SuperJon 175 Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Do you agree with the list?1 IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE 1946 2 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 1962 3 SCHINDLER'S LIST 1993 4 ROCKY 1976 5 MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON 1939 6 E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL 1982 7 THE GRAPES OF WRATH 1940 8 BREAKING AWAY 1979 9 MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET 1947 10 SAVING PRIVATE RYAN 1998 11 THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES 1946 12 APOLLO 13 1995 13 HOOSIERS 1986 14 THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI 1957 15 THE MIRACLE WORKER 1962 16 NORMA RAE 1979 17 ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST 1975 18 THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK 1959 19 THE RIGHT STUFF 1983 20 PHILADELPHIA 1993 21 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT 1967 22 THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES 1942 23 THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION 1994 24 NATIONAL VELVET 1944 25 SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS 1941 26 THE WIZARD OF OZ 1939 27 HIGH NOON 1952 28 FIELD OF DREAMS 1989 29 GANDHI 1982 30 LAWRENCE OF ARABIA 1962 31 GLORY 1989 32 CASABLANCA 1942 33 CITY LIGHTS 1931 34 ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN 1976 35 GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER 1967 36 ON THE WATERFRONT 1954 37 FORREST GUMP 1994 38 PINOCCHIO 1940 39 STAR WARS 1977 40 MRS. MINIVER 1942 41 THE SOUND OF MUSIC 1965 42 12 ANGRY MEN 1957 43 GONE WITH THE WIND 1939 44 SPARTACUS 1960 45 ON GOLDEN POND 1981 46 LILIES OF THE FIELD 1963 47 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY 1968 48 THE AFRICAN QUEEN 1951 49 MEET JOHN DOE 1941 50 SEABISCUIT 2003 51 THE COLOR PURPLE 1985 52 DEAD POET'S SOCIETY 1989 53 SHANE 1953 54 RUDY 1993 55 THE DEFIANT ONES 1958 56 BEN-HUR 1959 57 SERGEANT YORK 1941 58 CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 1977 59 DANCES WITH WOLVES 1990 60 THE KILLING FIELDS 1984 61 SOUNDER 1972 62 BRAVEHEART 1995 63 RAIN MAN 1988 64 THE BLACK STALLION 1979 65 A RAISIN IN THE SUN 1961 66 SILKWOOD 1983 67 THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL 1951 68 AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN 1982 69 THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS 1957 70 COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER 1980 71 COOL HAND LUKE 1967 72 DARK VICTORY 1939 73 ERIN BROCKOVICH 2000 74 GUNGA DIN 1939 75 THE VERDICT 1982 76 BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ 1962 77 DRIVING MISS DAISY 1989 78 THELMA & LOUISE 1991 79 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS 1956 80 BABE 1995 81 BOYS TOWN 1938 82 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 1971 83 MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN 1936 84 SERPICO 1973 85 WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT 1993 86 STAND AND DELIVER 1988 87 WORKING GIRL 1988 88 YANKEE DOODLE DANDY 1942 89 HAROLD AND MAUDE 1972 90 HOTEL RWANDA 2004 91 THE PAPER CHASE 1973 92 FAME 1980 93 A BEAUTIFUL MIND 2001 94 CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS 1937 95 PLACES IN THE HEART 1984 96 SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER 1993 97 MADAME CURIE 1943 98 THE KARATE KID 1984 99 RAY 2004 100 CHARIOTS OF FIRE 1981 Link to post Share on other sites
ROGUE06 0 Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Rudy is only #54? Def needs to be in top 10. Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJon 175 Posted December 30, 2006 Author Share Posted December 30, 2006 Rudy is only #54? Def needs to be in top 10.Or at least the top 20. When I think of an inspirational film, I think of a film that makes me want to do something after watching it. Like with Rocky, I wanted to be a boxer. Link to post Share on other sites
showstopper24 0 Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 2 TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD 1962 3 SCHINDLER'S LIST 1993 39 STAR WARS 1977 60 THE KILLING FIELDS 1984 All good movies, but i was wondering where Hotel Rwanda is? If the Killing Fields and Schindler's List are on the list, i think Hotel Rwanda should be as well. Ok nevermind i see it at number 90-i think it should be higher up. Link to post Share on other sites
