Hachiko Monogatari (1987)

Director: Seijirô Kôyama. Cast: Kaoru Yachigusa, Mako Ishino, Masumi Harukawa. Hachikō Monogatari  is a Japanese language film starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Kaoru Yachigusa, Mako Ishino and Masumi Harukawa. The film, directed by Seijirō Kōyama, is a tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after his (Ueno's) death. The film was released in 1987 and was the top Japanese film at the box office that year.Hachikō Monogatari is a melodramatic film that tells the true story of friendship, trust...

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Cast Away (2000)

Director: Robert Zemeckis.  Cast: Paul Sanchez, Lari White, Leonid Citer. Cast Away is a 2000 drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks as a FedEx employee stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in the South Pacific. The film depicts his successful attempts to survive on the island using remnants of his plane's cargo, as well as his eventual escape and return to societ...

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Touching the Void

Director: Kevin Macdonald. Cast: Brendan Mackey, Nicholas Aaron, Richard Hawking. Touching the Void is a 2003 documentary film based on the book of the same name by Joe Simpson about Simpson's and Simon Yates' disastrous and near fatal attempt to climb the 6,344 metre (20,813 foot) Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 198...

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remember the titans

Director: Boaz Yakin. Cast: Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris. Remember the Titans is a 2000 American sports film produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Boaz Yakin. Inspired by real events, the plot was conceived from a screenplay written by Gregory Allen Howard. The film starts as a new coach of the Titans, a football team previously coached by the white Bill Yoast, begins coaching the team. The new coach, Herman Boone, is black, and his team is a mixture of black players and white players. The struggles that arise from the racial diversity are profound. Actor Will...

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Field of Dreams (1989)

Director: Phil Alden Robinson.  Cast: Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffmann. Field of Dreams is a 1989 American drama-sports-fantasy film directed and adapted by Phil Alden Robinson from the novel Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella. The film stars Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Gaby Hoffmann, Ray Liotta, Timothy Busfield, James Earl Jones, Frank Whaley, and Burt Lancaster in his last major film appearance.Field of Dreams was nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Music, Original Score and Best Pictu...

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Frequency (2000)

Director: Gregory Hoblit.  Cast: Dennis Quaid, James Caviezel, Shawn Doyle. Frequency is a 2000 film that contains elements of the time travel, thriller, and alternate history film genres. It was directed by Gregory Hoblit and written by Toby Emmerich. The film stars Dennis Quaid and James Caviezel as father and son, Frank and John Sullivan respectively. It was filmed in Toronto and New York City. The film gained mostly favorable reviews following its release via DVD format on October 31, 200...

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The Bucket List (2007)

Director: Rob Reiner. Cast: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes. The Bucket List is a 2008 comedy-drama film directed by Rob Reiner, written by Justin Zackham, and starring Academy Award-winners Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. The main plot follows two terminally ill men (portrayed by Nicholson and Freeman) on their road trip with a wish list of things to do before they "kick the bucket." The film received its premiere on December 15, 2007 in Hollywood. It opened in limited release in the United States and Canada on December...

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Sang Pemimpi (2009)

Director: Riri RizaCast:  Lukman Sardi,  Mathias Muchus, Nugie, Landung Simatupang Sang Pemimpi (The Dreamer) is a 2009 Indonesian film adaptation of Laskar Pelangi tetralogy second novel, Sang Pemimpi, by Andrea Hirata. The film was directed by Riri Riza with producer Mira Lesmana. Planned to begin shooting in Belitung (Belitong, in the local language) on July 1, 2009 and scheduled for completion on August 21, 2009, andwill be conducted at several locations in Manggar, Tanjung Pandan,Jakarta and Bogor. The film is scheduled to be aired in theaters in Indonesia began December 17, 2009. The Dreamer will be the opening...

