Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies
There have been many superb conservative films:
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Film | Year | Rating | Comments | Gross (Domestic) |
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The 6th Day | 2009 | PG-13 | Pro-Life, Anti-cloning movie Featuring Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger | |
17 Again | 2009 | PG-13 | Main lesson is that choosing family and life over death and possible material riches is much more rewarding and fulfilling even if at times we don’t recognize it. Stands up for abstinence, and self-respect, and contains a strong speech for both of them. Such as "Because there is no one that I'm in love with. Its called making love, isn't it? Maybe I'm old fashion, but I think that means you do it with someone you love. And preferably when your married, when your ready to take that love and turn it into a baby." | $64,167,069 |
1984 | 1984 | R | Big-screen adaptation of the iconic conservative text from George Orwell. | $8,430,492 |
A Charlie Brown Christmas | 1965 | G | The real meaning of Christmas is discussed, as Linus quotes Luke 2:8-14. Decries the materialism that surrounds the Christmas holiday. | NA - TV |
A Christmas Story | 1983 | PG | Heartwarming comedy about a kid who wants a BB Gun for Christmas | $19,294,144 |
A Gathering of Eagles | 1963 | UR | Illustrates duty, honor, and the burden of command. | Unknown |
A Man For All Seasons | 1966 | UR | In 16th Century England, statesman and philosopher Thomas More is forced to choose between his Catholic faith and his loyalty to the king. Winner of the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Costume Design in 1966. | $ 20,000,000[1] |
Adam's Rib | 1949 | Not rated | Spencer Tracy hilariously exposes budding feminist Katharine Hepburn's hypocritical double standards in the legal system. | |
Air Force One | 1997 | R | Positively portrays a strong U.S. president who takes an uncompromising stance against terrorism. Includes positive material about family, authority, the military and sacrifice. | $ 172,956,409 |
Alone Yet Not Alone | 2013 | PG-13 | Conservative Movie that demonstrates the significance that Christianity has had in building this great country of ours. Liberals were shaken when it received an Oscar nomination, proving that there is still a strong, prevalent Conservative voice in Hollywood. | Unknown |
Amazing Grace | 2006 | PG | Shows the horrors of slave trade. Also makes clear that, contrary to academic claims, Christianity played the largest role in the abolition movement, and that most secular humanists either supported slavery or otherwise did not do a thing to stop it. | $ 21,208,358 |
American Sniper | 2015 | R | The biopic of Iraq War veteran, patriot and hero, Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle. | $304,000,000. |
Animal Farm | 1999 | Not Rated | Live-action film adaptation of the conservative text of the same name from George Orwell and of the 1945 original. | NA - TV |
Argo | 2012 | R | A daring rescue of Americans trapped in Iran during the Iranian Hostage Crisis. Also shows the incompetence of the Jimmy Carter administration in dealing with the hostage crisis. | |
Atlas Shrugged - Part 1 | 2011 | PG-13 | Big screen adaptation of the classic objectivist text. | |
Bee Movie | 2007 | PG | Even a little bee can change the world. Shows the destructiveness of environmentaslism (i.e. butting into natures problems un the name of helping her), espouces the reward of hard work. | $287,594,577 |
Bella | 2007 | PG-13 | Pro-life drama. | $8,070,537 |
Ben-Hur | 1959 | UR | Celebrates honor and duty to family and country, with a pro-Christian ending, long held the record for the most Academy Awards. | $ 17,300,000 |
The Blues Brothers | 1980 | R | Comedy musical. A story of redemption, "A mission from God", raising money to save a Catholic orphanage. R-rated movie for vulgar language, slap stick comedy. Vatican approved. [2] | $ 57,229,890 |
Brazil | 1985 | R | Much like the conservative text 1984 it promotes the idea that big government is wrong for this world. | |
Bruce Almighty | 2003 | PG-13 | Shows, in a comedic, accessible way, that no one mortal can successfully do God's job. | $ 242,589,580 |
Captain America: The First Avenger | 2011 | PG-13 | Contains messages of patriotism, perseverance and standing up to evil dictators. The film's protagonist Steve Rogers is also arguably the most conservative superhero of the Avengers universe. Last film produced by Marvel Studios before it's takeover by liberal parent Disney. | $176,654,505 |
Captain America: The Winter Soldier | 2014 | PG-13 | Film about a hero who believes in the principles that the United States was founded on and is unwilling to see them be destroyed. The filmmakers based the villains of this film on the NSA and the Obama administration. | $259,766,572 |
Chariots of Fire | 1981 | PG | Stories of devout Scottish Christian Eric Liddell who wants to run for the glory of God and Jewish Harold Abrahams, struggling to overcome prejudice in 1924 Britain. That year's Olmypics Games was especially spiritual when Liddell refused the Prince of Wales' request that he perform his competition on a Sunday. | $ 58,972,904 |
Cheaper by the Dozen | 2003 | PG | Pro-family movie, as the father must sacrifice his dream for his family. | $190,212,113 |
Chinatown | 1974 | R | A thriller about the deceit surrounding water rights in southern California and L.A.'s water system, removing most of the water from the central valley. Sequel: "The Two Jakes" (1990) | $ 30,000,000 (world wide estimate) |
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | 1968 | G | Family fights against the villainous king and queen who have outlawed children The film is also pro-family, pro-capitalism, and shows the qualities of practicality. | $ 7.5 million |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | 2005 | PG | Based upon the Christian allegory written by C.S. Lewis. | $ 291,709,845 |
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | 2008 | PG | $ 141,621,490 | |
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | 2010 | PG | $ 104,383,624 | |
