• Ben & Me youtube

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• Christopher Columbus: The Discovery videodetective
• Ben & Me youtube

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These are recommended MOVIES FOR AMERICAN AFFAIRS

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1629 - 1750; The Colonial Period

• Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
• Ben & Me (youtube)
• The Crucible
• The Scarlet Letter

1750 - 1812: Creating the Nation

• 1776 (U.S./1750 - 1812)
• The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (U.S./1750 - 1812)
• The Frontier and The West
• Barbary Coast
• Fort Apache
• High Noon (U.S./The Frontier & the West, 1865 - 1913)
• The Ox-Bow Incident (U.S./The Frontier and the West; 1865 - 1913)

1812 - 1860: Manifest Destiny and Prelude to the Civil War

• Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• Amistad
• Hawaii

1860 - 1865: The Civil War

• Gettysburg
• Glory
• Gone With the Wind
• Little Women 1994
• The Red Badge of Courage 1951

1865 - 1913: Reconstruction and the Beginning of the Age of Invention

• An American Tail 1986
• The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman 1974

Edison: The Wizard of Light 1998 The Eleanor Roosevelt Story 1965 1975 Hester Street 1947 Life With Father 1962 The Music Man 1955 Oklahoma! 1957 Old Yeller 1943 The Ox-Bow Incident 1978 The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk 1951 Show Boat 1999 Winslow Homer: An American Original

1913 - 1929: The First World War and the Roaring 20s

1929 - 1941: The Great Depression and the Clouds of War

1941 - 1945: The Second World War

1945 - 1991: The Cold War, Korea and Vietnam; The Civil Rights Movement

1991 - Present

1996 yes Courage Under Fire 1994 yes Hoop Dreams 1999 yes The Insider 1999 yes Music of the Heart 1995 yes Outbreak 2000 yes Pay It Forward 2002 yes The Rookie 1995 no Small Wonders 1998 no Smoke Signals

• 1629 - 1750; The Colonial Period

	youtube	Ben & Me

• 1750 - 1812: Creating the Nation

	no	The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (U.S./1750 - 1812)	

• 1812 - 1860: Manifest Destiny and Prelude to the Civil War

• 1860 - 1865: The Civil War

	MOVIES FOR AMERICAN AFFAIRS	

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YEAR TRAILER? 1629 - 1750; The Colonial Period 1992 yes Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

	no	Ben & Me

1996 no The Crucible

	no	The Scarlet Letter (U.S./1629 - 1750 & Massachusetts; Religions/Christianity;)

		1750 - 1812: Creating the Nation
	yes	1776 (U.S./1750 - 1812)
	no	The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (U.S./1750 - 1812)

		The Frontier and The West

1935 yes Barbary Coast (U.S./California;) 1949 yes Fort Apache (U.S./The Frontier and the West & Arizona) 2000TV yes High Noon (U.S./The Frontier & the West, 1865 - 1913) 1943 no The Ox-Bow Incident (U.S./The Frontier and the West; 1865 - 1913)

		1812 - 1860: Manifest Destiny and Prelude to the Civil War
	no	Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided (U.S./1812 - 1865)

1974 no The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (U.S./1812 - 1860) 1997 yes Amistad (U.S./1812 - 1860) 1966 no Hawaii (U.S./1812 - 1860)

		1860 - 1865: The Civil War

1993 yes Gettysburg (U.S./1860 - 1865) 1989 yes Glory (U.S./ 1860 - 1865) 1939 yes Gone With the Wind (U.S./1860 - 1865 ) 1986 The King and I (Drama/Musicals; World/Thailand; U.S./1860 - 1865) 1994 no Little Women (U.S./1860 - 1865) 1951 no The Red Badge of Courage (U.S./1860 - 1865)

		1865 - 1913: Reconstruction and the Beginning of the Age of Invention

1986 yes An American Tail (U.S./1865 - 1913) 1974 tv no The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (U.S./1865 - 1991) 1998 tv no Edison: The Wizard of Light (Science-Technology; U.S./1865 - 1929) 1965 no The Eleanor Roosevelt Story 1975 no Hester Street (U.S./1865 - 1913;) 1947 no Life With Father (U.S./1865 - 1913)

		Mary Cassatt: American Impressionist (Visual Arts; World/France; U.S./1865 - 1913)
		The Miracle Worker (Biography/Keller; U.S./1865 - 1913)

