15 compelling films made before the 2000's

This is a coming-of-age film in which five high school students are faced with spending a day in detention together. Throughout their day, they collectively dig deep into each other's lives. They find that although they are all completely different and lead dissimilar lives, they strangely enough have a common ground deep within.

This film follows a group of adolescent friends on their quest to find valuables and money after finding a treasure map. It is an incredibly unique movie and portrays the capability that people have when they stick together. It reminds audiences that it's okay to hit forks in the road but to never give up because that road could eventually take you to where you need to be.

This film is centered around the difficulties that many people face in high school. Being bullied, falling in and out of love, and not being good enough for somebody because of wealth differences. But despite it all, still having the power to overcome these obstacles and staying true to oneself regardless of what other people think.

This film depicts what happens when three friends decide to play one last game of hookey before graduating high school and venture out in Chicago. Although they make some pretty great memories, they're also faced with some sticky situations. It just goes to show that you should make the most out of your life while you can, regardless of what problems you may find yourself in.

In this film, a writer conveys the journey he and his friends took when they were younger to see the body of a boy who died accidentally. This expedition had brought him and his friends closer than ever. Along the way, they find out more about themselves, each other, and the meaning of life.

This film revolves around a mother and her two sons who move to California. Soon after, they find themselves in trouble with a cult of vampires. What makes this film more interesting though are the underlying messages of sexual awakening between the vampires and the average people that represent the LGBTQ community and "norm" of heterosexuality.

In this film, a young boy wishes to be older and bigger in order to hangout with his love interest at a carnival. He finds a Zoltar machine to pursue this wish and it works. Throughout the movie though, he learns that he shouldn't have wished his life away because growing up too quickly takes away from one's childhood.

This film portrays what happens when a family man hears a voice out in his corn field, asking him to build something. Later on, he finds that it's a baseball diamond needing to be built. Throughout the film, the audience learns the importance of the field and all of the baseball players who come back for one last game.

This film follows the protagonist who was created to have scissor hands for his line of work, and soon have them replaced with regular hands, but then must learn how to carry on his life with scissor hands after his inventor dies. The film portrays that it doesn't matter what you look like or how different you are from others, what's important is how you treat people and love those for who they are.

This film follows a boy who moves to a new town with his mom and stepdad and wants to learn the game of baseball. Along the way, he befriends the neighborhood baseball crew and is soon recruited to be a part of their team. This is a film that provides a lot of laughs and a heart-warming story line.

In this film, the protagonist must take care of his severely mentally disabled brother and obese mother, along with other siblings, with no father figure in the picture. It's a story of self awareness, self acceptance, and taking care of those who mean the most to you regardless of the conditions they're faced with.

In this film, a man is accused of a crime that he claims he didn't commit and is sent to prison. Throughout his time there, he learns to deal with his new tormenting life and befriends a very wise inmate. More importantly, he learns to not give up hope even in these trying times.

In this classic Disney film, there are several life lessons to be learned. Between the different animals in the kingdom, mistakes are l friendships and grown and forgiveness is granted after a death within the royal family. It shows how evil is conquered when the animals come together and stand up for what's right.

This film portrays the at home and at school life of a girl with telekinetic powers who isn't very loved or accepted by her family. She is highly intelligent and uses her powers to deal with her parents and older brother who devalue education and learning. Her teacher at school cares more for her than her own family and accepts her for her high interest in learning.

This film portrays the forbidden romance between two people because of their differences in wealth. They learn the meaning of happiness from each other while sailing the seas on the Titanic. It's a film that shows that even though one person may have loads of valuables, it doesn't mean that they are truly happy. To be truly happy is to not take things for granted and live each day like it's your last.