The prodigal son allegory is played out in the real-life story of a young man whose talent and ambition are squandered by a string of bad decisions.
The Shawshank Redemption
The Godfather
Fight Club
Forrest Gump
Schindler's List
Django Unchained
The Godfather Part II
Gladiator
The Silence of the Lambs
Saving Private Ryan