New To Netflix, Amazon Prime & Pure Flix October 2017

NetflixCHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORYCHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is a wondrously quirky and heartwarming adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book about poor Charlie Bucket’s fantastic, life-changing visit to Willy Wonka’s amazing candy factory. The movie imparts many positive moral messages, not the least of which is the fact that having a loving family is the best reward of all…Read Full ReviewPENELOPEIn the comic fantasy PENELOPE, the title character, the daughter of wealthy socialites, is actually cursed with an ugly nose and needs to find true love “with one of her own kind” to remove the curse. PENELOPE is playful, funny, droll, and eccentric, but has a few obscenities and some mixed worldview elements demanding caution for older children…Read Full ReviewNO RESERVATIONSNO RESERVATIONS is a delightful, heart-warming drama starring Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin and Catherine Zeta-Jones as Kate, a no-nonsense, straight-laced master chef at a high-end New York restaurant whose well-ordered life is suddenly turned upside down when her niece comes to live with her and a new sous-chef disrupts the sanctity of her kitchen. Rated PG, NO RESERVATIONS is filled with wonderful, strong pro-family moments that will leave viewers with an uplifting glow, but there is some foul language and brief or implied sexual content that requires caution for children…Read Full ReviewSMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE  (October 20)The Smurfs return to the big screen in SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE, where Smurfette finds her true purpose by helping save a lost village. SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE is an adorable movie for the entire family, with a strong Christian, moral worldview…Read Full ReviewMEET THE ROBINSONS (October 23)MEET THE ROBINSONS is an animated movie about a boy genius, Lewis, who escapes from a villain into the future, where he has to rebuild a time travel ship before a mysterious, eccentric family from the future disappears. MEET THE ROBINSONS tugs at the heartstrings and tickles the funnybone. It also has a very strong moral worldview…Read Full ReviewAmazon PrimeUNLIMITEDUNLIMITED is about a brilliant MIT student who is being chased by bad guys in Mexico because of his involvement in creating a machine that produces unlimited energy. UNLIMITED is a fun, exciting adventure with good performances, a great Christian message, and little to no bad content…Read Full Review
MEAGAN LEAVEY (October 7) MEAGAN LEAVEY is about a young American woman who has a deadbeat life, until one day she decides to go into the military, where she bonds with a military combat dog. MEGAN LEAVEY is an entertaining movie with some heartfelt moments and a strong moral, patriotic worldview, but the story drags on toward the end and contains some gratuitous foul language…Read Full Review
PRICELESS (October 29)PRICELESS tells what happens when a truck driver drives a truck all night for money, not knowing it contains human cargo for sale. PRICELESS is a compelling, inspiring dramatic movie, with a strong Christian worldview, that exposes the harsh realities and evils of the sex trade…Read Full Review
Pure Flix (Sponsored Content)PRAYER NEVER FAILSAn inspiring story about an up-and-coming high school basketball coach, on his way to a record number of wins, who is fired for praying with one of his players. This story follows the journey of a coach destined to claim his God given calling. From termination to redemption, the single act of prayer leads to the realization that one man will do anything for the students that mean so much to him and that same act will redeem another man who has lost his way…Stream NowREDEMPTION WAYJenny Paine is a hospice nurse who feels it is her mission to safely deliver souls into the next life. However, when her childhood friend Autumn is put on hospice, Jenny’s attempts at sharing her Christian faith are angrily rejected. With time running out, Jenny must place her faith in God by making a life-changing sacrifice…Stream NowFAITH’S SONGA young girl’s faith is tested, when her parents are suddenly killed in a car accident and she’s forced to move in with relatives who don’t share her belief in God. A talented singer, who desires to worship God with her songs, she finds herself in a new city, a new school and no friends. With her uncle and others at school challenging her faith, one boy emerges, who seems to see the greatness in her. Now she must to come to grips with either fitting in or following God – which could cost her more than just her faith…Stream NowCOFFEE SHOPCOFFEE SHOP is a winsome, poignant movie about a young woman who’s been unlucky in love and is struggling to keep her coffee shop open so she can help others. COFFEE SHOP is a very tight-knit, well-plotted, nicely directed television movie with lots of good dialogue, poignant moments, appealing performances, and heart and soul. It also explicitly supports biblical faith and wisdom and free enterprise…Stream Now