amadeus was great. "i absolve you of your mediocrity."~~the self-deluded character of antonio salieri.
caught one of my favorites on tv the other night: vita e bella aka life is beautiful. great story telling and, i think, one of the most important of life's lessons.
You've Got Mail
Bridges of Madison County
American President
Gone with the Wind
Forrest Gump (actually just about any Tom Hanks movie)
Christmas Story
The Ten Commandments (an Easter tradition for me)
All the Die Hard movies with Bruce
Steel Magnolias
Green Fried Tomatoes
Lots of predictable ones:
It's a Wonderful Life
High Noon
Singing in the Rain
The Omega Man (Campy fun!)
Silent Partner (Elliot Gould)
Dr Strangelove
Total Recall
Groundhog Day
BluesBrothersVacationCaddyshackAnimalHouseStripes
About Schmidt
Benny and Joon
The Gods must be Crazy
Godfather I and II
Groundhog Day
A Christmas Story
Schindler's List
Unforgiven
Pride and Prejudice (A&E version, 1996, with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle)