Dear friends,
try "What Dreams May Come"...
"Doctor Chris Nielson meets his true soul mate Annie, marries her and has two children. The children die in a car accident, and Chris dies four years after that. Ending up in heaven, he is guided by friendly guardian angel Albert through the afterlife, and he is reunited with his dog and children. But when he finds out his wife had committed suicide, he desperately searches for her spirit, journeying through Heaven and Hell along the way. Written by L. Lim {penny1@es.co.nz} "
My memory is that this movie was amaaaaazing! The man goes searching for his wife after finding out (there was a library(!) -> akashic records??) that she has died but is stuck somewhere in hell (the lower astral planes in this case), so he has to go all the way down and through to find her.
There are several more hints about the reality of the astral in this movie. For example: after his death he has not yet realized that he is able to fly so he stumbles, falls etc. until he learns that he can fly...
That movie will probably thrill your sense of freedom.
I'm about to DL it so I can watch it again.

peace