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 and affection of Japan's most faithful dog "Hachi", whose bronze statue, to this day, stands watch over Shibuya Station, Tokyo.

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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 society

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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 1985.

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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 Patton portrays Bill Yoast, making a transition to help out Boone as an assistant coach. The portrayal of real life athletes Gerry Bertier and Julius Campbell (played by Ryan Hurst and Wood Harris, respectively) appears within the integrated storyline. Kip Pardue and Kate Bosworth also star in principal roles

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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 Picture.

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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, 2000.

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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 25, 2007 and was distributed by Warner Bros.

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Sang Pemimpi (2009)

Director: Riri Riza

Cast: 

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 film in the Jakarta International Film Festival (JiFFest) 2009 on December 4, 2009, and became the first Indonesian film to be the first opener since JiFFest in 1999. Sang Pemimpi is the second best-selling movie in Indonesia2009 with a total audience of 1.9 million.

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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 reviews from critics. It was released on December 19, 2008, opening at #1 at the box office in its first weekend with $18.3 million and was then released on December 26, 2008 in the United Kingdom going straight to the top of the box office in its first weekend after release. Production for the film began in October 2007 in Los Angeles, CA.

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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 worldwide

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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 Rusesabagina's acts to save the lives of his family and more than a thousand other refugees, by granting them shelter in the besieged Hôtel des Mille Collines. Hotel Rwanda explores genocide, political corruption, and the repercussions of violence

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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 interstate buses in 1961.

The idea for the film came from journalist Tracey Durning, who made a documentary about Erin Gruwell for the ABC News program Primetime Live. Durning served as co-executive producer of the film.

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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 2007.

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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 limited release in North America on December 12, 2008, and later to a worldwide release on January 9, 2009.

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