Catholic Dramas in NETFLIX
1.The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)
2.The Bicycle Thief (1948)
3.The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
4.Diary of a Country Priest (1950)
5.The Ninth Day (2004)
6.The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
7.On the Waterfront (1954)
8.The Maldonado Miracle (2003)
9.Lilies of the Field (1963)
10.The Keys of the Kingdom (1945)
11.Babette's Feast (1987)
12.The Quiet Man (1952)
Top Catholic Historical Movies, Top Catholic Pre-20th Century Period Stories in NETFLIX
1.A Man for All Seasons (1966)
2.The Robe (1953)
3.I am David (2004)
4.The Mission: Special Edition (1986)
5.Quo Vadis (1951)
6.One Man's Hero (1998)
Top Catholic Epics in NETFLIX
1.Ben-Hur (1959)
2.The Ten Commandments (1956)
3.El Cid (1961)
Top Catholic Scary, Suspenseful, Thrillers in NETFLIX
1.The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
2.I Confess (1953)
Top Catholic Movie in Sports and Athletics, based on Real Life Story in NETFLIX
1.Chariots of Fire (1981)
2.Rudy (1993)
3.Cinderella Man (2005)
4.Without Limits (1998)
5.Prefontaine (1997)
6.Running Brave (1983)
7.Facing the Giants (2006)
Top Catholic Christmas Movie in NETFLIX
1.It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
2.The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
3.The Fourth Wise Men (1965)
4.The Star of Bethlehem (2007)
5.A Time for Miracles (1980)
Top Catholic Comedies in NETFLIX
1.The Trouble with Angels (1968)
2.The Sound of Music (1965)
3.Henry Poole is Here (2008)
CONCLUSION
If you have Catholic family, friends, neighbors, co-workers or guests visiting, choosing from the Top Catholic Movie in NETFLIX will compel them to thank you endlessly for a great choice. Do not be surprise if you will enjoy it too.
Sources:
"Love2Learn at the Movies", Love2learnmovieblog.blogspot.com
"Top 100 Vatican List", Digitalcatholic.net
Published by Mrs. Treasures
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Post a CommentHow about someone create a Catholic channel that is private. Many people have them and it'd be great to add content from all of our great speakers. It's time to stop saying people should do things and take it upon ourselves to see them completed.
Mrs. Treasures highly recommends Pius Media for your Catholic movies.
Hello fellow Catholics. My name is David Britt. My wife and I own www.piusmedia.com. It is a Catholic version of Netflix. We, too, were members of Netflix but struggled with the immoral content. 95% of the movies mentioned in this thread can be found on Piusmedia. In addition to Ignatius Press, we carry EWTN, St. Joseph's Communications, and Catholic-friendly Hollywood movies. Please check us out! If you decide to join, use code BVM1 to get 50% off your first month.
The last sentence of my previous post should have read: Please take a minute to call Netflix at 866-716-0414 to suggest that they add a Catholic films subsection under the 'Faith & Spirituality' genre, just like they have for films on Judaism.
Unfortunately, even when you watch a number of the great Catholic films Netflix offers, they are unable to suggest a wide range of other Catholic films because there is no 'Catholic' subsection under their 'Faith & Spirituality' genre. Please take a minute to call Netflix at 866-716-0414 to suggest that they add a Catholic films on Judaism.
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