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Beliefnet's 14 most inspiring films of all-time. These are the best movies that inspire you to live life to the fullest and be a better person. http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Movies/2009/01/Top-14-Inspirational-Movies.aspx

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Rank   Name Release Directed by Genre(s) Actor(s)
  1. 1
    1942
    Michael Curtiz
    Drama, Black-and-white, Romance Film, War, Romantic drama, Drama Film, Airplanes and airports More
    John Qualen, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Dooley Wilson, Paul Panzer, Helmut Dantine, Humphrey Bogart, Leonid Kinskey, Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Lou Marcelle, Madeleine LeBeau, Conrad Veidt, S.Z. Sakall, Joy Page More
  2. 2
    1946
    Frank Capra
    Drama, Fantasy, Family
    Argentina Brunetti, Donna Reed, H. B. Warner, James Stewart, Sheldon Leonard, Mary Treen, Beulah Bondi, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Henry Travers, Ward Bond, Frank Faylen, Charles Lane, Gloria Grahame More
  3. 3
    1973
    George Roy Hill
    Drama, Comedy, Period piece, Action, Crime Fiction, Gangster, Buddy film, New Hollywood More
    Dana Elcar, Charles Dierkop, Paul Newman, Robert Shaw, Robert Earl Jones, Eileen Brennan, Dimitra Arliss, James Sloyan, John Quade, Sally Kirkland, Charles Durning, Jack Kehoe, Harold Gould, Robert Redford, John Heffernan, Ray Walston More
  4. 4
    1973
    Mike Nichols
    Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction, Action, Action/Adventure, Film adaptation More
    Victoria Racimo, Paul Sorvino, Edward Herrmann, Trish Van Devere, George C. Scott, John David Carson, Buck Henry, Fritz Weaver, Jon Korkes, Leslie Charleson More
  5. 5
    Hugh Hudson
    Drama, History, Sports
    Ian Holm, Nigel Davenport, Peter Cellier, Ben Cross, Stephen Fry, Cheryl Campbell, Alice Krige, Peter Egan, Nigel Havers, Kenneth Branagh, Patrick Magee, Dennis Christopher, Ian Charleson, Richard Griffiths, Nicholas Farrell, Daniel Gerroll, John Gielgud, Brad Davis, Lindsay Anderson More
  6. 6
    1983
    Philip Kaufman
    Drama, History, Period piece, Adventure, Film adaptation
    Levon Helm, Charles Frank, Kathy Baker, Fred Ward, Mickey Crocker, Ed Harris, Veronica Cartwright, Barbara Hershey, Kim Stanley, Lance Henriksen, Scott Glenn, Mittie Smith, Donald Moffat, Scott Paulin, Harry Shearer, Susan Kase, Dennis Quaid, Pamela Reed, Sam Shepard, Chuck Yeager, Royal Dano, Scott Wilson, Jeff Goldblum, Mary Jo Deschanel More
  7. 7
    1986
    David Anspaugh
    Drama, Family, Sports, Teen, Sports, Family Drama
    Chelcie Ross, Fern Persons, Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Hopper, Sheb Wooley More
  8. 8
    1988
    Mike Nichols
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    Melanie Griffith, David Duchovny, Robert Easton, Amy Aquino, Oliver Platt, Alec Baldwin, Nora Dunn, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, James Lally, Jeffrey Nordling, Philip Bosco, Elizabeth Whitcraft, Joan Cusack, Olympia Dukakis, Kevin Spacey More
  9. 9
    1989
    Phil Alden Robinson
    Drama, Fantasy, Family, Sports, Baseball, Film adaptation, Family Drama More
    Dwier Brown, Kelly Coffield Park, Steve Eastin, Burt Lancaster, Fern Persons, Gaby Hoffmann, Ray Liotta, Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, Timothy Busfield, James Earl Jones, Frank Whaley, Anne Seymour More
  10. 10
    1989
    Peter Weir
    Drama, Period piece, Coming of age, School story
    Kurtwood Smith, Dylan Kussman, Alexandra Powers, Lara Flynn Boyle, Melora Walters, James Waterston, Josh Charles, Norman Lloyd, Gale Hansen, Robert Sean Leonard, Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke, Allelon Ruggiero More
  11. 11
    1993
    Steven Spielberg
    Drama, Black-and-white, History, Period piece, Biography, Biographical film, Film adaptation, Tragedy More
    Ben Kingsley, Mark Ivanir, Harry Nehring, Embeth Davidtz, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Ludger Pistor, Miri Fabian, Ezra Dagan, Aldona Grochal, Albert Misak, Beata Paluch, Anna Mucha, Malgoscha Gebel, Jonathan Sagall, Beata Nowak, Adi Nitzan, Friedrich von Thun, Krzysztof Luft, Shmulik Levy More
  12. 12
    1994
    Frank Darabont
    Drama, Period piece, Crime, Crime Fiction, Prison film
    William Sadler, Joseph Ragno, Larry Brandenburg, Bob Gunton, Jeffrey DeMunn, Brian Libby, Mark Rolston, Tim Robbins, Clancy Brown, Gil Bellows, James Whitmore, Renee Blaine, Neil Giuntoli, David Proval, Paul McCrane, Jude Ciccolella, Morgan Freeman More
  13. 13
    1998
    John Madden
    Drama, Comedy, Costume drama, Period piece, Romance Film, Romantic comedy, Romantic drama More
    Tom Wilkinson, Tim McMullan, Sandra Reinton, Jill Baker, Colin Firth, Simon Callow, Steven O'Donnell, Nicholas Boulton, Imelda Staunton, Antony Sher, Martin Clunes, Gwyneth Paltrow, Steven Beard, Ben Affleck, Judi Dench, Patrick Barlow, Geoffrey Rush, David Curtiz, Mark Williams, Joseph Fiennes, Jim Carter More
  14. 14
    2000
    Ridley Scott
    Drama, Costume drama, Action, Adventure, Movies About Gladiators, War, Historical drama, Epic, Tragedy More
    Michael Sheen, Sven-Ole Thorsen, John Shrapnel, Ralf Moeller, Joaquin Phoenix, Djimon Hounsou, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Connie Nielsen, Russell Crowe, Tomas Arana, David Hemmings, David Schofield, Richard Harris, Spencer Treat Clark, Tommy Flanagan More

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