What movie(s) have really touched you, or have become a long lasting favorite?

[por44]

Once Upon a Time in the West

Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Jason Robards Jr, Claudia Cardinale (packs quite a message if you can get past the music, characters, action and closeup shots)

[Watchbreath]

Gunga Din 1939
The Thing 1951, Hid under my seat a lot the first time I saw it.
The Day the Earth Stood Sill 1951, Even if it is a propaganda message for the UN.
Vertigo, Kim Novak - enough said.

[Mr.Kane]

The cove. It changed my entire thought process and diet.

[Statius]

The cove. It changed my entire thought process and diet.

I no longer eat dolphin, too. But I still hunt giraffe, because who do they think they are? Oooh, I'm so tall! Forget that!

On the original note, I like Magnolia a lot. Very good film.

[KTMracer]

"Places in the Heart", my all-time favorite.

"Blue Velvet", Dennis Hopper at his finest.

"Thunderbolt & Lightfoot", saddest ending ever.

"The Big Blue", reminds how badly movies today suck.

"Shy People", best movie most have never heard of

[mikeinpa]

What a question. I'm reluctant to answer because I know I'd be forgetting about so many great - and powerful - films. I'll name a few off the top of my head:

1.) 'It's a wonderful life'. The ending of that movie is very touching. "No man is a failure who has friends". I try to watch this movie every Christmaas Eve.

2.) 'Shawshank Redemption'. I could watch the scene with Red (Freeman) searching for Andy's treasure over & over & over again. Then there's the ending...

3.) 'Stalag 17'. One of my favorites.

4.) 'Unforgiven'. Best....ending.....ever!

5.) 'There will be blood'. Daniel Day Lewis giving one of the greatest performances of all time

6.) 'V for Vendetta'.

7.) 'The best years of our lives'. A film about three soldiers returning home from war, each one experiencing post-war stress in different ways.

8.) 'Atonement'. I intially thought chick flick, then I watched it. It really stuck with me for awhile.

9.) 'Metropolis'. A masterpiece from the silent era

10.) 'The great escape'

You will all laugh when I tell you the movie I think is incredibly touching: 'Grumpy Old Men'. The scene in the hospital where Walter Mattheu's character realizes that he is in fact friends with Jack Lemmon's character. I practically cry everytime I watch it. Just one of those scenes...

I could list 1,000 additional movies

[dspaulson]

Love this- and just a sensational Soundtrack

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Not to mention it stars one of the greatest living actors...

[dspaulson]

I'm gonna go a different direction (non-Hollywood) and recommend looking into the director Michael Haneke. He's an Austrian director and many of his movies are either in French or German, but he's one of the my favorites of any genre. I've revisited some of his films several times. He uses some pretty edgy techniques. Not for everyone, his movies are often very disturbing, but make you think, and definitely stick with you with the questions they raise.

I would recommend them in this order (if you choose to explore them):

White Ribbon
Cache
Seven Continents
Piano Teacher
Les Temps du Loup (Time of the Wolf)
Benny's Video

Lastly, I would beware of Funny Games, it's a bit intense and can be disturbing for some folks.

Enjoy

[LittleTim]

If you want a movie that doesn't give you the feel good feeling, but makes you wonder is Mr. Brooks with Kevin Costner.

[Raza]

any from my lengthy list? lol

speaking of princess bride, i liked princess diaries when i was younger too!

Not too many that I'd consider particularly moving, but there are a few, especially the Lord of the Rings series. Oh, and District 9, definitely.