Random Movies That Actually Taught Us Something (28 items)

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  (#1) The Lion King

  • Whoopi Goldberg, Jeremy Irons, Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Rowan Atkinson, Cheech Marin, Nathan Lane, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Frank Welker, Jim Cummings, Robert Guillaume, Moira Kelly, Ernie Sabella, Philip Proctor, Madge Sinclair, Brian Tochi, Jason Weaver, Catherine Cavadini, Niketa Calame, Daamen J. Krall, David McCharen, Mary Linda Phillips, Judi M. Durand, David Randolph, Zoe Leader, Evan Saucedo

  "Oh yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it."

  Raffiki reminds us that what has happened is out of our control now. We can either avoid confronting old trauma or face it and learn so that it doesn't continue to hurt us, tethering our future to the mistakes of the past.
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  (#2) The Breakfast Club

  • Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, John Hughes, Paul Gleason, John Kapelos, Ron Dean, Tim Gamble, Mercedes Hall, Mary Christian, Perry Crawford, Fran Gargano

  "Spend a little more time trying to do something with yourself and a little less time trying to impress people."

  Just because Principal Richard Vernon is an authoritarian jag doesn't mean he doesn't stumble upon a little insight. In this one instance, he has a point: focus on you and making yourself successful. People will notice when they see you climb to the top.
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  (#3) The Shawshank Redemption

  • Morgan Freeman, Rita Hayworth, Tim Robbins, Clancy Brown, James Whitmore, William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMunn, Bob Gunton, David Proval, Gil Bellows, Jude Ciccolella, Mark Rolston, Paul McCrane, Ned Bellamy, Frank Medrano, Brian Delate, Don McManus, Bill Bolender, Joseph Ragno, Neil Giuntoli, Larry Brandenburg, Ken Magee, James Babson, Neil Summers, Rohn Thomas, Alfonso Freeman, V.J. Foster, Dion Anderson, Brian Libby, Gary Lee Davis, John D. Craig, Richard Doone, Dorothy Silver, Brian Brophy, Joe Pecoraro, Alonzo F. Jones, Alan R. Kessler, Paul Kennedy, James Kisicki, Robert Haley, Fred Culbertson, Mack Miles, Brad Spencer, Michael Lightsey, John R. Woodward, John Horton, Charlie Kearns, Gordon Greene, Ron Newell, Renee Blaine, Eugene C. DePasquale, Claire Slemmer, Scott Mann, Dennis Baker, Morgan Lund, Harold E. Cope Jr., John E. Summers, Donald Zinn, Dana Snyder, Cornell Wallace, Rob Reider, Chuck Brauchler

  "Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'."

  An even more straightforward way of articulating that life is short and wasting even a moment is a crime, but stated in Morgan Freeman's authoritative and wise voice.
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  (#4) Rocky

  • Sylvester Stallone, Joe Frazier, Burgess Meredith, Carl Weathers, Talia Shire, Michael Dorn, Frank Stallone, Burt Young, Lloyd Kaufman, Joe Spinell, George O'Hanlon, Stan Shaw, Stu Nahan, John Pleshette, Tony Burton, Bobby Cassidy, Arthur Tovey, Frank Pesce, DeForest Covan, Thayer David, Billy Sands, Arnold Johnson, George Memmoli, Bill Baldwin, Simmy Bow, Jack Hollander, Frank Stallone, Sr., Frankie Van, Shirley O'Hara, Don Sherman, Pedro Lovell, Lou Filippo, Al Silvani, Jane Marla Robbins, Jodi Letizia, Robert Leh, Diana Lewis, Larry Carroll, Hank Rolike, Joe Sorbello, Jimmy Gambina, Christopher Avildsen, Jeri McBride, Lavelle Roby, Kathleen Parker, Paris Eagle, Joseph C. Giambelluc, William E. Ring, Robert L. Tangrea, Peter Glassberg, Butkus Stallone

  "It ain't about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward."

