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How about 1 Inspirational Movie for every week this year?

This page will give you my top 52 inspirational, motivational movies of all time. When everything around you is bad news and the economy is sucking wind, wouldn't you like to cozy up on the couch and get inspired each and every week in 2009. I have picked 52 movies that will lift your spirits, show you how others have overcome incredible odds or dips in their lives. When you're knocked down and it seems like you've hit rock bottom, I always find the need for a little touch of motivation. If you're like me, maybe you've searched for a comprehensive listing of inspirational and motivational movies on the web. I have never found a comprehensive source so I've created one for us and anybody else who wants to be inspired.

One Movie for Every Week of the Year

If you were looking for a great resource of motivational and inspirational classics- Congratulations you've found it!

Top 52 Inspirational and Motivational Movies of all time

in my humble, biased and sometimes dogmatic opinion

This is my list, however, I don't have all the good ideas. I will provide a section below for you to chime in and add some great movies not on my list or ones I've never heard of. I'm always looking to expand this list. My particular list was developed last year and I included one of these inspiring movies each week for my weekly ezine readers. The response was great so this lens is an archive of that list, but also a place to collaborate on more movies and even videos that inspire and motivate us all to get a little better each day.

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It's a Wonderful Life (60th Anniversary Edition)

It's a Wonderful Life (60th Anniversary Edition)

George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking more...0 points

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Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

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Facing the Giants

Facing the Giants

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The Ultimate Gift

The Ultimate Gift

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Rudy (Special Edition)

Rudy (Special Edition)

All his life, people have told Rudy he's not good more...0 points

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Miracle (Widescreen Edition)

Miracle (Widescreen Edition)

From the studio that brought you THE ROOKIE and RE more...0 points

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We Are Marshall (Widescreen Edition)

We Are Marshall (Widescreen Edition)

Football is a game that knocks you down, then expe more...0 points

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The Greatest Game Ever Played

The Greatest Game Ever Played

From Walt Disney Pictures comes THE GREATEST GAME more...0 points

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Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius (Special Edition)

Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius (Special Edition)

Based on the true story of golf icon bobby jones. more...0 points

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Hoosiers

Hoosiers

Nominated* for two OscarsÂ(r) and hailed by Sport more...0 points

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October Sky (Special Edition)

October Sky (Special Edition)

Coalwood, West Virginia, 1957. Working in the coal more...0 points

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Fireproof

Fireproof

Lt. Caleb Holt lives by the old firefighter's adag more...0 points

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The Rookie (Widescreen Edition)

The Rookie (Widescreen Edition)

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Door to Door

Door to Door

A man with cerebral palsy is determined to become more...0 points

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Invincible

Invincible

INVINCIBLE is the inspiring true story of Vince Pa more...0 points

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Four Minutes

Four Minutes

The Four Minutes DVD is the true inspirational sto more...0 points

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Remember the Titans (Widescreen Edition)

Remember the Titans (Widescreen Edition)

Academy Award(R)-winner Denzel Washington (Best Ac more...0 points

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Radio

Radio

Football coach Harold Jones (Harris) befriends Rad more...0 points

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Lawrence of Arabia (Single Disc Edition)

Lawrence of Arabia (Single Disc Edition)

David Lean's splendid biography of the enigmatic T more...0 points

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Rocky - The Complete Saga Collection

Rocky - The Complete Saga Collection

Disc 1: Rocky I WS Disc 2: Rocky II WS Disc 3: Roc more...0 points

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The Pursuit of Happyness (Widescreen Edition)

The Pursuit of Happyness (Widescreen Edition)

Will Smith stars in the inspirational true story o more...0 points

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Seabiscuit (Full Screen)

Seabiscuit (Full Screen)

The true story of a legendary race horse that over more...0 points

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The Passion of the Christ (Widescreen Edition)

The Passion of the Christ (Widescreen Edition)

The Passion of the Christ focuses on the last twel more...0 points

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Luther

Luther

Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare in Love) stars as Mart more...0 points

