"Moral-Ethical Emphasis" refers to Character Counts' Six Pillars of Character. The suggested ages for each movie are shown in brackets. For a complete list of Social-Emotional Learning Topics Click Here.

Mother/Son

• Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided (Families in Crisis; Marriage; Grieving; Leadership; Father/Daughter; Mother/Son; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect, Responsiblity, Fairness; Subjects: U.S./1812 - 1865; Biography) [10+]
• The Glass Menagerie (Families in Crisis; Mother/Son; Mother/Daughter; Disabilities; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: Drama/U.S.; U.S./Missouri)[12+]
• Leonardo: A Dream of Flight (Friendship; Talent; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: General; Subjects: Biography; World/Italy & the Renaissance; Science-Technology; Aviation) [8 - 11]
• Mr. Holland's Opus (Education; Male Role Model; Parenting; Father/Son; Mother/Son; Marriage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Citizenship; Caring; Respect; Subjects: Music/Classical; U.S. 1945 - 1991) [10+]
• October Sky (Parenting; Father/Son; Mother/Son; Breaking Out; Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Subjects: Space Exploration; U.S./1945 - 1991 & West Virginia; Science-Technology) [10+]
• Pay It Forward (Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Mother/Son; Families in Crisis; Education; Disabilities; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Citizenship; Subjects: U.S./1991 - Present) [12+]
• Shiloh (Caring for Animals; Father/Son; Mother/Son, Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Caring; Subjects: U.S./1945 - 1991 & West Virginia) [10+]
• The Yearling (Male Role Model; Coming of Age; Running Away; Father/Son; Mother/Son; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Subjects: U.S./1865 - 1913 & Florida; Literature/U.S.) [8 - 12]

PARENTING

• Angels in the Outfield (Families in Crisis; Friendship; Parenting; Female Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: Sports/Baseball; U.S./1945 - 1991 & California) [9 - 12]
• Bend It Like Beckham (Breaking Out; Parenting; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Caring; Subjects: Sports/Soccer (Football); World/England) [13+]
• Billy Elliot (Breaking Out, Families in Crisis, Father/Son, Courage, Grieving, Friendship, Parenting, Grandparents; Sexual Orientation, Education; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring, Responsibility, Respect; Trustworthiness; Subjects: Dance; World/England) [12+]
• Breaking Away (Coming of Age; Parenting; Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Subjects: Sports/Bicycle Racing; U.S./1945 - 1991 & Indiana) [12+]
• Captains Courageous (Friendship, Parenting; Male Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility; Subjects: U.S./1929 - 1941 & Massachusets; Seafaring) [8 - 12]
• Cross Creek (Female Role Model; Parenting; Friendship; Suicide; Running Away; Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: U.S./1865 - 1913; Florida; Literature/U.S.) [the events that inspired The Yearling]
• Fiddler on the Roof (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Subjects: Drama/Musicals; Religions/Judaism; U.S./Diversity; World/Russia; Dance/Performance) [7+]
• Fly Away Home (Parenting; Father/Daughter; Teamwork; Caring for Animals; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Subjects: Science; the Environment; Canada) [10+]
• A Gentleman's Agreement (Female Role Model; Male Role Model; Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Subjects: U.S./1945 - 1991 & Diversity) [12+]
• Gracie's Choice (Alcohol & Drug; Abuse; Families In Crisis; Mother/Daughter; Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Caring; Subjects: Health; U.S./1991 to Present) [10+]
• Ice Princess (Breaking Out; Parenting; Mother/daughter; Sportsmanship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Fairness; Caring; Subjects: Sports/Ice Skating) [9+]
• Life With Father (Coming of Age; Father/Son; Marriage; Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: U.S./1865 - 1913 & New York) [8+]
• Little Women (Female Role Model; Families in Crisis; Parenting; Sisters; Coming of Age; Talent; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Subjects: U.S./1860 - 1865 & Massachusetts; Literature/U.S.) [6+]
• Lorenzo's Oil (Illness, Disabilities; Marriage; Families in Crisis; Parenting; Sisters; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Subjects: Medicine) [13+]
• Mr. Holland's Opus (Education; Male Role Model; Parenting; Father/Son; Mother/Son; Marriage; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Citizenship; Caring; Respect; Subjects: Music/Classical; U.S. 1945 - 1991) [10+]
• October Sky (Parenting; Father/Son; Mother/Son; Breaking Out; Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Caring; Subjects: Space Exploration; U.S./1945 - 1991 & West Virginia; Science-Technology) [10+]
• The Official Story (Parenting; Human Rights; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Subjects: World/Argentina) [14+]
• The Old Curiosity Shop (Gambling Addiction; Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: Literature/England) [11+]
• The Pursuit of Happyness (Father/Son; Parenting; Surviving, Work/Career; add the following SEL topics when using TeachWithMovies.com's student handout for this film entitled Episodes in the Life of Chris Gardner (What's Not in the Movie): Alcohol & Drug Abuse; Breaking Out; Spousal Abuse; Child Abuse; Education; Male Role Model; Ambition; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: U.S./1991 - current and Biography) [12+]
• Shiloh (Caring for Animals; Father/Son; Mother/Son, Parenting; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Caring; Subjects: U.S./1945 - 1991 & West Virginia) [10+]
• The Sound of Music (Parenting, Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Caring; Subjects: Drama/Musicals; World/ WW II & Austria) [6+]
• To Kill A Mockingbird (Justice; Male Role Model; Courage; Mental Illness; Parenting; Disabilities; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Responsibilility; Fairness; Caring; Citizenship; Subjects: U.S./1929 - 1941, the Law & Diversity; Literature/U.S. & Literary Devices) [11+; Literary devices analyzed: symbol; flashback; irony; humor]
• War of the Buttons - Using Characterization in Literary Analysis (Fighting; Friendship; Leadership; Parenting; Subjects: Literature/Literary Devices: characterization; World/Ireland; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Caring) [10+]
• When a Man Loves a Woman (Alcohol & Drug Abuse; Romantic Relationships; Marriage; Parenting; Father/daughter; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: U.S./1991 - current) [13+]

