3. Schindler's List (1993)
Steven Spielberg was one of the few film-makers who could have pulled off telling the harrowing story of Schindler's List so well, he takes on the subject matter from a very non-judgmental standpoint. Spielberg doesn't rely on his usual bag of toys to propel the narrative in Schindler's List, instead revisits the Holocaust from a documentary frame of mind as opposed to a sweeping Hollywood spectacle. The story of the Holocaust is the most galvanizing and racially motivated travesty of the 20th century, and Spielberg, a film-maker of Jewish heritage, allows the story to organically transpire in front of our eyes. There is never a moment where Spielberg makes the Jews or the Nazis in the film anything but people caught in a most horrific situation, and it is one of neutral and honest storytelling. What makes Schindler's List so profound is that although the racism that occurred during the Holocaust was fatal to over 6 million people, the message of hope and new life we are shown at the film's climax proves that in every dark corridor there is enough light to see through to the other end.