City Slickers | 1991 | PG-13 | Motivational feel good movie about a man who goes on vacation to Colorado with his friends to be cowboys in order to find his happiness. The main lesson is about having values and knowing what's really importance in life | $179,033,791 |
Coach Carter | 2005 | PG-13 | Promotes the theme that graduating from high school and having proper moral values are more important than becoming famous athletes. | $ 67,253,092 |
Cobra | 1986 | R | Sylvester Stallone plays a tough police officer who is seemingly above the law, in order to control and stop crime. The liberals and the press are shown in a negative point for not supporting his enforcement. | $357,067,947 |
Coma | 1978 | PG | Villains are running an anti-life conspiracy at a hospital. | $ |
Contact | 1997 | PG | The overall message is about how science and faith do not have to be in opposition to one another. | $ 100,853,835 |
Courageous | 2011 | PG-13 | Sherwood Pictures film focusing on the role of fathers and the need for them. | $ 34,522,221 |
Cronos | 1993 | R | In this Mexican film by Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy), an elderly antiques dealer has a chance at immortality—but at the cost of being a leech to others. Mostly in Spanish with large parts in English. | Unknown |
The Dark Knight | 2008 | PG-13 | Christian allegory with message of not giving in to terrorists. | $ 533,316,061 |
The Dark Knight Rises | 2012 | PG-13 | Movie that depicts Occupy Wall Street esque protestors as terrorists and has a hero that does the right thing even when it is the harder thing to do. | $441,053,078 |
Dark Matter | 2007 | R | A candid look at professor values along with problems associated with lack of assimilation; liberals first praised the movie, but after realizing its conservative message, panned it. | $ 30,041 |
Don't tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead | 1991 | PG-13 | Five siblings are left alone for the summer, with no money after their elderly babysitter passes away. They realize the importance of hard work, as well the responsibliites of being an adult, and the negative effects of drugs. | $25,196,249 |
Dumbo | 1941 | G | Exploiting the classic liberal trap of over analyzing. Illustrates the effective management of a business that treats people and animals as equals. Also includes, jolly birds that encourage Dumbo to pull himself up by his bootstraps and learn to fly. Also main character is an elephant | $29,647,974 |
Escape from Hell | 2000 | UR | Drama about a doctor and near-death experience. | NA - DVD |
Evelyn | 2002 | PG | True story of Irish father's legal struggle to recover his kids from an orphanage. | $ 1,483,975 |
The Exorcist | 1973 | R | (not for children) - A portrayal of pure evil against a positive characterization of Christianity. It broke the record for movie revenue and had several sequels and imitators, e.g. The Omen in 1976 and The Omen's sequels.... | $ 441,071,011 |
The Expendables | 2010 | R | Action movie featuring such Conservative Stars as Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger | $103,068,524 |
The Expendables 2 | 2012 | R | Sequel to 2010's The Expendables starring returning Conservative action stars Stallone, Willis and Schwarzenegger as well as Chuck Norris. | $11.5 |
Facing the Giants | 2006 | PG | Trust in God, let him take over, and good things will happen. | $ 10,178,331 |
Faith of My Fathers | 2005 | PG-13 | The true story of John McCain when he served valiantly in the Vietnam War. | |
Ferris Bueller's Day Off | 1986 | PG-13 | Shows teenage fun without the use of drugs, alcohol or smoking, main character spends a lot of time with his girlfriend and possibly chooses abstinence. Hero also says, he is not socialist, and will never be socialist. Mocks public schools and liberal teaching | $70,136,369 |
Fiddler on the Roof | 1971 | G | A celebration of tradition, faith, and the importance of family, against a historical background of the persecution of Russian Jews. | $ 50,000,000 |
Fireproof | 2008 | PG | Highly successful pro-Christian, pro-marriage film created by Sherwood Pictures. | $ 33,451,479 |
Flash of Genius | 2008 | PG-13 | The intellectual property of a hard-working, solitary inventor is promoted, and his children stuck by his side through enormous difficulties. | $ 3,744,790 |
Flight 93 | 2006 | PG-13 | Shows the bravery of the passengers on Flight 93, which was hijacked on September 11th, 2001, and crashed into a Pennsylvania field. The passengers fought back against the hijackers. | NA - TV |
For Greater Glory | 2012 | R | The Catholic Cristeros Army fights back for religious freedom against a suppressive, leftist government. Based on the Cristeros War of the 1920's. | $5,608,651 |
Forbidden Planet | 1956 | UR | $ 3,000,000 | |
The Forgotten | 2004 | PG-13 | A mystery film with a great Pro-life message.[3] | Unknown |
The Fountainhead | 1949 | UR | Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal starring in Ayn Rand's classic story of the right of the individual to produce on their own terms. | Unknown |
Gattaca | 1997 | PG-13 | A condemnation of human genetic engineering, and a wonderful triumph of individualism in an extremely totalitarian regime. Unfortunately the movie ends with a materialistic message: "They say every atom in our bodies was once a part of a star. So, maybe I'm not leaving, maybe I'm going home" (A phrase said when the protagonist finally managed to go to space). | $ 12,339,633 |
Ghostbusters | 1984 | PG | Fitting satire of an unfair (and likely liberal) professor, senseless academic research, paganism, and a villainous EPA regulator. Sample line by one of the stars (Dan Aykroyd) when asked to shift from the public to the private sector: “I don’t know about that. I’ve worked in the private sector. They expect results!” Followed by a sequel, "Ghostbusters 2" in 1989. | $ 238,632,124 |
God's Not Dead | 2014 | PG | Christian film about a brave young man who stands up to his Atheist bully of a professor and demonstrates the strength and wholesomeness of Christianity. Furthermore, it illustrates Atheists as people who acknowledge the existence of God, but deny him out of self hatred. Features Conservative celebrity cameos such as Willie and Korie Robertson (of Duck Dynasty fame) and the Christian Rock Band, the Newsboys. Liberals were shocked when it stood strong in the box office, being in the top 5 opening weekend | $9,244,641 |
