Transcendental Movies: Our Top 9 List
Introducing the highly-experiential, officially-unscientific Soul’s Code list of the most transcendental movies in recent cinema history, starting with the Tom Hanks vehicle, Cast Away (in ascending order). Almost all of these titles share a theme of personal transformation and identity-morphing resurrection.
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Here’s our cinematic equivalent of transporting yourself out of mental noise — and into an expansive state.
Click the comment button below to vote our selections for the top spiritual movies up or down — or add your own favorites. If you need suggestions, Spiritual Cinema Circle probably has the biggest database of titles; Ya, it’s subscription but this Netflix for movies with psychological and mystical themes does offer a “free” trial.
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Good picks, but where’s “It’s a Wonderful Life?”
What about “the passion?”