The following films have been recommended to me by clients and parents of clients over the year. Please add your own recommendations in the comments!
The 400 Blows
The Night of the Hunter
Days of Heaven
Passion of Joan of Arc (1926)
Stand By Me
The Karate Kid
The Elephant Man
Carrie
Malcolm X
Amadeus
The Shawshank Redemption
Forrest Gump
Schindler’s List
The King’s Speech
Mean Girls
The Fat Boy Chronicles
Billy Elliot
Bully
Killing Us Softly
My Left Foot
Life is Beautiful
Empire of the Sun
Little Miss Sunshine
Bullied: A Student, a School and a Case That Made History
The Breakfast Club
Inside Out
Remember the Titans
The Pursuit of Happyness
Once Were Warriors
Coraline--she learns the dangers of going to her "perfect" replacement family and fights to get back to her real parents.
Enola Holmes