Lilies of the Field (1963)

An unemployed construction worker heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of East European Catholic nuns, headed by the strict mother superior, who believes the man has been sent by God to build a much needed church in the desert.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

What to watch after Lilies of the Field

• To Sir, with Love (1967) — Sidney Poitier appears in both
• A Raisin in the Sun (1961) — Same subject: racism
• Field of Dreams (1989) — Same subject: farm
• Little Women (1949) — Same feel: feel-good, uplifting
• A Patch of Blue (1965) — Same subject: racism
• Pocketful of Miracles (1961) — Same feel: feel-good, uplifting