1. 12 Angry Men
A persistent man convinces the other jurors one-by-one that the case is not as obvious as they think.
This 1957 movie by director Sidney Lumet examines the prejudices and biases humans must deal with when making a group decision.
Henry Fonda and Martin Balsam star in this movie that was based on the 1954 play by Reginald Rose.
2. The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
Tony Musante is an American writer in Rome who witnesses a murder attempt by a serial killer.
Suddenly the killer’s attention is on him. Dario Argento directs this 1970 mystery which turns the writer into an amateur investigator before the killer can get to him.
3. Flashpoint
A jeep buried in the desert, a skeleton and $800,000 in cash put Kris Kristofferson, Treat Williams and Rip Torn together to piece together the mystery in this 1984 movie.
Director William Tannen shows how the money becomes a temptation and a motivation to put the pieces together.
4. Chaplin
Robert Downey Jr. portrays the life of Charlie Chaplin in this 1992 movie directed by Richard Attenborough.
While a master at comedy on the screen, Chaplin’s life and relationships were a challenge.
These challenges motivated the master to make people laugh and smile with his style of comedy.
5. The Spanish Prisoner
In a rare dramatic role by Steve Martin, this 1997 movie focuses on a corporate employee who becomes part of a sting operation.
In the end, the employee is the one who is caught in the trap.
David Mamet directs Steve Martin, Ben Gazzara and Campbell Scott in this corporate espionage tale with a twist.
6. Waking Life
Lucid dreaming is the theme of this 2001 movie with Ethan Hawke.
While trying to wake up from a dream, Hawke encounters other people and discuss the universe and life.
Directed by Richard Linklater, this movie is for anyone who thinks they have all of the right questions to ask about their existence.
7. 25th Hour
Edward Norton is a convicted drug dealer in New York and has 24 hours before the prison doors close behind him.
This is a study of how Norton deals with friends and family before starting his sentence.
This is a 2002 Spike Lee movie with Barry Pepper and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
8. Solaris
An astronaut scientist, George Clooney, is sent to a research station orbiting the planet Solaris, to determine why the planet is affecting the minds of the crew.
Steven Soderbergh directs this 2002 psychological mystery that puts people in the way of forces they can’t resist.
9. Garden State
Written, directed by and starring Zach Braff, this story about a young man who comes to grips with his mother’s death, having blamed himself for her life in a wheelchair.
Also starring Peter Sarsgaard and Natalie Portman in this 2004 movie, it shows that no one has to be stuck in any life if they choose something different.
10. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby suffers a stroke and can only move his left eye.
This 2007 movie, directed by Julian Schnabel shows how learning to communicate again in a different way changes a person.
Starring Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner and Marie- Josée Croze, this is not a story of recovery as much as about personal evolution.
11. Midnight in Paris
In this 2011 movie by Woody Allen, a screenwriter on a trip to Paris discovers a changed city every time he goes for a midnight walk.
With Owen Wilson in the lead role, supported by Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates, the challenge is that it becomes harder to return to the real Paris at the end of each walk.
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