Power Rankings: Fresh Start Movies

The SAW Power Rankings is our weekly ranking of a certain movie-related topic. Please feel free to comment on our rankings and provide a list of your own in the comments below.

With the start of a new year, many people are looking for new beginnings or making new resolutions so we decided to rank some of our favorite movies about fresh starts. These movies can be inspirational about people overcoming their circumstances or simply trying to make a change within themselves. These themes can be found in a variety of movies as seen from our lists below. Let us know some movies you feel fit this category down in the comments!

Vincent Kane:

1. Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
2. Good Will Hunting (1997)
3. The Woodsman (2004)
4. The Fisher King (1991)
5. Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)

King Alvarez:

1. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
2. Groundhog Day (1993)
3. The Truman Show (1998)
4. Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
5. Con Air (1997)

Marmaduke Karlston:

1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
2. The Truman Show (1998)
3. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
4. Freaky Friday (2003)
5. Shrek (2001)

Sailor Monsoon:

1. Lost in America (1985)
2. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
3. The Big City (1963)
4. Ruby in Paradise (1993)
5. Wild (2014)

Mitch Roush:

1. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
2. Harvey (1950)
3. Lady Bird (2017)
4. Julie & Julia (2009)
5. Finding Forrester (2000)