Each July we transform our atriums into Hollywood-like movie sets, bring out the popcorn, and invite our friends and family to enjoy church as you’ve never experienced before!
Over the years, we have watched dozens of films, and taken away lessons from each one to apply to our everyday lives. Let's take a stroll down memory lane and look at some of our most memorable picks!
At the Movies Year: 2022
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Top Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya
Synopsis: A young noble navigates political intrigue, destiny, and survival on a desert planet where control of the universe's most valuable resource is at stake.
At the Movies Year: 2024
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Top Cast: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames
Synopsis: Ethan Hunt and his team race across the globe to prevent a powerful rogue AI from falling into the wrong hands, confronting moral dilemmas and echoes of the past in their most perilous mission yet.
At the Movies Year: 2013
Director: Tom Hooper
Top Cast: Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Russel Crowe
Synopsis: In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.
At the Movies Year: 2015
Director: Christopher Nolan
Top Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain
Synopsis: A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.
At the Movies Year: 2017
Director: Damien Chazelle
Top Cast: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt
Synopsis: While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
At the Movies Year: 2014
Director: Paul Greengrass
Top Cast: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman
Synopsis: The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
At the Movies Year: 2021
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Top Cast: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Paul Sanchez
Synopsis: A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after a crash landing on a deserted island.
At the Movies Year: 2015
Director: Rob Reiner
Top Cast: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright
Synopsis: While home sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies, and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
At the Movies Year: 2020
Director: John G. Avildsen
Top Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young
Synopsis: A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
At the Movies Year: 2023
Director: Garth Davis
Top Cast: Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara
Synopsis: A young boy becomes separated from his family in India and, after years of searching, embarks on a journey to find his way back home using only distant memories and modern technology.
At the Movies Year: 2017
Director: Mel Gibson
Top Cast: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey
Synopsis: World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
At the Movies Year: 2010
Director: Jon Favreau
Top Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard
Synopsis: After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.
At the Movies Year: 2021
Director: David Anspaugh
Top Cast: Sean Austin, Jon Favreau, Ned Beatty
Synopsis: Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.
At the Movies Year: 2016
Director: Peter Docter
Top Cast: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black
Synopsis: After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness - conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school.
At the Movies Year: 2018
Director: John Watts
Top Cast: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr, Zendaya
Synopsis: Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace prowling the skies of New York City.
At the Movies Year: 2020
Director: Dickey Mickey Evans
Top Cast: Tom Guiry, Mike Vitar, Art LaFleur
Synopsis: In the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures.
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