The Celestine Prophecy

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The Celestine Prophecy

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Released Apr 19, 2006

1h 40m

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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After losing his high-school teaching job, John Woodson (Matthew Settle) reaches a crossroads in his life. Fate seems to steer him toward a trip to Peru, where he becomes involved in the search for the missing ninth scroll to a set of eight ancient manuscripts that are rumored to reveal the future of mankind.

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Critics Consensus

Adapted from the bestselling self-help tome, The Celestine Prophesy is indifferently directed and acted, and its plotting is virtually tension-free.

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Amy Biancolli

Houston Chronicle

... tedious and ill-made claptrap it makes staring at your hands seem like four-star entertainment by comparison.

Rated: 0/4

Aug 12, 2006

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

[The film is] arguably as effective as Ambien at inducing sleep, but possible side effects include uncontrollable laughter.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 12, 2006

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Manohla Dargis

New York Times

A delectable fusion of New Age babble and luridly bad filmmaking based on the best-selling 1993 book by James Redfield.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 10, 2006

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Jonathan Kiefer

Sacramento News & Review

James Redfield's best seller hits the big screen with a dull thud.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Frank Lovece

Film Journal International

This is just dogma delivered in the blunt tones of an old classroom hygiene film.

Mar 1, 2007

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Eric Lurio

Greenwich Village Gazette

One would think that since the book sold 14 million copies, Hollywood would have bought the film rights waay back then , but they didn't I can now see why.

Rated: 0.4/5

Aug 11, 2006

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omid f

A horrible story telling by a movie. It is like not even a movie but a lecture for some people

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

The storyline is totally contrived. But, this is the purpose, to highlight the principles that allow us to evolve into the next level/dimension. I found it interesting and, at times, fascinating. The movie leaves you with an uplifting feeling.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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a g

Accurate in the portrayal of the evolution of consciousness. Spot on with the dynamic of energy. Highly recommended to those that are open minded.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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This movie creates awareness in the viewer if the viewer opens up their mind to the reality of we all have an energy given to us by God. What we do with that energy is up to us. In other words for good or evil. God has always given us a choice.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Fantastic, thoughtfully made movie with a message EVERYONE needs to hear and LIVE!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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This is a non-Hollywood independent film controlled by the original author to prevent the message from being warped. An accurate adaptation of James Redfield's classic novel would be very long and bogged down with heavy dialogue scenes, so they chose not to do that. The movie distills the true essence of the Celestine Insights to very basic form - I think at least one insight was only one or two sentences in the film. This is the bare bones introduction for people who just won't read the book. If those people like the ideas in the movie, they may be more inspired to read it after watching the film. If you have read the novel but it's been a while, then this movie will serve as a good refresher of the insights but leave you thirsty for more, a thirst that can only be quenched by rereading the original novel. The movie is a tad revisionist in a good way - It makes some actual improvements to the plot that either occurred to the author after publishing the book or came from suggestions of others. But the framework for the Insights from the original novel shine through. Trust your synchronicity!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Armand Mastroianni

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Matthew Settle

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Synopsis

After losing his high-school teaching job, John Woodson (Matthew Settle) reaches a crossroads in his life. Fate seems to steer him toward a trip to Peru, where he becomes involved in the search for the missing ninth scroll to a set of eight ancient manuscripts that are rumored to reveal the future of mankind.

Director: Armand Mastroianni
Producer: Barnet Bain, James Redfield, Terry Collis
Screenwriter: James Redfield, Barnet Bain
Distributor: Celestine Vision
Production Co: Celestine Films
Rating: PG (Some Violence)
Genre: Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 19, 2006, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 23, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.0M
Runtime: 1h 40m

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