Random Movies That Actually Taught Us Something (28 items)

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  (#18) Fight Club

  • Brad Pitt, Jared Leto, Helena Bonham Carter, Edward Norton, Meat Loaf, Eion Bailey, Lauren Sánchez, David Lee Smith, Edward Kowalczyk, Holt McCallany, Zach Grenier, Bob Stephenson, Christina Cabot, David Andrews, Brian Tochi, Matt Winston, Ezra Buzzington, Carl Ciarfalio, Tim De Zarn, Jim Jenkins, Richmond Arquette, Philip Hawn, Leonard Termo, Thom Gossom Jr., Charlie Dell, David Jean Thomas, Paul Dillon, Michael Shamus Wiles, Stuart Blumberg, Marcio Rosario, Pat McNamara, Michael Arturo, Markus Redmond, Tommy Dallace, Rachel Singer, George Maguire, Robby Robinson, Paul Carafotes, Peter Iacangelo, Joel Bissonnette, Christopher John Fields, Scotch Ellis Loring, Eugenie Bondurant, Eddie Hargitay, Kevin Scott Mack, Mark Fite, Evan Mirand, Sydney 'Big Dawg' Colston, Bennie Moore, Chad Randau, Lou Beatty Jr., Matt Cinquanta, Joon B. Kim, Michael Girardin, Christie Cronenweth, Baron Jay, Hugh Peddy, Tyrone R. Livingston, Andi Carnick, Owen Masterson, Rob Lanza, Van Quattro, Trey Ore, Jawara, Gregory Silva, Valerie Bickford, Alekxia Valdez, J.T. Pontino, Dierdre Downing-Jackson, Anderson Bourell, Todd Peirce, Louis Ortiz

  "The things you own end up owning you."

  A riff on the philosophy espoused in Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Self-Reliance." We live in a consumer culture, but focusing overwhelmingly on material items will only weigh you down, clutter your life, and lighten your bank account. The less you are obsessed with things, the freer you will be to create an authentic identity.
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  (#28) The Godfather

  • Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, James Caan, Sofia Coppola, Abe Vigoda, Talia Shire, John Cazale, Sterling Hayden, Alex Rocco, Frank Sivero, Al Martino, Carmine Coppola, Vito Scotti, Joe Spinell, Lenny Montana, Richard S. Castellano, Gianni Russo, Richard Bright, Roman Coppola, Morgana King, Richard Conte, Nick Vallelonga, Tony Lip, Simonetta Stefanelli, Al Lettieri, John Marley, Franco Citti, Italia Coppola, Saro Urzì, Rudy Bond, Gian-Carlo Coppola, Angelo Infanti, Ron Gilbert, Don Costello, Corrado Gaipa, Louis Guss, Tom Rosqui, Julie Gregg, Johnny Martino, Lou Martini Jr., Burt Richards, Gray Frederickson, Tony Giorgio, Sonny Grosso, Randy Jurgensen, Raymond Martino, Joe Lo Grippo, Filomena Spagnuolo, Rick Petrucelli, Robert Dahdah, Peter Lemongello, Jeannie Linero, Sal Richards, Victor Rendina, Merrill Joels, Salvatore Corsitto, Tybee Brascia, Carol Morley, Gabriele Torrei, Ardell Sheridan, Frank Macetta, Max Brandt, Tere Livrano, Anthony Gounaris, Ed Vantura, Matthew Vlahakis, Joseph Medeglia, Nino Ruggeri, Norm Bacchiocchi

  "I'm gonna make him an offer he couldn't refuse."

