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Good Will Hunting (1997)

Will Hunting is a headstrong, working-class genius who is failing the lessons of life. After one too many run-ins with the law, Will's last chance is a psychology professor, who might be the only man who can reach him.

πŸ… 97%β˜… 8.4dir. Gus Van Santcontemplativewarm

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La Haine
1995 Β· dir. Mathieu Kassovitz
πŸ… 96%β˜… 8.1drama

both about male friendship Β· shares that contemplative feel

After a chaotic night of rioting in a marginal suburb of Paris, three young friends, Vinz, Hubert and SaΓ―d, wander around unoccupied waiting for news about the state of health of a mutual friend who has been seriously injured when confronting the police.

Gran Torino
2008 Β· dir. Clint Eastwood
πŸ… 81%β˜… 8.1drama

shares that warm feel

Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.

Girl, Interrupted
1999 Β· dir. James Mangold
πŸ… 53%β˜… 7.3drama

same contemplative energy

Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 Β· dir. MiloΕ‘ Forman
πŸ… 92%β˜… 8.6drama

same warm energy

A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patientsβ€”and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who runs the ward.

Dead Poets Society
1989 Β· dir. Peter Weir
πŸ… 85%β˜… 8.1drama

just as contemplative

At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

Perfect Strangers
2016 Β· dir. Paolo Genovese
πŸ… 79%β˜… 7.7drama

just as warm

During a dinner, a group of friends decide to share whatever message or phone call they will receive during the evening, with unforeseen consequences.

American History X
1998 Β· dir. Tony Kaye
πŸ… 84%β˜… 8.5drama

kindred drama spirit

Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two African-American men. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader of a violent white supremacist gang that committed acts of racial crime throughou

Million Dollar Baby
2004 Β· dir. Clint Eastwood
πŸ… 90%β˜… 8.1drama

kindred drama spirit

Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.

Scent of a Woman
1992 Β· dir. Martin Brest
πŸ… 82%β˜… 8drama

kindred drama spirit

Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged ma

The Pursuit of Happyness
2006 Β· dir. Gabriele Muccino
πŸ… 67%β˜… 8drama

kindred drama spirit

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

The Social Network
2010 Β· dir. David Fincher
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.8drama

both about boston, massachusetts

In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal compl

Philadelphia
1993 Β· dir. Jonathan Demme
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7.7drama

kindred drama spirit

Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.

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