PEACE/PEACEMAKERS

• All Quiet on the Western Front (Courage in War; Peace/Peacemakers; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Citizenship; Caring; Subjects: World/Germany & WW I) [12+]
• A Force More Powerful (Rebellion; Peace/Peacemakers; Moral-Ethical: --- Citizenship; Subjects: World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s - the Present; U.S./1945 - the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee) [12+]
• Gandhi (Rebellion; Peace/Peacemakers; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Responsibility; Fairness; Caring; Citizenship; Subjects: Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s - Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity; Religions) [10+]
• Michael Collins (Peace/Peacemakers; Courage in War; Breaking Out; Rebellion; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Subjects: Biography; World/Ireland) [14+]
• A Midnight Clear (Coming of Age; Peace/Peacemakers; Courage in War; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: U.S./1941-1945) [13+]
• The Russians are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: U.S./1941 - 1945; Massachusetts [8 - 12]
• Thirteen Days (Leadership; Peace/Peacemakers; Brothers; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: U.S./1945 - 1991; World/Russia & The Cold War) [12+]

PEER PRESSURE

• High School Musical (Breaking Out; Friendship, Peer Pressure; Father/Son; Talent; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Subjects: Dance; Drama/Musicals) [8 - 14]
• Hiroshima Maiden (Courage; Friendship; Human Rights; Peer Pressure; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Subjects: U.S./1941 - 1991; World/WW-II and Japan) [9 - 13]
• The Outsiders (Brothers; Coming of Age; Courage; Fighting; Friendship; Peer Pressure; Redemption; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Caring; Subjects: Literature/U.S. & Literary Devices; U.S./1945 - 1991) [11+; Literary devices analyzed: expository phase; flashback; symbol; foreshadowing; Bildungsroman; irony; protagonist/antagionist confusion and theme]

