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- Rocky. Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith. 189 votes. A small-time boxer gets an unexpected shot at the heavyweight championship, transforming his life and inspiring millions with his relentless determination.
- Braveheart. Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan. 192 votes. A Scottish warrior embarks on a relentless quest for freedom against the tyranny of an English king, fueled by his love for his homeland and people.
- The Pursuit of Happyness. Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Thandie Newton. 210 votes. A destitute salesman struggles through homelessness and personal turmoil to secure a better future for his young son, in this inspiring true story.
- Forrest Gump. Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise. 140 votes. A simple-minded man with a low IQ inadvertently influences some of the most significant events in American history, while remaining blissfully unaware of their importance.
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- Good Will Hunting. Premise: Will Hunting (Matt Damon) is a recent parolee and math prodigy who gets a job as a janitor at the Massachusettes Institute of Technology.
- Rocky. Premise: Amateur boxer and loan shark debt collector Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) gets a lucky break when the fighter scheduled to take on heavyweight boxing champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers) is injured and can't take part in the bout.
- It's A Wonderful Life. Premise: Depressed George Bailey (James Stewart) makes a wish that he'd never been born. He's frustrated over what he sees as a series of circumstances beyond his control that have kept him stuck in the small town of Bedford Falls.
- Dead Poets Society. Premise: John Keating (Robin Williams) is the new English teacher at Welton Academy, a fancy prep school for boys.
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- The Pursuit of Happyness
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Starring Keke Palmer as an 11-year-old girl determined to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee despite her mother's objections, Akeelah and the Beeis a movie all about what can be achieved if a person truly believes in themselves and their abilities. Keke's courage, nurtured by a kind tutor, unites a whole community around her. Although...
There have been some amazing legal dramas across the years about ordinary people battling for recognition against institutions with deep pockets and a vested interest in keeping things covered up. Based on a true story, Dark Watersis one of the best, starring Mark Ruffalo as Robert Bilot, an attorney determined to bring the truth about a chemical m...
Loosely based on a non-fiction book about the African-American women who were crucial to the USA's victory in the space race and the barriers they faced that long went untold, Hidden Figureswon a huge amount of critical acclaim for its story of perseverance. The movie features an impressive cast of talent including Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer...
Starring a pre-Lord of the Rings Sean Astin, Rudyis about the real-life story of Rudy Ruettiger, a football player who aspires to play at the University of Notre Dame but doesn't have the grades to get in. Although it's a sports film, the movie is at its best when it shows Rudy overcoming his dyslexia to achieve his dream. Full of the kinds of hear...
Arguably Will Smith's best movie,The Pursuit of Happynessis the biographical story of a bright salesman who is forced into the most brutal of circumstances while chasing a better life for himself and his son. The movie is tough to watch at times but it's more than worth it for the beautiful climax of the film that shows Will Smith at his absolute b...
War films have a tendency to veer between inspirational and cynical and 1917manages to tread the line well by showing the horrors of war whilst presenting a story of sheer perseverance in a dark moment of one of the deadliest wars the world has ever seen. Directed by Sam Mendes, the movie centers on two British soldiers on a mission to prevent a di...
Oddly for a story about not giving up, Good Will Hunting's main character, the titular Will Hunting, is an aimless youth who lacks ambition and sabotages almost any opportunity put his way. Will, played by Matt Damon, is a self-taught genius whose inner demons bring him into conflict even with the people trying to help him achieve his potential. In...
A true underdog story from 13th-century Scotland, Braveheartstars Mel Gibson as Sir William Wallace, a warrior leading the Scots against the forces of England. Dramatic and full of the manliest of action as well as some questionable accents, Braveheart is a good old-fashioned war movie. There are some famously brutal moments in the movie and points...
A sports drama that spawned a franchise and launched Sylvester Stallone into global stardom, Rocky is still one of the most inspirational movies of all time. Rockyis the story of a working-class Philadelphia boxer called Rocky Balboa who was chosen at random to take on the world heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed. With what seems like insurmountabl...
For most people, the prospect of being stranded on another planet after being left for dead is a horrific nightmare that could only end one way. In this Ridley Scott sci-fi, it's a situation that Mark Watney, portrayed by Matt Damon, is absolutely determined to survive. Making use of the meager supplies left behind to sustain himself, Mark dreams o...
A New York couple faces their own self-imposed deadline to either 'make it' or give up their dreams.
Jun 27, 2017 · Giving Up: Directed by Kris Lefcoe. With Dave Hill, Linas Phillips, Schuyler Quinn, Kyle Dunnigan. A New York couple faces their own self-imposed deadline to either 'make it' or give up their dreams.
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- Kris Lefcoe
- 2017-06-27
Oct 23, 2014 · Giving Up: Directed by Kris Lefcoe. With Ann Carr, Zandy Hartig, Ben Kronberg.
Mar 6, 2024 · A Beginner’s Guide to Giving Up is a film that everyone in the creative arts has lived through. The film puts more of a perspective on if school is really the way to go like we have all heard over and over while growing up. From the story to the production, this film is a work of art.
