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Flight Command (1940)

UpliftingAction-packedDramaticEnjoyable

A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola. He doesn't make a great first impression when he is forced to ditch his airplane and parachute to safety when he arrives at the base but is unable to land ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Borzage
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Ruth Hussey  •  Walter Pidgeon  •  Paul Kelly

A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola. He doesn't make a great first impression when he is forced to ditch his airplane and parachute to safety when he arrives at the base but is unable to land ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Borzage
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Ruth Hussey  •  Walter Pidgeon  •  Paul Kelly

On Golden Pond (1981)

UpliftingBeautifulDramaticTear-jerker

For Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Rydell
CAST:  Katharine Hepburn  •  Henry Fonda  •  Jane Fonda  •  Doug McKeon

For Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Rydell
CAST:  Katharine Hepburn  •  Henry Fonda  •  Jane Fonda  •  Doug McKeon

Whip It (2009)

UpliftingCuteDramaticEnjoyable

In Bodeen, Texas, Land Of The Dragon, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Drew Barrymore
CAST:  Elliot Page  •  Drew Barrymore  •  Landon Pigg  •  Sarah Habel

In Bodeen, Texas, Land Of The Dragon, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Drew Barrymore
CAST:  Elliot Page  •  Drew Barrymore  •  Landon Pigg  •  Sarah Habel

My Sucky Teen Romance (2011)

Thought provokingUpliftingInspiringEnjoyable

On 17-year-old Kate's last weekend in town, she and her friends plan to spend it together at SpaceCON– the local science fiction convention they attend every year. At the convention Kate meets Paul, a recently turned teen-vampire (who is also dressed as one). But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emily Hagins
CAST:  Devin Bonnée  •  Tina Rodriguez  •  Elaine Hurt  •  Lauren Lee

On 17-year-old Kate's last weekend in town, she and her friends plan to spend it together at SpaceCON– the local science fiction convention they attend every year. At the convention Kate meets Paul, a recently turned teen-vampire (who is also dressed as one). But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Emily Hagins
CAST:  Devin Bonnée  •  Tina Rodriguez  •  Elaine Hurt  •  Lauren Lee

Thelma & Louise (1991)

UpliftingPowerfulCharmingDramatic

Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Susan Sarandon  •  Geena Davis  •  Harvey Keitel  •  Brad Pitt

Whilst on a short weekend getaway, Louise shoots a man who had tried to rape Thelma. Due to the incriminating circumstances, they make a run for it and thus a cross country chase ensues for the two fugitives. Along the way, both women rediscover the strength of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ridley Scott
CAST:  Susan Sarandon  •  Geena Davis  •  Harvey Keitel  •  Brad Pitt

The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)

InspiringDramaticUpliftingAction-packed

During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, these men were forced to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Markowitz
CAST:  Laurence Fishburne  •  Allen Payne  •  Malcolm-Jamal Warner  •  Courtney B. Vance

During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, these men were forced to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Markowitz
CAST:  Laurence Fishburne  •  Allen Payne  •  Malcolm-Jamal Warner  •  Courtney B. Vance

News of the World (2020)

UpliftingBeautifulDramaticEmotional

A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Greengrass
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Helena Zengel  •  Fred Hechinger  •  Ray McKinnon

A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Greengrass
CAST:  Tom Hanks  •  Helena Zengel  •  Fred Hechinger  •  Ray McKinnon

Sunshine Cleaning (2008)

CharmingUpliftingInspiringCute

A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in the off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Jeffs
CAST:  Amy Adams  •  Emily Blunt  •  Alan Arkin  •  Mary Lynn Rajskub

A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in the off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Jeffs
CAST:  Amy Adams  •  Emily Blunt  •  Alan Arkin  •  Mary Lynn Rajskub

Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)

UpliftingRomanticMind blowingEnjoyable

Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Bobin
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Mia Wasikowska  •  Anne Hathaway  •  Helena Bonham Carter

Alice Kingsleigh returns to Underland and faces a new adventure in saving the Mad Hatter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Bobin
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Mia Wasikowska  •  Anne Hathaway  •  Helena Bonham Carter

Benny & Joon (1993)

UpliftingCuteDramaticWeird

A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeremiah S. Chechik
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Mary Stuart Masterson  •  Aidan Quinn  •  Julianne Moore

A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeremiah S. Chechik
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  Mary Stuart Masterson  •  Aidan Quinn  •  Julianne Moore

Burlesque (2010)

DramaticRomanticInspiringEnjoyable

Ali leaves behind a troubled life and follows her dreams to Los Angeles, where she lands a job as a cocktail waitress at the Burlesque Lounge, a once-majestic theater that houses an inspired musical revue. Vowing to perform there, she makes the leap from bar to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steve Antin
CAST:  Cher  •  Christina Aguilera  •  Eric Dane  •  Cam Gigandet

