Editing Message picture (section)

==Examples==
===Pre-1970===
* [[The Grapes of Wrath (film)|''The Grapes of Wrath'']] (1940)
* ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' (1946)
* ''[[On the Waterfront]]'' (1954)
* [[Salt of the Earth (1954 film)|''Salt of the Earth'']] (1954)
* ''[[Bad Day at Black Rock]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Blackboard Jungle]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Tea and Sympathy (film)|Tea and Sympathy]]'' (1956)
* ''[[Paths of Glory]]'' (1957)
* ''[[I Want to Live!]]'' (1958)
* ''[[On the Beach (1959 film)|On the Beach]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Judgment at Nuremberg]]'' (1961)
* [[The Connection (1961 film)|''The Connection'']] (1961)
* ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]'' (1962)
* [[To Kill a Mockingbird (film)|''To Kill a Mockingbird'']] (1962)
* ''[[The Intruder (1962 film)|The Intruder]]'' (1962)
* ''[[A Child Is Waiting]]'' (1963)
* [[Fail Safe (1964 film)|''Fail Safe'']] (1964)
* [[Seconds (1966 film)|''Seconds'']] (1966)
* ''[[Guess Who's Coming to Dinner]]'' (1967)
* ''[[In the Heat of the Night (film)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' (1967)

===Post-1970===
* ''[[Billy Jack]]'' (1971)
* ''[[The Deer Hunter]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982)
* ''[[White Dog (1982 film)|White Dog]]'' (1982)
* ''[[The Color Purple (1985 film)|The Color Purple]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Stand and Deliver]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Born on the Fourth of July (film)|Born on the Fourth of July]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Do the Right Thing]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Schindler's List]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Amistad (film)|Amistad]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Pokémon: The First Movie]]'' (1998)
* ''[[American History X]]'' (1998)
* ''[[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]'' (1999)
* ''[[The Cider House Rules (film)|The Cider House Rules]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Music of the Heart]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Erin Brockovich (film)|Erin Brockovich]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Pay It Forward (film)|Pay It Forward]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Remember the Titans]]'' (2000)
* ''[[The Devil's Backbone]]'' (2001)
* ''[[I Am Sam]]'' (2001)
* ''[[House of Sand and Fog (film)|House of Sand and Fog]]'' (2003)
* ''[[The Sea Inside]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Woman Thou Art Loosed]]'' (2004)
* ''[[American Gun (2005 film)|American Gun]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Akeelah and the Bee]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Babel (film)|Babel]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Blood Diamond]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Coach Carter]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Wall-E]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Courageous (film)|Courageous]]'' (2011)
* ''[[God Bless America (film)|God Bless America]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Where to Invade Next]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Get Out]]'' (2017)
* ''[[The Hate U Give (film)|The Hate U Give]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Us (2019 film)|Us]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Don't Look Up]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Everything Everywhere All at Once]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Barbarian (2022 film)|Barbarian]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Smile (2022 film)|Smile]]'' (2022)
* ''[[X (2022 film)|X]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Pearl (2022 film)|Pearl]]'' (2022)
* ''[[M3GAN]]'' (2023)
* ''[[Barbie (film)|Barbie]]'' (2023)
* ''[[Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken]]'' (2023)
* ''[[Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer]]'' (2023) 
* ''[[The Zone of Interest (film)|The Zone of Interest]]'' (2023)
Sources:<ref>[http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Message+Movie&page=2 The Best Message Movies of All Time - Flickchart]</ref><ref>[http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Message+Movie&page=3 The Best Message Movies of All Time - Flickchart]</ref><ref>[http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Message+Movie&page=6 The Best Message Movies of All Time - Flickchart]</ref><ref>[http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Message+Movie&page=11 The Best Message Movies of All Time - Flickchart]</ref><ref>[http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Message+Movie The Best Message Movies of All Time - Flickchart]</ref><ref>[http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Message+Movie&page=12 The Best Message Movies of All Time - Flickchart]</ref><ref>[http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Message+Movie&page=5 The Best Message Movies of All Time - Flickchart]</ref><ref>[https://www.thoughtco.com/top-classic-films-with-social-message-3325203 Top 10 Classic Films With a Social Message - ThoughtCo.]</ref><ref>[http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Message+Movie&page=4 The Best Message Movies of All Time - Flickchart]</ref><ref>[https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/05/the-10-most-heavy-handed-message-movies/ The 10 Most Heavy-Handed Message Movies|Complex]</ref><ref>[https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/54248/6-things-you-might-not-have-known-about-billy-jack 6 Things You Might Not Have Known About Billy Jack|Mental Floss]</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.seminolenewspaper.com/powerful-message-behind-hit-movie-barbie/ | title=Powerful Message Behind Hit Movie "Barbie" }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2017-12-27 |title=Get Out's Cinematographer Reveals the Methods Behind Jordan Peele's Brilliant Madness |url=https://www.motionpictures.org/2017/12/get-outs-cinematographer-reveals-methods-behind-jordan-peeles-brilliant-madness-2/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Motion Picture Association |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Randall |first=Melissa |last2=Jiménez |first2=Paula Rey |last3=Jiménez |first3=Melissa Randall and Paula Rey |date=2023-06-21 |title=The Everything, Everywhere, All at Once Meaning and Themes |url=https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-meaning/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=NYFA |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Weeks |first=Andrew |date=2023-07-27 |title=Oppenheimer: A masterful film with a haunting message |url=https://www.hjnews.com/opinion/columns/oppenheimer-a-masterful-film-with-a-haunting-message/article_5ea6fdd2-2be1-11ee-aee4-dfefd808d446.html |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=The Herald Journal |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Krishnan |first=Gaurav |date=2023-03-03 |title=Why Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is More Relevant Than Ever |url=https://movieweb.com/why-oppenheimer-is-so-relevant-now/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dominguez |first=Andrew |last2=Minchin |first2=Amanda |date=2023-02-13 |title=10 Horror Movies That Deliver Important Messages About Society |url=https://movieweb.com/horror-movies-that-deliver-important-messages/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}</ref><ref name="sociallyconscioushorror">{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Aleisha |date=2023-04-23 |title=10 Best Socially Conscious Horror Movies of the 21st Century |url=https://collider.com/best-horror-movies-with-a-message-21st-century/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref><ref>[https://screenrant.com/barbie-2023-movie-data-proves-message-important/ 2023's Top Movie Data Proves That Barbie Happened At Just The Right Time - ScreenRant]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Roman |first=Julian |date=2023-06-29 |title= Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Review: A Clever Girl Power Message with Vivid Animation |url= https://movieweb.com/ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-review/|access-date=2024-03-24 |website=Movieweb |language=en}}</ref><ref>[https://slate.com/culture/2023/12/the-zone-of-interest-movie-holocaust-jonathan-glazer.html The Zone of Interest: A Holocaust movie with a message for our moment - Slate Magazine]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://slate.com/culture/2018/10/the-hate-u-give-movie-review-adaptation.html|title=The Hate U Give Is a Black Lives Matter Movie Designed for Anyone Willing to Listen|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|date=October 5, 2018|accessdate=May 16, 2025}}</ref>

