Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies

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Conservative movies exist, and some are immensely popular. Here is our growing list (in no particular order):

  1. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), a science fiction condemnation of communism
  2. The Exorcist (1973) (not for children), a portrayal of evil with sympathy to Christianity. In its time it was the top-grossing film ever.
  3. Dark Matter (2008), a brutally candid portrayal of professor values along with problems associated with lack of assimilation; liberals panned the film
  4. Iron Eagle (1986)
  5. The first Spider-Man (2002), which praises moral virtue (hard-working teenager, devout aunt and well-meaning uncle) and pokes fun at assumed liberals (entertainers and journalist). Hero chooses abstinence. This was one of the most profitable films ever made.
  6. Gone With the Wind (1939), which celebrates a strongly feminine heroine who is the antithesis of a modern feminist
  7. Ben-Hur (1959), celebrates honor and duty to family and country, with a pro-Christian ending
  8. The Sound of Music (1965), solid family entertainment
  9. The Ten Commandments (1956)
  10. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939)
  11. The Passion of the Christ (2004)
  12. Star Wars series (1977-2005) - simple truths about the triumph of good over evil
  13. The Winning Team (1952), starring Ronald Reagan as a pitcher who overcomes his problems to help his team win. This was one of Reagan's own favorites.
  14. King of Kings (1961)
  15. On The Waterfront (1954) - a simple but hardworking longshoreman takes on his Mafia-controlled union
  16. Sergeant York (1941)
  17. Knute Rockne: All-American (1940)
  18. Ninotchka (1939)
  19. Forbidden Planet (1956)
  20. Rudy (1993)
  21. The Prince of Egypt (1998)
  22. Strategic Air Command (1955). Actor (and Brigadier General) James Stewart's story of the real Strategic Air Command and its transition from prop planes to jet planes.
  23. A Gathering of Eagles (1963). Illustrates duty, honor, and the burden of command.
  24. Red Dawn (1984)
  25. Harry's War (1981)
  26. The Patriot (2000) (the one starring Mel Gibson, there are several other movies with this name)
  27. Ladder 49 (2004)
  28. Rocky (1976) (perseverance and talent can overcome all odds)
  29. October Sky (1999)
  30. Amazing Grace
  31. Bruce Almighty (2003)
  32. World Trade Center (2006) (highlights the bravery of the firemen and police in 9/11)
  33. Flight 93 (2006)
  34. A Man For All Seasons (1966)
  35. Chariots of Fire (1981)
  36. One Foot In Heaven (1941)
  37. Quo Vadis?
  38. The Lost Weekend (1945) (dangers of alcohol)
  39. The Manchurian Candidate (1962, 2004 remake) (anti-communist in general, but with a swipe at Joseph McCarthy)
  40. The Green Berets (1968)Vivid defense of our troops' conduct in the Vietnam War.
  41. My Son John (1952). A small-town couple's world is turned upside-down by the discovery that their adult son is a Communist.
  42. True Lies (1994), starring the future Republican governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Teaches conservative values like marital loyalty, and political incorrect facts such as the fact that most terrorists are Middle Eastern Arabic speakers who don't value human life.
  43. The Island (2005) Pro-life statement against cloning to harvest organs.
  44. Evelyn (2002) True story of Irish father's legal struggle to recover his kids from an orphanage.
  45. Shane (1953) Western about defending a homesteading family.
  46. Hero (1992) Even those with character flaws can do good.
  47. The Day of the Jackal (1973) celebrates conservative values like honor and duty.
  48. Star Trek: First Contact (1996) a film from the Star Trek franchise in which the crew of the Enterprise battle the Borg, an alien race that symbolizes communism.
  49. The 6th Day (2000) Pro-Life, Anti-Cloning movie Featuring Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
  50. Ghostbusters (1984). Fitting satire of an environmental regulator.
  51. Facing the Giants 2006. Trust in God, let him take over, and good things will happen.
  52. Flash of Genius (2008) - the intellectual property of a hard-working, solitary inventor is promoted, and his children stuck by his side through enormous difficulties.

Debatable Whether Conservative

  1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
  2. High Noon (1952)
  3. P.C.U. (1994) - college students fight back against a campus where the administration promotes official diversity awareness weekends and radical feminism, veganism, and political correctness run amok, but a conservative group on campus is also portrayed just as negatively as the P.C. groups.

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