Adaptation (2002)

Big Idea: Giving love is its own reward.

Topics: Love, Faithfulness, Steadfastness, Suffering

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Anchorman (2004)

Big Idea: What is love?

Topics: Popular culture, Sex, Love

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Barbershop 2: Back In Business (2004)

Big Idea: Those who are forgiven much, love much.

Topics: Sin, Forgiveness, Redemption, Love

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Bella (2008)

Big Idea: Do we treat people like "resources" or image-bearers of God?

Topics: Kindness, Compassion, Judgmental, Love

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Big Fish (2004)

Big Idea: If you want trust, earn it.

Topics: Works, Trust, Love, Good works

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Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)

Big Idea: Rejoice in the wife of your youth.

Topics: Husband, Wife, Marriage, Love

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Chicken Little (2005)

Big Idea: Fear should not keep us from speaking the truth.

Topics: Truth, Lie, Trust, Love

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Chicken Little (2005)

Big Idea: Love is given, not earned.

Topics: Love, Price, Unconditional love, Parents

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Cinderella Man (2005)

Big Idea: Love sacrifices.

Topics: Love, Sacrifice, Children, Parenting

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Citizen Kane (0)

Big Idea: The emptiness of riches, the bounty of love.

Topics: Love, Wealth, Ambition, Admiration

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Corpse Bride (2005)

Big Idea: Redemption requires sacrifice.

Topics: Self-denial, Sacrifice, Justice, Redemption

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Dear John (2010)

Big Idea: Intimacy require communication.

Topics: Intimacy, Marriage, Prayer, Relationships

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Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

Big Idea: Love is best expressed when actions and words work together.

Topics: Marriage, Love, Communication, Commitment

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Fireproof (2008)

Big Idea: Husbands love your wives; wives respect your husbands.

Topics: Husband, Wife, Marriage, Anger

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Freaky Friday (2003)

Big Idea: We cannot see another's heart, but they can show it to us.

Topics: Heart, Siblings, Family, Love

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Freaky Friday (2003)

Big Idea: Selfless love breaks down the boundaries between us.

Topics: Compassion, Love, Perspective, Empathy

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High Fidelity (2000)

Big Idea: Pop culture attacks us when we are most vulnerable.

Topics: Mass media, Popular culture, Thought, Heart

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Hitch (2005)

Big Idea: Love takes risks.

Topics: Love, Leap of Faith, Trust, Risk

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Hulk, The (2003)

Big Idea: Overcome evil with good.

Topics: Love, Kindness, Good, Anger

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Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

Big Idea: Love is good.

Topics: Love, Cynicism, Transformation

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Just Married (2003)

Big Idea: Loving on the hard days gets you from one happy snapshot to the next.

Topics: Commitment, Love, Marriage, Relationships

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L.A. Story (1991)

Big Idea: It's one thing to ask a question, and another to like the answer.

Topics: Prayer, Obedience, Meaning, Love

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Madagascar Back 2 Africa (2008)

Big Idea: What should we look for in a spouse?

Topics: Relationships, Dating, Lust, Love

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Matrix: Revolutions (2003)

Big Idea: Love is a connection.

Topics: Love, Commitment

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Mirror Mirror (2012)

Big Idea: Envy makes us ugly.

Topics: Envy, Jealousy, Love, Appreciation

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Nanny Diaries, The (2007)

Big Idea: Treat others as you would be treated.

Topics: Compassion, Love, Communication, Conflict

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Notebook, The (2004)

Big Idea: How do you measure success?

Topics: Love, Commitment, Marriage, Success

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Notebook, The (2004)

Big Idea: Marriage is for the long haul.

Topics: Marriage, Commitment, Love, Sacrifice

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Pride and Prejudice Vol. 1 (1996)

Big Idea: How NOT to propose marriage.

Topics: Listening, Relationships, Marriage, Love

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Princess Bride, The (1987)

Big Idea: True love does not sell out for gain.

Topics: Justice, Love, Accountability, Fairness

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Raising Helen (2004)

Big Idea: Correction hurts.

Topics: Love, Correction, Discipline, Conviction

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Shrek (2001)

Big Idea: Beauty is determined by what is on the inside.

Topics: Beauty, Character, Love, Appearance

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Shrek 2 (2004)

Big Idea: What does it take to live happily ever after?

Topics: Marriage, Wealth, Materialism, Love

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Tears of the Sun (2003)

Big Idea: Love is measured by sacrifice.

Topics: Sacrifice, Thankfulness, Blessing, Love

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The Blind Side (2009)

Big Idea: Love overcomes where our own strength fails.

Topics: Strength, Danger, Love, Anxiety

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The Lorax (2012)

Big Idea: Love risks everything for the beloved.

Topics: Love, Sacrifice, Husband, Wife

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The Question of God: Sigmund Freud and C. S. Lewis - Program Two (2004)

Big Idea: The difference between Eros and agape.

Topics: Sex, Love, Agape, Selflessness

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The Question of God: Sigmund Freud and C. S. Lewis - Program Two (2004)

Big Idea: The power of loving your neighbor.

Topics: Love, Neighbor, Power, Surrender

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The Social Network (2010)

Big Idea: What's more important: profits or people?

Topics: Self-centered, Love, Neighbor, The Golden Rule

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Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)

Big Idea: The difficult task of befriending the selfish.

Topics: Friendship, Rebuke, Reproof, Selfishness

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Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)

Big Idea: God loves a cheerful giver, but He'll take obedience as a first step.

Topics: Giving, Obedience, Good Samaritan, Service

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Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys (2008)

Big Idea: Be nice to people; you might be entertaining angels unaware.

Topics: Love, Angels, Good Samaritan, Poor

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Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail (2009)

Big Idea: Sometimes love must be tough.

Topics: Truth, Love, Ministry, Caring

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Village, The (2004)

Big Idea: Perfect love drives out fear.

Topics: Lost Sheep, Love, Savior, Salvation

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Zathura (2005)

Big Idea: If you don't love your brother, you can't love God.

Topics: Hate, Love, Brothers, Witness

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