Yes, Forrest Gump is great, but I've never seen Amelie - does it come with subtitles? I don't speak French.
I think A Beautiful Mind is the one film that impressed me most, ever - I have written articles about 6 movies that I think are great
here.
Otherwise I have a
whole page of inspirational movies that I recommend on my website : there is so much crap on TV that we rather go and get one at the video store for meaningful entertainment.