Need some inspiration?
We have compiled a list of the best inspirational and motivational movies of all time that will change your life.
Some of these films are fictional while others are based on true stories and are categorized into four sections:
- Feel good movies
- Sports films
- Business films
- Movies that make you think
Whether you are an athlete, an entrepreneur, a student, or a “regular person”, these positive, uplifting, and motivational movies will inspire you to think about your life or business and take action towards becoming your best self.
Feel Good Inspirational Movies
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3 Idiots
When a brilliant engineering student is admitted into India’s best college, his quirky and unconventional ideologies challenge the established education system. 3 Idiots is about going up against the conventional way of doing things in order to pursue your own dreams. Finding the balance between passion and success, no matter who tells you otherwise. If you want to be inspired to think for your self and create your own path in life, this is a great film to watch.
Here is the official trailer…
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Apollo 13
Based on the real life failed mission to the Moon, Apollo 13 sees three brave astronauts embark on a mission that becomes doomed almost as soon as it begins. Starring Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon, this is the story of true courage in the face of desperation, and how a group of people put aside their differences to come together and solve a problem, as a team. If you want to learn about self-discipline, determination, and teamwork, this is a great film to watch.
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Babe
When a Piglet realizes he has a talent for sheepherding, the status quo of a quiet farm is threatened. Babe is the story about an unlikely hero that doesn’t conform to conventions. About learning to be true to yourself, and be more than what you are, in the face of people constantly telling you it’s not possible. Babe is definitely one of those feel good return to innocence movies that helps connect you with your inner child and will inspire you to become a good caring person.
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Braveheart
Under the oppressive reign of the British Empire, a former warrior wishing the simple life, is pulled into a revolution that he ends up leading. Braveheart is about finding hope in desperation, and purpose when life has you down. How looking at the bigger picture of life, can bring someone out of their own sadness, and be capable of true greatness. Deep down inside all of us we desire one thing: freedom. And this movie will connect with that desire and light you up to stand up for yourself and become a true sovereign person.
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Big Fish
A story of finding oneself, while diving into the life of one’s father is what Big Fish is all about. This is a movie about finding family, despite knowing them for years. It’s a story of battling one’s own emotional history and overcoming it, and reconnecting with family members that you may have known all your life. It’s also a film that touches on the power of the imagination and how so many people have lost touch with their gift to dream. If you feel disconnected from your inner child and ability to dream, this is a great film to watch.
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Chaplin
The famous true story of how a poverty stricken young boy went on to become one of the most famous entertainers in the history of the world. Chaplin (played by Robert Downey Jr.), is all about coming from nothing, and using your natural talents to find success in life, and be able to achieve all that you want, only if you have the guts to just go for it. If you want to feel inspired to have the courage to follow your dreams, this is a good film to watch.
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October Sky
How the launch of a Russian satellite inspired a coal miner’s son to become an engineer. October Sky is all about following your desires, no matter who tells you its wrong, even your own family. Having an unreasonable wish to achieve your dream, is something that no one can suppress. It’s a real life story about how never compromising can lead to greatness. This is one of those movies that will inspire you to know who you are and stay true to yourself.
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Eat Pray Love
In Eat Pray Love, a woman leaves her life behind to travel and find meaning in her life, despite the obstacles she needs to overcome. This is the story about not being afraid to find what’s missing in your life and discover your life purpose. How going to any depths by stepping outside your comfort zone and traveling across countries can truly bring happiness. It’s about not being satisfied with what you’re supposed to be happy with, but finding out what real happiness is for yourself. If you are still in the process of discovering who you are, this is a movie worth watching. While it will resonate mostly with women, guys can watch this too!
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Erin Brockovich
Starring Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich is the true story of a struggling mother and how she exposes a conspiracy that saves lives. This is a story about how even the most everyday person can still be a hero to others. It’s about how one person can make a difference if they truly care, and be willing to make a change. If you want to be inspired to stand up and speak for yourself and do whats right even if it means going against the status quo, this is a great film to watch. It’s also an inspiring story of how a single mother can make it on her own.
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Forrest Gump
Starring Tom Hanks, Forest Gump is the heartwarming story of a slow witted man and how his simplicity makes him achieve greatness. A person doesn’t need to be the best, smartest, most physically fit to be great. A life can be great simply if a person tries their hardest, does their best and lives a rich life that fulfills them. Life is what you make it, not what happens to you. If you want to be inspired to be the best version of yourself and believe you have strikes against you (not smart enough, not athletic enough, etc.), this is a great motivational movie to watch.
