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List of Movies with a Focus on Conflict Resolution
Conflict Development , Escalation and Dynamics
Situation Assessment and Conflict Analysis
Problem Solving and Dispute Resolution Processes
Persuasion
Social Conflict and Conflict Resolution in Diverse Contexts
Environmental and Public Disputes
ender!Class!"ntercultural!Racial Differences and Conflict
Movies for #rainers, Coac$es, and Educators appropriate for
#raining%for%#rainers Seminars
CDR often uses films as means of learning about and teac$ing
conflict resolution approac$es and strategies& 'isted belo( are some
of our staff favorites& )e $ope you en*oy seeing t$em %bot$ for your
personal en*oyment and as a means of gaining greater insig$t into
conflict and its resolution& Any additions to t$is list are more t$an
(elcome&
Conflict Development, Escalation and Dynamics
Cramer vs Cramer +Divorce and its impacts,
Millagro -eanfield )ar +"ntercultural issues bet(een .ispanics and
Anglos, and a (ater dispute in /e( Mexico,
0ean de 1lorette % +Escalation of a dispute in a 1renc$ 2illage,
Manan of t$e Spring +Se3uel to 0ean de 1lorette,
)ar of t$e Roses +Escalation of a divorce dispute,
Situation Assessment and Conflict Analysis
C$inato(n +)ater conflicts in 'os Angeles,
Erin -roc4ovic$ +"nvestigation into c$emical poisoning and $ealt$
impacts on a community,
/ort$ by /ort$(est +Alfred .itc$coc4 murder mystery,
Rear )indo( +Alfred .itc$coc4 murder mystery,
Sil4(ood +)$istleblo(er at a plant (it$ dangerous practices,
Simila5s Sense of Sno( +Murder mystery and investigation,
#$e "nsider +#obacco industry issues,
#(o 0a4es +)ater conflicts in 'os Angeles,
Prolem Solvin! and Dispute Resolution Processes
C$anging 'anes +/egotiation,
Clarence Darro( for t$e Defense +'itigation %Scopes trial on
evolution,
Eyes on t$e Pri6e7 1rom Montgomery to Memp$is +Documentary on
t$e 8&S& civil rig$ts movement,
and$i +-iograp$y and $istory of non%violent movement in Sout$
Africa and "ndia,
.eart of t$e Dragon +C$inese mediation documentary,
9ing +-iograp$y of Martin 'ut$er 9ing and t$e 8&S& civil rig$ts
movement,
:ui 0u +C$inese interpersonal dispute t$at goes t$roug$ informal
mediation, executive decision, and courts,
Sno( 1alling on Cedars +Courtroom drama % intercultural and
murder mystery,
#$e Castle +Conflict over development near an airport,
#$e /egotiator +Action%adventure involving $ostage negotiation,
#$e 8nforgiven +C$oice of met$ods re7 peace and violence,
#o 9ill a Moc4ingbird +Courtroom drama % rape!racism,
)innie t$e Poo$ +Different (ays of problem solving,
Persuasion

A Civil Action +"nvestigation and trial related to a c$emical spill and
$ealt$ impacts on a community,
Mar*o +Religious persuasion,
Return of Martin uerre +Multiple processes are used to determine if
a 1renc$ man in t$e Middle Ages is really ($o $e says $e is,
#(elve Angry Men +0ury deliberation and consensus building in a
murder case,
Social Conflict and Conflict Resolution in Diverse Conte"ts

All t$e 9ings Men +Political conflict,
Cool$and 'u4e +Prison conflict,
Dead Man )al4ing +Prison, inmate, victims and counselor,
#$e 1ire /ext #ime +Documentary t$at follo(s a deeply divided
group of Montana citi6ens caug$t in a (eb of conflicts intensified by
rapid gro(t$ and t$e po(er of tal4 radio,
.offa +'abor conflicts,
Man for All Seasons +Religious, political and et$ical conflict,
Mata(an +'abor union!management,
/et(or4 +/e(s,
;ne 1le( ;ver t$e Cuc4oos /est +Mental $ospital,
;xbo( "ncident +Conflict in t$e old (est,
Raging -ull +Race and prisons,
Roger and Me +Documentary on 'abor!management issues
concerning t$e closure of a plant,
S$a(s$an4 Redemption +Prison conflicts,
#$e Candidate +Political intrigue involving gender issues and t$e
private and public lives of politicians,
#$e Contender +Senate confirmation and sexual $istory,
8p t$e Do(n Staircase +Sc$ools,
)ag t$e Dog +Political intrigue involving t$e 8&S& President,
Environmental and Pulic Disputes

