This is a list of films that I watched for the first time this year. Out of all the films I watched this year, these are the top ones.
The Christ Child: A Nativity Story (2019) Rated NR
This new depiction of the Nativity story recounts in beautiful detail the sacred events found in the Bible about Jesus’s birth over 2, 000 years ago.
Hardball (2001) Rated PG-13
A gambling addict and ticket scalper living an aimless life reluctantly agrees to coach a Little League team from the Chicago projects as part of a loan agreement.
Escape from a Nazi Death Camp (2014) Rated NR
The Nazi death camp at Sobibor was created solely for the mass extermination of Jews. But on October 14, 1943 the inmates fought back, in the biggest and most successful prison outbreak of the Second World War. Of the 600 inmates present on the day of the escape, 300 escaped. Around 50 survived the war and of that 50, only a handful are still alive. This is their last chance to reveal the true story of their escape.
The Donut King (2020) Rated NR
This documentary tells Ted Ngoy’s story that is one of fate, love, survival, hard knocks, and redemption.
No Sleep ‘Til Christmas (2018) Rated TV-14
A bartender and a businesswoman find they only have one thing in common; insomnia.
Amityville: An Origin Story (2023) Rated TV-MA
This limited series is the first-ever elevated look at the strange alchemy of mass murder, 1970s paranormal obsession, and the explosion of the horror film genre that gave rise to The Amityville Horror sensation.
A Small Light (2023) Rated TV-14
Follows the remarkable story of Miep Gies, a Dutch woman who risked her life to shelter Anne Frank’s family from the Nazis for more than two years during World War II.
Jesus Revolution (2023) Rated PG-13
The true story of a national spiritual awakening in the early 1970s and its origins within a community of teenage hippies in Southern California.
How Saba Kept Singing (2023) Rated NR
A survivor of Auschwitz returns to explore his past, and unlocks a secret.
Tower (2016) Rated TV-14
Animation, testimony, and archival footage combine to relate the events of August 1, 1966 when a gunman opened fire from the University of Texas clock tower, killing 16 people.
Synopsis by IMDB.