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Men of Honor

Men of Honor

One of those rare films that grabs you by the gut more...0 points

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Akeelah and the Bee (Widescreen Edition)

Akeelah and the Bee (Widescreen Edition)

An inspirational drama, Akeelah and the Bee is the more...0 points

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Lean on Me

Lean on Me

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Field of Dreams (Widescreen Two-Disc Anniversary Edition)

Field of Dreams (Widescreen Two-Disc Anniversary Edition)

An iowa farmer replaces part of his crop with a ba more...0 points

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Finding Forrester

Finding Forrester

Jamal wallas is a 16-year-old basketball star with more...0 points

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Stand and Deliver

Stand and Deliver

Edward James Olmos's Oscar-nominated performance e more...0 points

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Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich

A real woman. A real story. A real triumph. Julia more...0 points

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The Shawshank Redemption (Single Disc Edition)

The Shawshank Redemption (Single Disc Edition)

A prominent banker unjustly convicted of murder sp more...0 points

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The Legend of Bagger Vance

The Legend of Bagger Vance

A disillusioned war veteran, Capt. Rannulph Junah more...0 points

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Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

Robin Williams won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, more...0 points

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Eight Below (Full Screen Edition)

Eight Below (Full Screen Edition)

Walt Disney Pictures presents EIGHT BELOW, the thr more...0 points

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Hidalgo (Widescreen Edition)

Hidalgo (Widescreen Edition)

A sandstorm of epic proportions. A swarm of locust more...0 points

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The Perfect Stranger

The Perfect Stranger

The movie version of the bestselling novel, " more...0 points

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Apollo 13 (Widescreen 2-Disc Anniversary Edition)

Apollo 13 (Widescreen 2-Disc Anniversary Edition)

Nominated for nine Academy Awards , including Best more...0 points

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Cast Away (Widescreen Edition)

Cast Away (Widescreen Edition)

Tom Hanks "gives one of the towering screen p more...0 points

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Driving Miss Daisy (Special Edition)

Driving Miss Daisy (Special Edition)

Four Academy Awards(R) including Best Picture! The more...0 points

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Patch Adams - Collector's Edition

Patch Adams - Collector's Edition

Meet Patch Adams (Academy Award-winner Robin Willi more...0 points

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Mr. Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland's Opus

Acclaimed star Richard Dreyfuss gives the performa more...0 points

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The Karate Kid (Special Edition)

The Karate Kid (Special Edition)

A fatherless teenager faces his moment of truth in more...0 points

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Dead Poets Society

Dead Poets Society

In this emotionally uplifting drama a dedicated te more...0 points

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Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World (Widescreen Edition)

Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World (Widescreen Edition)

When a sudden attack by a French warship inflicts more...0 points

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The Patriot (Special Edition)

The Patriot (Special Edition)

When widower and war hero benjamin martin sees his more...0 points

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12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

Eleven jurors are convinced that the defendant is more...0 points

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The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Widescreen Edition)

The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Widescreen Edition)

Prepare to enter another world when Walt Disney Pi more...0 points

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Braveheart

Braveheart

A warrior marries secretly and leads a revolt agai more...0 points

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Miracle on 34th Street (Special Edition)

Miracle on 34th Street (Special Edition)

Six year old Susan has doubts childhood's most end more...0 points

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The Ten Commandments (50th Anniversary Collection)

The Ten Commandments (50th Anniversary Collection)

For sheer pageantry and spectacle, few motion pict more...0 points

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Pay It Forward

Pay It Forward

How much impact can one heartfelt idea have? a jun more...0 points

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    VivekS Jul 8, 2010 @ 6:28 am | delete
    You need some real back thumping for the great collection you made here, they are just too good for references and to fall back on.
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    raleyb May 18, 2009 @ 8:38 am | in reply to geoalehay | delete
    Thanks for the encouraging comments! My wife and I do the same thing. After we put the kids to bed we pick a movie from the list.
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    geoalehay May 18, 2009 @ 4:09 am | delete
    Hey, great lens! has given me an excellent idea for when there's nothing on the box, just come to this lens and watch what's next on the list.
    Well done!

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