Ali leaves behind a troubled life and follows her dreams to Los Angeles, where she lands a job as a cocktail waitress at the Burlesque Lounge, a once-majestic theater that houses an inspired musical revue. Vowing to perform there, she makes the leap from bar to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Steve Antin
CAST:  Cher  •  Christina Aguilera  •  Eric Dane  •  Cam Gigandet

Guarding Tess (1994)

BeautifulEnjoyableUpliftingCharming

Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess Carlisle—the widow of a former U.S. President, and a close personal friend of the current President. He finds that she has requested that he not be rotated but instead return ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Wilson
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  Austin Pendleton  •  Edward Albert

Doug is a Secret Service Agent who has just completed his stint in charge protecting Tess Carlisle—the widow of a former U.S. President, and a close personal friend of the current President. He finds that she has requested that he not be rotated but instead return ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hugh Wilson
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Shirley MacLaine  •  Austin Pendleton  •  Edward Albert

Rocky Balboa (2006)

DramaticEpicClassicEmotional

His Wife is dead and his Son hates him, but this old man still has fight in him! When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging Rocky to a nationally televised ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sylvester Stallone
CAST:  Sylvester Stallone  •  Burt Young  •  Milo Ventimiglia  •  Geraldine Hughes

His Wife is dead and his Son hates him, but this old man still has fight in him! When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging Rocky to a nationally televised ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sylvester Stallone
CAST:  Sylvester Stallone  •  Burt Young  •  Milo Ventimiglia  •  Geraldine Hughes

The Holiday (2006)

EmotionalEnjoyableBeautifulBoring

Two women, one from the United States and one from the United Kingdom, swap homes at Christmas time after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nancy Meyers
CAST:  Cameron Diaz  •  Kate Winslet  •  Jude Law  •  Jack Black

Two women, one from the United States and one from the United Kingdom, swap homes at Christmas time after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nancy Meyers
CAST:  Cameron Diaz  •  Kate Winslet  •  Jude Law  •  Jack Black

The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)

CharmingUpliftingBeautifulRomantic

In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Reiner
CAST:  Morgan Freeman  •  Virginia Madsen  •  Madeline Carroll  •  Emma Fuhrmann

In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rob Reiner
CAST:  Morgan Freeman  •  Virginia Madsen  •  Madeline Carroll  •  Emma Fuhrmann

Secret Superstar (2017)

UpliftingDramaticThought provokingInspiring

A talented teenage singer-songwriter living amid domestic abuse becomes a YouTube sensation after a video in which she hides her identity goes viral.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Advait Chandan
CAST:  Zaira Wasim  •  Aamir Khan  •  Meher Vij  •  Raj Arjun

A talented teenage singer-songwriter living amid domestic abuse becomes a YouTube sensation after a video in which she hides her identity goes viral.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Advait Chandan
CAST:  Zaira Wasim  •  Aamir Khan  •  Meher Vij  •  Raj Arjun

Ray (2004)

UpliftingRealTear-jerkerRomantic

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taylor Hackford
CAST:  Jamie Foxx  •  Kerry Washington  •  Regina King  •  Harry Lennix

Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taylor Hackford
CAST:  Jamie Foxx  •  Kerry Washington  •  Regina King  •  Harry Lennix

Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009)

InspiringEnjoyableThought provokingUplifting

Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year is the sometimes thoughtless, sometimes thoughtful story of a fresh graduate trying to find a balance between the maddening demands of the 'professional' way, and the way of his heart - and stumbling upon a crazy way which turned ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shimit Amin
CAST:  Ranbir Kapoor  •  Sumeet Darshan Dobhal  •  Gauahar Khan  •  Shazahn Padamsee

Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year is the sometimes thoughtless, sometimes thoughtful story of a fresh graduate trying to find a balance between the maddening demands of the 'professional' way, and the way of his heart - and stumbling upon a crazy way which turned ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shimit Amin
CAST:  Ranbir Kapoor  •  Sumeet Darshan Dobhal  •  Gauahar Khan  •  Shazahn Padamsee

An Affair to Remember (1957)

RomanticClassicEnjoyableTear-jerker

A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leo McCarey
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Deborah Kerr  •  Richard Denning  •  Neva Patterson

A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leo McCarey
CAST:  Cary Grant  •  Deborah Kerr  •  Richard Denning  •  Neva Patterson

Cool Runnings (1993)

UpliftingInspiringCleverEnjoyable

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Turteltaub
CAST:  Leon  •  Doug E. Doug  •  Rawle D. Lewis  •  Malik Yoba

When a Jamaican sprinter is disqualified from the Olympic Games, he enlists the help of a dishonored coach to start the first Jamaican bobsled team.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jon Turteltaub
CAST:  Leon  •  Doug E. Doug  •  Rawle D. Lewis  •  Malik Yoba
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