European and American classic inspirational movies

People need inspiration. Don't push yourself, I don't know how good I am. Stick to your dreams, change yourself and change the theme of life with persistent faith and perseverance! The following is my collection of classic inspirational movies in Europe and America, I hope it will help you!

0 1. Storm Harvard Road

Homeless Harvard: Liz Murray's story is an American film. Through a girl who grew up in new york, Liz experienced hardships and bitterness in life, and finally entered the highest institution of higher learning with her own efforts, expressing the theme that a poor and miserable girl can change herself and her life with persistent faith and perseverance. The stormy Harvard Road was also rated as the most inspirational movie.

In short, film review: when there is nothing to believe, she believes in herself.

02. Pentium era

This is a true story that happened during the Great Depression. Charles Howard (Jeff Bridges) used to be a bicycle repairman and made a fortune by introducing cars to the western United States. On the recommendation of tom smith, the horse trainer, Howard bought a pony named "Ocean Biscuit" and teamed up with Rhett Pollard, who wanted to be a professional jockey, to make "Ocean Biscuit" the strongest horse racing in China. "Sea Biscuit" and its three-person team began a legendary journey, and they created miracles with tenacity, enthusiasm and perseverance.

Bottom line: The audience will experience the warmth and The Shawshank Redemption of Forrest Gump in the movie. (Apollo Herald)

03. Iron Fist Man

This is an inspirational film about the Great Depression. Genre is Oscar's favorite biopic, and boxing is Oscar's favorite theme. In addition, with such a strong Oscar director and cast, considering the length of the film of nearly two and a half hours, it is indeed a film for the Oscar judges. Based on a true story, this film tells the story of a man who took part in boxing competitions for a living during the Great Depression in 1930s. In order to get a prize, he finally won the title of boxing champion.

Bottom line: When America knelt down, he made us stand up.

04. hearing about heaven

Adapted from the experience of Mirco Mencacci, a famous Italian film sound master for the blind. At the age of eight, Michael gradually lost his sight because of an accident. However, he did not give up on himself. Instead, he discovered his unique keen talent for sound, and gradually led him to become a professional sound engineer and musician in the film industry known for his dazzling visual art. Besides the real theme, Hearing Paradise directed by Cristiano Burton was more integrated into the turbulent social state of Italy in the 1970s. With the upsurge of liberal ideology and the rise of social movements, students and workers poured into the streets to protest against all unreasonable policies, just as Michael fought against the existing system in a school for the blind. He conveyed a universal idea through Hearing Heaven: no matter what state, everyone has the right to bravely pursue their dreams.

In a word, film criticism: physical disability is an obstacle but not an obstacle. The freedom of children's hearts gives wings to the sound, and this kind of happiness transcends the boundless darkness. A very touching film. (user)

05. rocky

This is a film 1976, written and starring Stallone and directed by John Iverson. It tells the story of a little-known boxer, Rocky Papua, who got the chance to compete with heavyweight champion Apollo creed for the championship. This is a typical American dream. Stallone became a famous movie star in Hollywood by translating the role of Rocky balboa, and Rocky became a well-known fictional character. From 1976 to now, six Loki series have been shot. The production cost of the film is low, costing $6.5438+0 million, and it took only 28 days to shoot. However, it has a box office income of over 1. 172 billion. 1976 won the Oscar for Best Picture, Stallone was nominated for Best Actor for his role in Loki, and director John Iverson also won the Oscar for Best Director.

Bottom line: Sylvester Stallone defined this film as his own, with sincere performance and fierce fighting. (Imperial Magazine)

06. Coach Carter

Also known as "Iron Blood Coach" and "Cowboy Class Winter". This is a sports inspirational film based on a true story. It tells the story of a high school basketball coach who led his school team to fight hard. After Carter coached, a basketball team that lost many times and fought many times finally became an invincible winner. He used his own actions to prove that it is school education, not just basketball games, that shapes and guides players to the right path in life.

