Suggested Groupings
of Films by Theme
If you enjoy deeply exploring certain themes,
here are some intriguing groupings:
* Accepting people for who they really/fully are
— 51 Birch Street, Doing Time on Maple Drive, Gran Torino, Monica & David, My Flesh & Blood, The Soloist
* Creative expression (elemental/spiritual) — Breath Made Visible, Mr. Holland's
Opus, My Architect, Pina, Rivers & Tides, Sound of the Soul
* Destructive secret-keeping
— A Secret, As It Is in Heaven, Caché, The White Ribbon
* Mourning & life affirmation
— A Single Man, Cherry Blossoms, Departures, Still Walking, The Lovely Bones
* Noble
spirit of animals — Buck, Hachi, Temple Grandin, War Horse
* Social justice
— Call+Response, Examined Life, Howard Zinn, Invictus, Jodhaa Akbar, Pinky, The Black Power Mixtape, The Help, To Kill
a Mockingbird, Water
* Transformation & redemption — Away from Her, Gran
Torino, I AM, My Name is Khan, South Central, Swades, The Help, The Kite Runner, The Namesake
More suggestions
to come...