  Leave it to Rocky to use a boxing analogy to describe how life can keep knocking you down. Again, it isn't how many times you get knocked down, it's how many times you get knocked down and get back up. It's about stubbornness and relentlessness, not raw power or even skill.
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  (#5) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

  • Cate Blanchett, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Sean Bean, Hugo Weaving, Sean Astin, Ian Holm, Peter Jackson, Andy Serkis, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, John Rhys-Davies, Marton Csokas, Bret McKenzie, Craig Parker, Ian Mune, Alan Lee, Sabine Crossen, Sala Baker, Alan Howard, Shane Rangi, David Weatherley, Cameron Rhodes, Mark Ferguson, Lawrence Makoare, Harry Sinclair, Brian Sergent, Martyn Sanderson, Peter Corrigan, Lori Dungey, Elizabeth Moody, Sarah McLeod, Timothy Bartlett, Billy Jackson, Peter McKenzie, William Johnson, Noel Appleby, Taea Hartwell, Kate O'Rourke, Katie Jackson, Michael Elsworth, Rachel Clentworth, Sam La Hood, Jarl Benzon, Jørn Benzon, Megan Edwards, Norman Forsey, Clinton Ulyatt, Lee Hartley, Victoria Beynon-Cole, Phil Grieve, Thomas McGinty, Chris Streeter, Jonathan Jordan, Ben Price, Paul Bryson, Semi Kuresa, Lance Fabian Kemp, Brent McIntyre, Jono Manks

  "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."

  Time runs out for all of us and the circumstances of our lives, as well as how and when they'll end, are out of our control. The only thing we can control how we respond to these things, how we use our fleeting time on Earth (or, in this case, Middle Earth).
   
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  (#6) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

  • Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe, John Cleese, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Kenneth Branagh, Richard Harris, Bonnie Wright, Jason Isaacs, Julie Walters, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton, Robbie Coltrane, Toby Jones, Warwick Davis, Richard Griffiths, Fiona Shaw, Leslie Phillips, Miriam Margolyes, Shirley Henderson, Julian Glover, Matthew Lewis, Robert Hardy, David Bradley, Devon Murray, Alfred Enoch, Mark Williams, Sean Biggerstaff, Geraldine Somerville, Chris Rankin, Oliver Phelps, Gemma Jones, Jamie Waylett, Alfred Burke, James Phelps, Jim Norton, Adrian Rawlins, Christian Coulson, Danielle Tabor, Joshua Herdman, Harry Melling, Edward Tudor-Pole, Daisy Bates, Eleanor Columbus, Hugh Mitchell, Harry Taylor, Charlotte Skeoch, Veronica Clifford, David Massam, Luke Youngblood, David Holmes, Les Bubb, Martin Bayfield, Violet Columbus, Sean Cronin, Tony Christian, Jamie Yeates, Edward Randell, Peter O'Farrell, Gemma Padley, Sally Mortemore, Brendan Columbus, Isabella Columbus, Heather Bleasdale, Scot Fearn, Tom Knight, Louis Doyle, Ben Borowiecki, Emily Dale, Macéo Bhardwaj, David Tysall, David Churchyard, Robert Ayres, Peter Taylor, Helen Stuart, Rochelle Douglas, Jenny Tarren, Christopher O'Shea, Oliver Lavery-Farag, Terence McAuley, Nathan Lubbock-Smith, Amy Puglia, Ian Maden

  "It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."

  Dumbledore was full of all sorts of wizardly wisdom. Here, he taught Harry and moviegoers that we aren't defined by what we can do, but rather what we have done.
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  (#7) The Dark Knight Rises

  • Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Morgan Freeman, Matthew Modine, Ben Mendelsohn, Juno Temple, Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson, Nestor Carbonell, Aidan Gillen

  "And why do we fall Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up again."

  A play on the classic Japanese quote, "Fall seven times, stand up eight." You don't need to be Batman to be able to pick yourself up after a setback, even if your back is broken and you're dumped into an underground prison.
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  (#8) Dead Poets Society

  • Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke, Lara Flynn Boyle, Jamie Kennedy, Josh Charles, Kurtwood Smith, Melora Walters, Norman Lloyd, Robert Sean Leonard, Kevin Cooney, George Martin, John Cunningham, Debra Mooney, Leon Pownall, Dylan Kussman, Alexandra Powers, Welker White, James Waterston, Joe Aufiery, Pamela Burrell, Kurt Leitner, Gale Hansen, Alan Pottinger, Keith Snyder, Jonas Stiklorius, Allelon Ruggiero, Colin Irving, James Donnell Quinn, Barry Godin, Allison Hedges, James J. Christy, Carla Belver, Simon Mein, Jane Moore, Craig Johnson, Newton Gilchrist, Matt Carey, Ashton W. Richards, Jason Woody, Robert J. Zigler III, Nicholas K. Gilhool, Sam Stegeman, Catherine Soles, John Martin Bradley, Andrew Hill, Charles Lord, Christine D'Ercole, Chris Hull, Richard Stites, Steve Mathios, Robert Gleason, Hoover Sutton, Nancy Kirk, Joel Fogel, James R. Stoddard

  "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."

