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Film Genres

These are just a few of the films that could be used in whole or in part to explore the heroic journey.
 
    FANTASY:
Lord of the Rings

Labyrinth

The Odessy

Mulan
 
Willow

Never Ending Story

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Ladyhawke

Ulysses

The Wizard of Oz

Beauty and the Beast
    SCIENCE FICTION:
Any Star Wars or Star Trek movie

E.T. The Extraterrestrial

The Matrix
Back to the Future,1,2,3
Dune

Mad Max 1,2,3
Cocoon

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Stargate

Alien
    HEROES OF YORE:
Captain Blood

Three Musketeers

Robin and Marian

Henry V
Robin Hood (older or newer versions)

Excalibur
The Name of the Rose

Gladiator
    WESTERNS:
Pale Rider

Shane

Dances with Wolves

A Man Called Horse
Hang 'em High

Stage Coach
Frank and Jesse James
True Grit

Young Guns
    ROMANTIC HERO:
Indiana Jones 1,2,3

Crocodile Dundee 1,2,3
Romancing the Stone
    MODERN VIGILANTES:
Rambo 1,2,3

Dirty Harry

The Terminator
Cobra

Death Wish
Hudson Hawk

Die Hard
    WAR:
Apocalypse Now Platoon

When We Were Soldiers
In Country

The Thin Red Line
    URBAN HERO:
Midnight Cowboy

Karate Kid 1,2,3

The Waterboy

Jaws
The Terry Fox Story

Rebel Without a Cause

The Graduate
Bethune

Thelma and Louise

Finding Forrester
    SUPERHEROES:
Batman

The X-men
Superman
    Spiderman


     
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