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A depiction of Jesus Christ's life, including the ministry in Jerusalem, his suffering and death on the cross and his resurrection from the tomb. Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration: 2005 60 min. Portrays the life of Joseph Smith, Jr.; released in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Smith's birth. [7] Meet the Mormons: 2014 78 min.
- ‘John Baker’s Last Race’
- ‘Mr. Krueger’s Christmas’
- ‘Cipher in The Snow’
- ‘The Phone Call’
- ‘Johnny Lingo’
- ‘The Pump’
- Honorable Mentions
What a tear-jerker. An all-around good film based on a true story about an elementary school track coach who races against a terminal diagnosis to get his kiddos into the state championship. “I have hundreds of children!” the eponymous coach declares and flashes a boyish grin. John David Carson (who used to go by Johnny Carson until the real Johnny...
This movie feels like the sequel to some alternative version of “It’s a Wonderful Life” in which Jimmy Stewart’s family actually leaves him for his refusal to stop screaming “MERRRRY CHRISTMAS!” all year round. In fact, Jimmy Stewart is just well cast as a Christmas protagonist. Stewart plays Mr. Krueger, who is an old man — a janitor — so lonely h...
From the title, you’d think this strange gem of a movie is about a Soviet hacker. It’s actually about a boy named Cliff Evans, based on a story written by Idaho educator Jean Mizer. The “cipher” — which carries the dual meaning of both a puzzle and an absolute zero — is considered a nobody by everyone who knows him, and it’s his inexplicable death ...
Every studio needs a romantic comedy about teens on phones. And BYU Motion Picture Studio is no different. In fact, “The Phone Call” does an excellent job of doubling down on some classic tropes. Self-conscious protagonist, girl-next-door who’s just a friend … unless?, jerk boyfriend, karate, you get the picture. What really separates this from the...
Johnny Lingo is a keen trader. That much is known. I have reservations about basing a man’s character off the success of his business (see examples too numerous to list) but in this case, Johnny seems to know the true value of things. After a brief introduction to Lingo, we are also introduced to the marketplace of women on this island. It turns ou...
The story behind “The Pump” was birthed from the pulpits of Protestant preachers in the 1960s before being spun into a hit song byThe Kingston Trio in 1963. It has a long history of adaptations, but this seems to be the first short film made. It is also the most experimental of the Mass Media Era films I have come across. This might be due to the f...
There are so many gems among the archives of this era in BYU cinema, it's impossible to write about them all. “A Different Drum” is way ahead of its time, questioning the inflated value of higher education when a boy on a reservation wants to work with cars even though everyone else wants him to get a college degree. “The Mailbox” dignifies aging w...
May 13, 2022 · We’ve compiled a list of 20 movies or short films that we consider Latter-day Saint classics. Read through the list and then let us know how many of them you’ve seen! Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration. This hour-long film, released in 2005, depicts the life and legacy of Joseph Smith. On YouTube alone it has over 3.7 million ...
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Nov 21, 2017 · While Doc Brown (a.k.a. Christopher Lloyd) from Back to the Future may not have appeared in an LDS film, he did appear in a TV drama on BYUtv. The series, called Granite Flats, tells the story of a family living in the fictional town of Granite Flats, Colorado, in 1963. Once again, Lloyd portrayed an academic as he took on the character of ...
The Book of Mormon Movie, Vol. 1: The Journey (2003) – An ambitious film about the Book of Mormon, which was the fourth highest-grossing movie in LDS cinema. [41] The Best Two Years (2003) – An LDS missionary's experience in the Netherlands, based on the play The Best Two Years of My Life.
Films like “A Victim of the Mormons,” which was considered controversial and spawned other films like it, do not remain in their entirety anymore — although the church owns clips of what remains of this film. Latter-day Saints beginning to make their own movies (1931-2000s)
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Aug 8, 2012 · Lance C. Williams has spent almost 10 years bringing "Charly" back to the big screen. Now, the producer of the original is pumped about the prospect of bringing back one of the most popular LDS films to the market, a film that brought in almost $1 million in 2002 and has been a top DVD seller for a decade.