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Freedom Writers
When teens in a high school are susceptible to crime and gang warfare, a teacher introduces them to writing as a way to deal with their adversity. When it seems like all hope is lost for young people, something as simple as a hobby or past time can truly bring out the best in a person, no matter how bad their life is. Starring Hillary Swank, Freedom Writers is all about finding that something that brings out the best in you, and sticking to it. If you want to be inspired to find your passion or purpose in life, this is a great film to watch.
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Gandhi
A real life bio-pic about one of the most influential men in history, Ghandi (played by Ben Kingsley) was one of the most transformational leaders of our time next to Martin Luther King Jr. A story that proves that there are ways to accomplish great deeds without fighting. Being resilient, persistence and absolutely committed to your goals can bring success. It’s about overwhelming opposition through your resolution alone, and how your commitment to great can truly inspire others. If you want to be inspired to face your fears and stand up to adversity and challenges in life, this is a must watch film.
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Glory
Glory is based upon a true story about the first all-black infantry during the American Civil War. Starring Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman, this story inspires hope for future generations to never give up in the face of incredible odds. It’s a message of righteousness that transcends race, religion and creed. Seeing a group of black soldiers fight for a country that doesn’t understand them on principle alone, should strengthen your resolve in fighting for what you believe in. If you want to be inspired to stand up for yourself and overcome amazing odds, this is a must watch film.
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Good Will Hunting
A genius is discovered living an ordinary life as a janitor in a university. When you feel like you were meant for something bigger and better than what you have, it’s never too late to pursue it. Starring Matt Damon and Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting brings hope and a message of second chances. About how opportunities can come any time in life, you just have to want it bad enough and be willing to change your life, for the better! If you need some inspiration to find your passion and purpose in life, this is a must watch film.
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Into The Wild
A university graduate gives up his life of privilege and goes to live in the wilderness. The main character, Christopher McCandless, was destined to live the “normal” life that was expected of him by his family: get a job, make money, and have a family. While his parents thought that was what he was doing, in reality he was secretly planning to abandon that life to stand up on his own two feet and be true to himself.
Into The Wild reflects that no matter what you want out of life, you shouldn’t let anything stop you from getting it. Your dreams aren’t based on others understanding of it. A story about overcoming confusion, being emotionally strong enough to do what you want and being dedicated enough to make it happen. If you want to be inspired to speak your truth and do what you believe in, this is a must watch film.
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Jerry Maguire
When a fast talking sports agent loses everything he holds dear, he needs to start from scratch and find redemption. A story that goes to show that second chances don’t have to be perfect, but that we make them perfect. It’s all about finding success and happiness in places that we would never think to look, and being able to recognize it when we do see it.
Played by Tom Cruise, Jerry Maguire has many inspiring storylines that include speaking your truth, standing up for what you believe in, following your passion, creating authentic relationships, and integrity.
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La La Land
When two artists fall in love, whose passion takes priority in their life, how can they make it work? Life is all about distractions and the main characters must overcome the obstacles of being in love and following their passion at the same time. Starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, this story is about finding the balance between who you love and what you love. It’s being told what you cannot do, but proving people wrong, even if they’re the ones that you love the most.
La La Land is an inspiring film that is all about staying true to yourself, following your passion, dedication, and overcoming adversity in life.
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Lean On Me
Based on the true story of New Jersey high school principal Joe Clark played by Morgan Freeman, Lean on Me tells the story of a teacher who returns to a troubled school to try to get through to students who have lost all hope and desire to succeed in life. Inspiration comes difficultly to people that have no motivation or desire to succeed, especially when they can’t see any opportunities in front of them. This is a story about a teacher that has to resort to unconventional methods to inspire his students to try to do better in life. And how that simple changes can cause them to achieve even greater things in life if they are just willing to dream big.
This inspiring film is all about never giving up, having big dreams, finding your purpose, hard work, and being confident in yourself.
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Life Of Pi
People handle traumatic moments in different ways which is a marker for ones character. Life of Pi is the story about how one boy resorts to fantastical and astounding approach to deal with the hardest thing in his life after he has been abandoned by a ship in the middle of the ocean only to find himself astray with a wild tiger. In the end he overcomes many hardships, emotional and physical, to become a better person. He finds inspiration to survive, through his journey into something awesome.
This film is all about finding courage, facing your fears, overcoming adversity, and never giving up.
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Mr. Holland’s Opus
Mr Hollands Opus is about a composer looking for greatness and finds true happiness in something a lot smaller he had never imagined. A story about how a teacher, played by Richard Dreyfuss, learns a lesson in happiness through inspiring others, which in turn inspires him to pursue his own dreams that he’s put off for decades. A sweet story about how age should not affect one’s dreams.
