Considering the Universe

Recommended Films

Spiritual MoviesThese are some of the best films we know to get you thinking about your place in the universe. They are in order beginning with the most helpful. Add them to your Netflix queue today!

I Heart Huckabees - A hilarious jaunt through existentialism. It's important to be able to laugh at yourself.

King of Hearts - Questions common definitions of sanity and insanity. Encourages playfulness in life.

The Believer - Challenges notions of good and evil. Examines how self-hatred is projected outwards.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Demonstrates how the conscious mind is not the only force at work in our lives.

Swimming Pool - A writer discovers new aspects of herself while writing her latest novel. Bonus nudity!

Babel - Shows how people are all fundamentally the same and the destruction that results from cultural misunderstandings. Beware, former Peace Corps volunteers, this may hit a little too close to home.

Being John Malkovich - Ever wish you were someone else? Maybe being you isn't as bad as it seems.

V for Vendetta - Freedom. Get it and keep it.

American Beauty - Encourages being honest with yourself about the desires you buried in order to fit into society.

Lost in Translation - Illustrates the freedom and disconnection that comes from being a foreigner.

Stranger than Fiction - Life is too short not to take control of it.

Igby Goes Down - Emotions can be difficult, but if you face them they don't have to dominate you. Beware, this movie is kind of depressing.


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