  There really isn't a much more straightforward way to say it. Make every day count and live every day as though you only have a finite number of days to live.  Because, well, you do.
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  (#9) The Pursuit of Happyness

  • Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith, Dan Castellaneta, James Karen, Chris Gardner, Kurt Fuller, George Cheung, Joe Nunez, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Amir Talai, Takayo Fischer, Brian Howe, David Fine, Zachary Culbertson, Esther Scott, Scott Klace, Victor Raider-Wexler, Cabran E. Chamberlain, Cecil Williams, Lo Ming, Geoff Callan, Kevin West, Martin Andris, David Alan Poe, David Pearl, Steven Lindo, Karen Kahn, George Maguire, Mark Lavell, Rick Camp, Zuhair Haddad, Alissa Anderegg, Adam Wang, Abigail Van Alyn, Rob 'Captain Rob' Robinson, David Haines, Donn Andrew Simmons, James Cotner, Rueben Grundy, Stefano Capone, Maurice Sherbanee, John Patrick Shulak, Brad Carr, Travis Fields, Tyler MacNiven, Yeena Fisher, Peter Fitzsimmons, James Finnerty, David Kiiskinen, Rashida Clendening, Phil Austin, Cindy Warner, Robert Anthony Peters, Ryan Else, John Robb, Ben Fritz, Rocky LaRochelle, Doug Campbell, Bob Greene, Eric Schniewind, George Moffatt, Rose Aispuro, David Michael Silverman, Tina D'Elia, Kimberly Contreras, Darryl Fong, Garrett Forbes, Adam Del Rio, Molly Celaschi, Kevin Crook, Alexander Cukor, William Paul Smith, Richard Bischoff, Daryl Anthony Harper, Elise Angell, Brendan Kruse, Terri Orth-Pallavicini, Keith Stevenson, Stu Klitsner, Bill Dietz, Steve Potts, Jeffrey Moon, Larry Hunt, Cathy Fithian, Tommy Maples, Jeff Applebaum, Shawn Kresal, Brandon Deadwiler, Erin Beers, Arbin C. Kumar, Phil Talsky, Peaches Hutchinson, Edward Donlin, Victor Hoagland, Shareef Allman, John Kovacevich, Domenic Bove, Daniel Wilder, Jerry Edward McLilly, Jason Frazier, Bonnie Akimoto, Tateanna Wheeler-Lezine, Regina Antoinette, Joyful Raven, Mike Garibaldi

  "You got a dream, you got to protect it. People can't do something themselves, they want to tell you that you can't do it. You want something? Go get it. Period."

  Don't let anyone squash your dreams. There are plenty of haters out there. Let them hate and but don't let it deter you from pursuing that which is truly important to you. Haters can sit back and watch you fulfill your dreams.
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  (#10) Finding Nemo

  • Ellen DeGeneres, Willem Dafoe, Eric Bana, Allison Janney, Albert Brooks, Geoffrey Rush, Elizabeth Perkins, Erik Per Sullivan, Brad Garrett, Barry Humphries, John Ratzenberger, Stephen Root, Andrew Stanton, Alexander Gould, Austin Pendleton, Joe Ranft, Bruce Spence, Vicki Lewis, Bill Hunter, Bob Peterson, Nicholas Bird, Erica Beck, Jordan Ranft, LuLu Ebeling

  "Just keep swimming."

  Today's problem becomes tomorrow's memory. If you're faced with adversity, just keep moving forward. Things will get better eventually so don't get discouraged and don't let the difficulties stop you.
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  (#11) Spider-Man

  • Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, Rosemary Harris, J. K. Simmons, Joe Manganiello, Elizabeth Banks

  "With great power comes great responsibility."

  Uncle Ben's famous line should be a part of an oath that individuals in power positions have to honor. As you gain power and influence, your decisions impact more and more people in both negative and positive ways. You must wield that power wisely, staying mindful of the repercussions of your actions.
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  (#12) Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

  • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Alec Guinness, Billy Dee Williams, Frank Oz, John Ratzenberger, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, Anthony Daniels, Denis Lawson, Clive Revill, Jeremy Bulloch, Jason Wingreen, Jack Purvis, John Hollis, Des Webb

  "Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try."

