Inspiring/life affirming classic movies?

[PuppyMonkey]

Our girls (13 and 14 years) have been enjoying our Friday night classic movie nights. They love Shawshank, Amadeus and those really emotional uplifting films, usually 1990s/ 2000s but I think they’d cope with earlier...we’ve done Hitchcock and Audrey Hepburn etc

They’re still young but they can cope with slightly more mature stuff, we FF through any violence or sexual stuff. And they reckon they hear so much swearing at school they can cope with hearing the odd fuck

So any further suggestions???

[Spottysausagedogs]

Trueman show's a good one

[quarentini]

The colour purple
Beaches

[Readandwalk]

Clueless
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Kes
Sing Street
The Commitments
International Velvet

[UnitedRoad]

Erin Brockovich?

[PuppyMonkey]

Thanks - yes we’ve done Titanic, Trueman Show etc. The others are on my list now, love it!! We’re sorted for a couple of months now with this lot.

[TheSeedsOfADream]

I've added some to my list too!

Also- the Breakfast Club- which in the 80s I didn't really "get". I watched it with DD (along with another bunch of 80s movies) and she loved it and said she really related to it- because it was about misfits and rebels and friendship and being ok with being yourself and shit families and so much more than it seems to be at first glance.
I've since used it in class and the kids really relate to it.

[Hels20]

My DH always says Ferris Bueller changed his life and made him really think about seizing the moment

[GlennRheeismyfavourite]

The impossible and the blind dude - both amazing films - the impossible is quite difficult to watch in places (probably more for a parent than child!) - both are true stories and really uplifting

[GlennRheeismyfavourite]

Blind side not dude!!

[GlennRheeismyfavourite]

That one with will smith where he is homeless with his son and works really hard to get a good job - also a true story but can't remember what it's called!!

[GlennRheeismyfavourite]

The pursuit of happiness!!

[audreyand]

Girl, interrupted
In the name of the father
The Help

[GlennRheeismyfavourite]

Ooh yes - the help and the butler and hidden figures

[EscapeTheCastle]

Atonement. Available on Netflix at the moment.

[Mollscroll]

The Color Purple is a good call. Fab music too.

[AFlockOfKnots]

The English Patient (for the character Hana, Juliet Binoche)

Saving Private Ryan (for the character Ryan, as an old man, at the war graves)

Schindler's List (for Schindler's ..."I could have got one more person, one more person...and I didn't" scene)

[Crazyhorses123]

The green book

[PuppyMonkey]

Oh yes we've done Ferris and Breakfast Club already. The Help is a great call... and Happyness and Color Purple and Girl interrupted yes yes.

Hmm, I absolutely hated the English Patient, but perhaps I shouldn't allow my prejudices to inform the debate ha ha. Is it really a life affirming film?

[NomadNoMore]

Life is Beautiful

[Marsis]

Rain man might be worth a try

[Lonecatwithkitten]

Chariots of Fire
Champions
Not without my daughter
Beaches
The fault in our stars

[Lia73]

I see someone.has suggested Life is Beautiful which would be my recommendation. Amazing film!

[TerryWoganFanGirl]

Pretty in Pink
Brewster’s Millions
Gone With The Wind
Housesitter

[quarentini]

Good will Hunting
Field of dreams
The Theory of everything
Brave heart

[Teaseall]

Shirley Valentine
Educating Rita
The Full Monty