Yeah, sad movies just wouldn’t cut it
for us so we decided to lift you up a little with this list. This list
follows ten of the most inspirational movies ever to be produced.
Whenever you are feeling low and have lost hopes these particular movies
(any one of them for that matter) will do the trick for you. Stay
tuned, we will be covering ten of the most inspirational songs soon. The
movie is followed by the synopsis to help you decide which one you
would watch this weekend. Remember, there always is hope. Enjoy the
read!
10. GANDHI
It was Richard Attenborough’s lifelong dream to bring the life story
of Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi to the screen.
When it finally reached fruition in 1982, the 188-minute, Oscar-winning
Gandhi was one of the most exhaustively thorough biopics ever made. The
film begins in the early part of the 20th century, when Mohandas K.
Gandhi (Ben Kingsley), a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly
possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence.
9. WHAT DREAMS MAY COME
Based on a metaphysical 1978 novel by science fiction and horror
author Richard Matheson, this romantic fantasy-drama won an Oscar for
its expensive and impressive visual vistas depicting an imaginative
afterlife. Robin Williams stars as Chris Nielsen, a doctor who has
suffered with his artist wife Annie (Annabella Sciorra) through the
devastating loss of their children, Marie and Ian, who were killed in a
car accident. Although Annie’s all-consuming depression nearly destroyed
their marriage, the couple rebuilt their relationship and are now
living out a comfortable middle age.
8. BRAVEHEART
The story begins with young Wallace, whose father and brother have
been killed fighting the English, being taken into the custody of his
uncle, a nationalist and pre-Renaissance renaissance man. He returns
twenty years later, a man educated both in the classics and in the art
of war. There he finds his childhood sweetheart Murron (Catherine
McCormack), and the two quickly fall in love. There are murmurs of
revolt against the English throughout the village, but Wallace remains
aloof, wishing simply to tend to his crops and live in peace. However,
when his love is killed by English soldiers the day after their secret
marriage (held secretly so as to prevent the local English lord from
exercising the repulsive right of prima noctae, the privilege of
sleeping with the bride on the first night of the marriage), he springs
into action and single-handedly slays an entire platoon of foot
soldiers.
7. ROCKY
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), a Philadelphia boxer, is but one
step removed from total bum-hood. A once-promising pugilist, Rocky is
now taking nickel-and-dime bouts and running strongarm errands for local
loan sharks to survive. Even his supportive trainer, Mickey (Burgess
Meredith), has given up on Rocky. All this changes thanks to Muhammad
Ali-like super-boxer Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). With the Bicentennial
celebration coming up, Creed must find a “Cinderella” opponent for the
big July 4th bout — some unknown whom Creed can “glorify” for a few
minutes before knocking him cold.
6. THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
In 1946, a banker named Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted
of a double murder, even though he stubbornly proclaims his innocence.
He’s sentenced to a life term at the Shawshank State Prison in Maine,
where another lifer, Ellis “Red” Redding (Morgan Freeman), picks him as
the new recruit most likely to crack under the pressure. The ugly
realities of prison life are quickly introduced to Andy: a corrupt
warden (Bob Gunton), sadistic guards led by Capt. Byron Hadley (Clancy
Brown), and inmates who are little better than animals, willing to use
rape or beatings to insure their dominance. But Andy does not crack: he
has the hope of the truly innocent, which (together with his smarts)
allow him to prevail behind bars.
5. SEVEN POUNDS
Academy Award nominee Will Smith reunites with the director and
producers of The Pursuit of Happyness for this emotional drama
concerning an IRS agent whose quest for redemption is unexpectedly
complicated after he inadvertently falls in love. Ben Thomas is an IRS
agent with a fateful secret. Assuming the identity of his younger
brother, Ben sets out in search of redemption. Instead, Ben discovers
true love while forever changing the lives of seven complete strangers.
Woody Harrelson, Rosario Dawson, Michael Ealy, and Barry Pepper co-star.
4. PAY IT FORWARD
A young boy stumbles upon a simple way to change the world in this
drama. Trevor (Haley Joel Osment) is a bright 11-year-old boy who comes
from a troubled home; his mother Arlene (Helen Hunt) is an alcoholic
trying to hold down two jobs to support her son, while Trevor’s father
Jon Bon Jovi) left his family behind some time ago. At school, Trevor’s
class is introduced to their new social studies teacher, Mr. Simonet
(Kevin Spacey), a guarded man with severe facial scars. Simonet gives
his class an unusual assignment — think up a practical way to make the
world a better place, and put it into action. Trevor comes up with the
notion of “Pay It Forward” — do a needed favor for three different
people without being asked, and then ask them to do the same for three
others.
3. THE GRAPES OF WRATH
Henry Fonda as Tom Joad, who opens the movie returning to his
Oklahoma home after serving jail time for manslaughter. En route, Tom
meets family friend Casey (John Carradine), a former preacher who warns
Tom that dust storms, crop failures, and new agricultural methods have
financially decimated the once prosperous Oklahoma farmland. Upon
returning to his family farm, Tom is greeted by his mother (Oscar-winner
Jane Darwell), who tells him that the family is packing up for the
“promised land” of California. Warned that they shouldn’t expect a warm
welcome in California–they’ve already seen the caravan of dispirited
farmers, heading back home after striking out at finding work–the Joads
push on all the same.
2. MEN OF HONOR
This military drama is based on the true story of Carl Brashear, who
was the first African-American to serve as a diver in the United States
Navy. Brashear (played by Cuba Gooding Jr.) was born to a poor farming
family in the deep South, and joined the Navy in hopes of bettering
himself. When Brashear applies for diving school, he first encounters
Master Chief Billy Sunday (Robert De Niro), a gruff and tyrannical
diving instructor who holds absolute sway over his charges. Sunday does
little at first to encourage Brashear’s ambitions, and the would-be
diver discovers racism in the military is an ugly fact of life when his
white comrades refuse to share barracks with him. But Brashear’s courage
and determination make an impression on Sunday.
1. A BEAUTIFUL MIND
The true story of prominent mathematician John Forbes Nash Jr. is the
subject of this biographical drama from director Ron Howard. Russell
Crowe stars as the brilliant but arrogant and conceited professor Nash.
The prof seems guaranteed a rosy future in the early ’50s after he
marries beautiful student Alicia (Jennifer Connelly) and makes a
remarkable advancement in the foundations of “game theory,” which
carries him to the brink of international acclaim. Soon after, John is
visited by Agent William Parcher (Ed Harris), from the CIA, who wants to
recruit him for code-breaking activities. But evidence suggests that
Nash’s perceptions of reality are cloudy at best; he is struggling to
maintain his tenuous hold on sanity, and Alicia suspects a diagnosis of
paranoid schizophrenia. Battling decades of illness with the loyal
Alicia by his side, Nash is ultimately able to gain some control over
his mental state, and eventually goes on to triumphantly win the Nobel
Prize.
source : http://www.smashinglists.com/inspirational-movies/
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