REBELLION

• 1776 (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Citizenship; Subjects: U.S./1750 - 1812 & Pennsylvania; Drama/Musicals) [11+]
• Amistad (Justice; Courage; Rebellion; Human Rights; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Citizenship; Subjects: U.S./1812 - 1860 & Diversity) [14+]
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: World/England & Middle Ages) [8 - 13]
• Animal Farm (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Subjects: World/Russia; Literature/England) [6+; Literary genre: Allegory]
• Beyond Rangoon (Human Rights; Grieving; Rebellion; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: World/Myanmar) [14+]
• Fahrenheit 451 (Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Science Fiction) [12+]
• A Force More Powerful (Rebellion; Peace/Peacemakers; Moral-Ethical: --- Citizenship; Subjects: World/India, Poland, Denmark, Chile, South Africa; 1800s - the Present; U.S./1945 - the Present; Civil Rights Movement, Tennessee) [12+]
• For Whom the Bell Tolls (Courage in War; Romantic Relationships; Rebellion; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Citizenship; Subjects: Literature/U.S.; World/Between World Wars & Spain) [12+]
• Gandhi (Rebellion; Peace/Peacemakers; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Responsibility; Fairness; Caring; Citizenship; Subjects: Biography; World/India, South Africa, England & 1800s - Cold War Era; U.S./Diversity; Religions) [10+]
• Julius Caesar (Ambition; Rebellion; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: World/Ancient Rome; Drama/England) [12+]
• Kundun (Rebellion; Leadership; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Subjects: World/Tibet & China; Religions/Buddhism) [13+]
• Michael Collins (Peace/Peacemakers; Courage in War; Breaking Out; Rebellion; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Subjects: Biography; World/Ireland) [14+]
• The Mission (Brothers; Redemption; Courage; Rebellion; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Religions/Christianity; World/South America, Paraguay, Brazil) [13+]
• Roots Vol. IV (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: U.S./1812 - 1860 & Diversity) [12+]
• Sarafina (Rebellion; Human Rights; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Citizenship; Subjects: World/South Africa) [13+]
• Schindler's List (Courage; Rebellion; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Caring; Subjects: Biography; World/WW II) [15+]
• Seven Days in May (U.S./1945 - 1991; Rebellion; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility) [12+]
• Spartacus (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Biography; World/Ancient Rome) [13+]
• A Tale of Two Cities (Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Rebellion; Redemption; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects (Literature/England; World/France & England) [12+]
• The White Rose (Courage; Rebellion; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Subjects: World/Germany & WW II) (13+)

REDEMPTION

• Casablanca (Romantic Relationships; Redemption; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Citizenship; Subjects: U.S./1941-1945; World/WW II; France & Morocco) [12+]
• Cool Runnings (Sportsmanship; Redemption; Male Role Model; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Fairness; Subjects: World/Jamaica; Sports/Olympics) [8+]
• Courage Under Fire (Marriage, Redemption; Leadership; Suicide; Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Courage in War; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Subjects: U.S./1991 - Present) [12+]
• A Christmas Carol (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Religions/Christianity; World/England) [8+]
• An Ideal Husband (Families in Crisis; Marriage, Friendship, Romantic Relationships, Justice, Redemption; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Caring; Subjects: Drama/England; World/England)[12+]
• Les Misérables (Redemption; Suicide; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Fairness, Caring; Subjects: Literature/France; World/France) [8+]
• The Lion King (Grieving; Redemption; Friendship; Ambition, Running Away; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Subjects: The Environment; Science/Technology) [8 - 11]
• The Mission (Brothers; Redemption; Courage; Rebellion; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Religions/Christianity; World/South America, Paraguay, Brazil) [13+]
• On The Waterfront (Redemption; Breaking Out; Brothers; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: Cinema; U.S./1945 - 1991 & New York) [12+]
• The Outsiders (Brothers; Coming of Age; Courage; Fighting; Friendship; Peer Pressure; Redemption; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Caring; Subjects: Literature/U.S. & Literary Devices; U.S./1945 - 1991) [11+; Literary devices analyzed: expository phase; flashback; symbol; foreshadowing; Bildungsroman; irony; protagonist/antagionist confusion and theme]
• The Red Badge of Courage (Redemption, Coming of Age; Courage in War; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: U.S./1860 - 1865; Literature/U.S.) [10+]
• The Scarlet Letter (Redemption; Romantic Relationships; Revenge; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Subjects: U.S./1629 - 1750 & Massachusetts; Religions/Christianity; Literature/U.S.) [12+]
• A Tale of Two Cities (Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Rebellion; Redemption; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects (Literature/England; World/France & England) [12+]

