Watch these movies that dig into deep feelings and people working hard to be great. You'll see stories about being brave and giving up things that'll stick in your head for a long time.
The Color Purple (Prime Video rent)
This movie won a Golden Globe. It's about a young African woman called Celie. Her dad rapes her, and she has to have his kids. Then she marries a man who hurts her and tries to stay alive.
The Green Mile (Netflix)
Paul Edgecomb runs a prison. His life changes when he meets John Coffey, a prisoner who can heal people in amazing ways. This makes Paul think about what he believes and learn a bigger truth.
A Beautiful Mind (Prime Video)
This flick that won an Oscar talks about a math whiz named John Nash. He's got some mental issues, but in the end, he beats his inner demons and comes out tougher and more free.
Cast Away (Netflix)
This Golden Globe winner is about a guy called Chuck Noland. He ends up on a tiny island in the Pacific after his plane goes down. Now, he's gotta use his smarts to stay alive in some pretty tough conditions.
The Pianist (Prime Video)
This movie that got an Oscar shows a Polish guy named Wladyslaw trying to stay alive in Warsaw during World War II. The city's all messed up from the war. He can't be with his family and has to hide in broken buildings.
Dead Poets Society (Hotstar)
This movie that got an Oscar shows a Polish guy named Wladyslaw trying to stay alive in Warsaw during World War II. The city's all messed up from the war. He can't be with his family and has to hide in broken buildings.
The Da Vinci Code (Netflix)
Robert Langdon goes super fast from Paris to London to figure out who did a weird murder. He teams up with someone who's good at cracking codes. Together, they try to find out what an old group was hiding and what a strange religious message means.
The Hurt Locker (ZEE5)
This movie that bagged an Oscar shows Sergeant William James in charge of a team that gets rid of bombs during the Iraq War. This causes some fights and stress in his group, and puts their faith and loyalty to the test.