The 10 Most Redeeming Films of 2008

What do irresistible robots, racist curmudgeons, and sensitive pachyderms have in common? They're all key characters in the year's best redemptive movies.
posted 01/27/09 Christianity Today Movies

So, what's a "redeeming" film? The definition varies, but for our list below, we mean movies that include stories of redemption—sometimes blatantly, sometimes less so. Several of them literally have a character that represents a redeemer; all of them have characters who experience redemption to some degree—some quite clearly, some more subtly. Some are "feel-good" movies that leave a smile on your face; some are a bit more uncomfortable to watch. But the redemptive element is there in all of these films.

1. Wall*E

2. The Visitor

3. Gran Torino

4. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who

5. Rachel Getting Married

6. Fireproof

7.The Dark Knight

8. Shotgun Stories

9. Slumdog Millionaire

10. Man On Wire

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