1962 yes The Music Man (Drama/Musicals; U.S./1865 - 191) 1955 no Oklahoma! (Drama/Musicals; U.S./1865-1913) 1957 no Old Yeller (U.S./1865 - 1913) 1943 no The Ox-Bow Incident (U.S./The Frontier and the West; 1865 - 1913) 1978 tv no The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk (U.S./1865 - 1913) 1951 yes Show Boat (U.S./1865 - 1913) 1999 tv no Winslow Homer: An American Original (U.S./1861 - 1913)

		1913 - 1929: The First World War and the Roaring 20s

1949 no All The King's Men (U.S./1913 - 1941) 2005 tv no Boystown (U.S./1913 - 1929 & Nebraska;) 1953 no The Glenn Miller Story (Biography; Music/Popular; U.S.: 1929 - 1941 - 1945) 1960 yes Inherit the Wind (Cinema; U.S./1913 - 1929, 1945 - 1991 & Tennessee) 1946 yes It's a Wonderful Life (U.S./1913 - 1945) 1980 no The Jazz Singer (Cinema; U.S./1913 - 1929, Diversity & New York) 1940 yes Knute Rockne -- All American (Sports/Football; U.S./1913 - 1929) 1987 yes Matewan (U.S./1913 - 1929, Diversity & West Virginia) 1962 yes To Kill A Mockingbird (U.S./1929 - 1941, the Law & Diversity;) 1945 no A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (U.S./1913 - 1929, Diversity & New York)

		1929 - 1941: The Great Depression and the Clouds of War

1937 yes Captains Courageous (U.S./1929 - 1941 & Massachusets;) 1940 no The Grapes of Wrath (U.S./1929 - 1941) 1936 yes Modern Times (Cinema; U.S./1929-1941)

		1941 - 1945: The Second World War

1942 yes Casablanca (U.S./1941 - 1945) 1989 no Fat Man and Little Boy (U.S./1941 - 1945) 1988 tv no Hiroshima Maiden (U.S./1941 - 1991) 1961 no Judgment at Nuremberg (U.S./1941 - 1945,) 1962 yes The Longest Day (U.S./1941 - 1945) 1990 yes Memphis Belle (Aviation; U.S./1941 - 1945) 1995 yes A Midnight Clear (U.S./1941-1945) 1976 yes Midway (U.S./1941 - 1945) 1970 yes Patton (Biography; U.S./1941 - 1945) 1958 no South Pacific (Drama/Musicals; U.S./1941 - 1945) 1970 yes Tora! Tora! Tora! (U.S./1941 - 1945) 1995 tv no Tuskegee Airmen (Aviation; U.S./1941 - 1945) 1949 yes Twelve O'Clock High (Aviation; U.S./1941-1945) 1999 yes Snow falling On Cedars

