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This list of movies highlights films about people discovering the issues, problems and needs that compel them to take action. If you need to get inspired or find a few role models, take a look at these films. And if one of your favorites is missing, send us an e-mail and let us know about it.
Movie List
Amelie / The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain
(2001, R, Audrey Tatou)
A young woman is compelled to help other people take the next step in their lives (issue).
Amazing Grace & Chuck
(1987, PG, Drama, Jaimie Lee Curtis & Gregory Peck)
A young boy is called to stop nuclear war (issue) and involves professional athletes (life path 5) and the American President (life path 8) in his cause.
Born Free
(1966, family NR, Drama, Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers)
A family frees lions in Africa.
Calendar Girls
(2003, PG-13, Drama, Helen Mirren, Julie Walters)
A group of woman get creative about how to raise money to fund cancer research (issue) when one of their husbands dies from the disease.
Chariots of Fire
(1981, PG, Drama, Ben Cross, Ian Charleson)
Professional athletes (life path 5) compete to win races for different reasons (issues).
Fly Away Home / Father Goose / Flying Wild
(1996, PG, Drama, Jeff Daniels, Anna Paquin)
A young girl and her family raise a flock of orphaned geese and teach them how to migrate (problem).
Free Willy
(1993, PG, Drama, Jason James Richter, Lori Petty)
A young boy struggles to help return whale to the wild (problem).
Jerry Maguire
(1996, R, Romantic Sports Comedy, Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Rene Zellweger)
A sports agent (life path 5) struggles to start his own business (life path 8) when his ideals of putting client interests above company interests (life calling) comes in conflict with the status quo of his current company.
Lilies of The Field
(1963, NR, Drama, Sidney Poitier, Lillia Skala)
A man becomes a carpenter (life path 4) to help build a church (problem).
The Patriot
(2000, R, Action, Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger)
A farmer (life path 2) becomes a soldier again (life path 5) to protect his family (need) and fight for freedom (issue).
Pay It Forward
(2000, PG-13, Drama, Haley Joel, Osment, Kevin Spacey)
A teacher (life path 6) challenges his students to make the world a better place (issue).
Places In The Heart
(1984, PG, Drama, Sally Field, John Malkovich)
A woman who is suddenly widowed becomes a farmer (life path 2) in order to feed her family and keep her home (need).
Silent Running
(1971, G, Science Fiction, Bruce Dern)
An astronaut (life path 1) works to save the botany of Earth (issue).
Silkwood
(1983, R, Drama, Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher)
Plant workers (life path 4) deal with the issue of environment and job safety.
The Spirit of St. Louis
(1957, NR, Drama, James Stewart)
A young adventurer, explorer and mail pilot (life paths 1 and 5) overcomes physical obstacles and assumptions about what is humanly possible to be the first to fly across the Atlantic (issue).
Tampopo / Dandelion
(1986, NR, Ken Watanabe)
A woman seeks to become a chef (life path 2) and build a business (life path 8) learning the way to making the perfect soup soba (problem) with the aid of a truck driver (life path 5).
Twister
(1999, PG-13, Action, Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt)
A team of tornado scientists (life path 5 and 7) seek to understand and predict tornado behavior (issue). One member of the team can sense tornados and anticipate their behavior while another can navigate through backwoods roads and cornfields (gifts and talents).
