Here is a complete list of the various movies that have been recommended thus far. Please use "Comments" to add more movie recommendations to this post.
An American Crime
A Time to Kill
About a Boy
American History X .....LA-Venice: gangs-racial tensions, resolution
The Anniversary Party
Babel
Bobby
Boyz in the Hood
Bride Wars
The Bridge
The Century of the Self
Changeling
City of God .....kids without families Rio Drug wars. Escape through art
Crash LA .....ethnic stereotypes and resolution through communication
Death in Gaza .....documentary on boys and girls in Gaza, socialization
Dirty Harry
El Crimen Del Padre Amaro
Eyes on the Prize .....Montgomery Bus Boycott episode
Fight Club
Gangs of New York ...... Scorsese
Girlfight
The Great Debaters
The Green Mile
Home for the Holidays
I Am Sam .....special needs kid and brilliance and love
The Joy Luck Club
Kids
L.A. Confidential
Lawrence of Arabia
The Life of David Gale
Life Is Beautiful
The Long Way Home .....Origins of the state of Israel
Manchurian Candidate .....classic, young Sinatra - brainwashing
Murder in the First
My Life in Pink .....growing up different - and handling it
Paradise Now .....2 young Gaza men decide to be suicide bombers
The Pianist
Pride
Pride and Prejudice
Pulp Fiction
Real Women Have Curves
Schindler's List .....wealthy man saved Jews during Holocaust
Set it Off!
Seven Pounds
Shawshank Redemption
Slumdog Millionaire .....Poverty, violence, fantasy in Mumbai
Something the Lord Made
Swingvote
Turtles Can Fly .....kids in Afghanistan, 1week prior to invasion
V for Vendetta
White Chicks
This is a great list of films. I would like to suggest the origional Dirty Harry with Clint Eastwood. I just watched the film and i thought it was cool. Just another suggestion.
ReplyDelete"Babel" is another good movie. It is somewhat similar and very sociological.
ReplyDeleteI agree with mswar- Babel is a GREAT movie.
ReplyDeleteDay class opted for The Great Debaters - Wendy C is going to bring it! Night class didn't pick yet!
ReplyDeleteComment with "thumbnail descriptions" of at least 5 movies on the list - and I'll post more descriptions.
I would love to watch An American Crime, but what do you guys think of watching JUNO instead?
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ReplyDeleteWhite chicks!!! or American History X..
ReplyDeleteIloved the movie American Me. James Olmos starred in the movie. The major writer of the story was threatened by the Mexican Mafia to not tell the truth, but change it or just leave out certain facts. The writer didn't and she was murdered for telling the truth.I worked in the same building with a daughter of the courageous writer. Amen for freedom of speech.
ReplyDeleteI would love to see Fight Club! (Thursday Night)
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ReplyDeleteI would love to watch Schindler's List. It is a great movie, although very sad:(
ReplyDeleteRobert Rooks says "Set it Off" is the one I would wacth more then once.
ReplyDeleteGran Torino...my second one would be City of God.
ReplyDeleteThe Great Debaters.
ReplyDeleteMy pics are:
ReplyDelete1)KIDS
2)L.A.Confidential
3)El Crimen
4)A Time to Kill
5)An American Crime
And if I may make one suggestion for a movie:
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I want to see:
ReplyDelete1. Borat
2. District 9
3. Up in the Air
District 9 was a good movie and I'd like to see it again. Also would like to see Gangs of New York. Too many good movies on the list! Hard to choose!
ReplyDeleteKing of the jungle with john leguizamo. amazing movie its really hard to find but it was definitely a life changing movie. TOYS with robin williams was great also many people didnt like it but i love it. just shows how everyone should be happy being themselves
ReplyDeletei also agree with azam district 9 was a great movie
ReplyDeleteahaha gran torino was vintage clint eastwood. but the ending pissed me off. why didnt he just kill all those guys
ReplyDeleteone more movie that has to be in the list no matter what charlie chaplins The Great Dictator. wow the speech he had in that movie was so heartfelt
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