I’m a sucker for a Douglas Sirk melodrama
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The Goonies 1985
Toward the beginning of the movie I was nervous this was going to be a total dick flick, but I was pleasantly surprised to learn this was a movie anybody could enjoy. Wholesome and adventurous
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First Blood 1982
I thoroughly enjoyed First Blood - it touches on a reality some veterans faced after Vietnam. Yes, the reality is presented in exaggerated terms, but I felt the drama paralleled with the emotional turmoil in transitioning back from war. Rambo's breakdown at the end of the film was powerful and captured PTSD well.