Dramas – the power of their messages touched me more than the laughs (top 10 in rank order, the remainder in alpha order)
1 Awakenings
2. Hoosiers
3. Chariots of Fire
4. Gladiator
5. Good Will Hunting
6. Rain Man
7. Shawshank Redemption
8. Lord of the Rings Series
9. Footloose
10. The Mission
Apollo 13
The Apostle
Avatar
A Beautiful Mind
The Book of Eli
Courageous
Crimson Tide
Dead Poet’s Society
Ex Machina
Facing the Giants
A Few Good Men
Field of Dreams
Fundamentals of Caring
Glory
Glory Road
Good Morning Vietnam
Hacksaw Ridge
The Imitation Game
The Intern
Jerry Maguire
Karate Kid
Knives Out
Knotting Hill
The Last of the Mohicans
A Man Called Otto
Men of Honor
Minority Report
The Natural
Pretty Woman
Remember the Titans
The Rookie
Runaway Jury
Schindler’s List
Silver Linings Playbook
Shutter Island
Star Wars Series
Thin Red Line
Tootsie
The Truman Show
Unforgiven
War Games
We are Marshall
White Men Can’t Jump
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