Clueless (1995)
Amy Heckerling's 1995 Beverly Hills Emma adaptation. Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd debut.
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2010sLady Bird (2017)
Greta Gerwig's 2017 directorial debut. Saoirse Ronan as Sacramento teenager.
1980sThe Outsiders (1983)
Howell, Lowe, Macchio, Dillon, Cruise, Estevez, Swayze. After Johnny kills a Soc during a confrontation in defense of Ponyboy, the boys flee to an abandoned country church where they hide until Johnny suffers fatal injuries rescuing children from the burning…
2000sSomething the Lord Made (2004)
Joseph Sargent's 2004 HBO film. Alan Rickman as Dr. Alfred Blalock, Mos Def as Vivien Thomas.
1990sPatch Adams (1998)
Tom Shadyac's 1998 Hunter Adams biopic. Robin Williams as the unconventional doctor.
2000sMillion Dollar Baby (2004)
Clint Eastwood's 2004 boxing drama. Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman.
2010sMoneyball (2011)
Bennett Miller's 2011 baseball analytics drama. Brad Pitt as Billy Beane, Jonah Hill as Peter Brand.
1980sChariots of Fire (1981)
Hugh Hudson's 1981 British Olympic drama. Two 1924 runners, one Christian one Jewish.
1980sHoosiers (1986)
David Anspaugh's 1986 small-town basketball drama. Dennis Hopper as drunken assistant.
1980sEight Men Out (1988)
John Sayles' 1988 Black Sox scandal drama. The 1919 thrown World Series through procedural accuracy.
1970sSlap Shot (1977)
George Roy Hill's 1977 minor league hockey comedy. Paul Newman as player-coach of dying franchise.
1970sRocky (1976)
John Avildsen's 1976 boxing underdog launcher. Began the franchise that defined boxing cinema.