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Yes Man (2008)

Director: Peyton Reed.  Starring: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper. Yes Man is a 2008 comedy film directed by Peyton Reed, written by Nicholas Stoller, Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel and starring Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins, Rhys Darby, Danny Masterson and Terence Stamp. The film is based loosely on the true story and 2005 book Yes Man by British humourist Danny Wallace (who has a cameo appearance in the film).The film was a box office success despite receiving mixed...

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Seven Pounds (2008)

Director: Gabriele Muccino.  Starring: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson. Seven Pounds is a 2008 film, directed by Gabriele Muccino. Will Smith stars as a man who sets out to change the lives of seven people. Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, and Barry Pepper star. The film was released in theaters in the United States and Canada on December 19, 2008, by Columbia Pictures. Despite generally negative reviews from critics it was a box office success, grossing $166,617,328 worldwi...

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Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Girector: Terry George.  Starring: Don Cheadle, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Nick Nolte Hotel Rwanda is a 2004 American drama film directed by Terry George. It was adapted from a screenplay written by both George and Keir Pearson. Based on real life events in 1994 Rwanda, the film stars Don Cheadle as hotelier Paul Rusesabagina, who attempts to save his fellow citizens from the ravages of the Rwandan Genocide. Veteran actors Joaquin Phoenix, Nick Nolte and Jean Reno also star in principal roles. The film, which has been called an African Schindler's List, documents...

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Patch Adams (1998)

Director: Tom Shadyac.  Starring: Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter. Patch Adams is a 1998 comedy-drama film starring Robin Williams. Directed by Tom Shadyac, it tells the true life story of Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams and the book Gesundheit: Good Health is a Laughing Matter by Adams and Maureen Mylander. The film is generally considered a box-office success, grossing over twice its budget in the United States alone. However, it was poorly received by most critics....

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Glory Road (2006)

Director: James Gartner. Starring: Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Austin Nichols Glory Road is an American film directed by James Gartner, released on January 13, 2006. The film is based on a true story dealing with the events leading to the 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, in which the late Don Haskins (Josh Lucas), head coach of the Texas Western College (now the University of Texas at El Paso) led a team with an all-black starting lineup, a first in NCAA history...

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Freedom Writer (2007)

Director: Richard LaGravenese.  Starring: Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn Freedom Writers is a 2007 American drama film starring Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton and Patrick Dempsey. It is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary by teacher Erin Gruwell who wrote the story based on Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, California. The title is a play on the term "Freedom Riders", referring to the multiracial civil rights activists who tested the U.S. Supreme Court decision ordering the desegregation of...

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John Q (2002)

Director: Nick Cassavetes.  Starring: Denzel Washington, Kimberly Elise, David Thornton. John Q is a 2002 film by Nick Cassavetes; starring Denzel Washington as John Quincy Archibald, a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the recipient's list....

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Marley & Me (2008)

Director: David Frankel.Starring: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane. Marley & Me is a 2008 American dramedy film directed by David Frankel. The screenplay by Scott Frank and Don Roos is based on the memoir of the same title by John Grogan. The film was released in the United States and Canada on December 25, 2008, and set a record for the largest Christmas Day box office ever with $14.75 million in ticket sales...

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Into the Wild (2007)

Director: Sean Penn.  Starring: Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt. Into the Wild is a 2007 American biographical drama film directed by Sean Penn. It is an adaptation of 1996 non-fiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer based on Christopher McCandless and his travels across North America. The film stars Emile Hirsch as McCandless with William Hurt and Marcia Gay Harden as his parents. The film premiered during the Rome Film Fest and later opened outside of Fairbanks, Alaska in September 200...

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Facing the Giant (2006)

Director: Alex Kendrick.  Starring: Erin Bethea, James Blackwell, Bailey Cave. Facing the Giants is a 2006 American Christian drama film directed by and starring Alex Kendrick. The supporting cast was composed of volunteers from Sherwood Baptist Church, and it is the second film that Sherwood Pictures have done. Shot in Albany, Georgia, the film relates an underdog story about American football from an evangelical Christian worldview...

