Faith and Spirituality on Netflix
Last updated January 21, 2025
The Nature of Existence
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsRoger Nygard travels to the sources of the world's major philosophies and talks to everyone from physicist Leonard Susskind to Ultimate Christian Wrestling founder Rob Adonis to answer the questions, Why are we here and what are we supposed to do? Spiritual leaders, scholars, scientists, artists, pizza chefs and the guy next door inform this humorously enlightening documentary about the nature and meaning of life.
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The Quantum Activist
2009 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsFilmmakers Ri Stewart and Renee Slade tackle a weighty subject -- quantum mechanics -- in this thought-provoking documentary that centers on visionary scientist Amit Goswami and his revolutionary theories about reality and consciousness. Without watering down too much of the science, the film illuminates the details of Goswami's work while putting forth challenging new ideas about mysticism, God and religious thought.
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Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsDiscover the man behind the musical "Fiddler on the Roof" in this biography of Sholem Aleichem. Vintage photographs, film clips and interviews with historians reveal Aleichem's world and how he parlayed turmoil into a new Jewish cultural identity.
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Evan Almighty
2006 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this follow-up to the 2003 comedy Bruce Almighty, God summons narcissistic newscaster-turned-congressman Evan to build an ark in preparation for a devastating flood. Meanwhile, Evan's perplexed family interprets his new hobby as a midlife crisis.
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Fierce Light: When Spirit Meets Action
2008 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsTrying to come to terms with the death of a friend killed during a peaceful protest in Mexico, filmmaker Velcrow Ripper explores the concept of spiritual activism by focusing on a patch of land given to low-income South Central Los Angeles residents.
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Incredible Creatures That Defy Evolution: Vol. 1
2000 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis documentary explores evidence claiming to prove that certain animals could only have come from a divine creator, and not evolution. Challenge your thought processes and beliefs as intricate designs throughout the animal kingdom are dissected, conjuring up many questions about the true origins of several creatures. Dr. Jobe Martin lets viewers in on startling data that surprised even him at first.
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Stella Days
2011 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn mid-1950s Ireland, a parish priest -- in an attempt to raise funds for his church and merge his passion for film with his faith -- opens a small cinema in his community, provoking conflict with the bishop and the parishioners.
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Decoding Deepak
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn this documentary, filmmaker and journalist Gotham Chopra embarks on a year-long road trip with his father, Deepak Chopra, to reconcile the spiritual icon with the real man known to his family.
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G-Dog
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThis documentary highlights the work of Father Gregory Boyle, a Jesuit priest who created Homeboy Industries -- a revolutionary program for at-risk youth which has become the most successful gang intervention program in the U.S.
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The Wise Kids
2012 | NR | 2.9 out of 5 StarsIn a Baptist church community, three teenage friends contemplate the next stage of life. There's Brea, an introspective pastor's daughter; hyperactive Laura, a devout believer; and Tim, a gay teen navigating his faith as he prepares for college.
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