100 Movies Every Catholic Should See

100 Movies Every Catholic Should See

100 Movies Every Catholic Should See #84: The Blues Brothers (1980)

Starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd

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“We’re on a mission from God”

The Blues Brothers is perhaps the most peculiar to be included on this list. It is one of the few comedies to be on the list, and while it can be seen as nothing more than a silly odyssey through the American Blues landscape (which it indeed is), there is something deeper, more fundamental, and Catholic at the heart of this bombastic tale. 

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I'm a Catholic husband and Intervention Specialist who is exceptionally passionate about cinema as an art form. I've been consistent in watching a wide variety of films from across the globe and try my hardest to promote as much as I can.
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