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I am Sam (2001)

Director: Jessie Nelson.  Starring: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning. I Am Sam is a 2001 American drama film written and directed by Jessie Nelson, and starring Sean Penn as a father with a developmental disability, Dakota Fanning as his inquisitive seven-year-old daughter, and Michelle Pfeiffer as his lawyer. Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff and Laura Dern appear in supporting roles....

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Gran Torino (2008)

Director: Clint Eastwood.  Starring: Clint Eastwood, Christopher Carley, Bee Vang. Gran Torino is a 2008 American drama film directed by, produced by, and starring Clint Eastwood. The film marks Eastwood's return to a lead acting role after four years, his previous leading role having been in Million Dollar Baby, and Eastwood has stated that this is his final film as an actor. The film features a large Hmong American cast, as well as Eastwood's younger son, Scott Eastwood, playing Trey. Eastwood's oldest son, Kyle Eastwood, provided the score. The film opened to theaters in a...

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The Terminal (2004)

Director: Steven Spielberg.  Starring: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci. The Terminal is a 2004 comedy-drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones. It is about a man trapped in a terminal at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport when he is denied entry into the United States and at the same time cannot return to his native country, the fictitious Krakozhia, due to a revolution. The film is partially inspired by the 18-year-stay of Mehran Karimi Nasseri in the Charles...

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Pay it Forward (2000)

Director: Mimi Leder.  Starring: Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment. "Just imagine, You do a favour that really helps someone and tell her or him NOT to pay it back, but to pay it forward to THREE other people who in turn each pay it forward to three more" ...

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Simon Birch (1998)

Director: Mark Steven Johnson.  Starring: Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt. Simon Birch is a 1998 American comedy-drama film loosely based on A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. It was directed and written for the screen by Mark Steven Johnson. The film stars Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, and Jim Carrey. It omitted much of the latter half of the novel and altered the ending. The movie does not share the book's title at Irving's request; he did not believe that this novel could successfully be made into a film....

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Fireproof (2008)

Director: Alex Kendrick.  Starring: Kirk Cameron, Erin Bethea, Ken Bevel. When a man is trying to win the heart of a woman, He studies her.He learns Her likes, dislikes, habits and hobbies. But after he wins Her heart and marries Her,He often stops learning about Her.If the amount He studied Her before marriage was equal to a high school degree,He should continue to learn about Her until He gains a College Degree, a Master's Degree and ultimately a Doctorate Degree.It is a lifelong journey that draws His heart ever closer to Hers....

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Forest Gump (1994)

Director: Robert Zemeckis. Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise. Forrest Gump is a 1994 American comedy-drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Tom Hanks,Robin Wright, and Gary Sinise. The story depicts several decades in the life of Forrest Gump, a simple Alabama man who travels across the world, sometimes meeting historical figures, influencing popular culture, and experiencing firsthand historic events of the late 20th century. ...

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127 Hours (2010)

Director : Danny BoyleStaring : James Franco, Kate Mara, Lizzy Caplan, Amber Tamblyn     127 Hours is a 2010 biographical adventure film produced, co-written and directed by Danny Boyle. The film stars James Franco as mountain climber Aron Ralston, who became trapped by a boulder in Robbers Roost, Utah in April 2003.     The film, based on Ralston's autobiography Between a Rock and a Hard Place, was written by Boyle and Simon Beaufoy and produced by Christian Colson and John Smithson (both Beaufoy and Colson had previously worked with Boyle on Slumdog Millionaire). The music was scored by A. R. Rahman who had also...

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3 Idiots (2009)

Starring: Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Sharman Joshi, R. Madhavan and Boman Irani Director: Raju Hirani       Farhan Qureshi (R. Madhavan), Raju Rastogi (Sharman Joshi), and Rancchoddas Shamaldas Chanchad "Rancho" (Aamir Khan) are three engineering students who share a room in a hostel at the Imperial College of Engineering "ICE". Farhan is studying engineering to pursue his father's wishes over his own wish to become a wildlife photographer. Raju is studying to raise his family's fortunes while Rancho, driven by his passion for machines and devices, studies for joy of it. However, due to this different approach...

