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Films that marked me

by carolinemiranda • Created 10 years ago • Modified 9 years ago
A list of movies that have picked my mind either as a woman, a mother, a scientist or a human being.

No, this list follows no logic except the one in my brain. To me, these are very good movies that really moved me.
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  • The Man from Earth (2007)

    1. The Man from Earth

    20071h 27mNot Rated
    7.8 (211K)
    An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he has a longer and stranger past than they can imagine.
    DirectorRichard SchenkmanStarsDavid Lee SmithTony ToddJohn Billingsley
  • Angelina Jolie and Clive Owen in Beyond Borders (2003)

    2. Beyond Borders

    20032h 7mR32Metascore
    6.4 (29K)
    The world's cruelty is confronted with the love of two different people who try to save humanity from poverty and war.
    DirectorMartin CampbellStarsClive OwenAngelina JolieLinus Roache
  • Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen in Pride & Prejudice (2005)

    3. Pride & Prejudice

    20052h 9mPG82Metascore
    7.8 (358K)
    When Elizabeth Bennet meets the handsome Mr. Darcy, she believes he is the last man she could ever marry, but as their lives become intertwined, she finds herself captivated by the man she has sworn to hate forever.
    DirectorJoe WrightStarsKeira KnightleyMatthew MacfadyenBrenda Blethyn
  • Bruce Willis and Monica Bellucci in Tears of the Sun (2003)

    4. Tears of the Sun

    20032h 1mR48Metascore
    6.6 (135K)
    A Special-Ops commander leads his team into the Nigerian jungle in order to rescue a doctor who will only join them if they agree to save 70 refugees too.
    DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsBruce WillisCole HauserMonica Bellucci
  • Natalie Portman in The Other Woman (2009)

    5. The Other Woman

    20091h 42mR37Metascore
    6.3 (20K)
    The story of a woman dealing with her infant daughter's death while trying to keep her marriage and her relationship with her stepson.
    DirectorDon RoosStarsNatalie PortmanScott CohenLisa Kudrow
  • Brad Pitt and Robert Redford in Spy Game (2001)

    6. Spy Game

    20012h 6mR63Metascore
    7.1 (173K)
    Retiring CIA agent Nathan Muir recalls his training of Tom Bishop while working against agency politics to free him from his Chinese captors.
    DirectorTony ScottStarsRobert RedfordBrad PittCatherine McCormack
  • James Caan and Aidan Quinn in This Is My Father (1998)

    7. This Is My Father

    19981h 59mR
    6.9 (1.9K)
    A middle-aged teacher discovers photos from his mother's past that convinces him that she has not told the truth about his real father. Venturing into Ireland where he believes his real father to be, a past romance slowly unfolds.
    DirectorPaul QuinnStarsAidan QuinnJames CaanJacob Tierney
  • Morgan Freeman and Ben Affleck in The Sum of All Fears (2002)

    8. The Sum of All Fears

    20022h 4mPG-1345Metascore
    6.5 (130K)
    CIA analyst Jack Ryan must stop the plans of a Neo-Nazi faction that threatens to induce a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Russia's President by detonating a nuclear weapon at a football game in Baltimore, Maryland.
    DirectorPhil Alden RobinsonStarsBen AffleckMorgan FreemanIan Mongrain
  • Don Cheadle, Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix, Mosa Kaiser, Sophie Okonedo, Ofentse Modiselle, and Mathabo Pieterson in Hotel Rwanda (2004)

    9. Hotel Rwanda

    20042h 1mPG-1379Metascore
    8.1 (385K)
    Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa.
    DirectorTerry GeorgeStarsDon CheadleSophie OkonedoJoaquin Phoenix
  • Ben Affleck in Paycheck (2003)

    10. Paycheck

    20031h 59mPG-1343Metascore
    6.3 (116K)
    A technical wizard learns that his memory has been erased.
    DirectorJohn WooStarsBen AffleckAaron EckhartUma Thurman
  • Robin Williams and Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting (1997)

    11. Good Will Hunting

    19972h 6mR71Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    A therapist counsels Will Hunting, a janitor with a genius IQ.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsRobin WilliamsMatt DamonBen Affleck
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

    12. The Day the Earth Stood Still

    20081h 44mPG-1340Metascore
    5.5 (184K)
    A remake of the 1951 classic science fiction film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.
    DirectorScott DerricksonStarsKeanu ReevesJennifer ConnellyKathy Bates
  • Helen Hunt, Rashida Jones, Samantha Morton, Aaron Paul, and Bradley Whitford in Decoding Annie Parker (2013)

    13. Decoding Annie Parker

    20131h 31mR56Metascore
    6.2 (3.4K)
    Love, science, sex, infidelity, disease and comedy, the wild, mostly true story of the irrepressible Annie Parker and the almost discovery of a cure for cancer.
    DirectorSteven BernsteinStarsHelen HuntSamantha MortonAaron Paul
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jonathan Tucker in Veronika Decides to Die (2009)

    14. Veronika Decides to Die

    20091h 43mR
    6.3 (13K)
    After a frantic suicide attempt, Veronika awakens inside a mysterious mental asylum. Under the supervision of an unorthodox psychiatrist who specializes in controversial treatment, Veronika learns that she has only weeks to live.
    DirectorEmily YoungStarsSarah Michelle GellarJonathan TuckerErika Christensen
  • Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey in Contact (1997)

    15. Contact

    19972h 30mPG62Metascore
    7.5 (305K)
    Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsJodie FosterMatthew McConaugheyTom Skerritt
  • Harry Connick Jr. in Living Proof (2008)

    16. Living Proof

    20082h 5mTV-PGTV Movie
    6.8 (1.1K)
    A doctor devotes his life's work to finding a cure for breast cancer.
    DirectorDan IrelandStarsHarry Connick Jr.Tammy BlanchardAmanda Bynes
  • Catherine McCormack in Dangerous Beauty (1998)

    17. Dangerous Beauty

    19981h 51mR51Metascore
    7.1 (20K)
    A Venetian courtesan becomes a hero to her city, but later becomes the target of an inquisition by the Church for witchcraft.
    DirectorMarshall HerskovitzStarsCatherine McCormackRufus SewellOliver Platt
  • Judi Dench and Steve Coogan in Philomena (2013)

    18. Philomena

    20131h 38mPG-1377Metascore
    7.6 (106K)
    A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.
    DirectorStephen FrearsStarsJudi DenchSteve CooganSophie Kennedy Clark
  • Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour in Somewhere in Time (1980)

    19. Somewhere in Time

    19801h 43mPG29Metascore
    7.2 (35K)
    A Chicago playwright uses self-hypnosis to travel back in time and meet the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel.
    DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsChristopher ReeveJane SeymourChristopher Plummer
  • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix (1999)

    20. The Matrix

    19992h 16mR73Metascore
    8.7 (2.2M)
    When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
    DirectorsLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne Moss
  • Monsoon Wedding (2001)

    21. Monsoon Wedding

    20011h 54mR77Metascore
    7.3 (27K)
    A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.
    DirectorMira NairStarsNaseeruddin ShahLillete DubeyShefali Shah
  • Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar (2014)

    22. Interstellar

    20142h 49mPG-1374Metascore
    8.7 (2.4M)
    When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsMatthew McConaugheyAnne HathawayJessica Chastain

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