		1945 - 1991: The Cold War, Korea and Vietnam; The Civil Rights Movement

1957 yes 12 Angry Men (U.S./1945 - 1991 & The Law) 1976 yes All the President's Men 1995 yes Apollo 13 1974 no Conrack 1986 yes Desert Bloom 1965 no Eleanor Roosevelt story 1964 yes Fail-Safe 1989 yes Field of Dreams (Sports/Baseball; U.S./1945 - 1991 & Iowa; Char. Dev.: Grieving; Father/Son; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness) [10+] 1947 yes A Gentleman's Agreement (U.S./1945 - 1991 & Diversity; Char. Dev.: Male Role Model; Female Role Model; Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect) [12+] 1996 yes Ghosts of Mississippi (U.S./1945 - Present, Diversity, the Law & Mississippi; Char. Dev.: Courage; Justice; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Responsibility; Citizenship) [12+] 1967 yes Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (U.S./ 1945 - 1991 & Diversity; Char. Dev.: Families in Crisis; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [10+; Captioned Version Available] 1952 yes High Noon (U.S./The Frontier & the West, 1865 - 1913 and 1945 - 1991; Char. Dev.: Marriage; Leadership; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Responsibility; Citizenship) [11+; Captioned Version Available] 1986 yes Hoosiers (Sports/Basketball; U.S. 1945 - 1991 & Indiana; Char. Dev.: Teamwork; Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Male Role Model; Father/Son; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Caring) [11+; Suggested Answers to Discussion Questions] 1993 no The Joy Luck Club (U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity; California; World/China; Char. Dev.: Mother/Daughter/ Surviving; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [14+] 1990 yes The Long Walk Home (U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & Alabama; Char. Dev.: Female Role Model; Breaking Out; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect) [12+] 1995 no Mr. Holland's Opus (Music/Classical; U.S./1945 - 1991; Char. Dev.: Education; Male Role Model; Parenting; Father/Son; Mother/Son; Marriage; Disabilities; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Citizenship; Caring; Respect) [10+] 1986 yes Native Son (U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & Illinois; Literature/U.S.; Char. Dev.: Justice; Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility; Fairness) [15 ; Captioned Version Available] 1983 no Never Cry Wolf (Science-Technology, The Environment; U.S./1945 - 1991; Alaska; Char. Dev.: Caring for Animals; Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [10+] 1999 yes October Sky (Space Exploration; U.S./1945 - 1991 & West Virginia; Science-Technology; Char. Dev.: Parenting; Father/Son; Mother/Son; Breaking Out; Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [10+] 1954 yes On The Waterfront (U.S./1945 - 1991 & New York; Cinema; Char. Dev.: Redemption, Breaking Out; Brothers; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [12+; Captioned Version Available] 1994 no Quiz Show (U.S./1945 - 1991 & New York; Char. Dev.: Ambition; Father/Son; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness) [11+] 1961 yes A Raisin in the Sun (U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & Illinois; Drama/U.S; Char. Dev.: Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Marriage, Families in Crisis; Female Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Fairness) [12+] 1983 yes The Right Stuff (U.S./1945 - 1991; Aviation; Space Exploration; Char. Dev.: Friendship; Teamwork, Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [12+] 1966 yes The Russians Are Coming! The Russians are Coming! (U.S./1945 - 1991 & Massachusetts; Char. Dev.: Peace/Peacemakers; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [8 - 12] 1957 yes Sayonara (U.S./1945 - 1991 & Diversity; World/Japan; Char. Dev.: Male Role Model; Friendship; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect) [12+] 1964 no Seven Days in May (U.S./1945 - 1991; Char. Dev.: Rebellion; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility) [12+] 1988 no Stand and Deliver (U.S./1941 - 1996, Diversity & California; Char. Dev.: Male Role Model; Self-esteem; Education; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Citizenship) [12+] 2000 yes Thirteen Days (U.S./1945 - 1991; World/Russia & The Cold War; Char. Dev.: Leadership; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [12+; Suggested Answers to Discussion Questions] 1988 yes Tucker: The Man and His Dream (U.S./1945-1991; Science-Technology; Char. Dev: Ambition; Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Fairness) [10+] 1961 yes West Side Story (Drama/Musicals; U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & New York; Dance/Performance; Char. Dev.: Fighting; Revenge; Romantic Relationships; Bad Associations; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Citizenship) [12+; Captioned Version Available] 1985 yes White Nights

		1991 - Present

1996 yes Courage Under Fire (U.S./1991 - Present; Char. Dev.: Marriage, Redemption; Leadership; Suicide; Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Courage in War; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility) [12+] 1994 yes Hoop Dreams (Sports/Basketball; U.S./1991 - Present & Illinois; Char. Dev.: Sportsmanship; Breaking Out; Talent; Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility Fairness) [10+] 1999 yes The Insider (U.S./1991 to present, the Law and the Press; Char. Dev.: Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Families in Crisis, Marriage, Crime, Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Citizenship) [13+; Suggested Answers to Discussion Questions] 1999 yes Music of the Heart (Music/Classical, U.S./1991 - present & New York; Biography (Guaspari); Char. Dev.: Education; Talent, Disabilities; Romantic Relationships; Divorce and Separation; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Citizenship) [9+] 1995 yes Outbreak (Medicine; Science-Technology, U.S./1991 - present; World/Africa; Char. Dev.: Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [14+] 2000 yes Pay It Forward (U.S./1991 - Present; Char. Dev.: Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Mother/Son; Families in Crisis; Education; Disabilities; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Citizenship) [12+; Suggested Answers to Discussion Questions] 2002 yes The Rookie (Sports/Baseball; U.S./1991 - present; Char. Dev.: Talent; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Caring) [9+; Suggested Answers to Discussion Questions] 1995 no Small Wonders (Music/Classical; U.S./1991 - Present & New York; Biography (Guaspari); Char. Dev.: Education; Female Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Citizenship) [6+] 1998 no Smoke Signals (U.S./1991 - Present, Diversity (Native American) & Idaho; Char. Dev.: Father/Son; Grieving; Alcoholism and Drug Abuse; Child Abuse; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: General) [12+]

