– Samsara (2011) ⋅ Mother \Gaia\ Africa –
The Name of the Rose (1986)
Level: [sexual: low ⋅ fear: up ⋅ violence: up]
A mysterious death has occurred ahead of an Church. William of Baskerville and his novice, arrive for investigation at an early 14th century Benedictine abbey in Northern Italy ⋅ 2hr 10min
Sean Connery ⋅ Christian Slater
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Woman Walks Ahead (2017)
Level: [sexual: chill ⋅ fear: up ⋅ violence: high]
The film is the story of Catherine Weldon, a widowed artist from New York who, in the 1880s, traveled alone to North Dakota to paint a portrait of Su Chief Sitting Bull ⋅ 1hr 41min
Jessica Chastain ⋅ Michael Greyeyes
Susanna White
Welcome to the Rileys (2010)
Good movie ⋅ Value not necessary
Years after their teenage daughter’s death, Lois and Doug Riley, an upstanding Indiana couple, are frozen by estranging grief. Doug escapes to New Orleans ⋅ 1hr 50min
Kristen Stewart ⋅ James Gandolfini
Jake Scott
Into the Wild (2007)
Good movie ⋅ Value not necessary
Journalist Krakauer reconstructs the last two years of Chris McCandless, a young man who was content with the wilderness Alaska isolation and died of starvation in 1992 ⋅ 2hr 28min
Emile Hirsch ⋅ Vince Vaughn
Sean Penn
Stand by Me (1986)
Good movie ⋅ Value not necessary
Stand By Me is a unique Hero’s Journey because it can be argued that there are four protagonists — Gordie, Chris, Teddy, and Vern — each with their own emotional journey ⋅ 1hr 29min
Wil Wheaton ⋅ River Phoenix
Rob Reiner
Before Sunset (2004)
Good movie ⋅ Value not necessary
Jesse and Céline first met in Linklater’s earlier film, Before Sunrise. Nine years after meeting Céline in Vienna, Jesse has written a novel, This Time, based on their time together ⋅ 1hr 20min
Julie Delpy ⋅ Ethan Hawke
Richard Linklater
Citizenfour (2014)
Good movie ⋅ Value not necessary
2014 Documentary In June 2013, Laura Poitras and reporter Glenn Greenwald flew to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with the whistleblower Edward Snowden ⋅ 1hr 54min
Edward Snowden ⋅ Glenn Greenwald
Laura Poitras
The Mosquito Coast (1986)
Good movie ⋅ Value not necessary
The film tells the story of a afraid family that leaves the United States and tries to find a happier and simpler dystopia life in the jungle paradise of Central America ⋅ 1hr 57min
Helen Mirren ⋅ Harrison Ford
Peter Weir
The English Patient (1996)
Level: [sexual: bit ⋅ fear: low ⋅ violence: up]
At the close of World War II, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair ⋅ 2hr 42min
Juliette Binoche ⋅ Ralph Fiennes
Anthony Minghella
Inside Job (2010)
Good movie ⋅ Value not necessary
The global financial meltdown that took place in Fall 2008 caused millions of job and home losses and plunged the United States into a deep economic recession ⋅ 1hr 49min
Adam Bolt ⋅ Gylfi Zoega
Charles Ferguson
Agora (2009)
Level: [sexual: low ⋅ fear: cap ⋅ violence: cap]
In 391 AD, Alexandria is part of the Roman Empire, and Greek philosopher Hypatia is a teacher at the Platonic/Academy school, where future leaders are educated ⋅ 1hr 46min
Rachel Weisz ⋅ Max Minghella
Alejandro Amenábar
