Sorry but I loved Dead Poet Society (being a teacher and all... as well as somebody who has seen the devastating effects of suicides on a family - not my own, but close to me).
I'd also recommend: The Outsiders, Traffic, The Shawshank Redemption
And I'm going to have to add - but before I do *Sheyne holds up riot shield for protection*...
Bowling for Columbine... I am going to come right out now and say that I liked this film. *ducks*
Even though Mike Moore is an egotistical, love him or loathe-him-with-fiery-passion, sensationalist, and-at-times-blatantly-manipulative film-maker, he has his moments. This was one for me. I liked this film for 2 scenes: the interview with Marilyn Manson, who until I saw this movie, I had always dismissed as nothing more than a talentless, attention-seeking, sicko wanker. Gotta love a film that can change my mind about a person with a 4 minute interview.
Not that I like him. Its just I kinda respect him now. The other scene I love at the end is when Moore makes Charlton Heston look like a weakling. The way I look at it is: Moore decided to make a movie about how bad gun violence is. And that's what he did. I'm not saying I blindly believe everything that was in the movie, but it gave me food for thought. I don't live there in the States, but I do live in the country that holds the current world record for the worst mass killing (Port Arthur, 1996, 35 people killed). And as a teacher who works in a socio-economic area that reeks of despair and desperation (and don't think that the thought of a kid obtaining a gun and shooting up my school doesn't cross my mind every day), it hit a particularly big nerve with me. I liked it anyways, I'll completely respect your opinions if you don't feel the same way... *tentatively lowers riot shield*
Oh and I completely agree with whoever said Donnie Darko.. even if its only for the whole visual orgasm that is Jake G.