Movies about Karma and Good Deeds

October 16, 2010 3:31 AM

Looking for movies about karma, good deeds etc.

So far, I'm stuck on Pay It Forward. I'm after films that feature good deeds, volunteers, good karma, that sort of thing. I want to build up a clip compile of lines from movies based around these themes.

Thanks, Hive Mind!

posted by mooza to Media & Arts (15 answers total)

Response by poster: Clueless just occurred to me - that section where Cher is collecting things to give to charity. That's the sort of thing I'm after...
posted by mooza at 3:38 AM on October 16, 2010

The Blind Side.
posted by dzaz at 3:46 AM on October 16, 2010

7 Pounds.
posted by madstop1 at 4:43 AM on October 16, 2010

Groundhog Day
posted by empath at 4:53 AM on October 16, 2010

Amelie!!
posted by shortyJBot at 5:09 AM on October 16, 2010

Field Of Dreams
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 5:49 AM on October 16, 2010

It's a Wonderful Life
posted by WPW at 6:10 AM on October 16, 2010

Happy-Go-Lucky
posted by Pochemuchka at 6:19 AM on October 16, 2010

I think Defending Your Life is a fun watch, although I can't think of specific clips or lines from the movie without watching it again. Meryl Streep, Albert Brooks, Rip Torn - 1991. Description from imdb: "In an afterlife resembling the present-day US, people must prove their worth by showing in court how they have demonstrated courage." Here's a trailer.
posted by belau at 6:21 AM on October 16, 2010

Millions, Danny Boyle.
posted by Senza Volto at 6:27 AM on October 16, 2010 [1 favorite]

In the Blues Brothers, their reason for getting the band back together is to save their old school that is facing a huge tax bill. I can't recall if there are any specific LINES from the movie that really illustrate this. But you might look first at the scene where Jake and Elwood are sitting in the Head Nun's office, in the tiny school desks.
posted by SuperSquirrel at 7:54 AM on October 16, 2010 [1 favorite]

Babette's Feast. A classic. If you haven't seen it, don't read about it; just watch it to the end.
You will be tempted to turn it off before that, but the end justifies everything that precedes it.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 7:55 AM on October 16, 2010

Pay it Forward
As Good as It Gets
posted by theora55 at 9:17 AM on October 16, 2010

Please Give is a little different. The charity stems from (liberal) guilt rather than actual compassion.
posted by cazoo at 9:50 AM on October 16, 2010

can tv be included? because my name is earl, esp. 1st season was entirely about a man struggling with his karma! with hilarious results!
posted by Rube R. Nekker at 12:17 PM on October 16, 2010 [1 favorite]