This film is all about finding your purpose in life no matter what your age is, inspiring others to become their best self, and finding true happiness in life.
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Pay It Forward
Pay It Forward is a feel good movie about doing good deeds and how putting others before yourself is an important quality to have in life. An inspiring story about how one act of kindness has a ripple effect throughout the world that could bring about actual change. Something that forces us to think beyond ourselves and care about the bigger picture, and the direct benefits of world Karma.
Starring Kevin Spacey, this motivational movie is all about the Law of Attraction and how what you put out is what you get back.
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Peaceful Warrior
When an accident destroys the life of an aspiring gymnast, he needs to reinvent himself in order to achieve his dreams. Peaceful Warrior shows the best lesson of overcoming hardships comes in the form of literal physical trauma, that can be seen as a metaphor for anything life throws at you, and to get back up in order to persevere and achieve your goals.
This inspirational movie is all about overcoming adversity, never giving up, discovering who you really are, and finding inner peace.
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Powder
Overcoming physical deformity is the worst kind of emotional strength someone can show. Powder shows how, even someone with the most oddest of affliction, can overcome it with the right people and support in their lives, no matter what the odds. This movie is the story of a “unique boy” with special sensitive gifts that has to deal with a very angry and judgmental world who teaches the people around them how to be more compassionate.
This motivational movie is all about learning how to love, stay true to your self, acceptance, being more compassionate and considerate of others.
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Seven Pounds
Selfless acts make the world go around in this story where one man saves others from various situations of distress. A story showing how redemption can be found in the most unlikeliest places, and that hope can truly save the day if you believe in it. In Seven Pounds, Ben Thomas (Will Smith) heads out on a mission to change seven people’s lives. On his journey, he finds more than what he set out for.
This inspirational movie is all about faith, courage, redemption, and how to change your life for the better.
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Slumdog Millionaire
One of the most remarkable stories of overcoming a difficult life happens in this movie. A child from the streets of India rises to fame and success on an Indian game show, proving that no matter where someone’s upbringing is from, true grit and determination can pull anyone up by their boot straps.
Slumdog Millionaire is all about overcoming adversity, courage, integrity, and hope.
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Soul Surfer
After a brutal accident, a surfer needs to face her fears and setback into the water. Victims of accidents are the ones that have the most trouble coming back from tragedy as their overwhelming fear creates a lot of self-doubt. This story gives us an instance when someone needs to overcome not just physical trauma, but also an emotional fear in order to achieve true success.
Soul Surfer is all about overcoming fear, courage, not giving up, finding inner strength, and staying true to yourself.
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The Intouchables
The Intouchables is A French story (with English subtitles) about how the unlikeliest of people can support someone through a tough time. No matter your age or physical situation, it’s never too late to make a friend and learn a new perspective on life. When an older paraplegic finds true support in an unexpected place, it shows that help can come from unlikely sources.
This feel good inspirational movie is all about friendship, trust, overcoming hard times, courage, human potential, and the magic of life.
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The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story is about a young boy reads a book about a fantastical journey of hope that inspires him to deal with his own life’s problems. When your life seems hopeless, having hope and believing in something more may be the way to survive through it, and come out even stronger for having suffered through it.
This magical movie is all about hope, facing your fears, believing in yourself, and the power of imagination.
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The Pianist
The Pianist tells the real life story of the acclaimed Polish composer, Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrienne Brody) about surviving a war with only the outlet of creative expression, The Pianist inspires us all to face our fears and deal with our issues.
Seeing someone fear for their life, while still maintaining strength and resolve to pursue a dream, helps us to focus our own lives and put into perspective our own problems, helping us find the strength to resolve them.
This inspirational movie is all about courage, hope, staying true to yourself, following your passion, and overcoming hardships and adversity.
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The Princess Bride
When being forced to marry against her will, a Princess’ long lost love will save her. The Princess Bride is about how a connection between two people can reunite them, despite the obstacles in their way. A tale of survival and determination, on the chance to one day again meet their beloved, will make anyone believe in the power of true love.
This fantasy movie is all about love, staying true to yourself, courage, and happiness.
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The Pursuit Of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness is a heartwarming real life story about the desperate search for success will make anyone believe that any sacrifice in life is worth making, if one has the resolve to follow it through. You will believe in miracles when seeing a man sacrifice his blood, tears and sanity in order to provide a better life for his own son, and want to be a better person yourself after it.
This motivational movie stars Will Smith who is trying to create a better life for him and his son and is all about creating success, being your best self, courage, determination, and of course, happiness.