Gone With the Wind | 1939 | UR | Celebrates a strongly feminine heroine who is the antithesis of a modern feminist, and held the record for top-grossing movie for decades. | $ 198,676,459 |
The Goonies | 1985 | PG-13 | The adventures of teenagers trying to find a long lost treasure, before the criminals do. | $61,389,680 |
The Greatest Story Ever Told | 1965 | UR | Title says it all: The story of Jesus (played excellently by Max Von Sydow). | $8,000,000 (U.S.), $20,000,0000 (worldwide) |
The Green Berets | 1968 | G | Vivid defense of our troops' conduct in the Vietnam War. | $ 11,000,000 |
Groundhog Day | 1993 | PG | Pro-Family, Pro-God, promotes Christianity and contains many conservative values | $70,906,973 |
Harry's War | 1981 | PG | Anti-IRS comedy. | Unknown |
Hero | 1992 | PG-13 | Even those with character flaws can do good. | $ 19,487,173 |
The Hiding Place | 1975 | PG | Biopic World War II story of Corrie and Betsy (Elizabeth) ten Boom (Jeannette Clift, Julie Harris), who hid Jews in their Haarlem, Netherlands home's secret wall and were betrayed and imprisoned in Ravensbruck Women's concentration camp in Germany, until Betsy's death and Corrie's accidental release through what would years later be found to be a clerical mistake, as all the other women in Corrie's group of prisoners were gassed to death in January, 1945. A true lesson of "no pit is so deep that God's love is not deeper still." Produced by Billy Graham Evangelical Association's, World Wide Pictures. | unknown revenue |
Hitler's Children | 1943 | UR/PG | Sensational melodrama about the Hitler Youth of pre-WWII 1930s Nazi Germany, based on Gregor Ziemer's best selling Education for Death: The Making of A Nazi". | $3,355,000 |
Home Run | 2013 | PG-13 | Christian Sports Drama about a baseball player, who tries to overcome a serious drinking problem. | $2,861,020 |
Honey, I Shrunk The Kids | 1989 | PG | Loveable genius inventor Wayne Szalinski (Rick Moranis) accidentally shrinks his children and some of his neighbors's while testing his laser shrinking ray, sending them off on an adventure in their own yard against what would be mundane situations and creatures to normal sized people. Spawned two sequels, the obviously opposite Honey, I Blew up The Kid (1992) and video-made Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997) | $130,724,2000 |
The Hurt Locker | 2008 | R | A look into the life of an American bomb disposal regiment in Iraq risking their lives for their country and for the innocent by confronting evil. Rated R for violence and language. | $ 12,647,089 |
I Am David | 2003 | PG | Motivational movie to show the power of the individual, and the triumph of charity, faith, and hope as well as showing the dangerous of communism | $292,376 |
I Confess | 1953 | UR | In this classic by Alfred Hitchcock, a clergyman honors his sacred vow of confidentiality with respect to a confession despite intense pressure to disclose it. | Unknown |
The Incredibles | 2004 | PG | The world's superheroes are forced to give up their heroics and go into hiding after Mr. Incredible saves a suicidal man as well as a derailed train from a bridge destroyed by one of his enemies (who ironically got away with it), causing the populace to turns on superheroes and lawyers to sue them.
The film celebrates the importance of the family unit; Elastigirl fails at parenting when her husband, Mr. Incredible, neglects to help her raise their children; a traditional family of superheroes is portrayed as the saviors of society, whose importance and presence has been unfairly suppressed. In addition, Mr. Incredible was also shown in the beginning to take marriage seriously, immediately heading over to the wedding when he realizes he may be running late, and doing various crime-stopping when he has time before it. The movie also contains the conservative idea that recognition should be based on merit rather than on unsubstantiated expectations of equality. The villain, Syndrome, out of sheer jealousy, attempts to kill off real superheroes so that he use technology to pretend to be one, later planning to sell his gadgets so that everyone in the world can be super. "And when everyone is super," he explains, "no one will be." When Mr. Incredible is asked to attend his son's fifth-grade graduation, he criticizes society for "celebrating mediocrity" instead of those who are "genuinely exceptional." |
$631,442,092 |
Indiana Jones series | 1981, 1984, 1989, 2008 | PG PG-13 |
Unknown | |
Invasion of the Body Snatchers | 1956 | UR | A science fiction condemnation of Communism, produced for only $420,000 and remade successfully in three additional movies. | $ 2,500,000 |
Iron Eagle | 1986 | PG-13 | A young man's father, an Air Force pilot, is shot down over the Middle East and its up to the young man and an Air Force colonel to save him. Included three sequels in 1988, 1992 and 1995. | $24,159,872 (U.S.) |
The Island | 2005 | PG-13 | Pro-life statement against cloning to harvest organs. | $ 35,799,026 |
Jurassic Park | 1993 | PG-13 | Criticizes the effects of research into genetic cloning,Included two sequels in 1997 and 2001 and a planned fouth entry in 2013. | $357,067,947 |
King of Kings | 1961 | PG-13, originally NR | 2 hour, 51 minute widescreen epic by the great director Nicholas Ray about Jesus and his promises of spiritual redemption, as contrasted with the story of the revolutionary leader Barabbas and his promises of worldly redemption. | Unknown |
Knute Rockne: All-American | 1940 | UR | Stars Ronald Reagan as corageous football player George Gipp, who dies before an important game. | Unknown |
Ladder 49 | 2004 | PG-13 | Shows the courageousness of firefighters. | $ 74,541,707 |
Last Ounce of Courage | 2012 | PG | Family drama about the struggles Christians suffer through politics and abolishment of religious freedom | $1,585,994 |
Lean on Me | 1989 | PG-13 | A true story about combating drug use, violence, and contempt for authority while exalting positive values like academic achievement and family values. Biodrama about Paterson, New Jersey's real life Joe Clark. [4] | $ 31,906,454 |