In a word, film review: the energy and creativity poured out saved the whole film. (new york Magazine)

07. Life on a desert island

Defeat (also translated as Rebirth after Robbery) is a film jointly released by Fox Pictures and DreamWorks in the 20th century, which was first released in 2000. The film tells the story of a FedEx employee who was killed and crashed over the South Pacific Ocean and was stranded on a desert island. This story is very similar to Robinson Crusoe. The slogan of the film is "At the end of the world, he started his journey". Love is a film with infinite association and inspiration, which can give people great spiritual strength at the lowest valley of life.

Bottom line: At the edge of the world, his journey began.

08.Dream Girl

This is a feature film produced by DreamWorks Film Distribution Company, directed by bill condon and starring Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy and jennifer hudson. This paper mainly describes the story of three black girls Effie, Tina and laurel in a choir in Detroit who struggle to realize their dreams. They have extraordinary singing talent and passion, enough to infect the audience. However, after they participated in the singing competition with confidence, they didn't get the expected results ... Bole always appeared when it was most needed, and the outstanding performance of the girls attracted the attention of the ambitious music agent Curtis. After joining Curtis' company, the three girls started as backup singers at the concert tour of superstar James, and then Curtis gradually established their own style for the three girls, changing their music style from the original blues to more popular pop music. The lead singer has also changed from Effie, who is good at singing, to Tina with outstanding appearance. After a series of unremitting efforts, the three girls finally walked from the bench on the stage to the center of the spotlight. ......

In a word, film reviews: fame comes and goes, stars rise and fall, and dreams last forever. Fame comes and goes, stars rise and fall, and only dreams last forever. )

09. Pursuit of Happyness

(Chasing Happyness) Based on a true story. The protagonist of the story is chris gardner, an American black investment expert. It successfully explains the inspirational story of a bankrupt salesman and his wife who ran away from home, how to work hard as a single parent, try to become a stock market trader and finally become a well-known financial investor.

Bottom line: The warm inspirational theme of father and son can obviously touch the hearts of most audiences, and the performances of the two leading actors are very authentic, for obvious reasons.

10. erin brockovich

Adapted from a real event, it describes a single mother with no legal background who went through hardships and won the largest civil compensation case in American history with the courage and perseverance of Irene Brockovich. Julia roberts, the heroine, won the 200 1 Oscar for Best Actress for her wonderful performance in this film. This is a very sincere inspirational film.

In short, film review: movies will make you forget that you are watching a performance.

1 1. Dancers in the dark

It's a European blockbuster. The story tells that Czech immigrant Selma is a single mother. She works in a rural factory and makes a living with her youngest son, Jean, on a small salary. In order to make up for her son's operation expenses, she insisted on working overtime, singing and dancing to relieve her worries. But when she found out that the money she earned was stolen by the landlord Bill, she really listened to Bill and killed him ... Before being hanged, she heard that her son's operation was over and she was still singing.

Bottom line: You don't need eyes to see.

12. Good Will Hunting

It's a film directed by gus van sant on 1997 in Boston, Massachusetts. The film tells the story of a MIT cleaner named Will Hunt. Will is talented in mathematics, but he is a rebellious problem of juvenile. With the help of Professor Xin Maguire and his friend Chuck, Will finally opened his mind, removed the obstacles of interpersonal communication and found himself and love.

Bottom line: Matt Damon's superb performance raised the standard of the whole movie, making it similar to The Graduate.

13. Million Dollar Baby

Million dollar baby is a film made by Clint Eastwood in 2004, starring Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swan and Morgan Freeman. It tells the story of a female boxer's struggle mileage. The film won the 77th Academy Awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor.

Bottom line: The best film of Eastwood's career as a director.

14. Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump is an American film adapted from a novel of the same name. Forrest Gump was born in a small town in southern Alabama. He was born mentally retarded with an IQ of only 75. However, his mother is a strong woman. She often encourages Forrest Gump to "be stupid and be happy" and asks him to constantly strive for self-improvement. Forrest Gump goes to school like an ordinary child and meets his lifelong friend and beloved Jenny (played by robin wright Payne). Under the care of Jenny and her mother, Forrest Gump started running all his life with the "Scud" given by God. Forrest Gump eventually became a football superstar, a Vietnam War hero, a table tennis diplomatic envoy and a billionaire. ...

In a word: Forrest Gump is an authoritative American film.

