Movies and TV episodes, that will move you.
This is my listing of Movies and Television Shows, that were compelling, and left me with a strong impression, and/or something to really think about. Mostly bitter-sweet life-lessons can be learned from these.
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- DirectorJames ClavellStarsSidney PoitierJudy GeesonChristian RobertsIdealistic engineer-trainee and his experiences in teaching a group of rambunctious white high school students from the slums of London's East End.
- CreatorRobert CochranJoel SurnowStarsKiefer SutherlandMary Lynn RajskubCarlos BernardCounter Terrorism Agent Jack Bauer races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.A Fantastic "edge-of-your-seat" Suspense/Thriller/Drama, with great acting, great writing, and a tense environment throughout every episode. The whole series, was like a speeding train, with no brakes! I can't think of any single episode I didn't like... 10/10!
- DirectorJon CassarStarsKiefer SutherlandCherry JonesBob GuntonJack Bauer confronts African general/aspiring dictator Benjamin Juma, whose forces have been ordered to capture the children Bauer oversees for malicious military training.This Movie, is actually the 2-hour prequel to season 6. (Don't watch season 6, until you've seen this).
- DirectorDouglas TrumbullStarsBruce DernCliff PottsRon RifkinIn a future where all flora is extinct on Earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of Earth's botany, kept in a greenhouse aboard a spacecraft.
- CreatorNorman LearStarsCarroll O'ConnorJean StapletonRob ReinerA working class man constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.RECOMMENDED EPISODES: > Season 8, Episodes 4,5: Edith's 50th Birthday (2-parter) > Season 8, Episode 24: The Stivics Go West
(...will be adding a few more soon...) - CreatorLarry GelbartStarsAlan AldaWayne RogersLoretta SwitThe staff of an Army hospital in the Korean War find that laughter is the best way to deal with their situation.RECOMMENDED EPISODES: (will be adding my favorite episodes soon) > > >
- DirectorAlan AldaStarsAlan AldaMike FarrellHarry MorganIn the closing days of the Korean War, the staff of the 4077 M*A*S*H Unit find themselves facing irrevocable changes in their lives.
- DirectorEric TillStarsHenry WinklerDavid WayneChris WigginsIn an American town, an old bitter miser is given a ghostly chance at redemption on Christmas Eve.
- CreatorGene RoddenberryStarsPatrick StewartBrent SpinerJonathan FrakesSet almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.RECOMMENDED EPISODES: > Season 5, Episode 02: Darmok > Season 3, Episode 26: The Best of Both Worlds (1) > Season 4, Episode 01: The Best of Both Worlds (2) > Season 4, Episode 22: Half a Life > Season 5, Episode 25: The Inner Light > Season 7, Episode 15: Lower Decks > Season 7, Episodes 25,26: All Good Things... (1)(2)
(...will be adding a few more soon...) - DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerCarl WeathersKevin Peter HallA team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.If you've never seen what the predator looks like, this movie is an EXCELLENT suspense/thriller.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsMichael DouglasRobert DuvallBarbara HersheyAn ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
- CreatorJoshua BrandJohn FalseyJohn MasiusStarsEd Begley Jr.Howie MandelDavid MorseThe lives and work of the staff of St. Eligius Hospital, an old and disrespected Boston teaching hospital.RECOMMENDED EPISODES: (will be adding my favorite episodes soon) > > >
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodBee VangChristopher CarleyAfter a Hmong teenager tries to steal his prized 1972 Gran Torino, a disgruntled, prejudiced Korean War veteran seeks to redeem both the boy and himself.
- StarsDavid SoulBrian KeithCathy Lee CrosbyIn 1987, Soviet paratroopers drop into Alaska to sabotage the oil pipeline in retaliation against a United States grain embargo. A skirmish occurs at a pumping station, lightly defended by Col. Jake Caffey and a National Guard recon unit. A stalemate ensues while the possibility of World War III hangs in the balance. The danger escalates as the Soviet premier and the U.S. President play a cat-and-mouse game.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsChristopher WalkenBrooke AdamsTom SkerrittA man awakens from a coma to discover he has a psychic ability to foresee future events.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsJohn TravoltaNancy AllenJohn LithgowA movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger.
- DirectorMark RydellStarsKatharine HepburnHenry FondaJane FondaNorman is a curmudgeon with an estranged relationship with his daughter Chelsea. At Golden Pond, he and his wife nevertheless agree to care for Billy, the son of Chelsea's new boyfriend, and a most unexpected relationship blooms.
- DirectorMichael LandonStarsLance KerwinBrian KeithDeAnn MearsA young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.
- DirectorMarc EvansStarsAlan RickmanSigourney WeaverCarrie-Anne MossA drama focused on the friendship between a high-functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident.
- DirectorGene KellyStarsJackie GleasonKatherine KathGabrielle DorziatJackie Gleason plays a mute janitor who befriends Nicole, the little daughter of a prostitute.
- DirectorLarry ClarkStarsLeo FitzpatrickJustin PierceChloë SevignyA day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.WARNING - Docu-Drama, 18+