Department/Class
Movie
Rating
AFJROTC
Aerospace Science 1
Flyboys
PG
The Great Waldo Pepper
PG
Memphis Belle
PG
Aerospace Science 2/3
Twelve O'Clock High
NR
Business
Marketing
The Pursuit of Happyness
PG‐13
Marketing
Daddy Day Care
PG‐13
Fashion Marketing
Confession of a Shopaholic
PG‐13
The Devil Wears Prada
PG‐13
Sports Marketing
The Blind Side
PG‐13
English
Junior English
Last of the Mohicans
R
Junior English
Into the Wild
R
Star Wars
PG
Freedom Writers
PG‐13
Sophomore English
Shakespeare in Love
R
Honors English II
Excalibur
R
AP Literature and Composition
Apocalypse Now
R
Sophomore English
Schindler's List
R
Sophomore English
The Pianist
R
Senior English
Elizabeth
Dead Poets Society
Shrek
Mighty Aphrodite
The Reduced Shakespeare Company:
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Hamlet
Renaissance Man
10th or 12th grade
Ten Things I Hate About You (clips only)
A Knight's Tale
Julius Caesar
The Simpsons (clips only)
Weird Al (clips only)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (clips)
Walking Across Egypt
Jane Eyre
Pride and Prejudice
Macbeth
The Importance of Being Earnest
Spaceballs/The Empire Strikes Back
PG
Othello
Beowulf
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Junior English
Huck Finn
The Great Gatsby
To Kill A Mockingbird
Family and Consumer Science
Child and Human Development
Mom at 16
Too Young to be a Dad
Follow the Stars Home
She's Too Young
Allison Gertz Story
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Child Development Services
Daddy Day Care
PG
Fashion and Interiors
The Money Pit
PG
Foods and Nutrition
Ratatouille
G
Dying to be Perfect
NR
Supersize Me
PG‐13
Relationships
Fried Green Tomatoes
PG‐13
Money Skills
Catch Me If You Can (clip only)
Pursuit of Happyness
PG‐13
PG‐13
Life Skills
Ratatouille
Dying to be Perfect
G
NR
Foreign Language
French
German
A la Folie, Pas du Tout
Les Choristes
Amelie
Marie Antoinette
Les Miserables
The Count of Monte Cristo
Finding Nemo (in French)
Beauty and the Beast (in French)
Big Fish
Ratatouille
The Red Balloon
An American in Paris
Cars
G
Finding Nemo
G
Die Unglaublichen
PG
Das Wunder von Bern
Lola Rennt
16 and up
Nirgendwo in Afrika
6 and up
Der Untergang
12 and up
Mostly Martha
PG
Japanese
Tampopo
Yojinbo
Ponyo
Spirited Away
Tonori no Totoro
Spanish
Harry Potter (in Spanish)
Aristocats (in Spanish)
Selena Sweet 15
Maya y Miguel
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico
The Lucha Libre
The Aztec Mummy
The Vampire Movies
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (30 min. cartoon)
Horton Hears a Who (30 min. cartoon)
The Halloween Tree (cartoon)
Pro Stars La Venganza de Juan el Bajito
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
Veggie Tales ‐ Silly Songs
PG‐13
G
PG NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
Brian's Song
Forever Strong
Supersize Me
Thank You for Not Smoking
16 Summers
Remember the Titans
PG
PG
PG
R
G
PG
Flatland
NR
NR
NR
NR
Health/Physical Education
Math
AP Calculus
A Beautiful Mind
PG‐13
Apollo 13
PG
Stand and Deliver
PG‐13
Donald Duck in Mathmagic Land
NR
Numbers
NR
Lorenzo's Oil
October Sky
PG‐13
PG Biology
Gattaca
Medicine Man
Outbreak
Osmosis Jones
Jurassic Park
Inherit the Wind
Arachnophobia
PG‐13
PG‐13
R
PG PG‐13
NR
PG‐13
Forensic Science
Silence of the Lambs
Shooter
Murder by Numbers
Sleepy Hollow
R
R
R
R
AP Environmental Science
The Day After Tomorrow
PG‐13
Sybil
A Beautiful Mind (clips only)
Castaway
Up
Not Without My Daughter
The Truman Show
NR
PG‐13
PG‐13
PG PG‐13
PG
Luther
Les Miserables
A Tale Of Two Cities (clip)
Modern Times (clip)
PG‐13
PG‐13
Other Math Courses
Science
Chemistry
Social Studies
Psychology/Sociology
World Civilization
Zulu
Amazing Grace
Gandhi
Gallipoli
The Longest Day
Tora!Tora!Tora!
