This theme seems like it should be self-explanatory, but in today’s world it seem so often lost. Following are excellent illustrations of people simply acting from compassionate respect, and the people receiving it.

Examples of Kindness in Film

• About a Boy
• American History X
• As Good As It Gets
• Bastard Out of Carolina
• Born to Be Wild
• Death to Smoochy
• Easy A
• Fargo
• Flawless (1999)
• Flipped
• Half Nelson
• In America
• It’s a Wonderful Life
• Juno
• Mighty Aphrodite
• Murphy’s Romance
• Normal
• Places in the Heart
• Rudy
• Sarah’s Key
• Stanley & Iris
• The Doctor
• The Elephant Man
• The Green Mile
• The Help
• The Lord of the Rings
• The Painted Veil
• The Station Agent
• Water for Elephants
• Whatever Works
• Win Win

What are some of your favorite examples, and why? Please do share ~