REVENGE

• Behind the Sun (Revenge; Breaking Out; Brothers; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Responsibility; Subjects: World/Brazil & Albania) [12+; Literary devices analyzed: symbols, subplot, flashback, foreshadowing and irony]
• Hamlet (Revenge, Fighting, Grieving; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Subjects: Drama/England) [12+]
• Moby Dick (Revenge, Humility; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: Literature/U.S.; Seafaring; U.S./1812 - 1860 & Massachusetts) [10+]
• Romeo and Juliet (Fighting; Romantic Relationships; Suicide; Revenge; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Subjects: Drama/England) [12+]
• The Scarlet Letter (Redemption; Romantic Relationships; Revenge; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Subjects: U.S./1629 - 1750 & Massachusetts; Religions/Christianity; Literature/U.S.) [12+]
• West Side Story (Fighting; Revenge; Romantic Relationships; Bad Associations; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Citizenship; Subjects: Drama/Musicals; U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & New York; Dance/Performance [12+]

ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS

• Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided (Families in Crisis; Marriage; Grieving; Leadership; Father/Daughter; Mother/Son; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect, Responsiblity, Fairness; Subjects: U.S./1812 - 1865; Biography) [10+]
• The African Queen (Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Citizenship; Subjects: Science-Technology; World/WW I & Africa) [10+]
• Behind the Sun (Revenge; Breaking Out; Brothers; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Responsibility; Subjects: World/Brazil & Albania) [12+; Literary devices analyzed: symbols, subplot, flashback, foreshadowing and irony]
• Bend It Like Beckham (Breaking Out; Parenting; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Caring; Subjects: Sports/Soccer (Football); World/England) [13+]
• Camille (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Cinema; Drama/France; World/France) [12+]
• Carmen (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Subjects: Music/Opera; World/France) [12+] (In French with English Subtitles)
• Casablanca (Romantic Relationships; Redemption; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Citizenship; Subjects: U.S./1941-1945; World/WW II; France & Morocco) [12+]
• Mary Cassatt: American Impressionist (Talent; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: Visual Arts; World/France; U.S./1865 - 1913; Biography)[8+]
• Conquest (Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Responsibility; Subjects: Biography/Napoleon Bonaparte; World/France, Poland & The 1800s) [12+]
• Coppelia (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Dance/Performance) [5+]
• Cyrano de Bergerac (Romantic Relationships; Self-esteem; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Drama/France; World/France) [12+] (In French with English Subtitles)
• Emma (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Subjects: Literature/England; World/England) [12+]
• Ever After (Romantic Relationships; Self-Esteem; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Caring; Subjects: World/France and the Renaissance; Myths & Fairy Tales) [10+]
• For Whom the Bell Tolls (Courage in War; Romantic Relationships; Rebellion; Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Citizenship; Subjects: Literature/U.S.; World/Between World Wars & Spain) [12+]
• Gigi (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Subjects: Drama/Musicals; World/France) [12+]
• The Gods Must Be Crazy (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: World/Africa) [9+]
• Good Will Hunting (Child Abuse; Marriage; Romantic Relationships; Fighting; Friendship; Male Role Model; Talent; Breaking Out; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: Medicine (Psychiatry); U.S./1991 to present & Massachusetts) [14+]
• Gorillas in the Mist (Caring for Animals; Courage; Human Rights; Romantic Relationships; Ethical Emphasis --- Trustworthiness; Respect; Citizenship;Subjects --- The Environment; Science-Technology; World/Africa) [13+]
• Great Expectations (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Subjects: World/England; Literature/England) [10+)
• Isaac Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs (Romantic Relationships; Talent; Subjects: Biology; Science-Technology; World/England & Enlightenment; Mathematics) [8- 13]
• An Ideal Husband (Families in Crisis; Marriage, Friendship, Romantic Relationships, Justice, Redemption; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Caring; Subjects: Drama/England; World/England)[12+]
• The Importance of Being Earnest (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Subjects: World/England; Drama/England) [12+]