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The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption is a deep analysis into how a man can be changed by his circumstances and how its important to not let circumstances get the best of you. The films message is one of redemption and being saved. The transformation of a wrongfully imprisoned man can make anyone believe that change for the better is possible, inspiring them to do impossible things in everyday life, as the character does in the film.
For 19 years, a wrongfully accused man Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) has to deal with the harsh realities of prison life where he befriends Red (Morgan Freeman) who becomes his saving light.
This inspirational movie is all about friendship, overcoming adversity, courage, and hope.
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Motivational & Inspirational Sports Movies
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30 For 30
Technically these are documentaries and not movies but needed to make the list as they show the true stories of many athletes overcoming adversity. 30 for 30 is a series documenting significant but forgotten moments from sports history reminds us of men and women who had the will to impact history. Stories about athletes who made it into the history books with their courage and determination will inspire anyone to achieve greatness of their own.
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42
The story of America’s first African-American baseball player (Jackie Robinson) 42 is a moving and emotional film. The racism and hardships that the main character deals with in his lifetime, in many ways, mirrors the discrimination minorities feel today, and his inspirational journey may inspire a new generation today to persevere and overcome them.
This motivational film is all about staying true to yourself, courage, overcoming adversity, and speaking your truth.
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Ali
The true story of one of the greatest boxing champion’s that ever lived (Muhammed Ali), seeing a man lose everything for his beliefs, only to have to fight to reclaim is awe inspiring. Ali’s own charisma and white hot rage will fire up any audience into following his examples and having the courage to apply their own principles in their lives.
This film is all about following your passion, staying true to yourself, having courage, and overcoming adversity.
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Bend It Like Beckham
Bend It Like Beckham is a refreshingly heartwarming story of a Indian girl who wants more than what her parents want for her, will inspire every young girl out there. The main character (Jess) wants to follow in the footsteps of her hero David Beckham, the famous soccer player. But her family wants her to follow the established traditions of getting married and having children. Young girls can follow the example set by the main character to follow their hearts and dreams, instead of what life may have planned for them. A courageous and joyful movie.
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Breaking Away
When a small town boy aspires to be more, in life and love, the only thing standing in his way is what others think. Breaking Away conveys a great message of only your opinion mattering, and teaches youth to take risks to achieve your goals. Success goes hand in hand with aspiration.
The story, written in 1979, is about four small town boys in Indian trying to find themselves and discover their purpose in life. One of the boys has a dream to become a bicyclist in Italy but must be willing to face his fears of speaking his truth to his parents.
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Chariots Of Fire
This film is a wonderfully inspiring look into how people from two different religious backgrounds can unite, live with the exact same passion of sprinting, and share a similar goal. Chariots of Fire opens the mind to looking at the same things from different perspectives, thereby bettering our understanding of life, through the eyes of others. It’s a great story for people who may feel alone and like they’re not understood by those around them.
Released in 1981, this motivational movie takes place at the 1924 Olympics in Paris (France) and is all about courage, hope, and believing in yourself.
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Cinderella Man
When an a man past his prime wants to fight for a living, with a family in a bad economy, it seems like a crazy attempt. But Cinderella Man proves that even the most ridiculous idea or desire can be worth it if one has the talent and determination to follow through. This touching story will make anyone feel motivated to pursue their dreams and passions no matter how crazy they may sound or how old they are.
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Coach Carter
Unlike the typical sports movie, Coach Carter focuses on the importance of academic pursuit on top of the physical. It’s a great story for misguided youth who may think that all there is to life is sports. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, this story teaches the importance of promises and shows how through hard work, any young person can gather the necessary tools for succeeding in life beyond playing sports.
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Cool Runnings
Despite being a hilarious comedy, Cool Runnings tells the story that goes to show that winning is important, but how you get there is the most important. When a Jamaican group of young men want to bob sled in the 1988 Olympics, they’re shot down by even their loved ones. But their desire to succeed takes them onto the biggest stage of the world, proving that desire can turn the impossible into the achievable.
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Eight Men Out
While a darker sports film than most, Eight Men Out is the story features one moment of redemption that means everything. When baseball players cheat to lose the 1919 World Series, their conscience causes them to play their hearts out at the last minute. The film conveys a message that it’s never too late to do the right thing, and that no dark turn is irredeemable, providing hope to even the lost of souls.
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Field Of Dreams
Field of Dreams is a whimsical fantasy film about the true love of baseball, will make any sports fan’s eye gloss over. A story that touches the core of why people love sports, can bring families together and provides a deep analysis into the bonds of brotherhood, community and family that sports can invoke in people all over the world.
This inspirational movies is all about people discovering their purpose and the meaning of life.
