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

Ohhh and Seven (or Se7en)
Not the nice hollywood ending.

Lorenzo’s oil - Made me think what can be achieved by the human mind if motivation is strong enough.

The Imitation Game, true story about the invention of the first “computer”. Alan Turing, the maths genius who invented it died tragically, hounded for being gay.

The Imitation Game, true story about the invention of the first “computer”.

Lion is brilliant.

Another two very moving films I’ve not seen mentioned are:

Operation Daybreak - WWII film based on a true story.

Empire of the Sun - another war film

Well worth watching even if you’re not into war films as they cover so much more than that.

Another vote for Cathy Come home @ZsaZsaMc It’s a sixties black and white film and probably the basis as to why people were so very afraid of social workers. It’s a heart breaking film and I defy anyone to gave a dry eye after watching it.

@FairyDogMother11 Hacksaw Ridge is a brilliant film although I couldn't watch it all the way though to the end, it was too harrowing for me. It’s also based on a true story.

I have to say though, I’m surprised at how trivial some of these films are. Do people really find them so profound?

I have to say though, I’m surprised at how trivial some of these films are. Do people really find them so profound?

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Just thought of another which might fit in ...

Naked - worth it for David Thewlis' performance alone.

For the people who watched Cathy Come Home, you may enjoy (not sure that’s the right word) a film called Rosie. It’s set in Ireland and about Homelessness. I watched it recently because I really liked the actress who played the young man’s mum in Normal Oeople so I googled films she’d been in.

*Normal People

"I think there's a difference between profound and sad, although a film can of course be both."

Agree. Profound makes you think. Sad makes you cry. Very different. A lot of people seem to be confusing the two.

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It started early - Frozen was mentioned on page one!

Agree. Profound makes you think. Sad makes you cry. Very different. A lot of people seem to be confusing the two.

redirecting that, then how about the original (Dutch) "The Vanishing" (Spoorloos). Very low key and yet has left a deep impression ... one of the most terrifying non-horror films I've seen.

The accused

I think a lot of profound films are sad. My example, The Wire (not a film 🙈), made me deeply sad throughout bit it dived deep into social injustice, police corruption, class divide, nature vs nurture, cognitive bias, etc. It was profoundly sad.

Fair point. Plenty of films that are sad without being particularly profound, though.

Schindler’s List.

The Pianist
Apolalypto
The Color Purple
Apocalypse Now
The Deerhunter

@AnotherEmma True.

1984 is very profound and a very eerie watch given the current situation.

I just remembered the film Moon with Sam Rockwell, realising everything he believed was a lie and that he was born to die and be replaced

The little prince

Someone else mentioned All Quiet On The Western Front - set in the 1st world war from a German point of view in black & white. I caught it as a teenager on our spare tv & it was the first film that made me sob.
Other ones that consistently make me cry;
Beaches
Shawshank redemption
Pan’s labyrinth
Fried green tomatoes at the whistle stop cafe
The green mile
The English patient
Many more that have been mentioned & I can’t think of. I love a film that makes you cry...

This Is England film and TV series

The Windermere Children was a BBC film shown over a year ago. So excellent and profound looking at the effects of the Holocaust on children who had been saved from the camps.

Mockingbird don't Sing. True story of a horrifically abused 13year old. Rescued then used as an experiment on language development (she didn't speak, wasnt toilet trained etc but was deemed of normal intelligence)by a psychiatrist whohad her live with him, then dropped her & sent her into abusive care homes when his funding was withdrawn. It still haunts me now.