Peaceful Warrior is a 2006 American film, starring Scott Mechlowicz, Nick Nolte and Amy Smart. Released on June 2, 2006, it is based on the novel Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. Director Victor Salva first became familiar with the work while in prison for child molestation, and he credits it with being "a story that changed my life."www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-salva11jun11,1,1760527.column?coll=la-news-columns "'Powder' Director, Convicted Molester, Returns from the Brink", Patrick Goldstein, the Los Angeles Times, published June 11, 2006, accessed August 1, 2006.

The film takes place at U.C. Berkeley, and features a troubled, but talented gymnast (Mechlowicz) who meets a spiritual guide (Nolte).