		Diversity

		2. African/American and the Civil Rights Movement
		The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 
		Albert Einstein: Light to the Power of 2 
		Amistad
		The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
		Conrack (U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & South Carolina; Char. Dev.: Male Role Model; Work/Career; Education; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [10+]
		Ghosts of Mississippi (U.S./1945 - Present, Diversity, the Law & Mississippi; Char. Dev.: Courage; Justice; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Responsibility; Citizenship) [12+]
		Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (U.S./ 1945 - 1991 & Diversity; Char. Dev.: Families in Crisis; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [10+; Captioned Version Available]
		The Jackie Robinson Story (Biography; Sports/Baseball; U.S./1945 - 1991 & Diversity; Char. Dev.: Male Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Respect, Citizenship) [8+; Captioned Version Available]
		The Long Walk Home (U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & Alabama; Char. Dev.: Female Role Model; Breaking Out; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect) [12+ ; Captioned Version Available]
		Native Son (U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & Illinois; Literature/U.S.; Char. Dev.: Justice; Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility; Fairness) [15 ; Captioned Version Available]
		A Raisin in the Sun (U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & Illinois; Drama/U.S; Char. Dev.: Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Marriage, Families in Crisis; Female Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Fairness) [12+]
		Remember the Titans (U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & Virginia; Sports/Football; Char. Dev.: Breaking Out; Friendship; Teamwork; Leadership; Male Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility; Fairness; Citizenship) [11+; Suggested Answers to Discussion Questions]
	no	Roots Vol. I (U.S./1629 - 1750
	no	Roots Vol. II (U.S./1629 - 1750 
	no	Roots Vol. III (U.S./1750 - 1812 
	no	Roots Vol. IV (U.S./1812 - 1860
	no	Roots Vol. V (U.S./1812 - 1860 
	no	Roots Vol. VI (U.S./1865 - 1913
		Show Boat (U.S./1865 - 1913 
		To Kill A Mockingbird (U.S./1929 - 1941
		Tuskegee Airmen (Aviation; U.S./1941 - 1945,
		White Nights

		3. Asian/American
		The Joy Luck Club (U.S./1945 - 1991
		Sayonara (U.S./1945 - 1991
		Snow Falling over Cedars

		4. Irish/American
		A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (U.S./1913 - 1929,

		5. Italian/American
		6. Jewish/American
		An American Tail (U.S./1865 - 1913; 

1971 yes Fiddler on the Roof

		A Gentleman's Agreement
		Hester Street 
		The Jazz Singer 

		7. Hispanic American
		Stand and Deliver (U.S./1941 - 1996
		West Side Story (Drama/Musicals; U.S./1945 - 1991

		8. Native American
		Smoke Signals (U.S./1991 - Present

		Individual States

		Arizona
		Fort Apache (U.S./The Frontier and the West & Arizona; Char. Dev.: Courage in War; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [8+] (Some Spanish spoken by the Native Americans)

		California
		Angels in the Outfield (Sports/Baseball; U.S./1945 - 1991 & California; Char. Dev.: Families in Crisis; Friendship; Parenting; Female Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [9 - 12]
		Barbary Coast (U.S./The Frontier and the West & California; Char. Dev.: Male Role Model; Justice; Bad Associations) [12+]
		The Grapes of Wrath (U.S./1929 - 1941; Oklahoma & California; Literature/U.S.; Char. Dev.: Families in Crisis; Female Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Fairness) [12+; Captioned Version Available]
		The Joy Luck Club (U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity; California; World/China; Char. Dev.: Mother/Daughter/ Surviving; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [14+]
		Stand and Deliver (U.S./1941 - 1996, Diversity & California; Char. Dev.: Male Role Model; Self-esteem; Education; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Citizenship) [12+]

		Florida
		Cross Creek (U.S./1865 - 1913 & Florida; Literature/U.S.; Char. Dev.: Female Role Model; Parenting; Friendship; Suicide; Running Away; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [14+]

1946 yes The Yearling (U.S./1865 - 1913 & Florida; Literature/U.S.; Char. Dev.: Male Role Model; Coming of Age; Running Away; Father/Son; Mother/Son; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [8 - 12; Captioned Version Available]

		Georgia
		Gone With the Wind (U.S./1860 - 1865 & Georgia; Char. Dev.: Female Role Models (Melanie and Mammy, not Scarlet); Moral-Ethical Emphasis: General) [12+; Captioned Version Available]

