Some of the best inspirational movies. by Ankit Agrawal created 23 Mar 2013 | last updated - 2 months ago In no particular order.. Best inspirational movies. Showing all 32 Titles Sort by: View: Log in to copy items to your own lists. Image of The Terminal 1. The Terminal (2004) 7.3/10 An eastern immigrant finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there. (128 mins.) Director: Steven Spielberg Stars: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chi McBride, Stanley Tucci Add to Watchlist Image of Invictus 2. Invictus (2009) 7.4/10 Nelson Mandela, in his first term as the South African President, initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup. (134 mins.) Director: Clint Eastwood Stars: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng Add to Watchlist Image of Good Will Hunting 3. Good Will Hunting (1997) 8.2/10 Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life. (126 mins.) Director: Gus Van Sant Stars: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård Add to Watchlist Image of Forrest Gump 4. Forrest Gump (1994) 8.8/10 Forrest Gump, while not intelligent, has accidentally been present at many historic moments, but his true love, Jenny Curran, eludes him. (142 mins.) Director: Robert Zemeckis Stars: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field Add to Watchlist Image of The Shawshank Redemption 5. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 9.3/10 Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. (142 mins.) Director: Frank Darabont Stars: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler Add to Watchlist Image of The Pursuit of Happyness 6. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) 7.9/10 A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as hes poised to begin a life-changing professional endeavor. (117 mins.) Director: Gabriele Muccino Stars: Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith, Brian Howe Add to Watchlist Image of Life of Pi 7. Life of Pi (2012) 8.0/10 A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger. (127 mins.) Director: Ang Lee Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain, Tabu Add to Watchlist Image of Seven Pounds 8. Seven Pounds (2008) 7.7/10 A man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers. (123 mins.) Director: Gabriele Muccino Stars: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Michael Ealy Add to Watchlist Image of If Only 9. If Only (2004) 7.2/10 It takes a tragedy to teach the young businessman Ian to put love ahead of work and open up to his musician girlfriend Samantha. (92 mins.) Director: Gil Junger Stars: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Paul Nicholls, Tom Wilkinson, Diana Hardcastle Add to Watchlist Image of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 10. One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (1975) 8.8/10 Upon admittance to a mental institution, a brash rebel rallies the patients to take on the oppressive head nurse. (133 mins.) Director: Milos Forman Stars: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Michael Berryman, Peter Brocco Add to Watchlist Image of Letters from Iwo Jima 11. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 8.0/10 The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese who fought it. (141 mins.) Director: Clint Eastwood Stars: Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryô Kase Add to Watchlist Image of Gran Torino 12. Gran Torino (2008) 8.2/10 Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalskis prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino. (116 mins.) Director: Clint Eastwood Stars: Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Christopher Carley, Ahney Her Add to Watchlist Image of 50/50 13. 50/50 (2011) 7.8/10 Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease. (100 mins.) Director: Jonathan Levine Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard Add to Watchlist Image of Its a Wonderful Life 14. Its a Wonderful Life (1946) 8.7/10 An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed. (130 mins.) Director: Frank Capra Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell Add to Watchlist Image of Little Miss Sunshine 15. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 7.9/10 A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus. (101 mins.) Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris Stars: Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Abigail Breslin Add to Watchlist Image of Philadelphia 16. Philadelphia (1993) 7.7/10 When a man with AIDS is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit. (125 mins.) Director: Jonathan Demme Stars: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman Add to Watchlist Image of The Great Debaters 17. The Great Debaters (2007) 7.6/10 A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the schools first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship. (126 mins.) Director: Denzel Washington Stars: Denzel Washington, Forest Whitaker, Kimberly Elise, Nate Parker Add to Watchlist Image of Billy Elliot 18. Billy Elliot (2000) 7.7/10 A talented young boy becomes torn between his unexpected love of dance and the disintegration of his family. (110 mins.) Director: Stephen Daldry Stars: Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven Add to Watchlist Image of Cast Away 19. Cast Away (2000) 7.7/10 A FedEx executive must transform himself physically and emotionally to survive a crash landing on a deserted island. (143 mins.) Director: Robert Zemeckis Stars: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Paul Sanchez, Lari White Add to Watchlist Image of The Kite Runner 20. The Kite Runner (2007) 7.6/10 After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble. (128 mins.) Director: Marc Forster Stars: Khalid Abdalla, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Atossa Leoni, Shaun Toub Add to Watchlist Image of To Kill a Mockingbird 21. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) 8.4/10 Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his kids against prejudice. (129 mins.) Director: Robert Mulligan Stars: Gregory Peck, John Megna, Frank Overton, Rosemary Murphy Add to Watchlist Image of The Elephant Man 22. The Elephant Man (1980) 8.2/10 A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man who is mistreated while scraping a living as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous facade, there is revealed a person of intelligence and sensitivity. (124 mins.) Director: David Lynch Stars: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud Add to Watchlist Image of The Green Mile 23. The Green Mile (1999) 8.5/10 The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift. (189 mins.) Director: Frank Darabont Stars: Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt Add to Watchlist Image of October Sky 24. October Sky (1999) 7.8/10 The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miners son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his fathers wishes. (108 mins.) Director: Joe Johnston Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen Add to Watchlist Image of Life Is Beautiful 25. Life Is Beautiful (1997) 8.6/10 A Jewish man has a wonderful romance with the help of his humour, but must use that same quality to protect his son in a Nazi death camp. (116 mins.) Director: Roberto Benigni Stars: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini, Giustino Durano Add to Watchlist Image of Defiance 26. Defiance (2008) 7.2/10 Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and about 1,000 Jewish non-combatants. (137 mins.) Director: Edward Zwick Stars: Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos Add to Watchlist Image of The Intouchables 27. The Intouchables (2011) 8.6/10 After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caretaker. (112 mins.) Director: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano Stars: François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot Add to Watchlist Image of Like Stars on Earth 28. Like Stars on Earth (2007) 8.5/10 An eight year old boy is thought to be lazy and a troublemaker, until the new art teacher has the patience and compassion to discover the real problem behind his struggles in school. (165 mins.) Director: Aamir Khan Stars: Darsheel Safary, Aamir Khan, Tanay Chheda, Sachet Engineer Add to Watchlist Image of The Fighter 29. The Fighter (2010) 7.9/10 A look at the early years of boxer Irish Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid 1980s. (116 mins.) Director: David O. Russell Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo Add to Watchlist Image of Dead Poets Society 30. Dead Poets Society (1989) 8.0/10 English teacher John Keating inspires his students to a love of poetry and to seize the day. (128 mins.) Director: Peter Weir Stars: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles Add to Watchlist Image of (500) Days of Summer 31. (500) Days of Summer (2009) 7.8/10 An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesnt believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her. (95 mins.) Director: Marc Webb Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Geoffrey Arend, Chloë Grace Moretz Add to Watchlist Image of Children of Heaven 32. Children of Heaven (1997) 8.5/10 When Ali loses his sisters shoes, the two decide to share his to avoid getting in trouble. (89 mins.) Director: Majid Majidi Stars: Mohammad Amir Naji, Amir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahare Seddiqi, Nafise Jafar-Mohammadi Add to Watchlist See more lists » ad feedback List Activity Views: 76,009 | last 3 days: 362 Report this list You and This List Sign in to rate titles in this list. Play The Game Quiz: Some of the best inspirational movies. Tell Your Friends Share this list: Create a new list List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 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