• La Traviata (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Music/Opera; World/France) (12+) (In Italian with English Subtitles)
• Much Ado About Nothing (Romantic Relationships; Brothers; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Fairness; Subjects: Drama/England) [10+]
• The Music Man (Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Subjects: Drama/Musicals; U.S./1865 - 1913; Dance/Performance) [6+]
• Music of the Heart (Education; Talent; Disabilities; Romantic Relationships; Divorce and Separation; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Citizenship; Subjects: Music/Classical; U.S./1991 - Present & New York; Biography (Guaspari)) [9+]
• My Fair Lady (Romantic Relationships; Breaking Out; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: World/England; Drama/Musicals) [6+]
• The Nutcracker (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: Dance) [5+]
• Oklahoma! Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: U.S./1865-1913 & Oklahoma; Drama/Musicals; Dance/Performance) [12+]
• On The Waterfront (Redemption; Breaking Out; Brothers; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: Cinema; U.S./1945 - 1991 & New York) [12+]
• Outbreak (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: Medicine; Science-Technology, U.S. 1991 - present; World/Africa) [14+]
• A Passage To India (Friendship; Romantic Relationships; Justice; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Subjects: World/India & England; Literature/England) [12+]
• The Pirates of Penzance (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Subjects: Drama/Musicals; World/England) [8+]
• Persuasion (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Subjects: World/England; Literature/England) [12+]
• Pride and Prejudice (Romantic Relationships; Sisters, Humility; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: World/England; Literature/England) [12+; Literary devices analyzed: theme; foils, contrasting characters; character development; subplot; irony; and use of letters read by a character]
• Princess Mononoke (Male Role Model; Leadership; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Citizenship; Subjects: World/Japan; The Environment; Mythology; Cinema) [12+]
• Pygmalion (Breaking Out; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: Drama/England; World/England) [12+]
• Romeo and Juliet (Fighting; Romantic Relationships; Suicide; Revenge; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Subjects: Drama/England) [12+]
• Ryan's Daughter (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Caring; Subjects: World/Ireland & WW I) [15+]
• Sayonara (Male Role Model; Romantic Relationships; Friendship; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Respect; Subjects: U.S./1945 - 1991 & Diversity; World/Japan) [12+]
• The Scarlet Letter (Redemption; Romantic Relationships; Revenge; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Responsibility; Subjects: U.S./1629 - 1750 & Massachusetts; Religions/Christianity; Literature/U.S.) [12+]
• Sense and Sensibility (Sisters; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility; Caring; Subjects: World/England; Literature/England) [12+]
• Show Boat (Marriage; Romantic Relationships; Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Gambling Addiction; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: U.S./1865 - 1913 & Diversity; Cinema; Drama/Musicals; Dance/Performance) [11+]
• The Sound of Music (Parenting, Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Trustworthiness; Caring; Subjects: Drama/Musicals; World/ WW II & Austria) [6+]
• South Pacific (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Citizenship; Subjects: Drama/Musicals; U.S./1941 - 1945 & Diversity) [10+]
• Swan Lake (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects:Dance/Performance; Literature/Literary Devices) [10+; Literary devices analyzed: metaphor; symbol.]
• A Tale of Two Cities (Alcohol and Drug Abuse; Rebellion; Redemption; Romantic Relationships; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects (Literature/England; World/France & England) [12+]
• Tootsie (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Subjects: U.S./1945 - 1991 & New York; Drama/U.S.) [13+]
• Twelfth Night (Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: Drama/England) [12+]
• West Side Story (Fighting; Revenge; Romantic Relationships; Bad Associations; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Respect; Caring; Citizenship; Subjects: Drama/Musicals; U.S./1945 - 1991, Diversity & New York; Dance/Performance [12+]
• When a Man Loves a Woman (Alcohol & Drug Abuse; Romantic Relationships; Marriage; Parenting; Father/daughter; Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Caring; Subjects: U.S./1991 - current) [13+]