Thought provoking + Powerful + Inspiring + Classic + Dramatic + Mysterious movies

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Doubt (2008)

Thought provokingPowerfulDramaticMysterious

In 1964, a Catholic school nun questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student, suspecting him of abuse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Patrick Shanley
CAST:  Amy Adams  •  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Meryl Streep  •  Viola Davis

In 1964, a Catholic school nun questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student, suspecting him of abuse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Patrick Shanley
CAST:  Amy Adams  •  Philip Seymour Hoffman  •  Meryl Streep  •  Viola Davis

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

Thought provokingClassicDramaticMysterious

Posing for a portrait, Dorian Gray talks with Lord Henry Wotton, who says that men should pursue their sensual longings, but laments that only the young get to do so. Taken with the idea, Dorian imagines a scenario in which the painting will age as he stays ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert Lewin
CAST:  George Sanders  •  Hurd Hatfield  •  Donna Reed  •  Angela Lansbury

Posing for a portrait, Dorian Gray talks with Lord Henry Wotton, who says that men should pursue their sensual longings, but laments that only the young get to do so. Taken with the idea, Dorian imagines a scenario in which the painting will age as he stays ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert Lewin
CAST:  George Sanders  •  Hurd Hatfield  •  Donna Reed  •  Angela Lansbury

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

PowerfulClassicDramatic

A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  John Wayne  •  James Stewart  •  Vera Miles  •  Lee Marvin

A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  John Wayne  •  James Stewart  •  Vera Miles  •  Lee Marvin

High Noon (1952)

PowerfulClassicDramatic

Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Zinnemann
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Grace Kelly  •  Thomas Mitchell  •  Lloyd Bridges

Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Zinnemann
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Grace Kelly  •  Thomas Mitchell  •  Lloyd Bridges

Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

PowerfulClassicDramatic

A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elia Kazan
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Dorothy McGuire  •  John Garfield  •  Celeste Holm

A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elia Kazan
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Dorothy McGuire  •  John Garfield  •  Celeste Holm

Winter Light (1963)

PowerfulClassicDramaticFantastical

A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ingmar Bergman
CAST:  Ingrid Thulin  •  Gunnar Björnstrand  •  Gunnel Lindblom  •  Max von Sydow

A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ingmar Bergman
CAST:  Ingrid Thulin  •  Gunnar Björnstrand  •  Gunnel Lindblom  •  Max von Sydow

The Fountainhead (1949)

UpliftingPowerfulInspiringClassic

An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Vidor
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Patricia Neal  •  Raymond Massey  •  Kent Smith

An uncompromising, visionary architect struggles to maintain his integrity and individualism despite personal, professional and economic pressures to conform to popular standards.  (more)

DIRECTION:  King Vidor
CAST:  Gary Cooper  •  Patricia Neal  •  Raymond Massey  •  Kent Smith

K-PAX (2001)

Thought provokingPowerfulEmotionalMysterious

Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iain Softley
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  Kevin Spacey  •  Mary McCormack  •  Alfre Woodard

Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Iain Softley
CAST:  Jeff Bridges  •  Kevin Spacey  •  Mary McCormack  •  Alfre Woodard

Ali (2001)

Thought provokingInspiringBrilliantDramatic

In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Mann
CAST:  Will Smith  •  Jamie Foxx  •  Jon Voight  •  Mario Van Peebles

In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Mann
CAST:  Will Smith  •  Jamie Foxx  •  Jon Voight  •  Mario Van Peebles

The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

Thought provokingClassicDramaticHeartbreaking

The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Stevens
CAST:  Millie Perkins  •  Joseph Schildkraut  •  Shelley Winters  •  Richard Beymer

The true, harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Stevens
CAST:  Millie Perkins  •  Joseph Schildkraut  •  Shelley Winters  •  Richard Beymer

The Patriot (2000)

EpicPowerfulClassicDramatic

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roland Emmerich
CAST:  Mel Gibson  •  Heath Ledger  •  Joely Richardson  •  Jason Isaacs

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roland Emmerich
CAST:  Mel Gibson  •  Heath Ledger  •  Joely Richardson  •  Jason Isaacs

South Central (1992)