  Yoda's classic The Empire Strikes Back line reminds us that there are only two options. You either do something or you don't do it. There is no in-between, no gray area, and there are no excuses.
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  (#13) The Godfather Part II

  • Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, James Caan, Sofia Coppola, Abe Vigoda, Danny Aiello, Roger Corman, Talia Shire, Harry Dean Stanton, Troy Donahue, John Cazale, Richard Matheson, Tony Sirico, Lee Strasberg, Frank Sivero, Dominic Chianese, Connie Mason, Laura Lyons, G. D. Spradlin, Sho Kosugi, Bruno Kirby, Joe Spinell, Peter Donat, Gianni Russo, Richard Bright, Roman Coppola, Morgana King, Gary Kurtz, Carmen Argenziano, Michael V. Gazzo, Leopoldo Trieste, Carmine Caridi, Marianna Hill, Ivonne Coll, Kathleen Beller, Frank Pesce, Hank Robinson, Erica Yohn, Italia Coppola, John Aprea, Fay Spain, William Bowers, Gastone Moschin, John Megna, Tom Dahlgren, Tom Rosqui, Julie Gregg, Larry Guardino, Francesca de Sapio, Joe Lo Grippo, Filomena Spagnuolo, Amerigo Tot, Ezio Flagello, Jay Rasumny, Phil Feldman, Joseph Della Sorte, James Murdock, Teresa Tirelli, Oreste Baldini, Victor Pujols, Mario Cotone, Giuseppe Sillato, Tere Livrano, Nick Discenza, Richard Watson, Maria Carta, Carmine Foresta, Tito Alba, Saveria Mazzola, Julian Voloshin, Johnny Naranjo, Ignazio Pappalardo, Joseph Medeglia, Alan Lee, Livio Giorgi, Andrea Maugeri, Paul B. Brown, Joe De Nicola, Gabriella Belloni, James Gounaris, Elda Maida, Edward Van Sickle, Venancia Grangerard, Ken Koc, Salvatore Po, Peter LaCorte, Vincent Coppola, Carmelo Russo

  "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."

  Always know what your adversaries are up to. That way, they cannot spring a surprise attack on you.  And you're gaining valuable insight on their behaviors and motivations, all of which is potentially useful.
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  (#14) The Perks of Being a Wallflower

  • Emma Watson, Nina Dobrev, Paul Rudd, Kate Walsh, Logan Lerman, Joan Cusack, Dylan McDermott, Melanie Lynskey, Ezra Miller, Mae Whitman, Tom Savini, Johnny Simmons, Reece Thompson, Julia Garner, Landon Pigg, Nicholas Braun, John W. Iwanonkiw, Tony Amen, Zane Holtz, William Kania, Rick Dawson, Jerome Elston Scott, Atticus Cain, Brian Balzerini, Stacy Chbosky, Tiffany Sander McKenzie, Jeremy Moon, Dwayne Pintoff, Jennifer Enskat, James Werley, Phil Nardozzi, Dihlon McManne, Alexander Rhodes, Wes Blymire, Pat Frey, Jordan Paley, Daniel Clayton, Michelle Vezzani, Owen Campbell, Mark McClain Wilson, F. Robert McMurray, Joanne Jeffers, Patrick de Ledebur, Sharyn Kmieciak, Laurie Klatscher, Brenden Meers, Blake Reading, Doug Michaels, Julie Marie Schaefer, Emily Marie Callaway, William L. Thomas, Chelsea T. Zhang, Cindy Jackson, Tom Kruszewski, Timothy Breslin, Morgan Wolk, Jesse Scheirer, Leo Miles Farmerie, Cathy Lynn Yonek, Dillon Becker, Joe Corrigan, Andrew Stockey, Diedra Arthur-O'Ree, Tiffany Bell, Ally Hydeman, Isabel Muschweck, Justine Nicole Schaefer, Zoe Simek, Adam Hagenbuch, Erin Wilhelmi

  "We accept the love we think we deserve."

  Ant-Man is so wise. This line states that our own self-worth is reflected in the type of people with whom we associate. It may sound obvious, but it's a truism that we see in action whenever someone settles for a relationship or a friendship actually ravages their sense of self.
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  (#15) The Godfather Part III

  • Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Bridget Fonda, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach, Ron Jeremy, Sofia Coppola, Joe Mantegna, Talia Shire, John Cazale, George Hamilton, Don Novello, Helmut Berger, John Savage, Willie Brown, Al Martino, Carmine Coppola, Michael Bowen, Donal Donnelly, Richard Bright, Raf Vallone, Catherine Scorsese, Rick Aviles, Gia Coppola, Al Ruscio, Gregory Corso, Carmine Caridi, Simonetta Stefanelli, Tony Devon, John Abineri, Franc D'Ambrosio, Franco Citti, Brett Halsey, Robert Cicchini, Jessica DiCicco, Nicky Blair, David Hume Kennerly, Salvatore Billa, Sal Borgese, Anton Coppola, Marino Masé, Vittorio Duse, Emmett Fitzsimmons, Joe Drago, Mickey Knox, Remo Remotti, Anthony Guidera, Enzo Robutti, Vito Antuofermo, Mimmo Cuticchio, Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri, Jeannie Linero, Paco Reconti, F.X. Vitolo, Valeria Sabel, Michele Russo, Robert Vento, Mario Donatone, Gabriele Torrei, Brian Freilino, Diane Agostini, Frank Tarsia, Tere Livrano, Madelyn Renee, Joe Fontana, Luigi Laezza, Ida Bernardini, Rogerio Miranda, Francesco Paolo Bellante, Michael Boccio, James D. Damiano, Angelo Romero, Beppe Pianviti, Don Costello, Richard Honigman, Janet Savarino Smith, Carlos Miranda, Santo Indelicato, Jeanne Savarino Pesch, Paolo Gavanelli

  "Never hate your enemies... it affects your judgement"

  Blind rage is never a good thing. We all know that. But focusing too much on any one thing will negatively effect other areas of your life. It's all about achieving balance. When you're making decisions from a balanced perspective, you're less likely to make impulsive and potentially harmful decisions.
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  (#16) We Bought a Zoo

  • Scarlett Johansson, Matt Damon, Elle Fanning, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford, Desi Lydic, Carla Gallo, Peter Riegert, Stephanie Szostak, Angus Macfadyen, John Michael Higgins, J. B. Smoove, Patrick Fugit, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Nicole Andrews, Mark Hengst, LJ Benet

  "Sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage."

  We all have moments in which we're afraid to act. This quotation reminds us that we need to push our doubts and assumptions aside, even just momentarily, in order to persevere in challenging situations that are, after all, transient.
  
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  (#17) Seven Years in Tibet

  • Brad Pitt, David Thewlis, B. D. Wong, Danny Denzongpa, Mako Iwamatsu, Victor Wong, Lhakpa Tsamchoe, Ric Young, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Jetsun Pema, Wolfgang Tonninger, Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk, Samdup Dhargyal, Ama Ashe Dongtse, Ngawang Chojor, Sonam Wangchuk, Dorjee Tsering

  "If a problem can be solved, there is no use worrying about it. If it can't be solved, worrying will do no good."

  This line, uttered by no less a source than the Dalai Lama, reminds us that worrying doesn't do anyone any good. If you can fix something, fix it. If you can't, accept it and move on. 
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  (#18) Fight Club

  • Brad Pitt, Jared Leto, Helena Bonham Carter, Edward Norton, Meat Loaf, Eion Bailey, Lauren Sánchez, David Lee Smith, Edward Kowalczyk, Holt McCallany, Zach Grenier, Bob Stephenson, Christina Cabot, David Andrews, Brian Tochi, Matt Winston, Ezra Buzzington, Carl Ciarfalio, Tim De Zarn, Jim Jenkins, Richmond Arquette, Philip Hawn, Leonard Termo, Thom Gossom Jr., Charlie Dell, David Jean Thomas, Paul Dillon, Michael Shamus Wiles, Stuart Blumberg, Marcio Rosario, Pat McNamara, Michael Arturo, Markus Redmond, Tommy Dallace, Rachel Singer, George Maguire, Robby Robinson, Paul Carafotes, Peter Iacangelo, Joel Bissonnette, Christopher John Fields, Scotch Ellis Loring, Eugenie Bondurant, Eddie Hargitay, Kevin Scott Mack, Mark Fite, Evan Mirand, Sydney 'Big Dawg' Colston, Bennie Moore, Chad Randau, Lou Beatty Jr., Matt Cinquanta, Joon B. Kim, Michael Girardin, Christie Cronenweth, Baron Jay, Hugh Peddy, Tyrone R. Livingston, Andi Carnick, Owen Masterson, Rob Lanza, Van Quattro, Trey Ore, Jawara, Gregory Silva, Valerie Bickford, Alekxia Valdez, J.T. Pontino, Dierdre Downing-Jackson, Anderson Bourell, Todd Peirce, Louis Ortiz

  "The things you own end up owning you."

  A riff on the philosophy espoused in Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Self-Reliance." We live in a consumer culture, but focusing overwhelmingly on material items will only weigh you down, clutter your life, and lighten your bank account. The less you are obsessed with things, the freer you will be to create an authentic identity.
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  (#19) Hitch

  • Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Paula Patton, Kevin James

  "Life is not the amount of breaths you take. It's the moments that take your breath away."