)$ose .ome on t$e Range< +Documentary on a forest dispute in
Catlin County&, /e( Mexico,
El Dorado +Documentary on a forest dispute in El Dorado County,
California,
#$e 1ire /ext #ime +Documentary t$at follo(s a deeply divided
group of Montana citi6ens caug$t in a (eb of conflicts intensified by
rapid gro(t$ and t$e po(er of tal4 radio,
#ender$Class$%ntercultural$Racial Differences and Conflict
Annie .all +Et$nic, religious, class and relations$ip issues,
-illy Elliot +Class, gender identity and labor issues in a -ritis$
(or4ing class to(n,
#$e Color of 1ear +Documentary on race,
Crying ame +ender identity issues,
Disclosure +Sexual $arassment in reverse,
Do t$e Rig$t #$ing +Racial and et$nic issues in t$e urban 8&S&,
East is East +Pa4istani!-ritis$ generational issues,
El /orte +'atin American immigrants in t$e 8&S,
#$e reat )all +C$inese%American returns to $is ancestral $ome in
C$ina,
'a Cage Aux 1olles +ay issues,
'a(n Dogs +Social class,
Mississippi Masala +"ndian!African and "ndian!Afro%American issues,
Mr& 0o$nson +Culture clas$ bet(een Africans and -ritis$ colonial
po(ers,
My -eautiful 'aundrette +Pa4istani!-ritis$ issues,
My Son t$e 1anatic +Pa4istani!-ritis$!religious and generational
issues
Red in t$e 1ace +Documentary about ($ite supremacy groups,
Salt of t$e Eart$ +Stri4e in Mexico,
Sammie and Rosie et 'aid +Pa4istani!-ritis$ issues,
Save t$e 'ast Dance for Me +"nter%racial couples issues,
Sc$indler5s 'ist +.olocost issues,
S$ogon +Cultural differences bet(een 0apan and t$e )est,
Smo4e Signals +/ative American cultural issues,
#ootsie +ender issues,
)edding in alilee +Palestinian society in context of t$e Middle East
Conflict,
)edding Party +ay issues,
)itness +Amis$!(ider community issues and murder mystery,

Movies for &rainers, Coaches, and Educators
appropriate for &rainin!'for'&rainers Seminars
Mr& .olland5s ;pus +"nspirational music teac$er,
Stand and Deliver +"nspirational mat$ teac$er in .ispanic sc$ool,
Dead Poets Society +"nspirational Englis$ teac$er,
Music from t$e .eart +"nspirational music teac$er in .arlem,
ood(ill .unting +Psyc$ologist coac$es a young (or4ing class
genius,
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List of Movies with a Focus on Conflict Resolution
Conflict Development , Escalation and Dynamics
Situation Assessment and Conflict Analysis
Problem Solving and Dispute Resolution Processes
Persuasion
Social Conflict and Conflict Resolution in Diverse Contexts
Environmental and Public Disputes
ender!Class!"ntercultural!Racial Differences and Conflict
Movies for #rainers, Coac$es, and Educators appropriate for #raining%for%#rainers Seminars
CDR often uses films as means of learning about and teac$ing conflict resolution approac$es
and strategies& 'isted belo( are some of our staff favorites& )e $ope you en*oy seeing t$em
%bot$ for your personal en*oyment and as a means of gaining greater insig$t into conflict and
its resolution& Any additions to t$is list are more t$an (elcome&
Conflict Development, Escalation and Dynamics
Cramer vs Cramer +Divorce and its impacts,
Millagro -eanfield )ar +"ntercultural issues bet(een .ispanics and Anglos, and a (ater dispute
in /e( Mexico,
0ean de 1lorette % +Escalation of a dispute in a 1renc$ 2illage,
Manan of t$e Spring +Se3uel to 0ean de 1lorette,
)ar of t$e Roses +Escalation of a divorce dispute,
Situation Assessment and Conflict Analysis
C$inato(n +)ater conflicts in 'os Angeles,
Erin -roc4ovic$ +"nvestigation into c$emical poisoning and $ealt$ impacts on a community,
/ort$ by /ort$(est +Alfred .itc$coc4 murder mystery,
Rear )indo( +Alfred .itc$coc4 murder mystery,
Sil4(ood +)$istleblo(er at a plant (it$ dangerous practices,
Simila5s Sense of Sno( +Murder mystery and investigation,
#$e "nsider +#obacco industry issues,
#(o 0a4es +)ater conflicts in 'os Angeles,
Prolem Solvin! and Dispute Resolution Processes
C$anging 'anes +/egotiation,
Clarence Darro( for t$e Defense +'itigation %Scopes trial on evolution,
Eyes on t$e Pri6e7 1rom Montgomery to Memp$is +Documentary on t$e 8&S& civil rig$ts
movement,
and$i +-iograp$y and $istory of non%violent movement in Sout$ Africa and "ndia,
.eart of t$e Dragon +C$inese mediation documentary,
9ing +-iograp$y of Martin 'ut$er 9ing and t$e 8&S& civil rig$ts movement,
:ui 0u +C$inese interpersonal dispute t$at goes t$roug$ informal mediation, executive
decision, and courts,
Sno( 1alling on Cedars +Courtroom drama % intercultural and murder mystery,
#$e Castle +Conflict over development near an airport,
#$e /egotiator +Action%adventure involving $ostage negotiation,
#$e 8nforgiven +C$oice of met$ods re7 peace and violence,
#o 9ill a Moc4ingbird +Courtroom drama % rape!racism,
)innie t$e Poo$ +Different (ays of problem solving,
Persuasion

