Films That Moved Me
Movie entertain, but sometimes they also touch us and shape our lives. These are my "heart films."
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- DirectorRobert F. McGowanStarsMatthew 'Stymie' BeardNorman 'Chubby' ChaneyJackie CooperThe kids mistake Miss Crabtree's brother for a potential boyfriend, and plot to discourage him.This was the first Our Gang film I ever saw. It led me to seek out their shorts, began my love of short films, and eventually led me to the world of black and white movies.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherLuke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.When I first saw this movie in 3rd grade, I was transported to another world. It was my first experience with such a movie and it started a love affair with sci-fi.
- DirectorLesli Linka GlatterStarsChristina RicciDemi MooreRosie O'DonnellFour childhood friends gather together to prepare for the birth of Chrissey's baby. They wonder how the girls they were at 12 years could possibly have become the women they are now.A standard at sleepovers in my youth, this movie taught me about friendship and made me pine for the close knit group that these girls were. It also warned me that with time, old friends could become distant.
- DirectorCarl ReinerStarsSteve MartinBernadette PetersCatlin AdamsA simpleminded, sheltered country boy suddenly decides to leave his family home to experience life in the big city, where his naivete is both his best friend and his worst enemy.A movie that epitomizes my family's brand of humor, The Jerk is one of those comedies I always laugh at. The scene where Navin first hears "white music" and can finally snap along to the beat reminds me of my own discovery of big band music.
- DirectorRaja GosnellStarsDrew BarrymoreDavid ArquetteMichael VartanA newspaper reporter enrolls in high school as part of research for a story.I am a writer who was a nerd who got picked on for a time. I relate to this movie and Drew Barrymore's character so much it is impossible for me not to get emotional watching it.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJohn TravoltaUma ThurmanSamuel L. JacksonThe lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.Tarantino plays with time in a way that blew countless minds but the quality of the film making keeps it fresh.
- DirectorVictor FlemingGeorge CukorSam WoodStarsClark GableVivien LeighThomas MitchellA sheltered and manipulative Southern belle and a roguish profiteer face off in a turbulent romance as the society around them crumbles with the end of slavery and is rebuilt during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.An epic movie which forced me to confront the fact that treating people poorly will only turn them away from you, and being kind will bring along respect.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyKate WinsletTom WilkinsonWhen their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.A remarkable film in every sense, it elicits strong feeling each time I watch it. The idea of voluntarily losing memories that made someone who they are is heartbreaking.
- DirectorAgnès VardaStarsCorinne MarchandAntoine BourseillerDominique DavrayCleo, a singer and hypochondriac, becomes increasingly worried that she might have cancer while awaiting test results from her doctor.The simplicity of this film is what makes it great. It evokes a feeling through seemingly mundane events.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel BarrymoreAn angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.A movie that shows it is not only okay to be a face in the crowd, but also respectable and admirable to be so.
- DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsSpencer TracyJoan BennettElizabeth TaylorThe father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, along with the financial and organizational trouble of arranging the wedding.This film means a lot to me and especially touched me when I was living with my father and preparing for my own wedding.
- DirectorRichard CurtisStarsDomhnall GleesonRachel McAdamsBill NighyAt the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be as easy as you might think.A truly beautiful film which preaches that we should all appreciate every moment in our lives, good or bad, because they are fleeting.