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  1. May 15, 2024 · What’s the best movie about the American Dream? Is it a heartwarming rags-to-riches story or a consumed-by-greed cautionary tale? Vote up the movies you think encapsulate the American Dream.

    • 10 Hustle & Flow
    • 9 Minari
    • 8 Dolemite Is My Name
    • 7 The Founder
    • 6 Revolutionary Road
    • 5 The Pursuit of Happyness
    • 4 The Great Gatsby
    • 3 of Mice and Men
    • 2 MA Rainey’s Black Bottom
    • 1 A Streetcar Named Desire
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    Terrance Howard puts on quite a show in this redemptive drama as Djay, a hustler and pimp living in Memphis. Working with a stable of three sex workers wasn’t enough to bring food to the table, and while Djay had a gift for rhyming, his dreams of success and becoming an emcee were too out of reach. In a burst of inspiration, he decided to trade in ...

    Minari is a tender and moving portrait of a Korean-American family trying to make the most of the opportunities laid out before them while carving out a little life and a new home on an Arkansas farm in the 1980s. Written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the movie is led by Steven Yeun’s Jacob, a man determined to succeed in farming an untested cro...

    As a biographical comedy set in 1970s LA, the period film holds no bars in its representation of the era. From foul-mouthed humor and black culture to catchy tunes and pure showmanship, Dolemite Is My Nameis a trailblazer that forges a path to success and fame on its own terms. In the center of it is Rudy Ray Moore, the godfather of rap and undergr...

    Starring Michael Keaton in one of his most ruthless roles, The Founderis the true story of how McDonald’s rose to dominance at a time when America needed it the most. Keaton’s Ray Kroc was nothing but a multimixer salesman until he noticed a small burger business bagging in thousands of customers and making deliveries in less than 30 seconds. Seein...

    Revolutionary Road follows the 1950s couple, Frank and April Wheeler, as they struggle to come to terms with the breakdown of their marriage. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in their second on-screen collaboration (with some imagining this film to be the sad sequel to Titanicif the couple had lived), this romantic drama rips away the fa...

    Achieving success against the odds is one of the core principles of the American Dream, and this is embodied through the life of Chris Gardner. Based on the real account of Gardner’s time as a homeless salesman, The Pursuit of Happyness depicts the battles he faced in attempting to form a successful career while also caring for his young son. Force...

    The Great Gatsby explores the consequences of materialism that derives from the pursuit of the American Dream and is based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous book, which many consider to be 'the great American novel.' Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Spider-Man's Tobey Maguire, this period romance follows the extravagant life of a millionaire, Jay Gatsb...

    Working-class men struggled in the 20th century, but when it came to the American ideal, no one dreamed bigger. Of Mice and Men focuses on two farm workers, George and the intellectually disabled Lennie, who chase the dream of one day buying their own land. Pushed into a crowded space with thousands of others trying to find success, the Dream convi...

    Starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in his final film role, this biographical drama recounts a turbulent recording session with influential blues singer Ma Rainey during 1920s Chicago. Not long after the Civil War and brimming with inequality, America was a hostile place to be for Black individuals, and their imposed American Dream meant forg...

    A Streetcar Named Desire tells the story of Blanche DuBois, a southern belle who leaves her aristocratic background to live with her sister, Stella, and her husband, Stanley. Starring the Oscar-winning Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando at the top of his game, this Southern gothic drama shows the steady decline of the American Dream ideal, with Blanche...

    Explore the reality and complexity of the American Dream through these films that deconstruct, celebrate, or challenge its ideology. From Hustle & Flow to The Pursuit of Happyness, see how different characters pursue their dreams in various contexts and face different challenges.

  2. Nov 15, 2016 · Explore how movies portray the idea of success, happiness, and freedom in the USA. From Pleasantville to Citizen Kane, these films show the challenges, contradictions, and possibilities of the American Dream.

    • ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’ (2006) In The Pursuit of Happyness, Chris Gardner (Will Smith) can’t sell the medical device he invested in. Tired of struggling, his wife leaves him, and he loses his apartment.
    • ‘The Founder’ (2016) Dick (Nick Offerman) and Mac (John Carroll Lynch) McDonald open a fast-food burger place and call it McDonalds in The Founder. It does well enough to attract the attention of Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton).
    • ‘Spanglish’ (2004) Single mother Flor (Paz Vega) and daughter Cristina (Shelbie Bruce) emigrate from Mexico for a better life in America in Spanglish. Flor works for a wealthy family where Cristina is exposed to a culture that Flor isn’t ready to accept or respect.
    • ‘Hustle & Flow’ (2005) DJay (Terrence Howard) is a Memphis pimp with a stable of three sex workers, including pregnant and out-of-work Shug (Taraji P. Henson) and Nola (Taryn Manning), who turns tricks out of the back of DJay’s car.
  3. The American Dream is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language drama thriller film written and directed by Dr. Vighnesh Koushik. Produced by Dr. Pradeep Reddy, the film features Prince Cecil and Neha Krishna in lead roles. The film premiered on 14 January 2022 on the streaming service Aha.

    • The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) Chris Gardner (Smith) is a family man struggling to make ends meet. Despite her efforts to keep the family together, the mother (Newton) of their five-year-old son Christopher lives under constant stress due to financial difficulties.
    • A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) Spoiled and neurotic, southerner Blanche DuBois, trying to escape her past that includes heavy alcohol addiction, the loss of an inherited plantation, and the seduction of a minor, goes to her sister Stella Kowalski.
    • Spanglish (2004) Mexican woman Flor (Paz Vega) has a 12-year-old daughter Christina (Shelbie Bruce). She starts working as a maid in a rich family that has a lot of problems.
    • The Social Network (2010) One fall evening in 2003, Harvard student and genius computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg sat down at his computer and began working on a new idea.
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