  This is a rather poetic way of restating Seneca's famous point, "Life, if well lived, is long enough." To put it another way: It's all about quality, not quantity.
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  (#20) Lost in Translation

  • Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, Anna Faris, Giovanni Ribisi, Hiromix, Takashi Fujii, Nancy Steiner, Kazuo Yamada, Akiko Monō, Akira Yamaguchi, Osamu Shigematu, Akiko Takeshita, François Du Bois, Yutaka Tadokoro, Fumihiro Hayashi, Nao Asuka, Georg O.P. Eschert, Catherine Lambert, Ikuko Takahashi, Kei Takyo, Gregory Pekar, Tim Leffman, Hiroko Kawasaki, Shigekazu Aida, Ryuichiro Baba, Kunichi Nomura, Koichi Tanaka, Yumika Saki, Hugo Codaro, Mark Willms, Kazuyoshi Minamimagoe, Take, Kazuko Shibata, Akimitsu Naruyama, Yasuhiko Hattori, Lisle Wilkerson, Tetsuro Naka, Asuka Shimuzu, Daikon, Yumi Ikeda, Akira, Dietrich Bollmann, Ryo Kondo, Yuji Okabe, Nao Kitman, Nobuhiko Kitamura, Akira Motomura, Hiroshi Kawashima, Kanako Nakazato, Jun Maki

  "The more you know who you are and what you want, the less you let things upset you."

  Focus, the kind you cultivate over years and years of experience, is a powerful tool. Once you not only know what (or who) you want but also how to get it, outside noise becomes less of a distraction and is more easily relegated to the background of your life.
  
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  (#21) The Dark Knight

  • Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Eric Roberts, Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Jai White, William Fichtner, Cillian Murphy

  "If you are good at something, never do it for free."

  An important lesson, especially in the current economy. If you've got a skill that people are willing to pay for, avoiding doing it pro bono. Sometimes anarchical psychopaths have really sound advice.
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  (#22) Scarface

  • Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Robert Loggia, F. Murray Abraham, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

  "All I got in this world is my balls and my word and I don't break either of 'em for nobody!"

  What Tony is trying to say here is that in this you are responsible for your actions and your reputation. As such, you shouldn't let anyone compromise either. And also that he has balls. That part is probably pretty literal.
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  (#23) American Beauty

  • Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Mena Suvari, Allison Janney, Chris Cooper, Thora Birch, Amber Smith, Wes Bentley, Scott Bakula, John Cho, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Peter Gallagher, Bruce Cohen, Sam Robards, Barry Del Sherman, Matthew Kimbrough, Nancy Anderson, Ara Celi, Joel McCrary, Sue Casey, David C. Fisher, Kent Faulcon, Alison Faulk, Chelsea Hertford, Reshma Gajjar, Tom Miller, Brenda Wehle, Dennis Anderson, Chekesha Van Putten, Elaine Corral Kendall, Carolina Lancaster, Heather Joy Sher, Lisa Cloud, Ramona Leah, Krista Goodsitt, Erin Cathryn Strubbe, Lily Houtkin, Stephanie Rizzo, Emily Zachary, Fort Atkinson

  "...there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst... and then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life..."

  Quite simply: stop to smell the roses. You are but a minute speck in the grand scheme of things, and this fact can be more inspiring than it is terrifying.
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  (#24) Into the Wild

  • Kristen Stewart, Vince Vaughn, Zach Galifianakis, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Marcia Gay Harden, Catherine Keener, Emile Hirsch, Hal Holbrook, Haley Ramm, Merritt Wever, Robin Mathews, Thure Lindhardt, R. D. Call, Sharon Olds, Steven Wiig, J. Nathan Simmons, Cheryl Francis Harrington, Signe Egholm Olsen, Brian Dierker, John Jabaley, Mad Martian, Alvin Ellie, Parris Mosteller, Caroline Gelabert, Joe Dustin, Paul Haasch, Edward Tubbs, Susan Spencer, Geri Gilmore, Rocky Self, Bart the Bear, Dan Burch, Leonard Knight, Bryce Walters, Aaron Wayne Hill, Haley Sweet, Golbon Eghtedari, Floyd Wall, Everett 'Insane Wayne' Smith, Jim Davis, Jim Beidler, Malinda McCollum, Craig Mutsch, Matt Contreras, Paul Knauls, Terry Waldner, James O'Neill, John Decker, Denise Sitton, Jerry Hofer, Candice Campos, Carine McCandless, Jim Gallien, John Hofer

  “You are wrong if you think that the joy of life comes principally from the joy of human relationships. God’s place is all around us, it is in everything and in anything we can experience. People just need to change the way they look at things.”