  As much as we might deny it, we all have a price. It may not necessarily be money, but whatever we covet can be used against each and every one of us. Everyone has something they couldn't refuse if it were on offer.
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  (#25) Moneyball

  • Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Robin Wright, Chris Pratt, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joe Satriani, Spike Jonze, Lisa Guerrero, Tim McCarver, Bob Costas, Nick Searcy, Reed Diamond, Kerris Dorsey, Sergio Garcia, Tammy Blanchard, Royce Clayton, Jack McGee, Eddie Frierson, Glenn Morshower, Arliss Howard, Vyto Ruginis, Brent Jennings, Takayo Fischer, Adrian Bellani, Zachary Culbertson, Erin Pickett, Stephen Bishop, Cabran E. Chamberlain, Keith Middlebrook, Dave Bean, Julie Wagner, Ken Medlock, Jack Knight, James Shanklin, Simon James, David Alan Poe, Drew Plummer, Mark Alkofer, Anthony Santana, Alexander Kanellakos, Ken Rudulph, Mark Lavell, Big Spence, Chad Kreuter, Ed Montague, Eric Winzenried, Chris McGarry, Janine King, Jon Stein, Shane Schoeppner, G Thang, Joyce Guy, John Brantley Cole, Casey Bond, Jonathan Sanders, Zane McIntosh, Ken Korach, Ari Zagaris, Isabel Landof, Jesse Muick, Greg Papa, Derrin Ebert, Thomas W. Stewart, Gretta Sosine, Fernando R. Felix, Veronica Loud, John Clerkin, Ken Colquitt, Lucy Angelo, Gregor Manns, Erich Hover, Chris F. Powell, Jordan Riker, Jake Wilson, Christina Russo, Savannah Lathem, Madeleine G. Hall, Adam Reeser, L.J. Burns, Nick Porrazzo, Reasha Honaker, Joe Provost, Damon Farmar, Michelle Faraone, Phillip Caires, Steve Dakota, Diane Behrens, Holly Pitrago, Michael Markovina, Brent Hendrick, Alicia Alexander, Glen Kupier, George Vranau, George Thomas, Corey Vanderhook, John Lobato, Phil Pote, Artie Harris, Reed Thompson, Patrick Riley, Brent Dohling, Robert P. Macaluso, JC Dickinson, Marvin Horn, Richard Padilla, Rachael Van Veldhuizen, Barry Moss, Melvin Perdue, Tom Gamboa, Miguel Mendoza, Erika Pearson, Derrick Bennett, Blake Pike, Michael Gillespie, Anthony Chiang, Jane Stillwater, Bill Ensley, Jim J. Mundy, Robert Ninfo, Art Ortiz, Phil Benson, Christopher Dehau Lee, Bob Bishop, Alan Chu, Aldrin Enriquez

  "We've got to think differently."

  As Brad "Billy Bean" Pitt states, you can keep doing the same unsuccessful thing over and over or you can start thinking of new, innovative ways to succeed. This quote reminds us that what may have worked in the past may not necessarily work now, challenging us to be adaptive and creative.
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  (#13) The Godfather Part II

  • Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, James Caan, Sofia Coppola, Abe Vigoda, Danny Aiello, Roger Corman, Talia Shire, Harry Dean Stanton, Troy Donahue, John Cazale, Richard Matheson, Tony Sirico, Lee Strasberg, Frank Sivero, Dominic Chianese, Connie Mason, Laura Lyons, G. D. Spradlin, Sho Kosugi, Bruno Kirby, Joe Spinell, Peter Donat, Gianni Russo, Richard Bright, Roman Coppola, Morgana King, Gary Kurtz, Carmen Argenziano, Michael V. Gazzo, Leopoldo Trieste, Carmine Caridi, Marianna Hill, Ivonne Coll, Kathleen Beller, Frank Pesce, Hank Robinson, Erica Yohn, Italia Coppola, John Aprea, Fay Spain, William Bowers, Gastone Moschin, John Megna, Tom Dahlgren, Tom Rosqui, Julie Gregg, Larry Guardino, Francesca de Sapio, Joe Lo Grippo, Filomena Spagnuolo, Amerigo Tot, Ezio Flagello, Jay Rasumny, Phil Feldman, Joseph Della Sorte, James Murdock, Teresa Tirelli, Oreste Baldini, Victor Pujols, Mario Cotone, Giuseppe Sillato, Tere Livrano, Nick Discenza, Richard Watson, Maria Carta, Carmine Foresta, Tito Alba, Saveria Mazzola, Julian Voloshin, Johnny Naranjo, Ignazio Pappalardo, Joseph Medeglia, Alan Lee, Livio Giorgi, Andrea Maugeri, Paul B. Brown, Joe De Nicola, Gabriella Belloni, James Gounaris, Elda Maida, Edward Van Sickle, Venancia Grangerard, Ken Koc, Salvatore Po, Peter LaCorte, Vincent Coppola, Carmelo Russo

