Sunday21 Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Can anyone recommend TV shows or movies that meet gospel standards that are not for kids? Suggestions: age of Adeline. Good plot. Nothing to offend. TV As time goes by. Two older folks who fell in love in their 20s meet again in their 50s. Bless me Father. A young priest in training works with an older priest with a nasty temper. Very funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 the movie God is for Real is very very good. Awesome movie !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
char713 Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 (edited) Difficult to say, there are very few films or shows of truly high-quality that also live up to all of the standards of the church. There are many that are clean, but not good. Sorry, Palerider, but I think that "God's Not Dead" falls into that category. Age of Adeline is a well-written film, but obviously the romantic relationships therein are problematic. If we're talking light PG-13 levels and no worse.. then most of them are going to end up being films that were made with children in mind. There are a few that come to mind, rife with very-adult but still not explicitly offensive material: O Brother, Where Art Thou?Master and CommanderThe Scarlet Pimpernel (Jane Seymour and Ian McKellan version)Miss PotterThe Young VictoriaStranger Than FictionOceans 11, 12, 13 (the first is more problematic than the last two)The Prize Winner of Defiance OhioLeatherheadsThe HelpThe Big YearThe Prestige/Inception/other generally awesome Nolan filmsThe Boy in the Striped PajamasMagic in the MoonlightBefore We Go - saw this recently, directed by Chris Evans and it exceeded expectations! (A very random list, but again this is just off the top of my head.) Television shows are much more difficult to recommend on this basis. Offensive material comes up now and then, one episode could be enough to rule-out an entire series for viewing. If nothing else rules out a show, violence usually does. But a few that I've thought of are: Foyle's WarLongmireMiss Fisher's Murder MysteriesBroadchurchThe BlacklistSherlock (obvious, but thought I'd mention it all the same) Apart from this, I could give you a nearly endless list of quality documentaries and older films. Edited August 12, 2015 by char713 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laniston Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Courageous and Fireproof are two great non-denominational Christian films. Facing the Giants is perhaps geared more towards youth but I like that one too. High School Football drama, same people as the prior two movies. The Cure is an "oldy but goody" Sherlock and/or (really AND) Elementary are both great. Sherlock is the better but Elementary has Lucy Liu. The Mysteries of Laura is a good procedural crime drama that my wife and I really enjoy. Community might be a good choice. Mr. Holland's Opus Gravity was awesome. If you can watch HGTV there's a great show going on right now called "Home Free" that is very heartwarming. A group of contestants compete for a dream home by renovating houses for a deserving family. The loser each week then happens to be the deserving family, which they are unaware of the entire time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vort Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Two older folks who fell in love in their 20s meet again in their 50s. 50s now qualifies as "older"? Man. I had no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Folk Prophet Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 50s now qualifies as "older"? Man. I had no idea. Well, 50s is, literally, "older" than 20s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmarch Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 (edited) Can anyone recommend TV shows or movies that meet gospel standards that are not for kids?Suggestions: age of Adeline. Good plot. Nothing to offend.TV As time goes by. Two older folks who fell in love in their 20s meet again in their 50s. Bless me Father. A young priest in training works with an older priest with a nasty temper. Very funny!I still love Gargoyles, and all the star trek series, altho my favorites out of those would be the old series and the next generation. Edited August 14, 2015 by Blackmarch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Str8Shooter Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 How It's Made, Looney Tunes (originals), Leave it to Beaver, Superfriends, anything on lds.org, Perry Mason...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 100-Foot Journey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 There are a few that come to mind, rife with very-adult but still not explicitly offensive material: ...The Scarlet Pimpernel (Jane Seymour and Ian McKellan version)...Stranger Than Fiction Good choices, these are two of my favorites. Jane Seymour (with Beau Bridges) also did a version of the Four Feathers which I also like. Another great movie is Lars and the Real Girl with Ryan Gosling and for a TV series Murdoch Mysteries is entertaining. M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 And for girly girls... Ever AfterPrince & Me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just_A_Guy Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 The Scarlet Pimpernel (Jane Seymour and Ian McKellan version) I remember, even as a kid, noticing that Ian McKellan didn't seem to enjoy kissing Jane Seymour very much. Ah, the (semi-) innocence of youth . . . char713 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classylady Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 If you don't mind an older movie I love "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Folk Prophet Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 I got the first six seasons of Little House on the Prairie on Bluray recently. Still waiting for the other seasons to come out. I suppose you could say that's not for "grown ups". But I love them. Of course a large part of that is sentiment from my childhood. So..... Jedi_Nephite 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palerider Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Another good movie by the church is ....One Good Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyHanley93 Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Happy Days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueskye Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 An Unfinished LifeA Perfect WorldSoapdishAll Is Lost Sunday21 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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