Everybody knows about the big empathic blockbusters like Schindler's List (1993) or A Beautiful Mind (2001). Which of these movies that are also humanitarian are you most interested in? (If you have seen all of them, please vote for the one you think is the best.) Discuss here.
After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver - suggested by suggested by yrnej
John Merrick is an intelligent and friendly man, but he is scornt by his Victorian-era English society because of his severely deformations. When he is discovered by a doctor, he is saved from his lif…
Two F.B.I. Agents, with wildly different styles, arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists - suggested by suggested by yrnej
After abandoning all worldly possessions and ending his relationship with his family, a young recent college graduate travels the US, ending up alone in the desolate Alaskan wilderness - suggested by …
A journalist is trapped in Cambodia during tyrant Pol Pot's bloody 'Year Zero' cleansing campaign, which claimed the lives of two million 'undesirable' civilians - suggested by yrnej
A disabled writer and painter who can only use his left foot, makes his art come to life. Christy Brown is as well known for his poetry as he is for his art
A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant - suggested by…
A priest searches the right way through the rapids of temptation in a repressive and totalitarian Europe. A drama loosely based on Jean Bernard's Nazi-era prison diary
War is hell and these films from the 2000s showed us exactly why. The following films either took place during wartime, showed us ways in which the war affected others or immersed us directly into the…
Movies or TV shows can often take advantage of the natural beauty of their settings to create great cinematography: this is what the TV Tropes site calls "scenery porn". It can be used in gr…
You need to find someone or something deep in the woods, from this list of characters known for their exceptional skill in tracking, which one would you hire to get the job done? Discuss here
Bridal carry: A means of carrying a person, with one's arms supporting their back and legs in front of one's own body. Traditionally this was how a newly married man would carry his bride over the thr…
Actor Paul Newman said that. The following kids tried to be actors but ended up wanting to be children instead. They only made one film, then left the business. Which would you have liked to see more …
Werner Herzog, a German director known for the exhausting working-relationship with the nerve-racking difficult actor Klaus Kinski, turns 80 on September 5th, 2022. If you want to know more about thei…
The poll Werner Herzog's Madness offered facts that most illustrate the German director's eccentricity and larger-than-life size. However, his life still provides many interesting bits of trivia or st…
Docudrama (or documentary drama) is a genre of film, which features dramatized re-enactments of actual events. Movies that have at least 25,000 votes and an IMDb rating of at least 7.0 are considered.…
Vietnam War ended 41 years ago on April 30, 1975. Who or which is the most interesting character or group of characters from this list of Vietnam War soldiers/veterans? After voting, you may discuss t…
Christian Bale's birthday is January 30th. The young actor has compiled an impressive body of work filled with memorable performances. His recent string of Oscar worthy turns bodes well for what audie…