Stranger in a Strange Land - A young astronaut retruns to Earth
Friday (Heinlein novel) - Orphan goes to work for her adoptive father
On Basilisk Station - A young officer on her first command gets sent to a backwater post
A Hymn Before Battle - Some aliens want humans to fight for them
Chasing Amy - Boy meets girl and falls in love
American Psycho: Yuppies like to dress well and trade buisness cards.
The Ten Commandments - Two princes compete for a royal throne and the lady they both love.
The Prince of Egypt - A young man learns he was adopted.
The Hunt for Red October - A civil servant overcomes his fear of flying.
Seven Samurai - Weapons experts take over a farming village. Toshiro Mifune stars as comic relief.
The Magnificent Seven - Weapons experts take over a farming village. Yul Brynner stars as the leader.
Helen of Troy (the USA Network version)
Woman kills her husband to punish him for killing their own daughter.
OK, you’ve inspired me.
Final Fantasy: Four young people travel all over the world.
Final Fantasy 2: Three young people search for their lost friend.
Final Fantasy 3: Four young men travel all over the world.
Final Fantasy 4: A young man reconciles with his long lost brother.
Final Fantasy 5: A young man attempts to follow in his father’s footsteps.
Final Fantasy 6: A gifted young woman struggles to fit into society.
Final Fantasy 7: A group of environmentalists encounter opposition to their viewpoint.
Final Fantasy 8: A troubled young man finds love among political instability.
Final Fantasy 9: A young man woos a girl outside of his social class.
Final Fantasy 10: A young woman attempts to follow in her father’s footsteps.
Final Fantasy Tactics: Two young men become involved in politics.
All Quiet on the Western Front: Young man tries to draw in France.
The Fifth Element: Cabdriver wins tickets to a concert.
The Hunt for Red October: Man buys his daughter a teddy bear.
Princess Bride: A giant finally does something right.
Spice World (sue me, its funny): A bomb blows up a double decker bus.
The Great Dictator: a hiilarious Charlie Chaplin comedy about mistaken identity.
*Gone With The Wind[/I ] – Arrogant federal officials meddle in labor relations issues, almost sinking a family business, but its plucky owner keeps it afloat with the help of employees.
The Shining – A wannabe writer is forced to deal with family issues as he struggles with writer’s block while at vacation resort.
Secretary == Troubled woman helps psychologically distant lawyer work more effectively with her.
Helen of Troy – Beautiful young woman discovers that being too attractive to men can be quite vexing.
Gone With he Wind–A young Debutante has a shortage in household funds, & servant trouble.
Vanilla Sky – Man grapples with issues surrounding reconstructive surgery.
The Executioner’s Song – Ex-con struggles to re-enter society.
Mulan – Young Chinese girl discovers father’s armor fits her comfortably.
The Sound of Music – Austrian postulant revises career choice.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn – Arboreal nuisiance achieves rapid growth in urban setting.
[grit teeth] Must. Do. Work. Can’t. Post. Now.
Stranger in a Strange Land (by RAH): Young man who speaks a foreign* language starts a new religious cult and gets himself in trouble.
New Testament (by the apostles): Young man who speaks a foreign* language starts a new religious cult and gets himself in trouble.
Titan/Wizard/Demon (by Varley): God meddles in affairs of puny humans, and she gets unexpected results.
Book(s) of Swords (by Saberhagen): Gods meddle in affairs of puny humans, and they get unexpected results.
Neuromancer (by Gibson): Computers meddle in the affairs of puny humans, and nobody quite understands the results.
The Gods Must Be Crazy (by those Monty Python guys): Crazy gods, flying an airplane, meddle in the affairs of puny humans. Hilarity results.
–Niven & Pournelle (AKA: Writers meddle in classic SF themes)–
The Mote in Gods Eye (First Contact): Humans meet aliens, find out they’re smarter than us.
Footfall (Aliens Attack): Aliens meet humans, find out we’re smarter than them.
Legacy of Heorot (Pioneers on Alien Planet): Humans meet aliens, find out we’re not as smart as we think.
Lucifer’s Hammer (End of theWorld): Asteroid falls, Earth & people suffer, but everything turns out OK, so maybe we are as smart as we think.
Inferno (uh…Inferno): Aliens get mixed into religious mythology. A man finds redemption.
The Callahan’s Saloon series (by Spider Robinson): Everybody drinks A LOT, tells bad puns and gets warm and fuzzy.
Make Room, Make Room (by Harry Harrison): Humans breed A LOT.
To Your Scattered Bodies Go (by Farmer): Humans die A LOT. Recover in confusing circumstances.
The Stand (by Stephen King): Humans die A LOT (but not as much as TYSBG). Good triumphs…wait, should this be in the “meddle in affairs of puny humans” group?
Dark Tower series (by Stephen King): King writes A LOT. No one knows if it will ever end.
Gosh, this could go on forever. 
Deliverance- Several men go on boating trip, one finds love.
Motel Hell- Rory Calhoun stands on hind legs, makes sausages.
Redwall: An abbey deals with a rat problem, repairs a damaged tapestry.
NoCoolUserName, you are officially My Favorite Poster.
Mojo, you are a sick freak.
Red Dawn: Midwestern teens interact with Russians in the mid-80s.
I don’t care how passing your fancy may be, I appreciate the love you’ve given me. I’ve never been anyone’s Favorite Poster before. I’ve never been ON a poster before, altho back in the 60’s I had several black-light Escher posters. Oh, oh–getting off thread–gotta redeem myself:
Red Dragon: Boy with troubled past sinks his teeth into fine art.
Silence of the Lambs: Man with troubled past sinks his teeth into fashion design.
Hannibal: Detective sinks her teeth into “brain food.”
Hmm…suddenly I feel the need for some breakfast.
Castaway - FedEx worker enjoys volleyball, delivers package
Alive – Hungry passengers must eat disgusting food from airplane when their arrival is delayed
The Negotiator - Expert negotiator faces difficult hostage situation
The Sixth Sense - Perceptive boy helps man deal with death of a loved one