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Q: What is an "LDS Movie"?


A:   An "LDS Movie" is a movie that has some distinct LDS connection--either through the filmmakers or the movie content. Just having an LDS character or an LDS actor probably isn't enough, while having an LDS director might be. The distinction can be arbitrary--sometimes a movie that Utah culture has accepted as an "LDS Movie" despite no significant church content (see "Napoleon Dynamite" or "The Legend of Johnny Lingo") will still count. (If/when they do an "Ender's Game" movie, for example, that would also count...)  I'll be deciding on a case-by-case basis...

Name Year Grade
God's Army 2000 A-
The Best Two Years 2004 A-
New York Doll 2005 A-
The RM 2003 B+
Saints & Soldiers 2004 B+
States of Grace (God's Army II) 2005 B+
Brigham City 2001 B
Napoleon Dynamite 2004 B
Sons of Provo 2004 B
Pride & Prejudice (2003) 2003 B
The Work and the Glory 2004 B
Charly 2002 B-
The Work and the Glory 2: American Zion 2005 B-
Suits on the Loose 2006 B-
The Singles Ward 2002 B-
The Legend of Johnny Lingo 2003 C+
Mobsters & Mormons 2005 C+
Baptists At Our Barbecue 2004 C
Church Ball 2006 C
The Book of Mormon Movie: Volume 1 2003 C-
The Home Teachers 2004 C-
The Other Side of Heaven 2001 D


As yet unseen:
Work & Glory III
The Singles Ward 2
Out of Step
The Work and the Story