Best Motivational Movies of all time

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List of the Best Inspirational and Motivational Movies of All Time

You will find the best movies that inspire, motivate, and help teach us life's lessons. The following films have stood the test of time with their ability to enliven us to make all our dreams, however daunting, a reality. You will find movies from The Pursuit of Happyness to Pay It Forward to Shawshenk Redemption.

For me, I love watching a rags to riches story, good hearted story, or someone truly using their gifts to benefit all. Feel free to add to this list or post it in the guestbook and I will add it.

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Rudy (Special Edition)

Rudy (Special Edition)

Rudy has always been told that he was too small to more...10 points

The Secret (Extended Edition)

The Secret (Extended Edition)

The Secret; of this ground-breaking feature length more...9 points

Miracle (Widescreen Edition)

Miracle (Widescreen Edition)

Story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team9 points

The Pursuit of Happyness (Widescreen Edition)

The Pursuit of Happyness (Widescreen Edition)

Will Smith and his son star in this rags to riches more...8 points

Akeelah and the Bee (Widescreen Edition)

Akeelah and the Bee (Widescreen Edition)

A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make more...8 points

Facing the Giants (Widescreen)

Facing the Giants (Widescreen)

In six years of coaching, Grant Taylor has never l more...8 points

The Astronaut Farmer

The Astronaut Farmer

A NASA astronaut (Thornton), forced to retire year more...7 points

Pay It Forward

Pay It Forward

Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney more...7 points

10

Pass It On

Pass It On

Since the dawn of man it has been the innate desir more...5 points

11

Peaceful Warrior (Widescreen)

Peaceful Warrior (Widescreen)

A chance encounter with a stranger changes the lif more...5 points

13

Patch Adams - Collector's Edition

Patch Adams - Collector's Edition

Robin Williams stars as Patch Adams, in this true more...4 points

14

A Beautiful Mind (Widescreen Awards Edition)

A Beautiful Mind (Widescreen Awards Edition)

After a brilliant but asocial mathematician accept more...4 points

15

The Great Debaters

The Great Debaters

Denzel Washington directs and stars in this uplift more...4 points

16

August Rush

August Rush

There's music in the wind and sky. Can you hear it more...4 points

17

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, fi more...3 points

18

The Miracle Worker

The Miracle Worker

he story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the more...3 points

19

Gandhi (Widescreen Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

Gandhi (Widescreen Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

A critical masterpiece, GANDHI is an intriguing st more...3 points

20

The Karate Kid (Special Edition)

The Karate Kid (Special Edition)

When this movie came out in 1984 it was hailed as more...2 points

21

Braveheart (Special Collector's Edition)

Braveheart (Special Collector's Edition)

William Wallace is a Scottish rebel who leads an u more...2 points

22

The Legend of Bagger Vance

The Legend of Bagger Vance

A disillusioned war veteran, Capt. Rannulph Junah more...1 point

23

Forrest Gump (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)

Forrest Gump (Two-Disc Special Collector's Edition)

Through three turbulent decades Forrest rides a ti more...1 point

24

The Bucket List

The Bucket List

You only live once, so why not go out in style? Th more...0 points

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Videos from some of the DVDs 

Some video clips from the Motivational and Inspirational DVDs listed above

Facing the Giants

Facing the Giants 5 points

The Secret: 1st 20 minutes

The Secret: 1st 20 m... 5 points

Miracle on Ice

Miracle on Ice 4 points

PAY IT FORWARD - ASSIGNMENT TO SAVE THE WORLD

PAY IT FORWARD - ASS... 4 points

The Astronaut Farmer Trailer

The Astronaut Farmer... 3 points

peaceful warrior movie trailer

peaceful warrior mov... 1 point

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Currently Ranked #1 

Rudy (Special Edition)

This is a classic "out of nowhere" story where Rudy wanted something so bad he wasn't going to let anyone stop him. Based on a true story.

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One of the Best rags to riches stories around based on a true story from a guy in Milwaukee. Kind of cool that Will Smith's son is in the movie with him.

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I want to say thanks to you the visitor. Many of your suggestions have become my "new" favorite motivational movies.

science_fiction_novels_cyberpunk wrote...

Thank you for your lens: these films give light to our lives. Excellent job.

ReplyPosted October 27, 2009

GrowWear wrote...

A very nice selection! Have still not seen The Secret or The Astronaut Farmer or Akeelah -- and some others that I did not even know to be motivational movies. The Peaceful Warrior was very good as was What The Bleep and others that I've seen from your collection. ...Long time, no see! Hope you are doing well.

ReplyPosted October 16, 2009

MindGuru wrote...

Ghandi really got to me. Such an inspirational life and a great movie too.

ReplyPosted December 28, 2008

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GOKU wrote

Its the best inspirational Movie I have ever seen

Reply Posted December 26, 2008

spirituality wrote...

Inspiring collection :)

ReplyPosted December 11, 2008

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