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The Top 101 Inspirational Movies – http://www.SelfGrowth.com The Top 101 Inspirational Movies Ever Made – by David Riklan Published by Self Improvement Online, Inc. http://www.SelfGrowth.com 20 Arie Drive, Marlboro, NJ 07746 ©Copyright by David Riklan Manufactured in the United States No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without the prior written permission of the Publisher. Limit of Liability / Disclaimer of Warranty: While the authors have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents and specifically disclaim any implied warranties. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. 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The Top 101 Inspirational Movies – http://www.SelfGrowth.com The Top 101 Inspirational Movies Ever Made – by David Riklan TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 6 Spiritual Cinema 8 About SelfGrowth.com 10 Newer Inspirational Movies 11 Ranking Movie Title # 1 It’s a Wonderful Life 13 # 2 Forrest Gump 16 # 3 Field of Dreams 19 # 4 Rudy 22 # 5 Rocky 24 # 6 Chariots of Fire 26 # 7 Pay It Forward 28 # 8 Braveheart 31 # 9 The Shawshank Redemption 34 # 10 Dead Poets Society 37 # 11 Gandhi 40 # 12 Jerry Maguire 42 # 13 Patch Adams 44 # 14 Good Will Hunting 47 # 15 Life is Beautiful 50 # 16 Gone with the Wind 53 # 17 Groundhog Day 56 # 18 Seabiscuit 58 # 19 Remember the Titans 60 # 20 A Beautiful Mind 63 # 21 Dances with Wolves 66 # 22 Beaches 68 # 23 The Sound of Music 70 # 24 Schindler’s List 73 # 25 Fried Green Tomatoes 76 The Top 101 Inspirational Movies – http://www.SelfGrowth.com # 26 To Kill A Mockingbird 79 # 27 The Green Mile 82 # 28 Mr. Holland’s Opus 85 # 29 Steel Magnolias 88 # 30 Saving Private Ryan 91 # 31 The Wizard of Oz 94 # 32 Star Wars 96 # 33 What Dreams May Come 99 # 34 The Matrix 102 # 35 The Color Purple 105 # 36 The Ten Commandants 108 # 37 Hoosiers 110 # 38 Finding Forrester 112 # 39 Jesus of Nazareth (1977) 115 # 40 Titanic 118 # 41 Harold and Maude 121 # 42 Ghost 124 # 43 October Sky 126 # 44 Gladiator 129 # 45 Brian’s Song 132 # 46 Top Gun 134 # 47 Stand and Deliver 137 # 48 Rain Man 139 # 49 Apollo 13 142 # 50 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 145 # 51 Erin Brockovich 148 # 52 Contact 151 # 53 City of Angels 154 # 54 Ben Hur 157 # 55 Simon Birch 159 # 56 Miracle On 34th Street 162 # 57 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 164 # 58 American Beauty 166 # 59 When Harry Met Sally 169 # 60 Stand By Me 172 # 61 Out of Africa 175 # 62 The Patriot 178 # 63 Lawrence of Arabia 181 # 64 The Natural 184 # 65 On Golden Pond 186 The Top 101 Inspirational Movies – http://www.SelfGrowth.com # 66 Dangerous Minds 188 # 67 Defending Your Life 190 # 68 Cool Runnings 193 # 69 Beauty and the Beast 196 # 70 The Princess Bride 199 # 71 Terms of Endearment 202 # 72 Stepmom 204 # 73 Casablanca 207 # 74 A River Runs Through It 210 # 75 Awakenings 213 # 76 The Sixth Sense 216 # 77 The Breakfast Club 219 # 78 Lorenzo’s Oil 222 # 79 Powder 225 # 80 The Rookie 228 # 81 Men of Honor 230 # 82 The Legend of Bagger Vance 233 # 83 The Pianist 236 # 84 The Lion King 238 # 85 The Karate Kid 241 # 86 My Left Foot 244 # 87 Life as a House 246 # 88 Amélie 249 # 89 Shine 251 # 90 Patton 254 # 91 Norma Rae 257 # 92 Cinderella (1950 Version) 260 # 93 Breaking Away 262 # 94 Billy Elliot 265 # 95 Philadelphia 268 # 96 My Life 271 # 97 Lean on Me 273 # 98 Driving Miss Daisy 276 # 99 Dead Man Walking 278 # 100 Citizen Kane 281 # 101 Antwone Fisher 284 The Top 101 Inspirational Movies – http://www.SelfGrowth.com Introduction I just love inspirational movies—movies that inspire you, motivate you, and get your blood going. Ever since I was child, I remember the impact that movies had on me. As I grew up, people would always ask me what my favorite inspirational movies were. I had my favorites. We all do. Several years ago, my wife and I started an Inspirational and Self Improvement website, http://www.SelfGrowth.com. It was and still is loaded with tons of information on Inspirational Books, Quotes, Articles, Experts, Seminars, Newsletters, and Products to inspire you and help you improve your life. But there was always a piece missing. The missing piece of the Inspiration Puzzle was Inspirational Movies; we never included any information on Inspirational Movies. This e-book is my attempt at remedying that situation. We faced several challenges. 1. How do we decide what is an Inspirational Movie? 2. How do we rank the top Inspirational Movies? 