Thought provokingIntenseClassicDramatic

During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to find that his young son, Jimmie, has joined the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Milburn Anderson
CAST:  Glenn Plummer  •  Byron Minns  •  Lexie Bigham  •  Vincent Craig Dupree

During a 10-year sentence for murdering the leader of a rival South Central Los Angeles gang, Bobby Johnson finds religion and rehabilitation with the help of Muslim inmate Ali. Upon his release, Bobby returns home to find that his young son, Jimmie, has joined the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Milburn Anderson
CAST:  Glenn Plummer  •  Byron Minns  •  Lexie Bigham  •  Vincent Craig Dupree

Creed (2015)

PowerfulInspiringDramaticTear-jerker

The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryan Coogler
CAST:  Michael B. Jordan  •  Sylvester Stallone  •  Graham McTavish  •  Tessa Thompson

The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryan Coogler
CAST:  Michael B. Jordan  •  Sylvester Stallone  •  Graham McTavish  •  Tessa Thompson

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

Thought provokingPowerfulBrilliantMysterious

Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Branagh
CAST:  Kenneth Branagh  •  Penélope Cruz  •  Willem Dafoe  •  Judi Dench

Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kenneth Branagh
CAST:  Kenneth Branagh  •  Penélope Cruz  •  Willem Dafoe  •  Judi Dench

Warriors (1999)

Thought provokingPowerfulDramaticDepressing

If the conflict in Bosnia has become something of a forgotten war, it's not for the want of trying from the immensely powerful BBC film Warriors, the story of five young soldiers and their harrowing experiences in the region.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Kosminsky
CAST:  Matthew Macfadyen  •  Darren Morfitt  •  Cal MacAninch  •  Ioan Gruffudd

If the conflict in Bosnia has become something of a forgotten war, it's not for the want of trying from the immensely powerful BBC film Warriors, the story of five young soldiers and their harrowing experiences in the region.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Kosminsky
CAST:  Matthew Macfadyen  •  Darren Morfitt  •  Cal MacAninch  •  Ioan Gruffudd

My Bodyguard (1980)

InspiringClassicDramaticThought provoking

Clifford Peach, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money. Refusing to pay up, Clifford enlist the aid of an overgrown misfit whose mere ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Bill
CAST:  Chris Makepeace  •  Adam Baldwin  •  Matt Dillon  •  Martin Mull

Clifford Peach, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money. Refusing to pay up, Clifford enlist the aid of an overgrown misfit whose mere ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Bill
CAST:  Chris Makepeace  •  Adam Baldwin  •  Matt Dillon  •  Martin Mull

Absence of Malice (1981)

Thought provokingPowerfulMind blowingClever

Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sydney Pollack
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Sally Field  •  Bob Balaban  •  Melinda Dillon

Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and the newspaper runs it, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sydney Pollack
CAST:  Paul Newman  •  Sally Field  •  Bob Balaban  •  Melinda Dillon

Dog (2022)

InspiringDramaticEmotionalMysterious

An army ranger and his dog embark on a road trip along the Pacific Coast Highway to attend a friend's funeral.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Channing Tatum  •  Reid Carolin
CAST:  Channing Tatum  •  Cayden Boyd  •  Q'orianka Kilcher  •  Kevin Nash

An army ranger and his dog embark on a road trip along the Pacific Coast Highway to attend a friend's funeral.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Channing Tatum  •  Reid Carolin
CAST:  Channing Tatum  •  Cayden Boyd  •  Q'orianka Kilcher  •  Kevin Nash

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

GrippingPowerfulClassicDramatic

In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  F. Gary Gray
CAST:  O'Shea Jackson Jr.  •  Corey Hawkins  •  Jason Mitchell  •  Neil Brown Jr.

In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  F. Gary Gray
CAST:  O'Shea Jackson Jr.  •  Corey Hawkins  •  Jason Mitchell  •  Neil Brown Jr.

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

ClassicDramaticEmotionalThought provoking

Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Mulligan
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Mary Badham  •  Phillip Alford  •  Robert Duvall

Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Mulligan
CAST:  Gregory Peck  •  Mary Badham  •  Phillip Alford  •  Robert Duvall
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