The List
What is a Truly Moving Picture?
Below is our constantly growing list of movies recognized by Heartland Truly Moving Pictures. While every film on The List is honored by Heartland, only those with the gold icon next to the titles are recipients of the Truly Moving Pictures Award.
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12 Angry Men
Lassie
1776
Last of the Mohicans, The
42nd Street
Last Samurai, The
A Mighty Heart
Lawrence of Arabia
African Queen, The
Les Miserables
Akeelah and the Bee
Life Is Beautiful
Aladdin
Life with Father
All Quiet on the Western Front
Lilies of the Field
All the President's Men
Lion in Winter, The
Amadeus
Lion King, The
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
Little Mermaid, The
Amati Girls, The
Little Miss Marker
Amazing Grace
Little Secrets
America’s Heart & Soul
Little Women (1994)
Amistad
Longford
An Affair To Remember
Lord of the Rings, The: The Fellowship of the Ring
An American In Paris
Lorenzo's Oil
Anna and the King
Lumumba
Apollo 13
Mad Hot Ballroom
Apostle, The
Madison
August Rush
Man for All Seasons, A
Awakenings
Man in the Moon, The
Babe
Man Without a Face, The
Babette's Feast
Martian Child
Bambi
Marty
Battle of the Bulge
Mary Poppins
Beautiful Mind, A
Mask
Beauty and the Beast
Meet Me in St. Louis
Because of Winn-Dixie
Meet The Robinsons
Becoming Jane
Men of Honor
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Millions
Bella
Miracle
Ben-Hur
Miracle Match, The (formerly "The Game of Their Lives")
Best Years of Our Lives, The
Miracle on 34th Street
Beyond the Gates (formerly "Shooting Dogs")
Miracle Worker, The
Big Fish
Miss Potter
Big Night
Mission, The
Billy Elliot
Mister Roberts
Black Stallion, The
Moby Dick
Blackboard Jungle
Moonstruck
Blizzard
Mr. Holland's Opus
Bobby Jones - Stroke of Genius
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Borrowers, The
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The
Mrs. Miniver
Boys Town
Much Ado About Nothing
Braveheart
Music Man, The
Breaker Morant
Music of the Heart
Breaking Away
My Dog Skip
Bridge on the River Kwai, The
My Fair Lady
Bridge to Terabithia
My Family
Brother Bear
My Left Foot
Bucket List, The
Nanny McPhee
Bug’s Life, A
Nativity Story, The
Carousel
Natural, The
Cars
Norma Rae
Casablanca
Notebook, The
Cast Away
Nun's Story, The
Changing Lanes
October Sky
Chariots of Fire
Of Mice and Men
Charlotte's Web (1973)
Oklahoma!
Charlotte's Web (2006)
Old Yeller
Charly
On Golden Pond
Children of a Lesser God
On The Waterfront
Chocolat
Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored
Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, The
Other Side of Heaven, The
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Our Town
Cinderella
Paradise Road
Cinderella Man
Passion of the Christ, The
Cinema Paradiso
Patch of Blue, A
Circle of Friends
Paths of Glory
City Lights
Patton
Civil Action, A
Pay It Forward
Coach Carter
Penelope
Coal Miner’s Daughter
Peter Pan
Cocoon
Philadelphia Story, The
Color Purple, The
Pianist, The
Courtship of Eddie's Father, The
Pinocchio
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Places In the Heart
Crucible, The
Pollyanna
Cry, The Beloved Country
Porgy and Bess
Dad
Power of One, The
Dances With Wolves
Pride of the Yankees, The
Dave
Prince of Egypt, The
Dead Man Walking
Princess Diaries
Deep End of the Ocean
Pursuit of Happyness, The
Desk Set
Queen, The
Destry Rides Again
Quiet Man, The
Diary of Anne Frank, The
Radio
Doctor Zhivago
Rain Man
Doctor, The
Raisin in the Sun, A
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
Random Harvest
Driving Miss Daisy
Ransom!
Drumline
Ratatouille
Duma
Regarding Henry
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Remains of the Day, The
East of Eden
Remember the Titans
Elephant Man, The
Return to Me
Emma
Right Stuff, The
Emperor’s Club, The
River Runs Through It, A
Enchanted
Rocky
Enchanted April
Roman Holiday
End of the Spear
Rookie, The
Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition, The
Rudy
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Saints and Soldiers
Ever After
Saving Private Ryan
Everyone's Hero
Saving Shiloh
Express, The
Schindler’s List
Fantasia
Searchers, The
Father of the Bride
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Few Good Men, A
Secondhand Lions
Field of Dreams
Secret Garden, The
Finding Forrester
Secret Life of Bees, The
Finding Neverland
Secret of Roan Inish, The
Flicka
Seeker, The
Fly Away Home
Sense and Sensibility
Forever Strong
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Forever Young
Seven Years in Tibet
Forrest Gump
Shadowlands
Freedom Writers
Shakespeare Behind Bars
Friendly Persuasion
Shall We Dance?
Gandhi
Shawshank Redemption, The
Gentleman's Agreement
Shine
Ghosts of Mississippi
Simon Birch
Gladiator
Singin' In The Rain
Glenn Miller Story, The
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The
Glory
Smoke Signals
Glory Road
Sneakers
Going My Way
Snow Falling on Cedars
Gone with the Wind
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Good Earth, The
Song of Bernadette, The
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Sophie Scholl - The Final Days
Gracie
Sophie's Choice
Grapes of Wrath, The
Sound and Fury
Great Debaters, The
Sound of Music, The
Greatest Game Ever Played, The
Sounder
Green Mile, The
South Pacific
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
Spartacus
Hamlet (1948)
Spirited Away
Hamlet (1990)
Spitfire Grill, The
Happy Feet
Stand and Deliver
Harvey
Stand By Me
Hearts In Atlantis
Star Wars
Heidi
Steel Magnolias
Henry Poole is Here
Straight Story, The
Henry V
Stuart Little
Her Majesty
Swan Princess, The
Hip Hop Project, The
Take The Lead
Hoop Dreams
Ten Commandments, The
Hoosiers
Tender Mercies
Hotel Rwanda
That Thing You Do!
How Green Was My Valley
Thirteen Days
Hunchback of Notre Dame, The
Tinker Bell
I Am Sam
To Kill a Mockingbird
Ice Princess
To Sir, with Love
Ikiru
Tomorrow
Immigrant, The
Toy Story
In America
Toy Story 2
Incredibles, The
Trip to Bountiful, The
Inn of the Sixth Happiness, The
Tsotsi
Insider, The
Tuck Everlasting
Iron Giant, The
Twelve O'Clock High
It Happened One Night
Two Brothers
It’s A Wonderful Life
Ultimate Gift, The
Jeremiah Johnson
Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna)
Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie
United 93
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Walk in the Sun, A
Joy Luck Club, The
Walk To Remember, A
Joyeux Noel
Walking Across Egypt
Jungle Book, The
Wall*E
Juno
Watership Down
Kid, The
We Are Marshall
Killing Fields, The
West Side Story
King and I, The
Whale Rider
King of Masks, The
White Christmas
Kiss Me Kate
Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Winslow Boy, The
Kite Runner, The
Witness
Kramer vs Kramer
World's Fastest Indian, The
Kundun
Yankee Doddle Dandy
Lady and the Tramp
Yearling, The
Lake House, The
You Can't Take It With You
Lars and the Real Girl
Young@Heart
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