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

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

#The first [[Spider-Man (2002 film)]], 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.

#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.

#[[Gone With the Wind]]

#[[Gone With the Wind]]

#[[Ben-Hur]]

#[[Ben-Hur]]

#[[Shawshank Redemption]]

#[[Shawshank Redemption]] (about a murderer who escapes from prison)

#[[The Sound of Music]]

#[[The Sound of Music]]

#[[It's a Wonderful Life]]

#[[It's a Wonderful Life]]

#[[Mr. Smith Goes To Washington]]

#[[Mr. Smith Goes To Washington]]

#[[The Passion of the Christ]]

#[[The Passion of the Christ]]

#[[Star Wars]] (not including the sequels) - simple truths about the triumph of good over evil

#[[Star Wars]] and its sequels - simple truths about the triumph of good over evil

#[[King of Kings]]

#[[King of Kings]]

#[[On The Waterfront]] - a simple but hardworking longshoreman takes on his Mafia-controlled union

#[[On The Waterfront]] - a simple but hardworking longshoreman takes on his Mafia-controlled union

#[[Quo Vadis?]]

#[[Quo Vadis?]]

#[[Three Godfathers]]

#[[Three Godfathers]]

#[[Reefer Madness]] (emphasizies the dangers of drugs)

#[[Reefer Madness]] (emphsizies the dangers of drugs)

#[[The Lost Weekend]] (dangers of alcohol)

#[[The Lost Weekend]] (dangers of alcohol)

#[[Little Miss Sunshine]] (importance of family)

#[[Little Miss Sunshine]] (importance of family)

#[[The Manchurian Candidate]] (anti-communist in general, but with a swipe at [[Joseph McCarthy]])

#[[The Manchurian Candidate]] (anti-communist in general, but with a swipe at [[Joseph McCarthy]])

#[[High Noon]] (clearcut portrayal of right and wrong, and standing up against evil)

#[[High Noon]] (clearcut portrayal of right and wrong, and standing up against evil)<ref>It was written by the ex-Communist and uncooperative [[HUAC]] witness Carl Foreman. Supposedly the evil in the movie is McCarthyism and the Red Scare, the town represents Hollywood. John Wayne reportedly turned down the lead part and call ed it "the most un-American movie I have ever seen." [http://drhill.tripod.com/ssi3240/pdf/lecture8.htm]

#[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)]] (a more definite metaphor of good against evil)

 

#[[The Chronicles of Narnia (2005 film series)]], beginning with [[The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005 film)]].

#[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]] (a great period piece that shows what being a man is all about)

#[[The Bounty]] (with [[Anthony Hopkins]] finally doing justice to the actual, much-maligned character of [[Vice Admiral]] [[William Bligh]], [[Royal Navy]])

== References ==

== References ==

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Please add your best conservative picks.

Please add your best conservative picks.

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