Oak View Middle School

Homework Choice Movie Options

All movies must get final OK from and watched with, your parents!  This is because some movies are rated "R" and it is your parents decision what movies you can and can't watch.  This list is only intended to show movies which I will give credit for watching.   Remember this is just one option for homework choice you could always do a different project instead.  

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Unit 3 Latin America

1. End of the Spear(2005) PG-13
2. Mosquito coast(1986) PG
3. *Medicine Man(1992) PG-13 
4. The Mission(1986) PG 

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Unit 4 Europe & Russia 

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1. *The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) PG-13Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic material involving the Holocaust
2. Europa Europa (1990) R
3. The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) PG ?
4. Doctor Zhivago (1965) PG-13
5. Schindler's List (1993) R
6. The Pianist (2002) R 
7. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
8. *Life Is Beautiful (1998) PG-13  Rated PG-13 for holocaust-related thematic elements
9. 12 (2007) PG-13
   

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Unit 5 Africa

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1. *Hotel Rwanda (2004) PG-13  for violence, disturbing images and brief strong language
2. The Power of One (1992) PG-13 for some areas of strong violence
3. The Last King of Scotland (2006) R for some strong violence and gruesome images, sexual content and language
4. *Blood Diamond (2006) R for strong violence and language
5. A Far off place (1993) PG  for violence and mild language
6. The Color of Friendship (2000) G
7.   Out of Africa  (1985) PG
8.  The Good Lie (2014) PG-13 for thematic elements, some violence, brief strong language, drug use
9. Shooting Dogs  aka Beyond the Gates (2005) R forstrong violence, disturbing images and language
10. * Invictus (2009)  PG-13 for brief strong language 

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Unit 6 Middle East

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1.  *Paradise Now (2005) PG-13
2. Osama (2003) PG-13
3. Color of Paradise (1999) PG
4. Children of Heaven (1997) PG
5. Control Room (2004) 
   
6. The Kite Runner (2007) PG-13 
7. *The Breadwinner (2017) PG-13

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Unit 7 Asia

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1. 1. Gandhi(1982) PG
   2. *Slumdog Millionaire (2008)  Rated R for some violence, disturbing images and language.
   3. The Last Samurai (2003) Rated R for strong violence and battle sequences. 
      
   4. Little Buddha (1993) Rated PG for some disturbing images
   5. Seven Years in Tibet (1997) Rated PG-13 for some violent sequences. 
      
   6. The Last Emperor (1987) PG-13
   7. Memoirs of Geisha (2005) Rated PG-13 for mature subject matter and some sexual content.
   8. Bride and Prejudice (2004) Rated PG-13 for some sexual references.
   9. City of Joy (1992) Rated PG-13 for scenes of brief strong violence
   10. Weeping Camel (2003) Rated PG for some mild thematic content.
   11. Outsourced (2006) Rated PG-13 for some sexual content.

Unit 8 Australia and Antarctica