Hotel Rwanda
The Execution of Private Slovik
In the Time of the Butterflies
Marie Antoinette
Anna and the King
Man in the Iron Mask
NR
G
PG PG‐13
PG
G
PG‐13
NR
PG‐13
PG‐13
PG‐13
PG‐13
Warm Springs
NR
The Butter Battle
G
Mona Lisa Smile
PG‐13
Amistad
The Crossing
The Patriot
Rough Riders
All Quiet on the Western Front
The Great Raid
Saving Private Ryan
Forrest Gump
Glory
Dances With Wolves
Untouchables (clips only)
JFK
Platoon (made‐for‐TV version)
Far and Away
All the President's Men
The Manchurian Candidate
Dr. Strangelove
War Games
Band of Brothers (clips only)
The Right Stuff
R
NR
R
NR
NR
R
R
PG‐13
R
PG‐13
R
Arts and Humanities
We Are Marshall A Knight's Tale
Step Up
The Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Soloist
PG‐13
PG‐13
PG‐13
PG‐13
PG‐13
Economics
The Pursuit of Happyness
PG‐13
US History
Catch Me If You Can
The Terminal Flash of Genius
Runaway Jury
AP World History
clips each under 10 minutes
The Rising
Last Samurai
Marie Antoinette
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
Anastasia
Mulan
Aladdin
Pocahontas
AP European History
Amadeus
Marie Antoinette (clips only)
Other courses
Les Miserables
Schindler's List (clips only)
PG‐13
PG‐13
PG‐13
PG‐13
Unit
Program of Studies
EA 011
AD 002
EB 001
EB 008
AC 010
AC 011
AC 012
AB 008
AC 002
AC 006
AD 002
EA 008
EA 009
EB 019
OE 019
OF 005
OG 011
OG 012
Core Content
Socialization
Great Depression
New Deal
The Cold War
SS‐H‐HP‐U‐US2
SS‐HS‐5.2.5
SS‐H‐HP‐U‐US4
SS‐H‐HP‐S‐2
SS‐H‐HP‐U‐US2
SS‐H‐HP‐U‐US3
SS‐HS‐5.2.7
SS‐HS‐5.3.5
SS‐HS‐5.2.6
Rationale
History of airpower. World War I air war in Europe, particularly
on the Lafayette Escadrille
History of airpower. Post WW1, barnstorming in America
History of Airpower. B‐17 operations in Europe during WWII
Leadership. Dynamics of leadership/followership in WWII.
Use appropriate assertiveness
Demonstrate interview skills
Identify desirable personality traits
important to business
Demonstrate individual work habits
Identify factors affecting a business' profit
Determine factors affecting business risk
Explain the concept of competition
Write informational messages
Explain the concept of economic resources
Describe the concept of price
have
Foster positive working relationships
Participate as a team member
Use time‐management principles
Explain the concept of marketing strategies
Explain factors affecting pricing decisions
Describe factors used by marketers to position product
Explain the nature of branding
Reinforces the Romantic movement in American literature.
The film features a bloody Indian attack on the British, which
accounts for its R rating. Aides in plot comprehension and analysis skills. The book is
read in class. Time is also spent learning about elements of the filming
and editing process, and students watch the movie to analyze these details.
Used in the Beowulf unit to compare and contrast the concept of the epic
Used with seniors as a way to demonstrate reflective writing skills
This film allows visual learners to see an accurate depiction of the Globe Theater,
as well as to visualize the complexity of costumes from the Elizabethan time period.
Students are taught a lesson on fact vs. fiction, as they compare the movie's portrayal
of Shakespeare with research they have found.
This is shown after reading three King Arthur short stories. It is rated R for violence;
scenes that contribute to that rating are skipped.
This is shown after studying an extensive unit on African colonization by reading
Poisonwood Bible , Things Fall Apart , and Heart of Darkness . This movie is the
story of Heart of Darkness but set in the Vietnam War instead of the Congo. Its
R rating is mainly due to profanity and violence, but those scenes are skipped.
