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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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 de Gaulle International Airport, Terminal I, Paris, France from 1988 to 2006.

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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. The name "Simon Birch" was suggested by him to replace that of Owen Meany. The main plot centers around 12-year old Joe Wenteworth and his best friend Simon Birch.

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