Plot: A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.

Theme: Piracy

Focus Questions: Would you change your grade if you knew you wouldn’t get caught?

Studio: MGM

Directed by: John Badham

Writing credits: Lawrence Lasker (written by) & Walter F. Parkes (written by)

Cast:
Matthew Broderick ... David Lightman
Ally Sheedy ... Jennifer Katherine Mack

Plot: A young boy attempts to make the world a better place after his teacher gives him that chance.

Scenes:
"The Assignment"- A Social Studies teacher assigns a project where the students must come up with an idea to change the world.

Theme: Vision/Changing the world

Focus Questions:
Is it possible to change the world?

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by: Mimi Leder

Writing credits: Catherine Ryan Hyde (Book), Leslie Dixon (Screenplay)

Cast :
Kevin Spacey .... Eugene Simonet
Helen Hunt .... Arlene McKinney
Haley Joel Osment .... Trevor McKinney
Jay Mohr .... Chris Chandler
James Caviezel .... Jerry
Jon Bon Jovi .... Ricky McKinney

Plot: A young boy attempts to make the world a better place after his teacher gives him that chance.

Scenes: "It Has to be Something Big"- Trevor presents his "Pay It Forward idea to the class and it causes a debate on whether it can work.

Theme: Vision/ Making the ideal real

Focus Questions:
Is "Pay It Forward" realistic?

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by: Mimi Leder

Writing credits: Catherine Ryan Hyde (Book), Leslie Dixon (Screenplay)

Cast :
Kevin Spacey .... Eugene Simonet
Helen Hunt .... Arlene McKinney
Haley Joel Osment .... Trevor McKinney
Jay Mohr .... Chris Chandler
James Caviezel .... Jerry
Jon Bon Jovi .... Ricky McKinney

Plot: After Lucas Nickle floods an ant colony with his watergun, he's magically shrunken down to insect size and sentenced to hard labor in the ruins.

Theme: Democracy

Focus Questions: What does “E Pluribus Unum” mean?

Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by: John A. Davis

Writing credits: John A. Davis,John Nickle (book)

Cast:
Nicolas Cage ... Zoc (voice)
Zach Tyler ... Lucas Nickle (voice) (as Zach Tyler Eisen)

Plot: Family man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father's competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids' soccer team, and soon finds that he's also taking on his father's dysfunctional way of relating.

Scene: Phil Weston finally apologizes to his son for his out of control and insensitive coaching.

Theme: Humility

Focus Questions: Why is it hard to admit a mistake?

Studio: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Jesse Dylan

Writing credits: Leo Benvenuti (written by) & Steve Rudnick (written by)

Cast :
Will Ferrell ... Phil Weston
Dylan McLaughlin ... Sam Weston

Plot: A preteen's life is changed after befriending the new girl at school.

Theme: Reaching Out to Others

Focus Questions: Have you ever reached out to an outcast? Why? Why not?

Studio: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Gabor Csupo

Writing credits: Jeff Stockwell (screenplay) and
David Paterson (screenplay), Katherine Paterson (book)

Cast:
AnnaSophia Robb ... Leslie Burke
Lauren Clinton ... Janice Avery

Plot: Samuel L. Jackson plays the controversial high school basketball coach who benched his undefeated team due to their collective poor academic record in 1999.

Theme: Looking Ahead

Focus Questions: How do you see yourself now? 10 years from now?

Studio: Paramount

Directed by: Thomas Carter

Writing credits: Mark Schwahn (written by) and John Gatins (written by)

Cast:
Samuel L. Jackson ... Coach Ken Carter
Rob Brown ... Kenyon Stone
Robert Ri'chard ... Damien Carter
Rick Gonzalez ... Timo Cruz
Nana Gbewonyo ... Junior Battle
Antwon Tanner ... Worm
Channing Tatum ... Jason Lyle

Plot: A Chicago man's hope for a peaceful family vacation in the woods is shattered when the annoying in-laws drop in.

Scene: Chet and Roman compare their views of the lake area.

Theme: Perspective

Focus Questions: What do you see?

Studio: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Howard Deutch

Writing credits: John Hughes

Cast :
Dan Aykroyd ... Roman Craig
John Candy ... Chet Ripley

Plot: The true story of an newly appointed African-American coach and his high school team on their first season as a racially integrated unit.

Scene: "Attitude Reflects Leadership"- Two players agrue over each others' performances during football practice.

Themes: Teamwork, Vision

Focus Question:
How can a leader gain respect?

Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

Directed by: Boaz Yakin

Writing credits: Gregory Allen Howard (Screenplay)

Cast:
Denzel Washington .... Coach Herman Boone
Will Patton .... Coach Bill Yoast
Wood Harris .... Julius Campbell
Ryan Hurst .... Gerry Bertier
Donald Faison .... Petey Jones
Craig Kirkwood .... Jerry 'Rev' Harris
Ethan Suplee .... Louie Lastik
Kip Pardue .... Ronnie 'Sunshine' Bass

Plot: A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee.

Scene: Akeelah intentionaly mis-spells a word only to haver opponent demand she do her best.

Theme: Giving Your All

Focus Questions: Why is it important to others that you do your best?

Studio: Lions Gate Films

Directed by: Doug Atchison

Writing credits: Doug Atchison

Cast :
Keke Palmer ... Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne ... Dr. Joshua Larabee
Angela Bassett ... Tanya Anderson
Sean Michael ... Dylan Chiu

Plot: A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.

Scene: Napoleon and his friend hope to find self-confidence from a martial arts instructor.

Theme: Seeking Self-Esteem

Focus Questions: How can you acquire self-esteem?

Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Directed by: Jared Hess

Writing credits: Jared Hess (written by) and Jerusha Hess (written by)

Cast :
Jon Heder ... Napoleon Dynamite
Aaron Ruell ... Kip Dynamite
Diedrich Bader ... Rex

Plot: A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series.

Theme: Integrity

Focus Questions: Can your friends count on you? Why?

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Directed by: John Sayles

Writing credits: Eliot Asinof (book), John Sayles (screenplay)

Cast: John Cusack ... George 'Buck' Weaver