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A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Director: Ron HowardStars: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris and Jennifer Connellys       A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 American film based on the life of John Forbes Nash, Jr., a Nobel Laureate in Economics. The film was directed by Ron Howard and written by Akiva Goldsman. It was inspired by a bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-nominated 1998 book of the same name by Sylvia Nasar. The film stars Russell Crowe, along with Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Christopher Plummer and Paul Bettany.      In 1947, John Nash (Russell Crowe) arrives at Princeton University as a new graduate student. He is a recipient of the...

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Chariots of Fire (1981)

Starring: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers Director: Hugh Hudson      The true story of  two young  athletes who ran for Great Britain in the 1924 Paris Olympics, Chariots of Fire crosses into the bigotry of the day and how sports and common goal can bring each out of the hate. Protestant Eric Liddell  runs to be closer  to God. Jewish Harold Abrahams runs for the love of it but is consistently taunted for his faith. Together their competitive nature forges a friendship where both ultimately...

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Rudy (1993)

Director: David AnspaughStars: Sean Astin, Jon Favreau and Ned Beatty        Daniel Eugene "Rudy" Ruettiger grows up in Joliet, Illinois, dreaming of playing college football at the University of Notre Dame. While achieving some success with his local high school team (Joliet Catholic), he lacks the grades and money to attend Notre Dame, not to mention talent and physical size. Ruettiger was much smaller than an average football player, standing just 5'6" (1.68 m) and weighing 165 lb (75 kg).      Ruettiger takes a job at a local steel mill like his father Daniel Ruettiger,...

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The Kite Runner (2007)

     Starring: Khalid Abdalla, Homayoun Ershadi, Zekiria Ebrahimi, Shaun Toub      Director: Marc Forster, Rebecca Yeldham       Based upon the autobiographical book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, this epic story  journeys from childhood through adulthood beginning in Afghanistan pre-Taliban and ending in modern day San Francisco. ...

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The Sawshank Redemption (1994)

Starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, James Whitmore Director: Frank Darabont       In 1947, banker Andrew "Andy" Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is convicted of murdering his wife and her lover, based on strong circumstantial evidence. He is sentenced to two consecutive life sentences at Shawshank State Penitentiary in Maine, run by Warden Samuel Norton (Bob Gunton). Andy is quickly befriended by Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman), an inmate serving a life sentence whose parole...

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The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

Starring: Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Thandie Newton, Brian Howe Director: Gabriele Muccino            If someone you know is struggling with unemployment this is an amazing film to rent for them.        Based upon the true story of a genius, Chris Gardner who finds himself a single dad, homeless and without a job, basically as far down as a person can get in American society.  Living on the streets, he ultimately...

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Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)

Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly Jay Thomas, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy Director: Stephen Herek      This is a story for anyone who has had to postpone their dreams because life gets in the way.  Glenn Holland is a music teacher frustrated by his lot in life with dreams of becoming a composer but his wife's pregnancy forces him to give up the dream and become a teacher at the local high...

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WANTED (2008)

Director: Timur BekmambetovStars: Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy and Morgan Freeman      Quote: "..Insanity is being shit on, beat down, coasting through life on a miserable existence when you have a caged lion locked inside and the key to release it.." (Sloan)        The film is lifted from a comic created by Mark Millar and JG Jones, it is inspiring us who are confused and afraid to act. This film tells the story of Wesley Gibson, an loser employee  whose life is always governed by the people around him like a boss, his girlfriend, and his friend who was having an affair with his girlfriend. But all changed when he met with Fox, a beautiful woman who is also a professional assassin who intends to recruit him into the Fraternity...

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