Here we've displayed a list of the best Self-respect films : Edge of the City(1957), Hollywood Shuffle(1987), Roughly Speaking(1945), Brief Moment(1933), D2: The Mighty Ducks(1994), Sunset Park(1996), Surfer, Dude(2008) ... ...
Drama
USA
1957
85 Minutes
John Cassavetes Sidney Poitier Jack Warden Kathleen Maguire Ruby Dee Robert F. Simon Ruth White William A. Lee Val Avery John Kellogg David Clarke
dockworker boss friend wife manager gritty rousing manhattan docks racism labor union self-respect corruption secret awol underdog rivalry transformation 1950s
Two New York City longshoremen Axel Nordmann, an Army deserter and Tommy Tyler, an easy-going freight car loader whose growing friendship is threatened by Charles Malik, a notably repellent punk.
Comedy
USA
1987
80 Minutes
Robert Townsend Anne-Marie Johnson Starletta DuPois Helen Martin Craigus R. Johnson Dominick Irrera Paul Mooney Lisa Mende Robert Shafer John Witherspoon Ludie Washington
actor brother mother grandmother writer director hilarious profound dreamy los angeles barbershop hot dog stand movie studio basketball court movie set stereotypes hollywood prejudice african-americans acting self-respect
An actor limited to stereotypical roles because of his ethnicity, dreams of making it big as a highly respected performer. As he makes his rounds, the film takes a satiric look at African American actors in Hollywood.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1945
117 Minutes
Rosalind Russell Jack Carson Robert Hutton Ray Collins Kathleen Lockhart Cora Sue Collins Ann Todd Andy Clyde Arthur Shields Helene Thimig Greta Grandstedt
businesswoman banker son husband father mother melodramatic emotional family home college office new england marriage self-respect infidelity business mother/child relationship growing up love quest
In the early 1900's (not the 1920s)
Drama
USA
1933
69 Minutes
Carole Lombard Gene Raymond Monroe Owsley Donald Cook Arthur Hohl Reginald Mason Jameson Thomas Theresa Maxwell Conover Florence Britton Irene Ware Herbert Evans
playboy singer wealthy man father friend wife heartwarming moving engaging nightclub racetrack family home work social standing self-respect marital problems family ties redemption transformation love
A dissolute rich society boy marries a worldly nightclub singer, and she begins to have a wholly unexpected effect on him.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1994
106 Minutes
Emilio Estevez Kathryn Erbe Michael Tucker Jan Rubes Carsten Norgaard Maria Ellingsen Joshua Jackson Elden Henson Shaun Weiss Matt Doherty Vincent A. Larusso
hockey coach hockey player teenager promoter girlfriend opponent amusing playful gripping uplifting los angeles hockey rink beach bridge stadium hockey sportsmanship selling out self-respect championship
Can Gordon's team win the Junior Goodwill Games in California in spite of all the set-backs?
Comedy
USA
1996
99 Minutes
Rhea Perlman Fredro Starr Carol Kane Terrence Howard Camille Saviola De'aundre Bonds James Harris Anthony C. Hall Antwon Tanner Shawn Michael Howard
basketball coach gym teacher high-school student basketball player friend amusing inspiring heartwarming high school basketball court inner city household basketball teamwork self-respect high-school sports drugs racial tension rise transformation
A white school teacher takes over a talented, but undisciplined black high school basketball team and turns them into a winning team.
Comedy
USA
2008
85 Minutes
Matthew McConaughey Alexie Gilmore Jeffrey Nordling Sarah Mason Zachary Knighton Cassandra Hepburn Todd Stashwick Nathan Phillips Ramon Rodriguez
surfer love interest businessman beach bum mentor manager amusing brash cool beach malibu, calif. office ocean surfing self-respect video games professionalism boredom meaning of life transformation
A wave twisting tale of a soul searching surfer experiencing an existential crisis.