The American Dream Movie Analysis

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Choosing the right movie for a relaxing Sunday night could be a challenge for most of us, especially when you have to choose a movie from Netflix. There are thousands of movies out there and you just don’t have any idea which one is suitable for you. This article will reveal the best 15 movies ever seen on Netflix and it will help you select the best one for you and your family. So let the fun begin:
15. Amélie

Amélie is one of the cutest and sincerest love stories from Netflix. The young and adorable Amélie, played by Audrey Tautou is a simple and innocent waitress how secretly sends riddles and photos to her one and only crush, with the intention of meeting him and have her very first kiss. This movie is about blind love and how an innocent girl tries to make someone love her without knowing anything about her life and her past. It is a joyful and
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Hoop Dreams
The Hoop Dreams movie is all about the famous and everlasting American dream. This film show us how Arthur Agee and William Gates, despite their instability and weaknesses, will demonstrate to the whole world that big dreams came true if you really want it. These two guys will achieve fortune and fame through hard work and sweating and they will demonstrate to the whole world what they are capable of. The film was released in 1994 and it was directed by Steve James. The director spent almost 8 years on this film and in the end it was all worth it. He created a masterpiece. 10. The Graduate
The Graduate is a film who reveals the sensitive and hidden parts of the human psychics. This film is about an accomplished, but recent grad, played by Dustin Hoffman who panics at the idea of his future and what he will do with his life. Disorientated and lost in the world, he starts an affair with an older woman, who is also the wife of his father’s business partner. This film is about sex, secretes, betrays and dreams that are forever lost. The film was released in 1967 and it was directed by Mike

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