3. What information should we include on each of the movies in the book? To answer the first two questions, we decided to go to our “Readers.” Our Internet business includes websites and newsletters on Self Improvement and Personal Growth. Our main Self Improvement newsletter has over 200,000 subscribers interested in Self Improvement and Inspiration. (See http://www.SelfImprovementNewsletters.com.) I decided to let our newsletter subscribers answer the first two questions. I sent out a survey to over 200,000 people asking them to tell me their favorite Inspirational Movie. I received thousands of responses that included over 800 different Inspirational Movies. The Top 101 Inspirational Movies – http://www.SelfGrowth.com We counted the votes and ranked these movies based solely on the number of times a movie title was voted on by our readers. This book contains the Top 101 Inspirational Movies based solely on our Survey. The movies are ranked in order from 1 to 101. And the Survey says (that the Most Inspirational Movie of All Time is)… “It’s a Wonderful Life,” starring Jimmy Stewart. Are these actually the most inspiring movies off all time? In truth, only you, the reader, can answer that, but we believe that this list provides you with a great start. The survey answered the first two questions for us: What are the Top 101 Most Inspirational Movies and how should they be ranked? The only question left unanswered was, “What information should we include about each of the movies?” I decided to keep it simple. Each movie chapter contains a short synopsis, information about the main cast, memorable quotes, and a few links for additional information about the movie quickly. WHAT LINKS ARE INCLUDED? For each movie: • I included a link to The Internet Movie Database (http://www.IMDB.com). I believe that this is the best movie website on the Internet. • I included a link to Roger Ebert’s movie reviews. I believe he is one of the best movie reviewers alive today. • I also included a link to Amazon.com for anybody interested in purchasing a copy of the movie. The Top 101 Inspirational Movies – http://www.SelfGrowth.com Spiritual Cinema This e-book includes many of my favorite inspirational and spiritual movies, including It's a Wonderful Life, Forrest Gump, Field of Dreams and Rudy. However, these are not the ONLY Inspirational Movies available to the general public. The biggest challenge with the movie industry today is that many inspirational, spiritual-oriented movies never make it to your local theater or video store, and they are difficult to find. The Spiritual Cinema Circle is changing that, though. See http://www.selfgrowth.com/spiritualcinema.html There are many profound, heartfelt, mindful movies that not only provide us with healthy entertainment and education, but that also truly help raise the consciousness of our world. “The best movies made every year go virtually unseen, because the big theaters don't think they’ll bring in big business,” says Stephen Simon, one of the founders of the Spiritual Cinema Circle. Stephen is the director and producer of James Twyman's new film, Indigo and has also produced many wonderful movies like Somewhere In Time and What Dreams May Come. He is a pioneer of spiritual cinema and has been working to get more movies for people like you and me to see. When you subscribe to the Spiritual Cinema Circle, you’ll receive 3-5 inspiring features, shorts and documentaries each month on DVD...and you get to keep them forever! These are enlightening, inspiring and deeply moving movies that ask (and answer) the big questions about life. There is also no long-term commitment required. You get to keep the DVDs no matter what. In the event you decide to no longer be a member, you can The Top 101 Inspirational Movies – http://www.SelfGrowth.com easily unsubscribe at any time, no questions asked...and you don't have to return any of your DVDs. Now, with the Spiritual Cinema Circle, Stephen Simon has found a way to bring you the best in entertainment, so you don’t even have to leave home. Thousands of people around the world have joined the Spiritual Cinema Circle—now you can too! Sign up today and start enjoying these marvelous gems. http://www.selfgrowth.com/spiritualcinema.html Spiritual Cinema: Movies That Inspire, Heal and Transform The Top 101 Inspirational Movies – http://www.SelfGrowth.com About SelfGrowth.com This e-book was edited and compiled by David Riklan and the staff of SelfGrowth.com, the #1 Self Improvement site on the Web.