Movies and Leadership
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Movies and Leadership Many movies contain characters that display leadership qualities or situations that can help you explore various leadership topics. Make sure that if you are using films to study leadership with others that you have the proper licensing to use the film. Here are some ideas to get started! Articulating a Vision Building a team Callous Leadership, bad leadership Challenge the Process A Bug's Life Pay it Forward Miracle A Few Good Men Bamboozled Devil Wears Prada, The Gangs of New York, The Gladiator Kicking and Screaming King Kong Last Samurai, The Reservoir Dogs Schindler's List Star Trek II Superman Swimming with Sharks True Colors Wall Street Billy Elliot Braveheart 1998 2000 2004 1992 2000 2006 2002 2000 2005 2005 2003 1992 1993 1979 1978 1994 1991 1987 2000 1995 Calendar Girls Cold Mountain Cry Freedom Dead Poets Society Erin Brockovich Gandhi Glory Hotel Rwanda Insider, The Jerry Maguire Kinsey Legally Blond Lord of the Rings, The (trilogy) Malcolm X Million Dollar Baby Mona Lisa Smile Murderball Norma Rae North Country Patch Adams Philadelphia Project X Remember the Titans Rudy Schindler's List School of Rock Shakespeare in Love Shawshank Redemption Silkwood SuperSize Me Thirteen Days 2003 2003 1987 1989 2000 1982 1989 2004 1999 1996 2004 2001 multiple films 1992 2004 2003 2005 1979 2005 1998 1993 1987 2000 1993 1993 2003 1998 1994 1983 2004 2000 Change Compelling leadership Conflict Management Corrupt Leadership, bad leadership Cross-Cultural Leadership Empowering others Enable Others to Act To Kill a Mockingbird Antz At First Sight Braveheart Dead Poets Society Little Women Evita Gangs of New York, The King Kong L.A. Confidential Majestic, The Nixon Star Trek II Training Day True Colors Wall Street Zoolander Anna and the King Saving Private Ryan Braveheart Cry Freedom Gandhi Gladiator Glory Hotel Rwanda Karate Kid, The Matrix Million Dollar Baby Miracle Norma Rae Primary Colors 1962 1998 1999 1995 1989 1994 1996 2002 2005 1997 2001 1995 1979 2001 1991 1987 2001 1999 1998 1995 1987 1982 2000 1989 2004 1984 1999 2004 2004 1979 1998 Encourage the Heart Ethics and Leadership Evil Leadership, bad leadership Remember the Titans School of Rock Shawshank Redemption Sister Act Star Wars Big Fish Braveheart E.T. Forrest Gump Glory Good Morning Vietnam Hoosiers In America Legally Blond Million Dollar Baby Miracle Patch Adams Primary Colors Radio Rudy School of Rock Shawshank Redemption Sister Act Anna and the King Erin Brockovich 101 Dalmatians Cry Freedom Harry Potter movies Hotel Rwanda Killing Fields, The Peter Pan 2000 2003 1994 1992 1977 2003 1995 1982 1994 1989 1987 1986 2002 2001 2004 2004 1998 1998 2003 1993 2003 1994 1992 1999 2000 1996, 1961 1987 multiple films 2004 1984 2003, 1953 Goal Setting How not to lead Incompetent Leadership, bad leadership Inspire a Shared Vision Schindler's List Star Trek II Star Wars Apocalypse Now Gangs of New York, The Gladiator Men of Honor Office Space Star Wars- episode I, II, and III The Second Chance Austin Powers Monty Python and the Holy Grail Princess Bride, The The Office (Pilot/Diversity) Zoolander Born into Brothels Braveheart Dead Poets Society Finding Neverland Forrest Gump Gandhi Glory Jerry Maguire Life is Beautiful Mad Hot Ballroom Miracle Norma Rae Primary Colors School of Rock Shawshank Redemption Star Wars 1993 1979 1977 1979 2002 2000 2000 1999 multiple films 2006 1997 1975 1987 2005 2001 2004 1995 1989 2004 1994 1982 1989 1996 1997 2005 2004 1979 1998 2003 1994 1977 Insular Leadership, bad leadership Intemperate Leadership, bad leadership Leadership Philosophy Leadership Styles Mentoring Model the Way Twelve Angry Men A Few Good Men Bamboozled Crimson Tide Gandhi Gangs of New York, The Nixon Roger and Me Schindler's List Swimming with Sharks Thirteen Days A Clockwork Orange A Few Good Men Bamboozled Crimson Tide Gangs of New York, The Gladiator Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Royal Tenebaums, The Schindler's List Star Trek II Superman Swimming with Sharks Wall Street Cider House Rules Remember the Titans Bill Durham Dead Poets Society Finding Forester Training Day Braveheart 1957 1992 2000 1995 1982 2002 1995 1989 1993 1994 2000 1971 1992 2000 1995 2002 2000 2004 2001 1993 1979 1978 1994 1987 1999 2000 1988 1989 2000 2001 1995 Problem solving in action Rigid Leadership, bad leadership Servant Leadership Trait Theory- five traits good leaders exhibit Gandhi Gladiator Glory Hotel Rwanda Karate Kid, The Lord of the Rings, The (trilogy) Million Dollar Baby Patch Adams Remember the Titans Rudy Saving Private Ryan Schindler's List Star Wars Thirteen Days To Kill a Mockingbird Apollo 13 Nixon A Few Good Men Crimson Tide Gangs of New York, The Gladiator Kicking and Screaming Notorious Queen, The Star Trek II The Office (Pilot/Diversity) Thirteen Days Patch Adams Pay it Forward A Civil Action Batman 1982 2000 1989 2004 1984 multiple films 2004 1998 2000 1993 1998 1993 1977 2000 1962 1995 1995 1992 1995 2002 2000 2005 1946 2006 1979 2005 2000 1998 2000 1999 1989 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Casablanca City of God Cool Hand Luke Erin Brockovich Gandhi Gladiator High Noon James Bond movies Lawrence of Arabia Matrix Norma Rae Patton Princess Bride, The Raiders of the Lost Ark (Trilogy) Rocky Schindler’s List Silence of the Lambs (Clarice) Silkwood Spartacus Spiderman Star Trek Star Wars Superman Tarzan Ten Commandments, The To Kill a Mockingbird Twelve Angry Men These films and topics were listed on a variety of on-line resources. To explore these websites please checkout the websites below! 1969 1942 2002 1967 2000 1982 2000 1952 multiple films 1962 1999 1979 1970 1987 1981 1976 1993 1991 1983 1960 2002 1966 1977 1978 1999 1956 1962 1957 Inc.com, online magazine, by Mike Hofman Popcorn Leadership by David Drury Phi Theta Kappa, movie reviews Canadian Association of Student Activity Advisors North Georgia College and State University http://www.inc.com/magazine/20000301/17290.html http://www.drurywriting.com/david/06-LeadershipMovies.htm http://leadership.ptk.org/moviereviews/ http://www.casaaleadership.ca/documents/LeadershipinMovies1.pdf http://www.ngcsu.edu/leadership/movies.htm The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is an Equal Opportunity employer and educator. www. mnscu.edu Laura A. H. King, 2008