Liar Liar | 1997 | PG-13 | Surprisingly takes on an anti-feminist theme by depicting the father as the good, righteous side in a courtroom divorce trial. | $181,410,615 |
The Lion King | 1994 | G | A main message of the movie is honoring thy father, and the power-hungry main antagonist, once he becomes ruler, favors big government, pushes liberal values and destroys their territory. | $ 312,825,899 |
The Little Mermaid | 1989 | G | A mermaid strives to become a traditional female human, following the patriarchal system of society. The centers around conservative Christian values and contains an anti-feminism theme. The villain is shown in a devilish way, and claims about men not wanting women who talk and care only for a woman's body language (a common claim by feminists against males) is made clear to be lies. In addition, it also contains a pro-traditional marriage theme, and is the last Disney animated feature film to actually treat traditional marriage as a good thing for a while. | $111,543,479 |
The Lives of Others | 2006 | R | (Not for children) - This German-language film is a stinging criticism of Communist East Germany from a liberal perspective. | $ 11,286,112 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 | PG-13 | Clear distinction between good and evil with positive themes of friendship, bravery, honor, sacrifice and overcoming temptation. | $ 314,776,114 |
The Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers | 2002 | PG-13 | Strong portrayals of redemption and good over evil. | $ 340,478,898 |
The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King | 2003 | PG-13 | Bravery, heroism, sacrifice and good ultimately triumphing over evil. | $ 377,027,325 |
Logan's Run | 1967 | PG/R | A man within a liberal society (evideniced by acceptance of homosexuality and work-free spoiled existance) that kills everyone on their 30th claiming it's rebirth (see Liberal Denial) escapes to find a world of hardwork and ageing. | |
The Lost Weekend | 1945 | UR | Illustrates the dangers of alcohol abuse. | Unknown |
Make Mine Freedom | 1948 | A short cartoon, which shows how Capitalism works and how Communism steals Freedom. | Unknown | |
Man Of Steel | 2013 | PG-13 | Superman is portrayed as a Christ-like figure, shows bravery of the U.S. Military and shows the theme of protecting the ones you love. | $291,045,518 |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | 2003 | PG-13 | Promotes many positive conservative values including faith in God, patriotism, duty, honor, respect for authority, discipline, bravery, sacrifice, and friendship. | $ 93,926,386 |
Matilda | 1996 | PG | Film adaptation of Roald Dahl's children's novel of a bright little girl who uses her magical genius to free herself from the foolish, selfish people in her life-her self-absorbed parents, bratty brother and horrid public school principal. | $33,084,249 |
Meet the Robinsons | 2007 | G | A child does not seem to fit in to society, his main hobby is inventing. He travels to the future to see meet his family, and he realizes persistence pays off in the end and he discovers that his inventions ultimately do change society, and his own life, for the better. The movie shows a message about the value of life, family, and considers the contributions and possibilities lost by every child that is aborted. | $169,333,034 |
The Mill and the Cross (Polish original) | 2011 | UR | Persecution of Christians in Flanders region of Belgium during the 16th Century | $ 310,900 |
Miracle | 2004 | PG | Movie about the United States hockey team which won the gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics. Stresses the important of hard work, resiliency, selflessness and putting your best effort forward to reach an unseen goal. | $ 64,445,708 |
Moses | 1974 Italy-U.K. | PG | Italian-British-American production which features Burt Lancaster playing Moses the lawgiver. Less flamboyant than Cecil B. Demille's movie The Ten Commandments and focuses more on the Biblical figure of Moses. Originally a 6-part U.S. TV mini-series in 1975, but edited to make it a U.S. movie in 1976. | unknown money returns |
Mr. Skeffington | 1944 | UR | Bette Davis portrays a socialite whose life is ruined when she turns ugly with age. Anti-Nazi and anti-materialistic. | Unknown |
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington | 1939 | UR | A tale of a good, simple man rising above the pressures of liberals to do the right thing. Features perhaps the best defense of the American political system ever committed to film. | Unknown |
My Own Private Idaho | 1991 | R | Two good friends learn to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and make it in the business world. | unknown |
My Son John | 1952 | UR | A small-town couple's world is turned upside-down by the discovery that their adult son is a Communist. | amount made unknown |
The Name of the Rose | 1986 | R | A mystery centered around the balance between faith and science, as well as debate over the role of poverty in religion and religious orders. | $ 5,595,706 |
The Nativity Story | 2006 | PG | Title says it all about this Biblical epic. | $37,629,831 |
Ninotchka | 1939 | UR | Unknown | |
Not Without My Daughter | 1991 | PG-13 | Sally Fields is Betty Mahmoody, the U.S. wife who, along with her daughter, was tricked in 1984 by her Iranian born husband into traveling with him on what he said would be only two weeks in his homeland to visit his relatives (he lied bigtime about the two weeks part!). | $14,789,113 (U.S.) |
October Baby | 2012 | PG-13 | A first-rate, compelling film that leaves no doubt about how wrong abortion is. | $5,357,328 |
October Sky | 1999 | PG | Four high school boys from a rural coal mining town, inspired by Sputnik, set out to build their own rockets and become rocket scientists. | $ 32,481,825 |
Of Gods and Men (French original) | 2010 | R | Martyrdom of Trappist monks by Muslim terrorists in an impoverished Algerian community | $ 3,954,651 |
Oh, God! | 1977 | PG | Acceptance of God's calling is rewarded, the faithful are vindicated, and naysayers are proven wrong. Had two sequels in 1980 and 1984. | $ 41,687,243 |