  Similar to a famous line from American Beauty, this quote reminds us to take a moment in our busy lives to pause and appreciate our surroundings and to find peace in the natural order of things. By doing so, we can have a greater understanding of the cosmic and spiritual dimensions inherent in even the most mundane settings.
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  (#25) Moneyball

  • Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Robin Wright, Chris Pratt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joe Satriani, Spike Jonze, Lisa Guerrero, Tim McCarver, Bob Costas, Nick Searcy, Reed Diamond, Kerris Dorsey, Sergio Garcia, Tammy Blanchard, Royce Clayton, Jack McGee, Eddie Frierson, Glenn Morshower, Arliss Howard, Vyto Ruginis, Brent Jennings, Takayo Fischer, Adrian Bellani, Zachary Culbertson, Erin Pickett, Stephen Bishop, Cabran E. Chamberlain, Keith Middlebrook, Dave Bean, Julie Wagner, Ken Medlock, Jack Knight, James Shanklin, Simon James, David Alan Poe, Drew Plummer, Mark Alkofer, Anthony Santana, Alexander Kanellakos, Ken Rudulph, Mark Lavell, Big Spence, Chad Kreuter, Ed Montague, Eric Winzenried, Chris McGarry, Janine King, Jon Stein, Shane Schoeppner, G Thang, Joyce Guy, John Brantley Cole, Casey Bond, Jonathan Sanders, Zane McIntosh, Ken Korach, Ari Zagaris, Isabel Landof, Jesse Muick, Greg Papa, Derrin Ebert, Thomas W. Stewart, Gretta Sosine, Fernando R. Felix, Veronica Loud, John Clerkin, Ken Colquitt, Lucy Angelo, Gregor Manns, Erich Hover, Chris F. Powell, Jordan Riker, Jake Wilson, Christina Russo, Savannah Lathem, Madeleine G. Hall, Adam Reeser, L.J. Burns, Nick Porrazzo, Reasha Honaker, Joe Provost, Damon Farmar, Michelle Faraone, Phillip Caires, Steve Dakota, Diane Behrens, Holly Pitrago, Michael Markovina, Brent Hendrick, Alicia Alexander, Glen Kupier, George Vranau, George Thomas, Corey Vanderhook, John Lobato, Phil Pote, Artie Harris, Reed Thompson, Patrick Riley, Brent Dohling, Robert P. Macaluso, JC Dickinson, Marvin Horn, Richard Padilla, Rachael Van Veldhuizen, Barry Moss, Melvin Perdue, Tom Gamboa, Miguel Mendoza, Erika Pearson, Derrick Bennett, Blake Pike, Michael Gillespie, Anthony Chiang, Jane Stillwater, Bill Ensley, Jim J. Mundy, Robert Ninfo, Art Ortiz, Phil Benson, Christopher Dehau Lee, Bob Bishop, Alan Chu, Aldrin Enriquez

  "We've got to think differently."

  As Brad "Billy Bean" Pitt states, you can keep doing the same unsuccessful thing over and over or you can start thinking of new, innovative ways to succeed. This quote reminds us that what may have worked in the past may not necessarily work now, challenging us to be adaptive and creative.
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  (#26) Thank You for Smoking

  • Katie Holmes, Robert Duvall, Maria Bello, Rob Lowe, William H. Macy, Sam Elliott, J.K. Simmons, Aaron Eckhart, Kim Dickens, Melora Hardin, Nancy O'Dell, David Koechner, Adam Brody, Joan Lunden, Cameron Bright, Richard Speight, Jr., Catherine Reitman, Christopher Buckley, Marianne Muellerleile, Bruce French, Brian Palermo, Aaron Lustig, Connie Ray, Todd Louiso, Spencer Garrett, Aloma Wright, Karen Dyer, David O. Sacks, Earl Billings, Jordan Orr, Michael Mantell, Jeff Witzke, Daniel Travis, Timothy Dowling, Dennis Miller, Courtney Taylor Burness, Dana E. Glauberman, Jordan Garrett, Roy Jenkins, Neil Patil, Jacques Derosena, Marc Scizak, Terry James, Tonyo Meléndez, Howard Weitzman, Rachel Thorp, Mary Jo Smith, Michael Calder, Dominick Cicco, Katie Winslow, Renée Graham, Sean Patrick Murphy, Robert Malina, Eric Haberman, Karen Harrison, James Younan, Robert L. Richards, Eric Maldonado, Jim R. Felton, Alex Diaz

  "If you argue correctly, you're never wrong."

