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Cate Blanchett Empathy Watchlist - 13 Movies

13 movies from Cate Blanchett watchlist that emphasize global issues in the world and remind us about humanity.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
13 movies from Cate Blanchett watchlist that emphasize global issues in the world and remind us about humanity.
Movies recommended by Cate Blanchett
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Cate Blanchett Films of Hope - 6 Movies

Cate Blanchett shared a list of movies to watch while we all are staying home.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
Cate Blanchett shared a list of movies to watch while we all are staying home.
Movies from Cate Blanchett

The King of Comedy

Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
There’s that fantastic moment in King of Comedy [1983] when Rupert Pupkin [played by Robert De Niro] is delivering a speech, and there’s a laugh track, and you think he’s doing his routine to a filled-up auditorium, but it’s just this wallpapering of people.
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Brief Encounter

Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
What movie has the greatest ending? Brief Encounter.
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The Silence

With the world under attack by deadly creatures who hunt by sound, a teen and her family seek refuge outside the city and encounter a mysterious cult.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
What is your favorite movie? Theater production? That's like asking who your favorite child is! You know what I saw recently that has really stayed with me is Martin Scorsese's Silence.
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Brooklyn

In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
Another film that’s at the festival is from a director who I’ve just had the fortune to work with in the theater: John Crowley’s “Brooklyn.” Saoirse and Emory together are electrifying. I wept like a baby!
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Spotlight

The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
John has made the most beautiful, beautiful film. But there are others! I want to see “Spotlight.” There’s a lot of really interesting films worth seeing.
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Sicario

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
There’s a lot of really interesting films worth seeing. Have you seen “Sicario”?
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It's a Wonderful Life

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
It was a profound film to see as a teenager – when one can feel irrelevant and insignificant.
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Bugsy Malone

A pint-sized cast illuminates this musical that is unlike any other ever made. Set in 1929 New York City, Bugsy Malone captures a flashy world of would-be hoodlums, showgirls, and dreamers - all played by child actors! As Tallulah, the sassy girlfriend of the owner of Fat Sam's Grand Slam Speakeasy, future superstar Jodie Foster dances and sings her way into our hearts.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
I was hooked at the cream gunfight and children in an adult's world.
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Koyaanisqatsi

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
Hypnotic – this filmed worked in me on a cellular level.
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Coal Miner's Daughter

Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
I'm a huge Sissy Spacek fan, her tender strength and her battle against her environment mesmerised me – I adore Tommy Lee Jones and this was the first time I'd seen him.
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Some Like It Hot

Two musicians witness a mob hit and struggle to find a way out of the city before they are found by the gangsters. Their only opportunity is to join an all-girl band as they leave on a tour. To make their getaway they must first disguise themselves as women, then keep their identities secret and deal with the problems this brings - such as an attractive bandmate and a very determined suitor.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
I remember laughing like a drain during the scenes on the beach.
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The Scarlet Claw

A woman is found dead -- with her throat torn out. Villagers blame a supernatural source but Holmes has other ideas.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
I was a huge horror freak as a child – it was my weekend fix.
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Picnic at Hanging Rock

In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, Miranda and several other girls venture off. It's not until the end of the day that the faculty realizes the girls and one of the teachers have disappeared mysteriously.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
At the age of 13, I was seduced by its mystery, its atmosphere of foreboding, its incredible soundtrack.
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Mon Oncle

Genial, bumbling Monsieur Hulot loves his top-floor apartment in a grimy corner of the city, and cannot fathom why his sister's family has moved to the suburbs. Their house is an ultra-modern nightmare, which Hulot only visits for the sake of stealing away his rambunctious young nephew. Hulot's sister, however, wants to win him over to her new way of life, and conspires to set him up with a wife and job.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
My mother showed me this film; in fact all Jacques Tati films at a young age. I've done the same with our sons.
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Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn, a rambuctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. Accompanying him is Jim, a slave running away from being sold. Together the two strike a bond of friendship that takes them through harrowing events and thrilling adventures.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
I wanted to be him – or Nancy Drew.
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Ordinary People

Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
I'm about to act with Robert Redford and can't stop thinking about this wonderful heartbreaking film. It was unflinching in its look at a family quietly coming apart at the seams – Mary Tyler Moore's portrayal of the mother was brilliant.
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Captain Marvel

The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Cate Blanchett
Actress
I really, really loved Captain Marvel. No offense, Taika, but it was probably my favorite.