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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