On The Waterfront | 1954 | UR | Marlon Brando plays Terry Malloy, who under the inspiration of a Catholic priest (Father Barry, played by Karl Malden), becomes a Christ-like figure. Betrayed by his brother and almost killed by the gang, he finds the strength to overcome and redeem his people from the slavery to the mobsters who run the waterfront. In stunning contrast to the liberals who kept silent about the Communist subversion in Hollywood, the film portrays the informer as the hero; liberal Hollywood never forgave director Elia Kazan for his stunning film. In real life, Kazan, Malden and screenwriter Budd Schulberg all testified before Congress, along with Ronald Reagan. Together they broke the power of the Reds in Hollywood. | $ 9,600,000 |
One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich | 1970 Britain/Norway | PG | Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's best selling novel brought to film as Tom Courtneay is the titular prisoner in early 1950s Siberia as punishment for surrendering to the Nazis during World War II and his struggle for small comforts to ease the harsh injusticies of the Gulag. A smashing indictment of the Soviet system. | amount unknown |
One Foot In Heaven | 1941 | UR | Unknown | |
The Pacifier | 2005 | PG | Navy Seal Shane Wolfe (Vin Diesel) is assigned to be the guardian of five children, he learns from them the responsibilities of being in a family. As they learn from him the importance of protecting the country | $113,086,868 |
Parental Guidance | 2012 | PG | Two parents raise their kids in liberal way, and as a result are unhappy and rebellious, they leave them alone with their grandparents for a weekend who bring in conservative values, and helps the kids realize the importance of family. | $119,772,232 |
The Patriot | 2000 | R | A patriot fights for American freedom during the American Revolution. | $215,294,342[ |
Pinocchio | 1940 | G | A kindhearted craftsman wishes for his own son, a blue fairy (resembling the Blessed Virgin Mary) grants his wish and turns one of his wooden puppets into a real boy. The boy learns about "moral values", and must escape the bad boys who have"hollywood values" and as a result are turned in donkeys (may represent democrats in pop culture). | $84,254,167 |
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | 2011 | PG-13 | Unlike the rest of the movies in the series which were pure entertainment, this movie has some good Christian messages and a Christian missionary is presented in a positive light. The climax of the movie presents a very important message too; Only God can grant eternal life, not this pagan waters. Men, destroy this profane temple! | $1.046 billion |
The Prince of Egypt | 1998 | PG | An animated telling of the life of Moses. | $ 101,217,900 |
The Pursuit of Happyness | 2006 | PG-13 | A film that shows hard work, dedication, loyalty and trust can result in success and “happiness” for any American, regardless of race, gender or creed. It is an instructional piece about the tradition of “stick-to-it-iveness” that has made America a land of hope and opportunity for so many. This film’s main themes -- the primacy of the family, the blessings of free and open markets, the necessity of staying true to one’s ideals -- are all conservative concepts. . | $307,077,300 |
Quo Vadis | 1951 | UR | The early Christian Church during the time of Nero's regime. | Unknown |
Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1981 | PG | $242,374,454 | |
Red Dawn | 1984 | PG-13 | A film by conservative writer and director John Milius about American high school students resisting a Soviet invasion through guerrilla warfare. Remade in 2012 | $ 35,866,000 |
Rise of the Guardians | 2012 | PG | Four immortal guardians appear as Christ-like creatures, who jobs are to protect those children who belief in them. Two of the guardians are Santa Claus and the Eagle Bunny based on Christian allegories. | $103,412,758 |
Rocky | 1976 | PG | A talented but down-on-his-luck fighter gets a chance to challenge himself to the ends of his ability. This film-and its sequels and remakes- reinforces man's ability to overcome challenges. Included four sequels and one remake. | $ 117,235,247 |
Rosemary's Baby | 1968 | R | Higher powers intervene in this story of a young Catholic mother's devotion to her unborn infant | Unknown |
Rudy | 1993 | PG | A young man overcomes many obstacles, including dyslexia, to play for the Notre Dame football team. Shows the value of hard work and never giving up. | $ 22,750,363 |
The Sandlot | 1993 | PG | Honestly depicts 1950s America when boys acted like boys and girls acted like girls, wimps were taught to toughen up, and every boy had a chance to be great. No historical revisionism. | $ 32,416,586 |
The Santa Clause (Series) | 1994, 2002, 2006 | PG | A divorced father of one must take on the responsibility of being Santa Claus after he is chosen, promotes the importance of traditional marriage, and the importance of family and Christmas | $144,833,357, $144,833,357, $144,833,357 |
Saving Christmas | 2014 | PG | Kirk Cameron fights using the truth in the War on Christmas. Liberals tried to censor it, but ultimately became a hit among those who believes in the truth. | $2,800,000 |
Sergeant York | 1941 | UR | A young American soldier during WWI overcomes an unfounded religious objection to killing and becomes a war hero. | Unknown |
The Seventh Seal | 1956 | NR | Swedish film about the strength of religion. | |
The Seventh Sign | 1988 | R | Starring Demi Moore, a fictional account of the return of Jesus to usher in the apocalypse and judge mankind. Catholic themed movie has Demi offering her life for the souls of others. | $ 18,875,011 |
Shane | 1953 | UR | Western about defending a homesteading family. | $ 20,000,000 |
Shattered Glass | 2003 | PG-13 | Based on the true story of Stephen Glass (Hayden Christensen), a reporter in the late 90's for the liberal magazine The New Republic, lies and distorts news stories to make them entertaining. He begins by submitting an article about the Conservative Political Action Conference, in which he fabricated stories of drinking and sexual mischief. Then, after he writes a colorful but suspicious story on a superstar web hacker, a group from a small online news site begin to question his journalistic integrity. | $2,220,008 |
