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My Personal All-Time Favorite Films

by fiddlisa • Created 10 years ago • Modified 2 months ago
I love films that make me feel hopeful. I particularly enjoy slice of life films where disparate elements come together to create something greater than their parts (ie. ensembles creating families of choice, teachers inspiring power in their students, travelers make new friends in their journeys, etc...) I also love magical mystical realism, food movies, and stunning cinematography.
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  • The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)

    1. The Milagro Beanfield War

    19881h 57mR
    6.8 (7.2K)
    The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort.
    DirectorRobert RedfordStarsRubén BladesRichard BradfordSonia Braga
  • Still Breathing (1997)

    2. Still Breathing

    19971h 49mPG-13
    6.4 (3.6K)
    When artist and street performer Fletcher (Brendan Fraser) thinks con-artist Roz (Joanna Going) is the woman he has seen in a vision, he has no idea she sees him as her next victim.
    DirectorJames F. RobinsonStarsBrendan FraserJoanna GoingLou Rawls
  • Jon Voight in Conrack (1974)

    3. Conrack

    19741h 46mPG
    7.3 (2.4K)
    The true story of Pat Conroy, a handsome, idealistic Caucasian who is an elementary-school instructor for a group of poor Black children in an isolated school.
    DirectorMartin RittStarsJon VoightPaul WinfieldMadge Sinclair
  • Amy Irving and Peter Riegert in Crossing Delancey (1988)

    4. Crossing Delancey

    19881h 37mPG73Metascore
    6.9 (5.8K)
    A Manhattan single meets a man through her Jewish grandmother's matchmaker.
    DirectorJoan Micklin SilverStarsAmy IrvingPeter RiegertReizl Bozyk
  • Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin in All of Me (1984)

    5. All of Me

    19841h 33mPG68Metascore
    6.7 (21K)
    Dying millionaire Edwina Cutwater has her soul transferred into the body of younger, willing Terry Hoskins. However, something goes wrong, and she finds herself in her lawyer Roger Cobb's body - together with the lawyer.
    DirectorCarl ReinerStarsSteve MartinLily TomlinVictoria Tennant
  • A Little Romance (1979)

    6. A Little Romance

    19791h 50mPG52Metascore
    7.4 (6.9K)
    American teenager Lauren King living in Paris, meets and falls in love with a local boy named Daniel Michon. They befriend storyteller Julius and take a trip to Venice in George Roy Hill's romantic comedy.
    DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsLaurence OlivierDiane LaneThelonious Bernard
  • Hector Elizondo, Elizabeth Peña, Tamara Mello, and Jacqueline Obradors in Tortilla Soup (2001)

    7. Tortilla Soup

    20011h 42mPG-1358Metascore
    6.7 (5.5K)
    A Mexican-American master chef and father to three daughters has lost his taste for food, but not for life.
    DirectorMaria RipollStarsHector ElizondoJacqueline ObradorsTamara Mello
  • Songcatcher (2000)

    8. Songcatcher

    20001h 49mPG-1363Metascore
    7.2 (3.8K)
    After being denied a promotion at the university where she teaches, Doctor Lily Penleric, a brilliant musicologist, impulsively visits her sister, who runs a struggling rural school in Appalachia. There she stumbles upon the discovery of her life - a treasure trove of ancient Scots-Irish ballads, songs that have been handed down from generation to generation, preserved intact by the seclusion of the mountains. With the goal of securing her promotion, Lily ventures into the most isolated areas of the mountains to collect the songs and finds herself increasingly enchanted - not only by the rugged purity of the music, but also by the raw courage and endurance of the local people as they carve out meaningful lives against the harshest conditions. It is not, however, until she meets Tom - a handsome, hardened war veteran and talented musician - that she's forced to examine her motivations. Is the "Songcatcher," as Tom insists, no better than the men who exploit the people and extort their land?
    DirectorMaggie GreenwaldStarsJanet McTeerMichael HardingMichael Davis
  • Pauline Collins in Shirley Valentine (1989)

    9. Shirley Valentine

    19891h 48mR52Metascore
    7.2 (9.4K)
    Shirley is a 42-year-old bored Liverpudlian housewife who takes a holiday trip to Greece and meets a local man who bolsters her self-confidence. She evolves and transforms to the point that her husband doesn't even recognize her.
    DirectorLewis GilbertStarsPauline CollinsTom ContiJulia McKenzie
  • Andrew Knott, Kate Maberly, and Heydon Prowse in The Secret Garden (1993)

    10. The Secret Garden

    19931h 41mG74Metascore
    7.3 (47K)
    A young, recently-orphaned girl is sent to England after living in India all of her life. Once there, she begins to explore her new, seemingly-isolated surroundings, and its secrets.
    DirectorAgnieszka HollandStarsKate MaberlyMaggie SmithHeydon Prowse
  • Vanessa Chester and Liesel Matthews in A Little Princess (1995)

