More of Mary's Picks 
(for Teachable Movies)


~ The Rat Pack Ray Liotta / 2000 / rated pg 13
	The famous friendship of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. Eddie Fisher, etc…
	(racial and political themes)

~ October Sky Laura Dern & Jake Gyllenhaal / 1999 / rated pg
	Based on the true story of a group of students who want to build a rocket

~ Mr. Holland’s Opus Richard Dreyfuss / 1995/ rated pg
	A drama about the life of a music teacher

~ JFK Kevin Costner / 1991 / rated R
	Based on theories and actual events surrounding John F Kennedy

~ Fried Green Tomatoes Kathy Bates & Jessica Tandy / 1991 / rated pg 13
	Somewhat a folk tale, this drama is a very touching story about life in the South

~ Pay it Forward Kevin Spacey / 2000 / rated pg 13
	A boy has an interesting idea for an extra credit assignment in his history class

~ Nell Jodi Foster & Liam Neeson / 1995 / rated pg 13
	An adolescent girl is found living in the woods and needs to learn how to be civilized

~ Field of Dreams Kevin Costner / 1999/ rated pg
	A beautiful story about fulfilling dreams and playing baseball

~ A Few Good Men Tom Cruise & Demi Moore / 1995/ rated pg 13
	A military movie with an edgy courtroom case

~ Apollo 13 Tom Hanks / 1995/ rated pg
	A suspenseful account of the Apollo 13 mission

~ Finding Forrester Sean Connery / 2000 / rated pg 13
	A recluse finds friendship with a young and gifted writer

~ Family Man Nicolas Cage / 2001 / rated pg 13
	A sweet holiday movie; sort of a modern day “It’s a Wonderful Life”

~ Ever After Drew Barrymore / rated pg
	An adaptation of Cinderella

~ The Crucible Winona Ryder / rated pg 13
	This drama closely follows the accounts of the Salem witch trials (very close to the novel) 

~ Cheaters Jeff Daniels / 2000 / rated pg 13
	A story of how one group of students and a teacher decide to study for a competition

~ Frequency Dennis Quaid / 2000/ rated pg 13
	A very interesting drama depicting a father and son relationship (a tine bit sci-fi)

~ The Awakening Robin Williams / 1990 / rated pg 13
	The story of how a doctor finds a miracle cure for his dying patients

~ 8 Men Out Christopher Lloyd & Charlie Sheen / 1988 / rated pg 13
	A true story about the 8 professional baseball players who were thrown out of baseball for gambling

~ Civil Action John Travolta / 1997/ rated pg 13
	Based on a true story about a small town lawyer who takes on a huge industry

~ Broken Down Palace Clare Danes & Bill Pullman / rated pg 13
	The story of two girls who get into trouble and thrown into prison in Thailand

~ Dead Man Walking Susan Serandon & Sean Penn / 1996 / rated R
	A pretty dark film about a man on death row

~ Boys Don’t Cry Hillary Swank / rated R
	Very controversial yet based on the true story of a girl who becomes a boy in small-town USA

~ Anna and the King Jodi Foster / 1999 / rated pg 13
	Based on the novel, this movie has beautiful scenery 

~ 3 Wishes Patrick Swayze / rated pg 
	A folk tale about America, baseball, fathers and sons, etc…

~ Michael John Travolta / 1997 / rated pg
	The story of a real angel

~ IQ Tim Robbins & Meg Ryan / 1995/ rated pg 13
	A funny account of the life of a genius

~ Dave Kevin Kline & Sigourney Weaver / 1993 / rated pg 13
	The story of a man who must impersonate the President 

~ Contact Jodi Foster / rated pg 13
	A woman dreams of traveling to another planet and gets her chance

~ Planes, Trains, and Automobiles John Candy and Steve Martin / 1987 / rated R
	I am not sure why this is rated R, except for 1 scene with the “F” word used in it. 
	However, my family watches this movie every Thanksgiving!