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
Last of the Mohicans, The
1776
Last Samurai, The
42nd Street
Lawrence of Arabia
A Mighty Heart
Les Miserables
African Queen, The
Life Is Beautiful
Akeelah and the Bee
Life with Father
Aladdin
Lilies of the Field
All Quiet on the Western Front
Lion in Winter, The
All the President's Men
Lion King, The
Amadeus
Little Mermaid, The
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
Little Miss Marker
Amati Girls, The
Little Secrets
Amazing Grace
Little Women (1994)
America’s Heart & Soul
Lord of the Rings, The: The Fellowship of the Ring
Amistad
Lorenzo's Oil
An Affair To Remember
Lumumba
An American In Paris
Mad Hot Ballroom
Anna and the King
Madison
Apollo 13
Man for All Seasons, A
Apostle, The
Man in the Moon, The
August Rush
Man Without a Face, The
Awakenings
Martian Child
Babe
Marty
Babette's Feast
Mary Poppins
Bambi
Mask
Battle of the Bulge
Meet Me in St. Louis
Beautiful Mind, A
Meet The Robinsons
Beauty and the Beast
Men of Honor
Because of Winn-Dixie
Millions
Becoming Jane
Miracle
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Miracle Match, The (formerly "The Game of Their Lives")
Bella
Miracle on 34th Street
Ben-Hur
Miracle Worker, The
Best Years of Our Lives, The
Miss Potter
Beyond the Gates (formerly "Shooting Dogs")
Mission, The
Big Night
Mister Roberts
Billy Elliot
Moby Dick
Black Stallion, The
Moonstruck
Blackboard Jungle
Mr. Holland's Opus
Blizzard
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Bobby Jones - Stroke of Genius
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Borrowers, 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
Penelope
Coach Carter
Peter Pan
Coal Miner’s Daughter
Philadelphia Story, The
Cocoon
Pianist, The
Color Purple, The
Pinocchio
Courtship of Eddie's Father, The
Places In the Heart
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Pollyanna
Crucible, The
Porgy and Bess
Cry, The Beloved Country
Power of One, The
Dad
Pride of the Yankees, The
Dances With Wolves
Prince of Egypt, The
Dave
Princess Diaries
Dead Man Walking
Pursuit of Happyness, The
Deep End of the Ocean
Queen, The
Desk Set
Quiet Man, The
Destry Rides Again
Radio
Diary of Anne Frank, The
Rain Man
Doctor Zhivago
Raisin in the Sun, A
Doctor, The
Random Harvest
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
Ransom!
Driving Miss Daisy
Ratatouille
Drumline
Remains of the Day, The
Duma
Remember the Titans
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Return to Me
East of Eden
Right Stuff, The
Elephant Man, The
River Runs Through It, A
Emma
Rocky
Emperor’s Club, The
Roman Holiday
Enchanted
Rookie, The
Enchanted April
Rudy
End of the Spear
Saints and Soldiers
Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition, The
Saving Private Ryan
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Saving Shiloh
Ever After
Schindler’s List
Everyone's Hero
Searchers, The
Fantasia
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Father of the Bride
Secondhand Lions
Few Good Men, A
Secret Garden, The
Field of Dreams
Secret of Roan Inish, The
Finding Forrester
Seeker, The
Finding Neverland
Sense and Sensibility
Flicka
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Fly Away Home
Seven Years in Tibet
Forever Young
Shadowlands
Forrest Gump
Shakespeare Behind Bars
Freedom Writers
Shall We Dance?
Friendly Persuasion
Shawshank Redemption, The
Gandhi
Shine
Gentleman's Agreement
Simon Birch
Ghosts of Mississippi
Singin' In The Rain
Gladiator
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, The
Glenn Miller Story, The
Smoke Signals
Glory
Sneakers
Glory Road
Snow Falling on Cedars
Going My Way
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Gone with the Wind
Song of Bernadette, The
Good Earth, The
Sophie Scholl - The Final Days
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Sophie's Choice
Gracie
Sound and Fury
Grapes of Wrath, 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 V
Straight Story, The
Her Majesty
Stuart Little
Hip Hop Project, The
Swan Princess, The
Hoop Dreams
Take The Lead
Hoosiers
Ten Commandments, The
Hotel Rwanda
Tender Mercies
How Green Was My Valley
That Thing You Do!
Hunchback of Notre Dame, The
Thirteen Days
I Am Sam
To Kill a Mockingbird
Ice Princess
To Sir, with Love
Ikiru
Toy Story
Immigrant, The
Toy Story 2
In America
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
Walk in the Sun, A
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Walk To Remember, A
Joy Luck Club, The
Walking Across Egypt
Joyeux Noel
Wall*E
Jungle Book, The
Watership Down
Kid, The
We Are Marshall
King and I, The
West Side Story
King of Masks, The
Whale Rider
Kiss Me Kate
White Christmas
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken
Kite Runner, The
Winslow Boy, The
Kramer vs Kramer
Yankee Doddle Dandy
Kundun
Yearling, The
Lady and the Tramp
You Can't Take It With You
Lake House, The
Young@Heart
Lassie
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