![#8: The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3968/2013/09/16005334/imgThe-pursuit-of-happyness4-346x140.jpg)
“Let me ask you something: Are you happy? Because I’m happy, and you’re happy, and that’s a good thing.” With nothing else to say to…
![#6: Moonrise Kingdom (2012)](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3968/2013/09/16005333/moonrise_kingdom-600x450-594x309-470x140.jpg)
Young love is a precious thing and it’s even cuter when you watch it from the outside. There’s something about the innocence and naiveté that…
![#9: Black Swan (2010)](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3968/2013/09/16005335/blackswan-470x140.png)
“The new production needs a new swan queen. A fresh face to present to the world. But which of you can embody both swans? The…
![#7: Super 8 (2011)](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3968/2013/09/16005334/super8-470x140.jpg)
Imagine being a kid surrounded by friends from a quiet suburban area. You and your friends are filming a zombie movie at a train depot…
![#1: Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3968/2013/09/16005331/fantastic_mr_fox_m-470x140.jpg)
We all know foxes are mischievous. But is it possible for a fox to give up his animal ways to live a straight and…
![#4: The King's Speech (2010)](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3968/2013/09/16005332/the-kings-speech-470x140.jpg)
In The King’s Speech, Albert (Colin Firth) battles a speech impediment made much worse by public attention. In one of many efforts to overcome his…
![#3: Forrest Gump (1994)](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3968/2013/09/16005332/forrest-gump-poster-wallpaper-470x140.jpg)
Ranked as one the most timeless films, Forrest Gump has won 6 Academy Awards for Best Picture in 1994 and was chosen in 2011 for preservation…
![#10: The Blind Side (2009)](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3968/2013/09/16005335/theblindside-470x140.jpg)
The Blind Side (2009) is an Oscar winning film directed and written by John Lee Hancock. The movie is based on Michael Lewis’ best-seller…
![#5: The Pianist (2003)](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3968/2013/09/16005333/ThePianist-Cover-400x140.jpg)
If the most touching, heart-wrenching films of the 21st century so far were to be ranked on a top ten list, The Pianist would…
![#2: Rushmore (1998)](https://files.eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3968/2013/09/16005541/rushmore_ver1-470x140.jpg)
This 1998 film, directed by Wes Anderson, focuses on a particularly ambitious child who refuses to let anything stop him from achieving his goals. This…