Top 14 Inspirational Movies

Top 14 Inspirational Movies

By Douglas Howe

The American Film Institute recently named its Top 100 Most Inspiring Films of All Time. I wish there was an Academy Award for the Most Inspiring Film of the year. I mean, why do so many of us go to the movies in the first place?

The Academy Awards honor the Best Producer, the Best Writer, the Best Actors, the Best Director, all the way to the Best Cinematographer. Why not honor the film that has that ability to do what films do best: inspire us to higher ambitions, or deeper convictions, or just a better effort? There are many great films that didn't win awards the year they were released, but have had a lasting impact on their audience, in our culture, and in the world of cinema. Here are 14 of my favorite inspiring films of all time, in order of release date.

Douglas Howe is a blogger on Idol Chatter.