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With the weather getting cooler and the days getting shorter, people are spending more time inside, discovering (or rediscovering) some great movies. With the advent of streaming services, never before have so many films been available to us in our homes whenever we want to watch.

In keeping with the times, Vincentian Mission in Movies asked the Eastern Province Vincentians, Daughters of Charity, and lay associates, to suggest movies that they felt reflect the Vincentian charism, mission, and tradition, and to tell us why and how. We didn’t restrict these recommendations to religious or spiritual films, but rather to any film in any genre that projects a Vincentian approach to life, faith, humanity, and community.

Every few weeks for the next few months, Vincentian Mission in Movies will feature a new recommendation, with a short write-up about why he or she chose the film.

Recommended and reviewed by

Sr. Jean Rhoads, DC

Same Kind of Different as Me

PG-13, 2017, Drama, 1h 59m

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Recommended and reviewed by

Christopher Grosso

Gran Torino

PG-13, 2017, Drama, 1h 59m

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Recommended and reviewed by

Fr. Patrick Flanagan, CM

The Social Dilemma

PG-13, 2020, Documentary, 1h 34m

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Recommended and reviewed by

Fr. Michael Carroll, CM

Director, The Miraculous Medal Shrine; Spiritual Director, CAMM

Miracle on 34th Street

NR, 1947, Fantasy/Comedy-drama, 1 hr. 36 min.

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Recommended and reviewed by

Trish Shea

Sr. Director of Marketing & Communications, CAMM

It’s a Wonderful Life

PG, 1946, 2h 10min, Drama, Family

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Recommended and reviewed by

Fr. John Freund, CM

(This review originally appeared on the site Vincentian Mindwalk)

Les Misérables

PG-13, 2012, Drama, 2hr, 38mins

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Recommended and reviewed by

Fr. Patrick J. Griffin, CM

Les Misérables

PG-13, 2012, Drama, 2hr, 38mins

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