Movie that had a profound affect on you.

Good thread!

I watched Saving Private Ryan at the theater & the opening sequence had my heart in my throat. You could really feel how it would be landing on the beach amidst machine gun fire. Just left me breathless. Still one of my favorite movies.

Two others that impacted me were 1) American History X (which has also been mentioned) and 2)The Passion of the Christ (I'm catholic). Each stirred up emotions from inside me. Generally, movies are just entertainment to me.....but every so often, a movie will cause you to reflect on your own life. The ones that tug on you from the inside are different. You don't just feel like, "Oh, what a great movie.".....it's more like, "Hmmmm, am I doing this life thing correctly?".