Spiritual film is a type of film in which metaphysical topics and stories about human potentiality are presented. This can be a part of any film genre, though the stories tend to attempt to be uplifting and optimistic and thus are usually a part of romance films, fantasy films, comedy films or drama. Typical plots include friendly aliens, angels, time travel romances, saints and hero myths, and of course afterlife depictions. Certain directors and producers are either explicitly or implicitly working to advance spiritual film. Filmmakers who are actively working to advance this type of film in the United States include Hollywood refugee Stephen Simon, producer of What Dreams May Come (1998) and Indigo (2003), and underground director Antero Alli, creator of Tragos (2001) and Under a Shipwrecked Moon (2003). In Argentina, director Eliseo Subiela is also working to advance the film type with films such as Don't Die Without Telling Me Where You Are Going (1995) and Little Miracles (1997). Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Metaphysical may refer to: Metaphysics, a branch of philosophy dealing with the ultimate nature of reality; or The Metaphysical poets, a poetic school from seventeenth century England who correspond with baroque period in European literature. ... Even in the early days of film history, the audience appetite for new content was voracious. ... The romance film has as its central plot the beginning, obstruction and eventual, though often tragic, fruition of a romance. ... In theory fantasy films are films with fantastic themes, usually involving magic or exotic fantasy worlds, as distinct from science fiction films or horror films. ... Airplane! is considered by some critics to be one of the funniest movies of all time. ... There are many articles named Drama: Drama, the art form. ... ... DVD cover for What Dreams May Come What Dreams May Come is a 1998 drama film, starring Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr. ... Indigo is a film released in 2003, directed and produced by Stephen Simon. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ...

Some related film categories could be considered subcategories, such as Religious film, in which the beliefs and founding figures of existing churches are explored, thus often connecting with Biography and Documentary. Because there are so many, it would not be possible to list examples of Religious film without impliying bias toward any one church. Many fans of Spiritual film might consider dogmatic religious films to be antithetical to inclusive spirituality, but the films clearly share the same metaphysical themes. Sir Thomas Malory wrote the most famous fictional biography of the Middle Ages with Le Morte dArthur about the life of King Arthur. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article is on dogma in religion. ... Theme may refer to: Theme (music), the initial or primary melody Theme music, in film and television, a melody closely associated with the program Theme (literature), is the unifying subject of the story Theme (computer), a custom graphical appearance for certain software, similar to a skin Thema, in the Byzantine...

Mystical film is another related subcategory, in which paranormal and psychic phenomena are depicted with some realism at the possible expense of wide inspirational appeal, thus connecting with occult themes and horror films. While a mystical horror film such as Poltergeist (1982) or The Frighteners (1996) might not be considered spiritually uplifting by general audiences, for a mystically interested audience the effort at paranormal depiction is itself inspiring and thus spiritually validating. Anomalous phenomena are phenomena which are observed and for which there are no suitable explanations in the context of a specific body of scientific knowledge, e. ... Psychic or psychical is a term referring to psi or extra-sensory abilities. ... The word occult comes from Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to the knowledge of the secret or knowledge of the hidden and often meaning knowledge of the supernatural, as opposed to knowledge of the visible or knowledge of the measurable, usually referred to as science. ... DVD cover showing horror characters as depicted by Universal Studios. ... (German for rumbling ghost) is a term for a supposed spirit or ghost that manifests by moving and influencing inanimate objects (rather than through visible presence or vocalization). ... The Frighteners is a 1996 film directed by Peter Jackson about a psychic private detective who stands in the way of a serial killing death-like creature. ...

See also

• Remodernist film
• MysticalMovieGuide
• SpiritualCinemaCircle
• Adherents.com/movies