  The skill isn't in gathering and having all of the facts to ensure that your argument is technically. It is in how you use those facts to state your case, tailoring them to suit your perspective.
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  (#27) A Beautiful Mind

  • Jennifer Connelly, Russell Crowe, Ron Howard, Ed Harris, Christopher Plummer, Paul Bettany, Josh Lucas, Judd Hirsch, Anthony Rapp, Adam Goldberg, Rance Howard, Austin Pendleton, Roy Thinnes, Josh Pais, Jason Gray-Stanford, Jane Jenkins, Stelio Savante, John H. Tobin, Amy Walz, Warner Wolf, Reggie Austin, Brian Smyj, Tanya Clarke, Fileena Bahris, Michael Abbott Jr., Ryan Tygh, Jonah Falcon, Vivien Cardone, Dory Manzour, Rich Bryant, Dave Bayer, Robert Myers, Sean Reid, Tom McNutt, Charles McClelland, Cheryl Howard, Evan Hart, Jason Horton, Douglas Taurel, Jesse Doran, Fabrizio Fante, James Thomas Bligh, Alessandro Tanaka, Jennifer Weedon, Sean Dillon, Michael Pierce, Jon M. McDonnell, Todd Fredericks, Dan Chen, Teagle F. Bougere, Berly Ellis, Victor Steinbach, Holly Pitrago, Lloyd Baskin, Kent Cassella, Phil Cirincione, Michael Esper, Ed Jupp Jr., Gregory Gordon, Michael Fiore, Mike Fitzgerald, Jeffrey Christopher Todd, Reina Nomura, Tommy Allen, Sean Bennett, Eva Burkley, John Blaylock, Betsy Klompus, Will Dunham, Darius Stone, Glenn Roberts, Tracey Toomey, Christopher Stockton, Scott Addison Clay, Brian Keith Lewis, Logan McCall, Scott Fernstrom, Valentina Cardinalli, Gregory Dress, Reed Penney, Patrick Blindauer, Anthony Easton, Dave Sweeney, Matt Samson, Alex Toma, Yvonne Thomas, Bob Broder, Kathleen Fellegara, Ned Stuart, David B. Allen, Carla Occhiogrosso, Isadore Rosenfeld, Jill M. Simon, Mills Pierre, Erik Van Wyck, Cade Bittner

  "Classes will dull your mind, destroy the potential for authentic creativity."

  School gives you structure and provides innumerable important lessons, but in order to achieve your full creative and intellectual potential, you also need to break out of the rigid constraints of formal education and experience life on your own, building a creative identity that separate from your teachers or classmates, one that is unique to you.
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  (#28) The Godfather

  • Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, James Caan, Sofia Coppola, Abe Vigoda, Talia Shire, John Cazale, Sterling Hayden, Alex Rocco, Frank Sivero, Al Martino, Carmine Coppola, Vito Scotti, Joe Spinell, Lenny Montana, Richard S. Castellano, Gianni Russo, Richard Bright, Roman Coppola, Morgana King, Richard Conte, Nick Vallelonga, Tony Lip, Simonetta Stefanelli, Al Lettieri, John Marley, Franco Citti, Italia Coppola, Saro Urzì, Rudy Bond, Gian-Carlo Coppola, Angelo Infanti, Ron Gilbert, Don Costello, Corrado Gaipa, Louis Guss, Tom Rosqui, Julie Gregg, Johnny Martino, Lou Martini Jr., Burt Richards, Gray Frederickson, Tony Giorgio, Sonny Grosso, Randy Jurgensen, Raymond Martino, Joe Lo Grippo, Filomena Spagnuolo, Rick Petrucelli, Robert Dahdah, Peter Lemongello, Jeannie Linero, Sal Richards, Victor Rendina, Merrill Joels, Salvatore Corsitto, Tybee Brascia, Carol Morley, Gabriele Torrei, Ardell Sheridan, Frank Macetta, Max Brandt, Tere Livrano, Anthony Gounaris, Ed Vantura, Matthew Vlahakis, Joseph Medeglia, Nino Ruggeri, Norm Bacchiocchi

  "I'm gonna make him an offer he couldn't refuse."

  As much as we might deny it, we all have a price. It may not necessarily be money, but whatever we covet can be used against each and every one of us. Everyone has something they couldn't refuse if it were on offer.

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