15. Beautiful mind

This is a film adapted from a biography of the same name and won an Oscar. The film tells the story of mathematician John Forbes Nash, who suffers from schizophrenia, but has been devoted to game theory and differential geometry and won the Nobel Prize in Economics. Nash's outstanding intuition was troubled by schizophrenia, which greatly changed his brilliant course of marching to the highest academic level. Faced with this challenge that destroyed many people, Nash fought bravely and fearlessly with the help of his beloved wife Alicia. After decades of hard work, he finally overcame this misfortune and won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economics. This is a true story, and today Nash continues to work in his field.

Bottom line: Nothing is certain, John. This is the only thing I know for sure.

16. Brave heart

This is a film directed by mel gibson. It tells the heroic story of Wallace leading the Scottish people against the enemy after the hero. After william wallace was beheaded, Roibert Briuis, a Scottish aristocrat influenced by his courage, led Wallace's men to fight against England again. This time, they shouted Wallace's name and finally won the long-awaited freedom.

Bottom line: His passion charmed a woman. His courage inspired a country. His heart despises the king.

17. Go to the wild

This is a film based on a true story. The script was inspired by Jon Collekauer's work of the same name "Into the Wild" from 65438 to 0996. The story tells the wandering legend of Christopher Dienis, an idealist and transcendentalist. The film was written and directed by Oscar winner sean penn. It premiered at Rome Film Festival and was released in June 65438+1October 65438+September 2007. He was nominated for the Academy Award and won the Golden Globe Award.

In short: the film is enough to meet the expectations of most original readers.

18. The Shawshank Redemption

1946, the young banker Andy (Tim Robbins Tim Robbins) was wrongfully killed his wife and lover, which means that he will spend the rest of his life in Shawshank prison. Andy, a banker, soon became very popular in prison. He knows how to help the jailer evade taxes and how to help the warden (bob gunton bob gunton) "wash away" the illegal income he received. Soon, Andy became the personal assistant of the warden. A thief went to prison for stealing. He knows the truth about the death of Andy's wife and her lover. Excited Andy found the warden and hoped that the warden could help him reverse the case. The hypocritical warden promised Andy on the surface, but secretly sent someone to kill the thief because he wanted Andy to stay in prison and help him settle accounts. Andy knows the truth and decides to be free through his own redemption!

In a word, film review: This film shows the personal fear of "the passage of time and the change of environment" through the special background of prison, which is forced to deprive freedom and highly emphasizes discipline. The ending of the film has a "Count of Monte Cristo" style of revenge.

19. Schindler list

It truly reproduces the real historical event that German entrepreneur oskar schindler protected 1 100 Jews from being killed by fascists during the Second World War. 1943, the Jews in Krakow suffered a terrible massacre. Schindler witnessed all this and was shocked. He bribed the army to make his factory a slave camp attached to a concentration camp. In those days of crazy slaughter, his factory also became a refuge for Jews. 1944, on the eve of Germany's defeat, the massacre of Jews became more and more crazy. Schindler gave the German army a list of 1200 people * and bought the lives of these Jews at all costs. In those dark years, saving one person was saving the world.

In a word, film criticism: it describes war, race, sex, faith, belief, money, sympathy, country, survival, life, awakening, cycle, hardship, invasion, persistence and abandonment; It is about displacement and poverty; It's about a red children's skirt; This is the bottom line; It's about home, meat and spirit. It is a movie, an epic, a period of history, and the trauma and soul of a nation.

20.Dead Poets Society

Wilton Preparatory College is famous for its calm and dignified teaching style and high enrollment rate. As a graduating student, the ideal is to enter a prestigious school. The arrival of John Keating (robin williams), a literature teacher in the new semester, is like a spring breeze, which is contrary to the seriousness of traditional famous schools. Keating takes students to listen to the sound of death in the school history building and reflect on the meaning of life; Let the boys read their ideals on the court; Encourage students to stand on their desks and look down at the world from a new angle. The teacher's free and divergent philosophical thinking gives students a strong voice. They gradually learn to think, learn to find themselves, bravely ask about the journey of life, and even violate the access control, set up the Dead Poets Society, clap their hands and sing in the cave! Classic inspirational movie, highly recommended!

In short, the film review: he is their inspiration. He makes their life exotic.