Movie

Year

Genre

Rating

Film
Company

Movie bio/info

Karate Kid

1984

Drama

PG

Columbia
Pictures

A young boy meets and old martial arts master who agrees to teach him karate and shows him that there is more to the martial art than fighting.

K-PAX

2001

Drama

PG-13

Universal
Pictures

The story of Prot, a mysterious patient at a mental hospita, who claims to be from a distant planet called K-PAX. His doctor must struggle with the question of science versus faith as Prot challenges the way that he sees the world.

Ladyhawke

1985

Fantasy/
Drama

PG-13

20th
Century Fox/
Warner
Brothers

A young thief and an old priest aid a 13th-century Spanish knight and his lady, who are under the curse of an insanely jealous bishop.

Last Samurai

2003

Drama

R

Warner
Brothers

A civil war Captain enlisted to modernize Japan's army, is captured by the samurai where he is taught the warrior honor code and learns the beauty and wisdom of their ancient way of life.

Last Temptation of Christ

1988

Drama

R

Universal
Pictures

Jesus is guided by a guardian angel and shown what his life would be like if he hadn't have sacrificed himself. He must face the greatest temptation: the normal life of a good man.

Life Is Beautiful

1997

Drama/
Comedy

PG-13

Miramax

An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all. A jewish man uses his imagination to help his son, and to turn their life in a concentration camp into an exciting game.

Life or Something Like It

2002

Comedy

PG-13

20th
Century
Fox

A reporter, after interviewing a homeless savant who tells her that she is going to die in a few days, begins to re-examine her superficial life and reevaluate her priorities.

Like Water for Chocolate

1992

Romance

R

Miramax

Subtitled. A sensual story of love that centers around food and cooking as sacred ritual, and when done with love, it can become magic.

Lord of the Rings (all 3)

2001-03

Drama/
Fantasy

PG-13

New
Line
Cinema

Tolkein's epic tale of young hobbit who must journey to the center of middle earth to save his world. "Even the smallest person, can change the course of the future."

Lost in Translation

2003

Drama

R

Universal
Studios

How do you translate life? Two strangers, each lost and searching for meaning in their worlds, meet by chance in Tokyo. Their friendship becomes and experience, helping them to reconnect to life.

Love Actually

2003

Drama

R

Universal
Pictures

Delightful and inspiring movie about Love. Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely and interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.