Spiritual & Philosophical
This genre is applied to titles that explore and explain the human pursuit for universal understanding by showing examples of world religions (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc.), schools of philosophy, sacred texts, ceremonies, prominent figures, or the mythological origins of the gods, as well as less traditional belief systems or methods. - All Movie Guide
Pictured: Spiritual leader to millions, and in exile from his homeland in Tibet, the 14th Dalai Lama.
The Question of God: Sigmund Freud and CS Lewis (2004)
8.3/10
Starring: Sigmund Freud, CS Lewis
What is happiness? How do we find meaning and purpose in our lives? How do we reconcile the conflict between love and sexuality? And how do we cope wi... Read more
Carlos Castaneda - Enigma of a Sorceror (2006)
Director: R Torjan
Starring: Readings By , Peter Coyote, Carlos Castaneda
Best-selling author and dubbed 'the godfather of the new age movement', Carlos Castaneda claimed to be the apprentice of sorcerer, Don Juan and to hav... Read more
The Knowledge Of Healing (1996)
7.8/10
Director: Franz Reichie
Starring: H H Dalai Lama, Dr Tenzin Choedrak, Dr Chimit-Dorzhi, H H Tenzin Gyatso
The first full-length film dealing extensively with Tibetan medicine, one of the most highly developed, holistic approaches to health. With its own p... Read more
Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago (2013)
7.2/10
Director: Lydia B Smith
Aka "The Camino Documentary". This acclaimed documentary follows six pilgrims as they attempt to walk across Spain's most popular Camino de Santiago r... Read more
Quantum Astrology (2005)
Taking astrology out of the fortune-telling realm and placing it firmly alongside quantum physics, Rick Levine shows with outstanding computer animati... Read more
Robert Anton Wilson - Maybe Logic (2006)
Starring: Robert Anton Wilson
Guerrilla ontologist. Psychedelic magician. Outer head of the Illuminati. Quantum psychologist. Sit-down comic/philosopher. Discordian Pope. Whatever... Read more
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015)
8/10
Director: Alex Gibney
The Church of Scientology hates this film. When it was released in the US in March, the organisation sent a five-page letter to the Hollywood Reporter... Read more
Into Great Silence (2005)
7.4/10
Director: Philip Groning
In 1984 filmmaker Philip Groning wrote to the Order of Carthusian Monks asking for permission to make a documentary about them. Sixteen years later t... Read more
The Zen Mind (2006)
Director: Jon Braeley
Journey across Japan to explore the practice of Zen: witness the daily routine of a monk; go inside the walls of the zen monastery to a world never im... Read more
Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014)
7.2/10
Director: Paola di Florio
Fittingly enlightening, Awake: The Life of Yogananda is a vivid, elegantly assembled portrait of the savvy guru with the cherubic face and penetrating... Read more