===Notable directors===
* [[Spike Lee]]<ref>[http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Message+Movie&page=4 The Best Message Movies of All Time - Flickchart]</ref>
* [[Stanley Kramer]]<ref>[http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Message+Movie&page=6 The Best Message Movies of All Time - Flickchart]</ref>
* [[Tom Laughlin]]<ref>[http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Message+Movie&page=5 The Best Message Movies of All Time - Flickchart]</ref>
* [[Elia Kazan]]<ref>[http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Message+Movie&page=2 The Best Message Movies of All Time - Flickchart]</ref>
* [[Oliver Stone]]<ref>[http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Message+Movie&page=12 The Best Message Movies of All Time - Flickchart]</ref>
* [[Abel Gance]]<ref>[http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Message+Movie&page=7 The Best Message Movies of All Time - Flickchart]</ref>
* [[Norman Jewison]]<ref>[http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Message+Movie&page=2 The Best Message Movies of All Time - Flickchart]</ref>
* [[Frank Capra]]<ref>[http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Message+Movie The Best Message Movies of All Time - Flickchart]</ref>
* [[Richard Attenborough]]<ref>[http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Message+Movie The Best Message Movies of All Time - Flickchart]</ref>
* [[Edward Dmytryk]]<ref>[http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?genre=Message+Movie&page=3 The Best Message Movies of All Time - Flickchart]</ref>
* [[Jordan Peele]]<ref name="sociallyconscioushorror"/>