First Pick: In America is a wonder-filled film with its soulful and buoyant portrait of a poverty stricken Irish family's winning battle to move beyond the wrenching, contradictory, and chaotic emotions of grief into a new life in Manhattan.

More cinematic depictions of wonder:

• An engrossing documentary about a photographer who draws out the wonder and the creativity of some poor kids in Calcutta. (Born into Brothels)

• Captures and conveys the enchantments, escapes, and enslavements of those mesmerized by movies. (Cinema Paradiso)

• A convincing spiritual parable about the bounties of grace and the emptiness of life not filled with gratitude to God. (The Color of Paradise)

• Exudes all the wonder, zaniness, and transitory pleasures of the movie-making business. (Day for Night)

• Wide-ranging documentary on the mysteries and marvels of the ocean and the creatures that reside there. (Deep Blue)

• An enticing drama about the eternal clash between reason and the magical realm of enchantment. (FairyTale)

• An engaging and tightly constructed drama exploring the role of the senses in the lives of a group of Canadians. (The Five Senses)

• An energetic, imaginative, and richly human drama set in suburban London during World War II where a young boy lives in wonder.( Hope and Glory)

• Both an adventure yarn and a peep into our evolutionary past. (Iceman)

• A charming cross-cultural tale about some outsiders from a Texas oil company whose visit to a small Scottish town changes everything. (Local Hero)

• A documentary about curiosity, creativity, and ethics in the lives and work of seven contemporary scientists. (Me and Isaac Newton)

• An innovative documentary about the teeming world of bugs in a French countryside meadow. (Microcosmos)

• A lovely coming of age drama that reveals the bounties of a life filled with wonder. (My Life So Far)

• A lovely Belgian film about a mentally challenged 66-year-old woman who tutors all those around her in wide-eyed wonder. (Pauline and Paulette)

• An extraordinarily spiritually literate documentary about one of the world's greatest nature artists. (Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time)

• Probes the magical little moments of delight and understanding in the experiences of a young Muslim boy in a small Moroccan village during the month of Ramadan. (A Thousand Months)

• A glorious celebration of birds in flight, conveying the beauty and the amazing feats of strength and endurance of their long distance journeys. (Winged Migration)

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