Movies like Pay It Forward (movies similar to Pay It Forward)

[BryceReeni]

Pay It Forward is a great movie. And, if you enjoyed the movie, you are sure gonna love these. Lets make a list of movies that are similar or suited for same audience.

[jim]

The Man Without a Face 1993

The story of a relationship between a teacher and his troubled pupil. Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town. His face is disfigured from an automobile accident and fire ten years before in which a boy was ...

The Man Without a Face features touching, inspirational, sincere, realistic and melancholic style.

[Eugenesnumn]

Half Nelson 2006

Despite his dedication to the junior-high students who fill his classroom idealistic teacher Dan Dunne leads a secret life of addiction that the majority of his students will never know. But things change when a troubled student Drey makes a ...

Half Nelson features depressing, independent film, talky, emotional and serious style.

[victoria]

Finding Forrester 2000

Gus van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help ...

Finding Forrester features sentimental, touching, feel good, uplifting and sincere style.

[clayton]

Forrest Gump 1994

A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events - in each case far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. Yet despite all the things he has attained his one true love eludes ...

Forrest Gump features inspirational, touching, feel good, sentimental and uplifting style.

[melinda]

Gifted 2017

Frank a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.

Gifted features inspirational, touching, emotional, sweet and light style.

[kim]

Wonder 2017

The story of August Pullman a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

Wonder features inspirational, uplifting, touching, sincere and thought provoking style.

[aaron]

Front of the Class 2008

quotFront of the Classquot is based on the true story of Brad Cohen -- played in the movie by Jimmy Wolk -- who quotafter being challenged by Tourettes syndrome from a very young age defies all odds to become a gifted teacher

Front of the Class features inspirational, touching, realistic, sentimental and emotional style.

[KennethRap]

The Emperors Club 2002

William Hundert is a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his tightly-controlled world shaken and inexorably altered when a new student Sedgewick Bell walks into his classroom. What begins as a fierce battle of wills gives way to ...

The Emperors Club features realistic, touching, inspirational, contemplative and emotional style.

[MarcoTix]

The Blind Side 2009

Oversized African-American Michael Oher the teen from across the tracks and a broken home has nowhere to sleep at age 16. Taken in by an affluent Memphis couple Michael embarks on a remarkable rise to play for the NFL.

The Blind Side features touching, inspirational, emotional, sentimental and motivational style.

[ethel]

The Help 2011

Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her familys ...

The Help features touching, inspirational, thought provoking, uplifting and emotional style.

[francisco]

Seven Pounds 2008

An IRS agent with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.

Seven Pounds features touching, sad, emotional, depressing and inspirational style.

[TalkWithStranger]

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[vadronovGaf]

Good Will Hunting 1997

Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. ...

Good Will Hunting features psychological, emotional, philosophical, sentimental and intellectual style.

[sylvia]

Freedom Writers 2007

A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school.

Freedom Writers features inspirational, feel good, touching, sentimental and rough style.

[timeblocknob]

Little Man Tate 1991

Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius she is determined to ensure that Fred has all the opportunities that he needs and that he is not taken advantage of by people who forget that his ...

Little Man Tate features intellectual, inspirational, realistic, psychological and touching style.

[cassandra]

Philadelphia 1993

No one would take his case until one man was willing to take on the system. Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes the prejudice and ...

Philadelphia features touching, sad, tear jerker, sincere and emotional style.

[chad]

Boyhood 2014

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18 and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

Boyhood features melancholic, emotional, independent film, depressing and serious style.

[jim]

The Pursuit of Happyness 2006

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as hes poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

The Pursuit of Happyness features inspirational, emotional, sentimental, uplifting and motivational style.

[BobbyZomia]

12 and Holding 2005

Three pre-adolescents with virginal and eager-of-signals naivety hit headlong against monstrous and inhospitable loneliness in the incandescent fire among the ashes of their own inocence.

12 and Holding features touching, realistic, emotional, heartbreaking and sad style.