    11. A Little Princess

    19951h 37mG83Metascore
    7.6 (38K)
    Sara is sent to a strict boarding school after her father enlists in WWI. When he is presumed dead, the headmistress, knowing she will not receive any more money, forces the girl to become a servant.
    DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsLiesel MatthewsEleanor BronLiam Cunningham
  • Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

    12. Driving Miss Daisy

    19891h 39mPG81Metascore
    7.3 (122K)
    An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.
    DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsMorgan FreemanJessica TandyDan Aykroyd
  • Cher in Moonstruck (1987)

    13. Moonstruck

    19871h 42mPG83Metascore
    7.2 (75K)
    Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry.
    DirectorNorman JewisonStarsCherNicolas CageOlympia Dukakis
  • Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Steve Huison, Hugo Speer, and Tom Wilkinson in The Full Monty (1997)

    14. The Full Monty

    19971h 31mR75Metascore
    7.2 (117K)
    Six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act. The women cheer them on to go for "the full monty" - total nudity.
    DirectorPeter CattaneoStarsRobert CarlyleTom WilkinsonMark Addy
  • Jenna Elfman, Edward Norton, and Ben Stiller in Keeping the Faith (2000)

    15. Keeping the Faith

    20002h 8mPG-1360Metascore
    6.4 (54K)
    Two friends, a priest and a rabbi, fall in love with the same woman they knew in their youth, but the religious position of both men denies them romance.
    DirectorEdward NortonStarsBen StillerEdward NortonJenna Elfman
  • Benny & Joon (1993)

    16. Benny & Joon

    19931h 38mPG57Metascore
    7.1 (64K)
    A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
    DirectorJeremiah S. ChechikStarsJohnny DeppMary Stuart MastersonAidan Quinn
  • Michael Douglas and Annette Bening in The American President (1995)

    17. The American President

    19951h 54mPG-1368Metascore
    6.8 (63K)
    A widowed U.S. President running for reelection and an environmental lobbyist fall in love. It's all above-board, but "politics is perception," and sparks fly anyway.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsMichael DouglasAnnette BeningMartin Sheen
  • Richard Jenkins and Danai Gurira in The Visitor (2007)

    18. The Visitor

    20071h 44mPG-1379Metascore
    7.6 (46K)
    A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.
    DirectorTom McCarthyStarsRichard JenkinsHaaz SleimanDanai Gurira
  • John Cusack, Nicollette Sheridan, and Daphne Zuniga in The Sure Thing (1985)

    19. The Sure Thing

    19851h 35mPG-1376Metascore
    7.0 (23K)
    Walter Gibson is a university freshman going through a dry spell. His old buddy arranges a "sure thing" for him in California. Gibson and his classmate Allison then take a long road trip out to Cali, and both foil each other's plans.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsJohn CusackDaphne ZunigaAnthony Edwards
  • Gillian Anderson, Sean Connery, Ryan Phillippe, Anthony Edwards, Dennis Quaid, Madeleine Stowe, Angelina Jolie, Gena Rowlands, and Jon Stewart in Playing by Heart (1998)

    20. Playing by Heart

    19982h 1mR55Metascore
    6.9 (21K)
    Eleven articulate people work through affairs of the heart in Los Angeles.
    DirectorWillard CarrollStarsGillian AndersonEllen BurstynSean Connery
  • Renée Zellweger in Miss Potter (2006)

    21. Miss Potter

    20061h 28mPG57Metascore
    7.0 (33K)
    The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling children's book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and her struggle for love, happiness, and success.
    DirectorChris NoonanStarsRenée ZellwegerEwan McGregorEmily Watson
  • Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Love Actually (2003)

    22. Love Actually

    20032h 15mR55Metascore
    7.5 (560K)
    Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
    DirectorRichard CurtisStarsHugh GrantMartine McCutcheonLiam Neeson
  • Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, and Barry Humphries in Finding Nemo (2003)

    23. Finding Nemo

    20031h 40mG90Metascore
    8.2 (1.2M)
    After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.
    DirectorsAndrew StantonLee UnkrichStarsAlbert BrooksEllen DeGeneresAlexander Gould
  • Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

    24. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    20042h 22mPG82Metascore
    7.9 (735K)
    Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione return to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard.
    DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert Grint
  • Edward Asner, Bob Peterson, and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)

    25. Up

    20091h 36mPG88Metascore
    8.3 (1.2M)
    78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to South America in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.
    DirectorsPete DocterBob PetersonStarsEdward AsnerJordan NagaiJohn Ratzenberger

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