Snitch | 2013 | PG-13 | A father becomes an informant on helping the police arrest drug dealers, so he can get his son out of prison. Pro-drug war, the villains of the movie are all drug dealers. | $42,930,462 |
Soul Surfer | 2011 | PG | The true story of champion surfer 13-year-old Bethany Hamilton who loses her arm to a shark. Her Christian faith helps her overcome her handicap to surf once again. | $ 43,853,424 |
The Sound of Music | 1965 | UR | Solid family entertainment about Austria's von Trapps before World War II. | $ 158,671,368 |
Spider-Man (film) | 2002 | PG-13 | Praises moral virtue (hard-working teenager, devout aunt and well-meaning uncle) and pokes fun at liberals (entertainers and journalists). Hero chooses abstinence. This was one of the most profitable films ever made and had two sequels. | $ 403,706,375 |
Star Wars | 1977-1983 (Original Trilogy); 1999-2005 (Prequel Trilogy); 2015- (Sequel Trilogy) | PG, PG-13 (Episode III Only) | Simple truths about the triumph of good over evil. | $460,998,007 |
Strategic Air Command | 1955 | UR | Actor (and Brigadier General) James Stewart's story of the real Strategic Air Command and its transition from prop planes to jet planes. | Unknown |
The Ten Commandments | 1956 | UR | The definitive film portrayal of Exodus. | $ 65,500,000 |
The Tree of Life | 2011 | PG-13 | An adaptation of the Book of Job set in 1950s Texas with a narrative structure based on the nature of human memory which many viewers will find confusing. | Unknown |
True Lies | 1994 | R | Stars 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 radicals who don't value human life. | $ 146,261,000 |
The Tunnel (Der Tunnel) | 2001 | Based on a true story a group of East Berliners escaping harsh Communist rule and hatch a plan to help others escape that same oppressive regime. | $ 10,890 | |
Twelve O'Clock High | 1949 | UR | A thrilling movie about the heroics of fighter pilots during World War II; used as an educational film for management training seminars. | $ 3,225,000 |
Uncle Buck | 1989 | PG-13 | A slobbish bachelor babysits his rebellious teenage niece and her younger brother and sister, and they learn the true importance of family. | $79,258,538 |
Veggie Tales | 1993-Present | TV-Y | The adventures of anthropomorphic vegetables, where the stories are all based upon moral themes based on Christianity. | Made for TV |
We Were Soldiers | 2002 | R | Pro-war story film based on the soldiers and families fighting in World War II. | $114,660,784 |
The Wicker Man | 2006 | PG-13 | Shows the dangers of feminism. | |
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | 1971 | G | Showing the importance of having character. Charlie is able to accept the consequences of his actions. He acknowledges his wrongdoing while in the factory, and relinquishes a potential goldmine, from the sale of his everlasting gobstopper to a rival spy, back to Wonka.
The hidden message in this film is one of redemption. It is hidden because it is conveyed through the imagery of the films final scene. Charlie has made it to the end of his journey. Despite his moral struggles, he finds redemption through his desire to correct his mistake. He is given a reward that is beyond his wildest expectations- he is given the keys to the factory while the Wonkavator crashes through the ceiling up into the sky. The allusion to Heaven and salvation is unmistakable. |
$4 million |
The Winning Team | 1952 | UR | Ronald Reagan stars as a baseball pitcher who overcomes his problems to help his team win. This was one of Reagan's own favorites. | Unknown |
Witness | 1985 | R | Highlights the virtues of strong moral values, with more substance than High Noon. | $ 65,500,000 |
Won't Back Down | 2012 | PG-13 | A brilliant movie that criticizes public schools. | |
World Trade Center | 2006 | PG-13 | Highlights the bravery of NYC's firemen and police in 9/11 | $ 70,236,496 |
Wreck It Ralph | 2012 | PG | Main lesson of the film is that Ralph a video game villain who is being the poor and medal-less guy encourages him to use his equal opportunities to do better and pursue his own successes. The basis of the American Dream, the goal of overcoming one's present, lowly circumstances to achieve a state of greatness; and shows how trying to achieving this goal by theft, is the wrong way to do it. In addition the main villain of the movie is competition-hating villain, who has a pushed liberal values and established what's like a fixed-economy where in a game only he wins. | $189,422,889 |
Documentaries
Film | Year | Rating | Comments | Gross (Domestic) |
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2016: Obama's America | 2012 | PG | Documentary by Conservative author Dinesh D'Souza explores the disturbing origins of Barack Hussein Obama, including his inherited philosophy with his drunken father and his inspiration from Communists Frank Marshall Davis and Bill Ayers. | $33,349,941 |
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed | 2008 | PG | Ben Stein exposes evolutionists' scientific and education system deceit. | $ 7,690,545 |
The Great Global Warming Swindle | 2007 | UR | Exposing the greatest fraud in the history of science. | NA - TV |
Hillary: The Movie | 2008 | UR | Citizens United film exposing Hillary Clinton. This movie was the impetus of the lawsuit which overturned the McCain-Feingold legislation by the U.S. Supreme Court in Citizens United v. FEC. | NA - TV |
How Should We Then Live | 1976 | UR | Christian film that traces Western history from Ancient Rome until 1976. A study of philosophic, scientific, and religious movements reflecting changing patterns. | NA - TV |
I Want Your Money | 2010 | PG | Documentary film which supports the triumph of Reagan-economics over Obamanomics. | $433,588 |
Indoctrinate U | 2007 | UR | Exposed political correctness, racial and ethnic politics in the academic setting. [5] | Unknown |
Kids Aren't Cars | 2011 | UR | How the teachers' unions are destroying our public schools. [6] | Unknown |
Maafa21 | 2009 | UR | This film explores the inception of Planned Parenthood as an organization created to exterminate African-Americans. It exposes the words of its' racist founder Margaret Sanger and their impact on black genocide more than a century later. [7] | NA - DVD |
Occupy Unmasked | 2012 | Not rated | Documentary about Occupy Wall Street-movement. | |