  "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."

  Always know what your adversaries are up to. That way, they cannot spring a surprise attack on you.  And you're gaining valuable insight on their behaviors and motivations, all of which is potentially useful.
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  (#3) The Shawshank Redemption

  • Morgan Freeman, Rita Hayworth, Tim Robbins, Clancy Brown, James Whitmore, William Sadler, Jeffrey DeMunn, Bob Gunton, David Proval, Gil Bellows, Jude Ciccolella, Mark Rolston, Paul McCrane, Ned Bellamy, Frank Medrano, Brian Delate, Don McManus, Bill Bolender, Joseph Ragno, Neil Giuntoli, Larry Brandenburg, Ken Magee, James Babson, Neil Summers, Rohn Thomas, Alfonso Freeman, V.J. Foster, Dion Anderson, Brian Libby, Gary Lee Davis, John D. Craig, Richard Doone, Dorothy Silver, Brian Brophy, Joe Pecoraro, Alonzo F. Jones, Alan R. Kessler, Paul Kennedy, James Kisicki, Robert Haley, Fred Culbertson, Mack Miles, Brad Spencer, Michael Lightsey, John R. Woodward, John Horton, Charlie Kearns, Gordon Greene, Ron Newell, Renee Blaine, Eugene C. DePasquale, Claire Slemmer, Scott Mann, Dennis Baker, Morgan Lund, Harold E. Cope Jr., John E. Summers, Donald Zinn, Dana Snyder, Cornell Wallace, Rob Reider, Chuck Brauchler

  "Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'."

  An even more straightforward way of articulating that life is short and wasting even a moment is a crime, but stated in Morgan Freeman's authoritative and wise voice.
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  (#20) Lost in Translation

  • Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, Anna Faris, Giovanni Ribisi, Hiromix, Takashi Fujii, Nancy Steiner, Kazuo Yamada, Akiko Monō, Akira Yamaguchi, Osamu Shigematu, Akiko Takeshita, François Du Bois, Yutaka Tadokoro, Fumihiro Hayashi, Nao Asuka, Georg O.P. Eschert, Catherine Lambert, Ikuko Takahashi, Kei Takyo, Gregory Pekar, Tim Leffman, Hiroko Kawasaki, Shigekazu Aida, Ryuichiro Baba, Kunichi Nomura, Koichi Tanaka, Yumika Saki, Hugo Codaro, Mark Willms, Kazuyoshi Minamimagoe, Take, Kazuko Shibata, Akimitsu Naruyama, Yasuhiko Hattori, Lisle Wilkerson, Tetsuro Naka, Asuka Shimuzu, Daikon, Yumi Ikeda, Akira, Dietrich Bollmann, Ryo Kondo, Yuji Okabe, Nao Kitman, Nobuhiko Kitamura, Akira Motomura, Hiroshi Kawashima, Kanako Nakazato, Jun Maki

  "The more you know who you are and what you want, the less you let things upset you."

  Focus, the kind you cultivate over years and years of experience, is a powerful tool. Once you not only know what (or who) you want but also how to get it, outside noise becomes less of a distraction and is more easily relegated to the background of your life.
  

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