To ask for the most profound films you have ever seen? *contains spoilers*

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Mine would be - Tokyo Story, Mulholland drive, Mary and Max, Good will hunting, Whats eating Gilbert Grape, Forrest Gump

45 years

Dead Man Walking ... hands down .... Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn ... all the cast fantastic
Based on true story about Death Row .... l
And Ghost ..Patrick Demi and Whoopi ❤️❤️

Lilya 4ever.

Marriage Story's pretty moving

Duel. An early Spielberg masterpiece.

Downfall (2004) amazing acting from Bruno Ganz

Green book - really makes you think about racism and hypocrisy in USA.

Kes - because I nursed the author Barry Hines before he sadly died from very advanced dementia. So sad for such a talented writer.

And the one that always makes me sob is Dumbo, the original cartoon. I defy anyone to watch the scene where he goes to see Mrs Jumbo in the Wild elephant cage and not weep.

Walkabout.

Oh my goodness yes Dumbo Lincolnfield
I was pregnant 33 years ago with eldest child and didn’t know and I sobbed and still sob all these years later lol

Spohies Choice - starting Meryl Streep.

And The Killing Fields.

The Arrival. Where Amy Adams has her daughter, despite knowing she will lose her.

It’s that maternal drive, the hope it brings, and the unconditional love. I sobbed and sobbed.

[spoiler alert - from MNHQ]

Into the wild
Dancer in the dark
The green mile

@Pinkarsedfly Arrival was a fabulous film but you’ve just posted a complete spoiler in one sentence!

The Butler
Philadelphia
Requiem for a Dream
Stand By Me - due to my age when I watched it. I identified with the characters so kuch

Shawshank Redemption (DH chimed in with his)

"I spent the whole film wishing he would have just contacted Citizens Advice, we would have helped him sort it out grin"

And spend two hours waiting on the phone lol.

I, Daniel Blake - but only because it was a recommendation on a other very similar Mumsnet thread. And it was fantastic!

Definitely rabbit proof fence
Seven pounds
The boy in the striped pyjamas
I cry at them all ....everytime

Babe. Amazing triumph over adversity!

A Beautiful Mind, The Theory of Everything, The Imitation Game. The Shining is the film that I was most affected by, frightening and profound in that it was such a fantastic portrayal by Jack Nicholson of a man losing his mind.

Philomena
The Grapes of Wrath
Modern Times
To Kill A Mockingbird

And yes to Silkwood Graphista, I watched that for part of my degree - 20-odd years ago, never forgotten it.

ArriettyJones sorry. It’s been out a while, though.

I know, but you’re recommending it

Lion (with Dev Patel)

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