The Case for Christ (2017) — PICK

Compared to the paranoid, agonistic world of the God’s Not Dead films, for which Pure Flix is best known, it’s a notable improvement.

Nonbelieving characters aren’t out to crush believers into dust, while believers aren’t persecuted victims, but capable, respected professionals.

L. Scott Caldwell (Lost) plays a nurse who becomes Leslie’s mentor in faith. Cameos include Faye Dunaway as an agnostic professor of psychology.

Oh, and one of Lee’s experts is a Catholic priest, not to mention a Latino. (Contrast God’s Not Dead, which cited Msgr. Georges Lemaître as the founder of the Big Bang theory, but described him only as a “theist”!)

Extras include a half-dozen interviews, each a few minutes long, with the real Lee and Leslie, their acting counterparts, and the director and screenwriter.

Bonus Pick: If you have Netflix streaming, now might be a good time to catch the Gregory Peck classic To Kill a Mockingbird; it leaves Netflix later this month.

 

Caveat Spectator: The Case for Christ: Minor thematic elements, including a medical description of crucifixion; a mildly rude expression. Older kids and up.