		Hawaii
		Hawaii (U.S./1812 - 1860 & Hawaii; Religions/Christianity; Char. Dev.: None; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring) [12+]

		Idaho
		Smoke Signals (U.S./1991 - Present, Diversity (Native American) & Idaho; Char. Dev.: Father/Son; Grieving; Alcoholism and Drug Abuse; Child Abuse; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: General) [12+]

		Illinois
		Hoop Dreams (Sports/Basketball; U.S./1991 - Present & Illinois; Char. Dev.: Sportsmanship; Breaking Out; Talent; Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility Fairness) [10+]
		Native Son (U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & Illinois; Literature/U.S.; Char. Dev.: Justice; Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility; Fairness) [15]
		A Raisin in the Sun (U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & Illinois; Drama/U.S; Char. Dev.: Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Marriage, Families in Crisis; Female Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Fairness) [12+]

		Indiana

1979 no Breaking Away (Sports/Bicycle Racing; U.S./1945 - 1991 & Indiana; Char. Dev.: Coming of Age; Parenting; Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness) [12+; Captioned Version Available]

		Iowa
		Field of Dreams (Sports/Baseball; U.S./1945 - 1991 & Iowa; Char. Dev.: Grieving; Father/Son; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness) [10+]

		Louisiana
		All The King's Men (U.S./1913 - 1941, Politics & Louisiana; Literature/U.S.; Char. Dev. Ambition; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Fairness) [13+]

		Massachusetts
		Captains Courageous (U.S./1929 - 1941 & Massachusets; Seafaring; Char. Dev.: Friendship, Parenting; Male Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility) [8 - 12]
		The Crucible (U.S./1629 - 1750, 1945-1991 & Massachusetts; Drama/U.S.; Char. Dev.: Justice; Marriage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Fairness) (Two versions, one in French with English Subtitles) [12+]
		Glory (U.S./ 1860 - 1865 & Massachusetts; Char. Dev.: Courage in War; Patriotism; Leadership; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Citizenship; Trustworthiness) [14+; Captioned Version Available]
		Little Women (U.S./1860 - 1865 & Massachusetts; Literature/U.S.; Char. Dev.: Female Role Model; Families in Crisis; Parenting; Sisters; Coming of Age; Talent; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [6+]

1956 no Moby Dick (Literature/U.S.; Seafaring; U.S./1812 - 1860 & Massachusetts; Char. Dev.: Revenge, Humility; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [10+]

		The Russians Are Coming! The Russians are Coming! (U.S./1945 - 1991 & Massachusetts; Char. Dev.: Peace/Peacemakers; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [8 - 12]
		The Scarlet Letter (U.S./1629 - 1750 & Massachusetts; Religions/Christianity; Literature/U.S.; Char. Dev.: Redemption; Romantic Relationships; Revenge; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility) [12+; Captioned Version Available]

		Mississippi
		Ghosts of Mississippi (U.S./1945 - Present, Diversity, the Law & Mississippi; Char. Dev.: Courage; Justice; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Responsibility; Citizenship) [12+]

		Missouri
		The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (U.S./1812 - 1860, Diversity & Missouri; Literature/U.S.; Char. Dev.: Breaking Out; Running Away; Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [6+]

1987 yes The Glass Menagerie (Drama/U.S.; U.S./Missouri; Char. Dev.: Mother/Son; Mother/Daughter; Families in Crisis; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility)[12+; Captioned Version Available]

		Montana

1992 yes A River Runs Through it

		Nebraska
		Boystown (U.S./1913 - 1929 & Nebraska; Religions/Christianity; Char. Dev.: Male Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Citizienship) [10+]

		Nevada
		Desert Bloom (U.S./1945 - 1991 & Nevada; Char. Dev.: Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Child Abuse, Running Away, Coming of Age; Families in Crisis; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [13+]
		The Ox-Bow Incident (U.S./The Frontier and the West; 1865 - 1913; The Law; & Nevada; Char. Dev.: Justice; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Fairness) [12+]

		New Mexico
		Fat Man and Little Boy (U.S./1941 - 1945 & New Mexico; Science-Technology; Char. Dev.: Teamwork; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [13+; Suggested Answers to Discussion Questions]

