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Influence of Movies

Movies are a wonderful part of modern life. They let us go places, see and experience new and different things, and they're cheaper and more convenient in many ways than live theater. Movies are one of the most influencial types of media. As such movies have a profound influence on peoples' attitudes, habits and behaviors. This can be a good or a bad thing when it comes to forming healthy relationships. Movie watchers have to take responsibility for examining the relationship content of movies and deciding whether or not they truly want to emulate what they see there.

Below is a list of movieswhich highlight healthy aspects of various types of relationships. If you wish to comment on any of the movies posted or suggest more movies, please contact us at our Facebook page.

1.) 10 Things I Hate About You- 1999	2.) 2 Weeks Notice - 2002	3.) A Cool, Dry Place- 1998
4.) About A Boy- 2002 (available Netflix streaming)	5.) After Sex- 2007 (available Netflix streaming)	6.) All Of Me- 1984
7.) American Splendor- 2003	8.) Annie Hall- 1977	9.) Baby Mama- 2006
10.) Bonneville- 2006 (available Netflix streaming)	11.) Breaking and Entering- 2006	12.) Chocolat- 2000
13.) City of Angels- 1998 (available Netflix streaming)	14.) Clueless-1995	15.) Crash- 2004
16.) Easy A- 2010	17.) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind- 2004 (available Netflix streaming)	18.) Father of the Bride- 1991 (available Netflix streaming)
19.) Father of the Bride II- 1995	20.) Four Weddings and a Funeral- 1994 (available Netflix streaming)	21.) Fried Green Tomatoes- 1991
22.) Ghost- 1990	23.) Guess Who's Coming to Dinner- 1967 (available Netflix streaming)	24.) Harold & Maude- 1971 (available Netflix streaming)
25.) High Fidelity- 2000	26.) Hilary & Jackie- 1998 (available Netflix streaming)	27.) I Love You, Man- 2009
28.) Impromptu- 1991	29.) In America- 2003	30.) In Good Company- 2004
31.) Independence Day- 1996*	32.) It's A Wonderful Life- 1946	33.) Julie and Julia- 2006
34.) Juno- 2007	35.) Jurassic Park-1993**	36.) Keeping the Faith- 2000
37.) Letter to Brezhnev- 1985	38.) Life Is Beautiful- 1997	39.) Like Water for Chocolate/ Como Agua Para Chocolate -1992 (available Netflix streaming)
40.) Little Fockers- 2010	41.) Lonesome Dove- 1989 (available Netflix streaming)	42.) Love, Actually- 2003
43.) Love, Wedding, Marriage- 2011	44.) Meet the Fockers- 2004	45.) Meet the Parents- 2000 (available Netflix streaming)
46.) Milagro Beanfield War- 1988	47.) Monsoon Wedding- 2001 (available Netflix streaming)	48.) Moonstruck- 1987 (available Netflix streaming)
49.) Mr. Hobbs Takes A Vacation- 1962 (available Netflix streaming)	50.) My Big Fat Greek Wedding- 2002	51.) My Dinner with Andre- 1981
52.) Notting Hill- 1999 (available Netflix streaming)	53.) Oklahoma- 1955	54.) On Golden Pond- 1981
55.) Ordinary People- 1981	56.) Parenthood- 1989	57.) Pillow Talk- 1959
58.) Planes, Trains and Automobiles- 1987	59.) Possession- 2002 (available Netflix streaming)	60.) Pride and Prejudice- 2005
61.) Prime- 2005	62.) PS, I Love You- 2007	63.) Rebecca- 1940
64.) Rent- 2005	65.) Saved- 2004	66.) Shadowlands- 1993
67.) Shakespeare In Love- 1998	68.) Shall We Dance?- 2004	69.) She's the Man- 2006
70.) Shine- 1996	71.) Sideways- 2004	72.) Soul Food- 1997
73.) South  Pacific- 1958	74.) Steel Magnolias- 1989	75.) Step Mom- 1998
76.) Stranger Than Fiction- 2006	77.) Terms of Endearment- 1983	78.) The 40 Year Old Virgin- 2005
79.) The American President-  1995 (available Netflix streaming)	80.) The Best Years of Our Lives- 1946	81.) The Evening Star- 1996
82.) The Fisher King-1991	83.) The Holiday- 2006	84.) The January Man- 1989
85.) The Myth of Fingerprints- 1997	86.) The Savages- 2007	87.) The Story of Us- 1999
88.) The Unbearable Lightness of Being- 1988	89.) The Way We Were- 1973	90.) The World According to Garp- 1982
91.) Things We Lost In The Fire- 2007	92.) To Kill a Mockingbird- 1962	93.) Tootsie- 1982
94.) Truly, Madly, Deeply- 1990	95.) Under the Tuscan Sun- 2003	96.) Up- 2009
97.) What A Girl Wants- 2003	98.) When a Man Loves a Woman- 1994	99.) While You Were Sleeping- 1995
100.) You've Got Mail- 1998

*We included Independence Day because the relationship between Capt. Steven Hiller and Jasmine Dubrow is remarkably healthy despite the stresses put on their relationship by their respective jobs and the situation. As always, this point is open to debate. Feel free to post in the Facebook group if you wish.

** We Included Jurrasic Park because of the relationships between Dr. Alan Grant and Dr. Ellie Slatter and between John Hammond and his grandchildren. Like Independence Day we hope that Jurrasic PArk demonstrates that even action movies can highlight healthy relationships without compromising their integrity.