ROGUE06 0 Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Or at least the top 20. When I think of an inspirational film, I think of a film that makes me want to do something after watching it. Like with Rocky, I wanted to be a boxer.I believe it should easily be top 10. After watching Rudy, you sympathize so much for everything he's gone through and all the effort he put into it. He proved so much to his family and everyone else. He put in soo much effort and played Notre Dame Football even though he barely had any athletic skill let alone any size. Umm he got into Notre Dame but busting his ***, because he suffered from dyslexia and wasn't that naturally book smart. Also it is one of the best sports movies of all time IMO. Idk, when I think motivation or inspiration Rudy automatically comes to mind.Also how are movies like The Karate Kid, Cool Hand Luke and Ray soo low on the list, but ET is #6? Link to post Share on other sites
SuperJon 175 Posted December 31, 2006 Author Share Posted December 31, 2006 I believe it should easily be top 10. After watching Rudy, you sympathize so much for everything he's gone through and all the effort he put into it. He proved so much to his family and everyone else. He put in soo much effort and played Notre Dame Football even though he barely had any athletic skill let alone any size. Umm he got into Notre Dame but busting his ***, because he suffered from dyslexia and wasn't that naturally book smart. Also it is one of the best sports movies of all time IMO. Idk, when I think motivation or inspiration Rudy automatically comes to mind.Also how are movies like The Karate Kid, Cool Hand Luke and Ray soo low on the list, but ET is #6?There's that other football movie, about that Brian guy. Brian's song? That was pretty inspirational. Link to post Share on other sites
showstopper24 0 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 There's that other football movie, about that Brian guy. Brian's song? That was pretty inspirational.oh yea, Brian's Song was very inspirational. It was my mom's (who is/was not a football fan) favorite movie but she loved it because it was inspirational Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Rudy is only #54? Def needs to be in top 10.I haven't seen it, but I'd say no top 20 for this movie, regardless...stuff like Schindler's List, To Kill a Mockingbird, etc, put the "one man overcomes himself despite his <insert problem here>" in the dust. Of course, it's dependant on your perception of issues and whether or not the story touches you personally, so I'm not trying to take anything away from Rudy, but I full maintain that saving Jews and equal rights for the black man, etc, fall headn and shoulders above such a movie. And, yes, Hotel Rwanda should be higher. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,768 Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Did the people making this list even see 2001: A Space Odyssey? How could this be #47? Chariots of Fire at #100 was WAY more inspirational! How the hell is this inspirational? There is 20 minutes of guys jumping around in monkey suits, 3 minutes of completely blackness to start the movie and 3 more in the middle after the intermission, and it ends with a blinking eye changing colors for 15 minutes. The only thing even mildly inspirational is the quality of the special effects in space, which are still amazing 40 years later. Link to post Share on other sites
king_tanner 84 Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Did the people making this list even see 2001: A Space Odyssey? How could this be #47? Chariots of Fire at #100 was WAY more inspirational! How the hell is this inspirational? There is 20 minutes of guys jumping around in monkey suits, 3 minutes of completely blackness to start the movie and 3 more in the middle after the intermission, and it ends with a blinking eye changing colors for 15 minutes. The only thing even mildly inspirational is the quality of the special effects in space, which are still amazing 40 years later.Completely agree. I just watched this for the first time a couple weeks ago and I didn't understand what all the hype was about... except the special effects. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Trainspotting inpired me to never touch heroin. Link to post Share on other sites
Ouch-8s 5 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Mr Holland's OpusThe Power of One (really because the book was so good and I think of it when I see it)The OutsidersHouston 500 Link to post Share on other sites
CaneBrain 97 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Hoosiers at #13 is a travesty. Definitely top 5. Link to post Share on other sites
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