Breath of air. 7 highly rated movies that make you want to live your life
7. "Nobody Loves Me" / Keiner liebt mich
- 1994
- Germany
- Comedy, drama
- Director: Doris Dörrie
- Starring: Maria Schrader, Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, Michael von Au, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Ingo Naujoks
- IMDb Rating: 7.2
Fanny Fink (Maria Schrader) is going through an identity crisis. Everything annoys her: uninteresting routine work, dull life in a neglected high-rise building with strange neighbors and loneliness. However, Orfeo (Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss), who lives next door, is a voodoo magician. He predicts a desperate Fanny will soon meet a man. She recognizes him by his black car, and somehow he will be connected with the number 23.
The main idea of the movie is that even in loneliness we're not alone and that fate leads in the right direction even when we're wrong.
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6. "The Mighty"
- 1998
- USA
- Drama, comedy
- Director: Peter Chelsom
- Starring: Sharon Stone, Elden Henson, Kieran Culkin, Harry Dean Stanton, Gena Rowlands
- IMDb Rating: 7.2
13-year-old Maxwell Kane (Elden Henson) lives with his grandparents while his father serves time for the murder of his wife. Due to problems with his studies, the teenager has twice stayed for a second year. The boy completely lost faith in himself, but one day in his life appears Kevin (Kieran Culkin) — a neighbor with a terminal illness and boundless love for life. The new acquaintance moves with the help of an orthopedic device and immediately becomes a school outcast like Max. Only friendship can help the heroes.
"The Mighty" received two nominations for the Golden Globe: for best supporting actress (Sharon Stone) and best song (Sting — The Mighty).
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5. "Coach Carter"
- 2005
- USA, Germany
- Biography, drama
- Director: Thomas Carter
- Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Rick Gonzalez, Robert Richard, Rob Brown, Nana Gbivonio
- IMDb Rating: 7.3
Ken Carter (Samuel L. Jackson), a former basketball player, becomes the coach of Richmond's high school team. Thanks to his efforts, the Richmond Oilers begin to finally win games. But one day in the middle of the season, Carter closes off access to practices and games due to the players' poor performance in school. The team misses two matches and thus earns technical forfeits. Carter never opens the gym door until the players start doing well in school.
The plot is based on the life story of real-life coach Ken Carter. He was present on the set every day during the production of the movie. According to the coach, Samuel L. Jackson was able to portray his character with almost 100% accuracy.
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4. "Stuart: A Life Backwards"
- 2007
- UK
- Drama
- Director: David Attwood
- Starring: Tom Hardy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Nicola Duffett, Claire-Louise Cordwell, Edna Dore
- IMDb Rating: 7.6
Stuart Shorter (Tom Hardy) is a homeless alcoholic with a turbulent past. He meets writer and charity worker Alexander Masters (Benedict Cumberbatch) and a friendship develops between them. Alexander learns more about Stuart's complicated life and his traumatized childhood, and asks permission to write a book about his life. Stuart agrees and suggests they describe the story backwards, as it's more exciting that way.
"Stuart: A Life Backwards" is an adaptation of the biography of the same name of real-life homeless man Stuart Shorter, written by his friend Alexander Masters.
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3. "Little Miss Sunshine"
- 2006
- USA
- Comedy, drama
- Directors: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
- Starring: Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Abigail Breslin, Paul Dano
- IMDb Rating: 7.8
Olive (Abigail Breslin) recently turned seven. Open, kind, and direct, she loves all her relatives despite their many faults. One day the girl gets a chance to participate in a prestigious competition, which will be held in California. The whole motley family goes on the road with her. On the way they are caught up in various incidents.
"Little Miss Sunshine" has many prestigious awards, including two Oscars for Best Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin) and Best Original Screenplay.
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2. "Big Fish"
- 2003
- USA
- Fantasy, drama, melodrama, adventure
- Director: Tim Burton
- Starring: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter
- IMDb Rating: 8.0
The fantasist and inventor Edward Bloom (Ewan McGregor) loved to tell tall tales. Just before he dies, he decides to introduce his son William (Billy Crudup) to his life story. But it is so unusual that it is more like a fairy tale. The son has a hard time believing what he hears. In the story of his father there are giants, and werewolves, and sorcerers with wizards, and impenetrable thickets. Only after Edward's death he realize that the last story, which his father told with great reluctance, has a grain of truth in it.
The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Daniel Wallace, which was released in 1998 and became a bestseller: even before the shooting sold 50 thousand copies.
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1. "Good Will Hunting"
- 1997
- USA
- Melodrama, drama
- Director: Gus Van Sant
- Starring: Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgard, Minnie Driver
- IMDb Rating: 8.3
A 20-year-old Boston young man named Will Hunting (Matt Damon) has a unique intelligence and a photographic memory. Despite his abilities, the guy is very careless about his future and potential, living his life in the company of the local losers. One day a professor Gerald Lambeau (Stellan Skarsgard) bails him out in the hope of making him a luminary of world mathematics. To this end, the teacher asks his old classmate Sean Maguire (Robin Williams), an experienced psychiatrist, to conduct a few therapy sessions with the young man.