Waiting for Superman | 2010 | PG | Documentary on the U.S.' failed public school system. | $ 6,410,257 |
The Soviet Story | 2008 | Documentary about the crimes of Communism and the Soviet Union. |
Debatable Whether Conservative
Film | Year | Rating | Comments | Gross (Domestic) | |
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Zulu | 1964 | UR | Courageous, Duty, Patriotism. A defending of Western Civilization | ||
The Passion of the Christ | 2004 | R | Downplays the Resurrection,[8] and strength of Christianity and omits powerful angels; instead exaggerates triumph of evil; film had little lasting effect on public or its producer; portrayed nails as through the hands rather than through the wrists as depicted by the Shroud of Turin and confirmed by modern science. | $ 370,782,930 | |
Team America: World Police | 2004 | R | While is clearly pro-military, pro-America, and anti-Hollywood, the movie is riddled with liberal values, including toilet humor and vulgar language throughout. Also, in the movie's foul mouthed theme song, it says yay to abortion, slavery, pornography, and Democrats, while having no positive reaction to Republicans | ||
Shame | 2011 | NC-17 | While the movie shows Hollywood Values, such as sex addiction, in a negative light and is clearly anti-homosexual agenda, as the main character reaches his lowest point by partaking in such acts, the film is graphic in its nature leaving one to question how conservative it really is. | ||
It's a Wonderful Life | 1946 | UR | Falsely teaches that humanism is what makes life worthwhile; marginalizes faith with a cartoonish depiction and demonizes capitalism as sadistic and greedy. | $ 3,300,000 | |
High Noon | 1952 | UR | A favorite of both Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and Bill Clinton; John Wayne said it was "the most un-American thing I've ever seen in my whole life";[9] though susceptible of various interpretations, most of all it seems to scare people into wanting more government. | $ 3,750,000 | |
P.C.U. | 1994 | PG-13 | 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. | $ 4,350,774 | |
Pillow Talk | 1959 | UR | A classic starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day in which conservative values triumph over liberal ones. There are no distortions by feminist ideology. Indeed, in one scene a leading man slaps the leading lady, but then is beaten up by dimwitted bystanders for it! | $ 18,750,000 | |
The Way We Were | 1973 | PG | Unique in the way that it appears liberal to liberals while unintentionally sending a conservative message to young women. | $ 49,919,870 | |
Grease | 1978 | PG | Some conservative messages and no feminism or other political correctness; mocks public school and even television during the 1950s. Followed in 1982 by a much panned sequel (Grease 2). | $ 153,113,000 | |
Fargo | 1996 | R | Pregnant sheriff with traditional American family values solves an elaborate criminal embezzlement, kidnapping and murder scheme. | $ 24,611,975 | |
Juno | 2007 | PG-13 | A pregnant teenage woman rejects abortion and decides for an adoptive birth instead. This movie pushes feminism and marginalizes the essential role of fatherhood. | $ 143,492,840 | |
Camelot | 1967 | G | The famous jousting scene is a powerful display of Christian values and chivalry, but the movie seems lost afterward. | $ 31,102,578 | |
The Iron Lady | 2011 | PG-13 | The British biopic of Conservative Party leader and 1979-90 British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, showing the effects of conservative economic policy on Britain, helping to lift the country out of its recession. | $ 80,554,188 (international including UK), $27,081,674 (US - domestic) | |
21 Jump Street | 2011 | R | Two police officers try to take down a drug ring in high school where the villains are environmentalists and drug dealers. But contains many sexual references, full profanity, and many religious insults | $201,585,328 | |
The Simpsons Movie | 2007 | PG-13 | Portrays the liberal EPA as a villainous and devious agency, and portrays the Government in general as intrusive and corrupt. On the other hand, it also promotes environmentalism in the beginning. | $183,135,014 | |
Back to the Future | 1985 | PG | Contains some conservative messages such as the triumph of chivalry as well as the negative effects of deviancy and drug/alcohol addiction, although the film also promotes negative values including premarital sexual activity and disregard for chasity. Included two sequels in 1989 and 1990. | $210,609,762 | |
The Campaign | 2012 | R | Political comedy depicts the Democratic candidate (Will Ferrell) as an obnoxious, drunken womanizer and satire of John Edwards, although the Republican candidate (Zach Galifinakis) is portrayed just as negatively as a corrupt capitalist. | $33,165,738 | |
Knocked Up | 2007 | R | Unemployed, immature and childish 23-year old Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) has a one night stand with serious career woman Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl), with the unintended consequence of pregnancy. Alison's mother (Joanna Kerns) says she should get the pregnancy "taken care of", while Ben's best friend Jonah (Jonah Hill) suggests that "I won't say the A-word, but it rhymes with abortion." Alison decides to keep the child, while Ben decides to find a real job, grow up, and become a father. | $148,768,917 | |