		New York
		An American Tail (U.S./1865 - 1913; Diversity & New York; Char. Dev.: Courage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Fairness) [6 - 10]
		Hester Street (U.S./1865 - 1913; Diversity & New York; Char. Dev.: Families in Crisi; Marriage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Trustworthiness) [12+]
		The Jazz Singer (Cinema; U.S./1913 - 1929, Diversity & New York; Music/Popular; Char. Dev.: Breaking Out; Talent; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring) [12+; Captioned Version Available]
		Life With Father (U.S./1865 - 1913 & New York; Char. Dev.: Coming of Age; Father/Son; Marriage; Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring) [8+; Captioned Version Available]
		Music of the Heart (Music/Classical, U.S./1991 - present & New York; Biography (Guaspari); Char. Dev.: Education; Talent, Disabilities; Romantic Relationships; Divorce and Separation; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Citizenship) [9+]
		On The Waterfront (Cinema; U.S./1945 - 1991 & New York; Char. Dev.: Redemption, Breaking Out; Brothers; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [12+; Captioned Version Available]
		Quiz Show (U.S./1945 - 1991 & New York; Char. Dev.: Ambition; Father/Son; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness) [11+]
		Small Wonders (Music/Classical; U.S./1991 - Present & New York; Biography (Guaspari); Char. Dev.: Education; Female Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Citizenship) [6+]

1982 yes Tootsie (U.S./1945 - 1991 & New York; Drama/U.S.; Char. Dev.: Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [13+; Captioned Version Available]

		A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (U.S./1913 - 1929, Diversity & New York; Char. Dev.: Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Education; Families in Crisis; Father/Daughter; Grieving; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [9+]
		West Side Story (Drama/Musicals; U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & New York; Dance/Performance; Char. Dev.: Fighting; Revenge; Romantic Relationships; Bad Associations; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Citizenship) [12+; Captioned Version Available]

		Oklahoma

		The Grapes of Wrath (U.S./1929 - 1941; Oklahoma & California; Literature/U.S.; Char. Dev.: Families in Crisis; Female Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Fairness) [12+; Captioned Version Available]
		Oklahoma! (Drama/Musicals; U.S./1865-1913 & Oklahoma; Dance/Performance; Char. Dev.: Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility) [12+]

		Pennsylvania

		1776 (U.S./1750 - 1812 & Pennsylvania; Drama/Musicals; Char. Dev.: Rebellion; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Citizenship) [11+]
		Ben & Me (Biography/Franklin; U. S./1750 - 1812 & Pennsylvania; Science-Technology; Char. Dev.: Male Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Citizenship) [5-9]
		Gettysburg (U.S./1860 - 1865 & Pennsylvania; Char. Dev.: Courage in War; Leadership; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Citizenship) [8+]

		South Carolina
		Conrack (U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & South Carolina; Char. Dev.: Male Role Model; Work/Career; Education; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect) [10+]

		Tennessee
		Inherit the Wind (Cinema; U.S./1913 - 1929, 1945 - 1991 & Tennessee; Char. Dev.: Justice; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness) [12+]

		Virginia

2000 yes Remember the Titans (U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & Virginia; Sports/Football; Char. Dev.: Breaking Out; Friendship; Teamwork; Leadership; Male Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility; Fairness; Citizenship) [11+; Suggested Answers to Discussion Questions]

		Washington
		Snow Falling on Cedars

		West Virginia
		Matewan (U.S./1913 - 1929, Diversity & West Virginia; Religions/Christianity; Char. Dev.: Male Role Model; Fighting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect) [12+]
		October Sky (Space Exploration; U.S./1945 - 1991 & West Virginia; Science-Technology; Char. Dev.: Parenting; Father/Son; Mother/Son; Breaking Out; Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring) [10+]

		12 Angry Men—陪審制度
		Born on the 4th of July—ベトナム戦争
		Bowling for Columbine—鉄砲社会
		Color Purple—人種差別
		Columbus—コロンバス
		Dances with Wolves—Native Americans
		Deer Hunter—ベトナム戦争
		Erin Brokovich—Legal system and big business
		Gone with the Wind—南北戦争
		Good Morning Vietnam—ベトナム戦争
		Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner—人種差別
		JFK—ケネディ政権と暗殺
		Kramer vs. Kramer—family and divorce
		Malcolm X—civil rights
		Pearl Harbor—world war II (pacific war)
		Pocahontas—Early America
		Saving Private Ryanベトナム戦争
		Snow Falling on Cedars 第二次大戦の日系人に対する差別
		Sting　大不況
		The Long Walk Home　人種差別とcivil rights
		13 days – Cuban Missile Crisis
		Apollo 13
		K-19
		Bonnie and Clyde
		Panther