- Dirty Pretty Things: A soul-stirring movie about some invisible immigrants in England that will rock you to your foundations if you just come to it with an open heart.
- This Divided State: A hard-hitting documentary about the heated nature of the culture war in America and the hallowedness of free speech.
- The Interpreter: Salutes openness and respect for life as antidotes to the use of violence to deal with the uncertainty and insecurity of our times.
- Japanese Story: An Australian geologist and a Japanese businessman work through their differences in this cross-cultural gem.
- Casa de los Babys: A fine example of writer and director John Sayles's sensitive exploration of cross-cultural tensions and misunderstandings.
- Freaky Friday: A first-class comedy that makes empathy into an appealing bridge-building virtue.
- Le Divorce: A little gem that sparkles with insights into the cross-cultural spats between the Americans and the French.
- Heat and Dust: Weaves a magical spell as an exploration of romance and as a sensitive cross-cultural study.
- A Great Wall: An interesting American film shot in China that lampoons ethnocentrism and celebrates the values of cross-cultural experiences.
- Russkies: A comedy adventure story that reminds us how open and honest communication can break down the walls of fear existing between people and nations.
- A Man Called Horse: A mesmerizing film about the experiences of a British aristocrat in 1825 struggling to survive in a Sioux tribe.
- Dances with Wolves: A shining parable about openness, a human resource that seems to be underrated and in short supply in our world rife with hostilities.
- Secret Ballot: A playful Iranian parable about freedom and the need for openness wherever people are experimenting with democracy.
- Rain: A beguiling drama about a hurting family who, lacking openness and trust, fail to communicate.
- Focus: Based on Arthur Miller's first novel, is a vivid portrait of anti-Semitism in Brooklyn during World War II.
- Liam: Centers on an eight-year-old boy in Liverpool whose openheartedness is dashed by the hellfire and brimstone theology of the Catholic church and his father's hatred of foreigners.
- Together: A wonderfully idiosyncratic and totally satisfying Swedish film set in a 1975 commune in Stockholm where openness to others slowly evolves as a spiritual practice.
- The Year of Living Dangerously: Weir's movies are open-ended, stylish dramas that engage our senses, psyche and wonder.
- Liberty Heights: Coming to terms with "the other" (whether stranger, enemy, or alien) is as critical to the development of the soul now as it was in the 1950s.
- In and Out: A paean to diversity that proudly shows its colors.
- Mulan: An animated feature that heralds the ancient Confucian virtues of family honor, respect for elders, and devotion to country.
- Talk of Angels: A radiant young Irish woman's experiences in Spain become a rite of passage for her into true independence.
- Anna and the King: An old-fashioned costume drama with sumptuous sets, stirring music, beguiling landscapes, and a cross-cultural relatioship.
- Earth: A mix of romantic love, friendship, passion, and political turmoil where people refuse to be open to one another that goes straight to the heart.
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