Beauty and the Beast | 1991 | G | A young woman overcomes a shallow society and finds true love. Although by comparison a powerful and immensely popular antidote to feminism to the liberal movies churned out by Disney since, as well as overall promoting redemption (as seen with the Beast's transformation), and also promoting some family values (such as Belle being loyal to her father), there were a few hints at feminist propaganda at the beginning of the film, such as Belle being different from the villagers because she can read, which is implied to not be supported by the villagers at all (feminist propaganda often claims that women couldn't get an education until the 1960s), as well as Belle being unwilling to hold the role of housewife for Gaston or raising children. Then-Disney Chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg also mentioned that he wanted "a feminist twist" on the original fairy tale by creating a heroine who is "a departure from typical Disney female characters",[10] and Linda Woolverton made clear that she made Belle a feminist and based her on the women's liberation movement in order to avoid creating another insipid princess. Gaston is a conservative and hardworking hunter who is considered by the villagers to be their town hero, but is shown to be the main villain of the movie (it should also be noted that in the original screenplay for the film, Gaston was intended to be a Marquess [French nobleman], meaning the decision to make him a conservative and hardworking hunter was made after a rewrite). In addition, the villagers (strongly implied to be practicing and devout Christians) were later briefly seen supporting a plan that went against God's teachings. In addition, Belle's love for Beast (where it is implied that she was largely unaware of the Beast being formerly a human prince) could be seen as promoting bestiality. Also, it is the first Disney movie to neither show nor hint at the two love interests getting married, and in fact, the only "wedding" in the film was the one Belle ruined, creating negative implications about marriage as a result, as well as starting a string of movies that don't paint marriage in a positive light. There were also several overtones of a pro-homosexual agenda within the film, including the mob song late into the film, largely because of the executive producer, Howard Ashman, being gay and dying from AIDs at the time the film was made. One of the protagonistic characters, Lumiere, is briefly seen making out with a featherduster and was implied that the two weren't married, with some hints at Lumiere being a unrepentant womanizer. | $ 25,487,028 | |
Titanic | 1997 | PG-13 | Every life had value and the most powerful men gave up their seats on lifeboats to women and children first; the media and a young RINO are rightly criticized; broke the record in movie revenues. However, it also gave some hints at a pro-socialist view, and a key scene involving Rose being drawn in the nude is invocative of pornography. | $ 600,779,824 | |
The Hunger Games | 2012 | PG-13 | Futuristic totalitarians plan titular annual televisied "games" as punishement on the descendants of failed revolutionaries from a past uprising. Although technically a message against totalitarianism and for individualism, Leftist actor Donald Sutherland, who played President Snow, implied that the struggles of the films' protagonists were supposed to be derived from the Occupy Wall Street movement, and the book's author also indicated that the events of the book were based on the George W. Bush administration. | $406,267,858 | |
Super | 2010 | R | Main character becomes a super hero after a vision from God. He also frequently turns to prayer and a Christian television show for guidance. Even though his wife leaves him for a drug dealer, he remains loyal to her for the whole movie. Although contains foul language, violence, and brief nudity scenes. | Unknown | |
The LEGO Movie | 2014 | PG | Anti-Large Government, with a message that anyone has the potential to be extraordinary. However is also anti-capitalist, and the main villain is Lord Business | ||
We're the Milers | 2013 | R | A drug dealer, stripper, runaway, and average loser pretend to be a make family to sneak marijuana out of Mexico. However they learn the value and importance of family. The villains of the movie are all drug gang men, the film also features a stripper scene, and weather or not the film is anti-drug in the end is debatable | $150,394,119 | |
Kingsman: The Secret Service | 2015 | R | Anti-enviromentalist, the villian attempts to eradicate the human race because of his belief in man made global warming. Though film is full of language and violence as well as a brief nudity scene. |
Debatable Whether Great
Film | Year | Rating | Comments | Gross (Domestic) |
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The Room | 2003 | R | A tragedy showing the corrosive effects of liberal values like alcoholism and adultery, while reflecting the conservative traits of charity, innovation (in banking) and support for small business. | Unknown |
Bugs Bunny's Space Jam | 1996 | PG | Michael Jordan uses the help of beloved children's characters from the 1950s (a simpler time in America's history) to beat back foreign invaders who wish to take away our freedoms. | $ 90,443,603 |
One Good Cop | 1991 | R | Titular New York City police detective (Michael Keaton) and his wife (Rene Russo) inherit a family-three small girls-when the detective's partner (Anthony Lapaglia) dies on duty. Has positive portrayals of law enforcers and clergy (one priest turns in money that was stolen from a drug dealer by the cop and left as a donation to his church and the girls talk about "going to Jesus"). Typical violent skirmishes mixed with tender sentimental ones, but also admissions of past adultery by the ill-fated partner, smoking, drinking, much profanity and, of course, illegal drugs. | $ 11,276,846 |
Jack and Jill | 2011 | PG | Adam Sandler stars as both Jack and Jill in this family comedy that is pro-capitalism and pro-family values | $ 149,673,788 |
An American Carol | 2008 | PG-13 | David Zucker's conservative comedy starring Kevin Farley, Kelsey Grammer, Jon Voight, Dennis Hopper, Trace Adkins and Leslie Nielsen. | $7,013,191 |
References
- ↑ This figure is a worldwide gross.
- ↑ Vatican Calls The Blues Brothers “Catholic”, FOXNews, June 19, 2010
- ↑ The Forgotten at Decent Film Guide
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097722/
- ↑ Indoctrinate U -Part 1/3, Yahoo
- ↑ KAC Summary
- ↑ www.maafa21.com
- ↑ The original version of the film had no references at all to the Resurrection.
- ↑ http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/47/highnoon.php
- ↑ http://articles.mcall.com/1991-11-22/features/2825583_1_beast-s-castle-fairy-tale-madame-gabrielle
See also
- Essay:Worst Liberal Movies
- Essay:20 Greatest Conservative Movies of the Last 20 Years
- Essay:Greatest Conservative Songs
- Essay:Greatest Conservative TV Shows
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