A Civil Action +"nvestigation and trial related to a c$emical spill and $ealt$ impacts on a
community,
Mar*o +Religious persuasion,
Return of Martin uerre +Multiple processes are used to determine if a 1renc$ man in t$e
Middle Ages is really ($o $e says $e is,
#(elve Angry Men +0ury deliberation and consensus building in a murder case,
Social Conflict and Conflict Resolution in Diverse Conte"ts

All t$e 9ings Men +Political conflict,
Cool$and 'u4e +Prison conflict,
Dead Man )al4ing +Prison, inmate, victims and counselor,
#$e 1ire /ext #ime +Documentary t$at follo(s a deeply divided group of Montana citi6ens
caug$t in a (eb of conflicts intensified by rapid gro(t$ and t$e po(er of tal4 radio,
.offa +'abor conflicts,
Man for All Seasons +Religious, political and et$ical conflict,
Mata(an +'abor union!management,
/et(or4 +/e(s,
;ne 1le( ;ver t$e Cuc4oos /est +Mental $ospital,
;xbo( "ncident +Conflict in t$e old (est,
Raging -ull +Race and prisons,
Roger and Me +Documentary on 'abor!management issues concerning t$e closure of a plant,
S$a(s$an4 Redemption +Prison conflicts,
#$e Candidate +Political intrigue involving gender issues and t$e private and public lives of
politicians,
#$e Contender +Senate confirmation and sexual $istory,
8p t$e Do(n Staircase +Sc$ools,
)ag t$e Dog +Political intrigue involving t$e 8&S& President,
Environmental and Pulic Disputes

)$ose .ome on t$e Range< +Documentary on a forest dispute in Catlin County&, /e( Mexico,
El Dorado +Documentary on a forest dispute in El Dorado County, California,
#$e 1ire /ext #ime +Documentary t$at follo(s a deeply divided group of Montana citi6ens
caug$t in a (eb of conflicts intensified by rapid gro(t$ and t$e po(er of tal4 radio,
#ender$Class$%ntercultural$Racial Differences and Conflict
Annie .all +Et$nic, religious, class and relations$ip issues,
-illy Elliot +Class, gender identity and labor issues in a -ritis$ (or4ing class to(n,
#$e Color of 1ear +Documentary on race,
Crying ame +ender identity issues,
Disclosure +Sexual $arassment in reverse,
Do t$e Rig$t #$ing +Racial and et$nic issues in t$e urban 8&S&,
East is East +Pa4istani!-ritis$ generational issues,
El /orte +'atin American immigrants in t$e 8&S,
#$e reat )all +C$inese%American returns to $is ancestral $ome in C$ina,
'a Cage Aux 1olles +ay issues,
'a(n Dogs +Social class,
Mississippi Masala +"ndian!African and "ndian!Afro%American issues,
Mr& 0o$nson +Culture clas$ bet(een Africans and -ritis$ colonial po(ers,
My -eautiful 'aundrette +Pa4istani!-ritis$ issues,
My Son t$e 1anatic +Pa4istani!-ritis$!religious and generational issues
Red in t$e 1ace +Documentary about ($ite supremacy groups,
Salt of t$e Eart$ +Stri4e in Mexico,
Sammie and Rosie et 'aid +Pa4istani!-ritis$ issues,
Save t$e 'ast Dance for Me +"nter%racial couples issues,
Sc$indler5s 'ist +.olocost issues,
S$ogon +Cultural differences bet(een 0apan and t$e )est,
Smo4e Signals +/ative American cultural issues,
#ootsie +ender issues,
)edding in alilee +Palestinian society in context of t$e Middle East Conflict,
)edding Party +ay issues,
)itness +Amis$!(ider community issues and murder mystery,

Movies for &rainers, Coaches, and Educators
appropriate for &rainin!'for'&rainers Seminars
Mr& .olland5s ;pus +"nspirational music teac$er,
Stand and Deliver +"nspirational mat$ teac$er in .ispanic sc$ool,
Dead Poets Society +"nspirational Englis$ teac$er,
Music from t$e .eart +"nspirational music teac$er in .arlem,
ood(ill .unting +Psyc$ologist coac$es a young (or4ing class genius,