Schindler's List is viewed in its entirety when studying our Holocaust unit and
reading Night . Students can take a firsthand account from Night and apply to this.
This is shown after studying Night and the Holocaust. It is rated R for war‐related
violence and brief, strong language.
This portrays the intense political and religious factions present in Shakespeare's England. We compare Shakespeare's plays (particularly Hamlet) to Shakespeare's
England as viewed in Elizabeth .
Used for comparative analysis with the novel A Separate Peace
shown as an example of a satirical fairy tale
5 minute clip used to show example of the chorus in Antigone
Used to teach summary and humor related to Shakespearean literature
Comparative analysis with Hamlet
Aides with plot comprehension; used to study directors' motives in staging
To discuss the plot of Hamlet and to discuss why to study Shakespeare
shown with Taming of the Shrew; modernization of a Shakespearean plot
After historical and literary research, students can identify historically‐based
and Hollywood‐inspired influences; shows characters from The Canterbury Tales
aides in plot comprehension
examples for satire unit
parody; examples for satire unit
examples for satire unit
for comparative analysis with the novel
aides in plot comprehension
aides in plot comprehension
aides in plot comprehension
aides in plot comprehension
shows parody in the satire unit
aides in plot comprehension
two different versions to illustrate the text
used to supplement the Holocaust unit; this film provides a vivid point of view
from a child's perspective
part of the Relism unit; the Disney version closely matches Twain's novel
used to supplement the reading and to provide a way to visualize various
characters in the novels
used to supplement the reading and to provide a way to visualize various
characters in the novels
Teen Pregnancy
Teen Pregnancy
Birth Defects
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Daycare licensing regulations
Period house styles
Shows the influence of French foods on the culinary
world and discusses ingredients used in many cuisines
Shows struggles of an athlete as she battles years
of abuse to her body due to her fight with anorexia and bulimia
Discusses effects of a purely fast‐food diet for 30 days
Developing relationships, friendships: good vs. bad, older adult
relationships, elderly relationships with different cultures
and backgrounds
Check fraud
Money management/savings
Culinary Arts
Eating Disorders
used as supplemental activity during testing and/or during
unit of cars and transportation
used as supplemental activity during testing and/or during
units on animals
used as supplemental activity during testing and/or during clothing unit in German 2
used in German 2, 3, and 4 to introduce post‐war German culture
Used to introduce post‐reunification German culture
Used to discuss WWII and German refugees in Africa, as well as
German globalization and Diaspora
Used to discuss Hitler and the last days in the Fuhrerbunker
Used during food unit as supplemental activity
Used to introduce food culture in Japan
Used to introduce Samurai culture in Japan
Used to introduce the influence of Director Hayao Miyazawa
Used to introduce the influence of Shintoism
Used to introduce anime and manga culture in Japan
Hispanic music icon
Immigrant family and the quinceanera
PBS program
Live performance from Mexico
some mild violence
1957‐58 black and white
1958 black and white
fits well with vocabulary in chapter 7
tomato and cucumber song in Spanish
Disease Unit
Alcohol Unit
Nutrition Unit
Tobacco Unit
Alcohol Unit
Computer animated movie based on the book; we
watch it after the AP exam and have a discussion on dimensions
Used after the AP exam to focus on a mathematician's life
Can fit anywhere in any math class; general problem solving
techniques, plus historical value
Movie is centered in an inner‐city high school. While it ultimately
focuses on the AP Calculus exam, it's good for any class to show
the rewards of dedication, hard work, and believing in yourself
A Disney video which fits well in geometry in the similarity unit
Season 2 episodes relate to content and national standards
and cover a wide range of math topics
Organic Chemistry
Scientific Method
Genetics/DNA
Ecology
Viruses
Bacteria and Viruses (immune system)
Geologic Time
Evolution
Classification
Serial Killers
Ballistics
Forensic Evidence
Forensic Investigation
Thermohaline Circulation
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs (only use clips)
Montage on Adulthood
How socialization affects development and reasoning
Portrays live of FDR and his battle with polio
Metaphor of the arms race between the US and USSR during the Cold War
Discusses/portrays women's roles in the 1950's
Bollywood movie
pre‐and post‐Revolutionary Russia
Confucian social system
Mughal Empire
exploration