Rain Man (1988)

A cross-country drive with a brother you never knew you had. Tom Cruise's Charlie starts out wanting only his share of the inheritance; Dustin Hoffman's Raymond wants Judge Wapner on at five o'clock. What changes between them is small, slow and earned, which is why it still works. It won Best Picture, Best Director for Barry Levinson and Hoffman's second Best Actor Oscar. Its portrait of autism is a product of 1988 and has dated, but the shift from transaction to tenderness between the brothers has not.