The movie has two Oscar statuettes for Best Supporting Actor (Robin Williams) and Best Original Screenplay.
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In general, everything that I listed above probably does not apply to the news, it's more like sports movies / sports dramas, but no, no, I review them occasionally. And this is not the whole list) there are quite a lot of worthy paintings on this topic, again, a Knockdown with Russell Crowe, but this is about boxing, it also seems to be based on real events and drama. I've brought you my selection of team sports based on your post about Coach Carter. Although Breaking into the NBA and a Twisted ball are stories about scouts) in general, if you haven't watched something from the list, then I highly recommend it, for me these are probably favorites (not everything here, just what I remembered) so far in sports dramas.
And I also immediately remembered reaching out to heaven.
Or Life is beautiful - this one will squeeze the whole soul out of you.
Clever Will Hunting has watched it more than once - top)
Clever Will Hunting is also a great movie. Now I wanted to review it.
I haven't seen the rest of the films, and I haven't even heard of them. It will be necessary to get acquainted. Thanks for this list, and thanks to all the commenters. You see, and we'll collect another good list.
For me, the reboot movie is Dirty Dancing with Patrick Swayze. Simple and naive, but very handsome and kind.
***
Sometimes we're so tired.,
That I want to lie down on the ground,
Wrapped in wet sadness,
To save the last of my nerves.
We hide from others at home —
Under a blanket, with a tablet in his hand,
the situation is painfully familiar.,
That you can believe in bukka.
So savor the bitterness of the pill,
Not daring to drink water,
It's like we were scared off by something.,
When they tried to step into the sun.
Now we're avoiding him.,
We stay awake more often at night,
Warming ourselves with sweet tea,
Which does not give the same rays.
But we put a flash drive in the slot.
Or we'll get a movie ticket.,
We'll have some dumplings later. —
And it will be solved a little bit:
A brave hero will show,
How to escape from bullies,
He'll tell you how to communicate with your family.
And you won't get sick in a moment.
It's hard for that heroine too,
What's with the child in the burning forest,
And the other one, what about the tyrant in the picture
He draws his lane.
Problems don't go away forever
, we learn to live through obstacles.,
Though the forces are changeable, they fail,
We do not allow it to be fundamentally broken!
* A
little background: The word bukke refers to Buddhism in Japan.
I have personally seen the use of the word bukke only in the meaning of Buddhism. I didn't know it existed in a more specific way... In any case, I'm glad that the situation has been clarified tactfully.
I also ran through the search a bit.:
1) For example, there is a mention on this site, however, about China and India:
https://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/relig/164
"Buddhism (Bukke)
is a religious and philosophical doctrine that originated in India in the 6th-5th centuries BC. It is part of the San jiao, one of the three main religions of China. The founder of Buddhism is the Indian Prince Siddhartha Gautama [...]
Source: Religious Dictionary"
2) They just wrote a little bit about Japan here.:
http://www.om-aum.ru/religion/2.html
To quote from the paragraph near the end of this article:
"The term Buddhism has practically no synonyms, with the exception of Japan, where it is called Bukke."
I got some of them.
*Bukke is a Japanese term that literally translates as **"military house"** or **"samurai clan"**.
In the historical context, he referred to the samurai clans, their social status, the code of honor (bushido), and the value system in feudal Japan. The Bukke were contrasted with the Kuge, an aristocratic court family that practiced art, politics, and religion, but not military affairs.
If you have come across this word in modern culture (for example, in games, anime, or literature), it may refer to:
- **Samurai aesthetics** (armor, swords, traditions).
- **Stories about clan conflicts** or military dynasties.
- **Stylizations** for feudal Japan.
Specify the context if you need more details! 🎌
Then I wrote to AI that the word bukke refers to Buddhism in Japan. He gave an interesting answer. 👇
Ah, that's the thing! Thank you for clarifying — there is indeed a confusion of terms here. 😊
**"Bukke"** is **not Buddhism**, but a historical term for **samurai warrior clans** in Japan (as I wrote earlier).
But **Buddhism** in Japanese sounds like **"bukke"** (仏教) — the words are very similar, but the meaning is different!
If we are talking specifically about **Buddhism in Japan**, then this is:
- **Syncretism** (merging with Shintoism, for example, in the teachings of *rebu-shinto*).
- **Schools of Buddhism**: Zen, Amidaism (Pure Land), Nichiren, esoteric *mikke*.
- **Cultural influences**: tea ceremony, rock gardens, Samurai philosophy (Zen and Bushido).
Would you like to tell you more about Japanese Buddhism or the history of samurai (bukke)? Specify the context — I'll help you figure it out! 🙏
But here you also need to understand that this is still a Chinese neural network, and it was trained primarily in Chinese, and there may be difficulties in translation) but nevertheless, it's still an interesting answer.
In short, I didn 't bother myself and gave out what was popular for search queries .