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Friday Night Lights
In Friday Night Lights, when the love of the game brings together students and a coach in a shared goal, it’s seeing teamwork at its finest. Individual success and motivation is admirable, but when a group can be inspired to achieve the same dream, it can be remarkable enough to move mountains. The coming together of strong people for one goal is incredibly inspiring in this film.
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Hoop Dreams
Hoop Dreams is the real life stories of two inner city kids making it big in professional basketball, will inspire anyone that wants a career based on their own natural talent. Overcoming hardships of life, economic situation, and constant obstacles helps when you follow real world examples of people who have succeeded, and this story has that in ample amounts.
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Miracle
Miracle is an inspiring real-life story that centers on one of the greatest moments in sports history. A young American hockey team defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union team and won the gold medal in the 1980’s Winter Olympics. This is no regular sports movie.
This movie is about the life of Coach Herb Brooks played by Kurt Russell and his rough and abrasive coaching style and how his unorthodox methods helped him coach a team of amateurs so they could win the Olympics. The film is about a Coach’s determination to succeed, a group of amateurs that learn to work as a team, how hard work and discipline can lead you to greatness, and most of all about not giving up even when the odds are against you. You never know when a Miracle can happen.
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Moneyball
Moneyball is an uplifting real life story of why following your passion and staying true to yourself is so important. In the film, Billy Beane was a great baseball player but lost his talent and became the Oakland A’s general manager. At that time the highly profitable teams could easily draft the most expensive and most talented players. He experienced first-hand why traditional recruitment strategies didn’t work.
During the off-season, he loses three of his starting players to other teams that could pay them more. Having to reinvent his team on a very tight budget he partners with Peter Brand, played by Jonah Hill, a young Yale’s economics graduate who evaluates players statistically by their ability to get on base, score runs and win games. In this film, you will learn the importance of overcoming adversity and how overcoming challenges can make you a better person.
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Patch Adams
This heartwarming film is based on the life of Hunter Adams (Patch Adams), played by Robin Williams; a man determined to become a doctor to help people. Patch Adams was a troubled man and decided to go to a mental institution to get help. As he was there, he found out that doctors couldn’t help him but, he begins to help the other patients and decides to become a doctor.
At medical school, he finds that the emotional needs of patients weren’t addressed. He believes that to treat the disease, you must first treat the patient with love, compassion, laughter, and play. He decided to break some rules and funded the Gesundheit Clinic to help those who couldn’t get proper treatment at the clinic. This movie is about compassion, about improving the quality of life of patients, about how you should help others scale up, about how little gestures can make a big impact in the life of others, about daring to be different and unique.
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Invincible
Invincible is a real-life inspiring story about Vince Papale, a 30-year old bartender played by Mark Wahlberg, substitute teacher, and Eagles fan from South Philadelphia. He one day loses his teaching job because of budget cuts, and as a result, his wife decides to leave him a devastating note saying he would never be able to accomplish anything. Vince’s bar buddies encourage him to go to the Eagle’s tryouts. When Vince’s father finds out what his bar buddies were trying to do, he tells him to let go as a man can only take so much failure at one time. That along with his wife’s note encouraged him to go to the tryout, and see his dream come true.
This movie is about not giving up, believing in yourself, reaching your goals, and becoming your best self.
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Invictus
Invictus is an inspirational story about how Nelson Mandela joined forces with South Africa’s rugby team to help unite their country. The story starts with the release of Nelson Mandela, played by Morgan Freeman, from prison in 1990. Four years later he is elected President of South Africa and initiates a unique venture to try to unite his nation that is divided by racial segregation. As the World Cup was approaching, he sends for the Francoise Pieenar, the rugby team’s Captain, and he tells him he wants them to win the World Cup.
This film is about Leadership and how to inspire others. You will see how you can use the works of others to inspire your team, how the best way to lead is leading by example, and about the importance of uniting people through inspiration and common goals.
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Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby is about the life of aspiring boxer Maggie Fitzgerald, played by Hillary Swank, who wants Frankie Dunn (played by Clint Eastwood) the veteran Los Angeles boxing trainer to train her but he refuses at first since she is a 31-year old woman with no technique. Frankie sees she is determined to be a boxer and decides to train her and he even gets to manage her fighting career. She then gets a shot at the WBA title, but her opponent is a tough player that doesn’t like to play by the rules.
How will this movie inspire you? First off you will see a woman’s determination, a woman that won’t take no for an answer, and even though she was raised in poverty and affected by her father’s death, she believed she deserved more and fought to accomplish her dreams. This film is all about determination, hard work, perseverance, and believing in yourself.
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Radio
Radio is an inspiring movie about the life of James Robert Kennedy (played by Cuba Gooding Jr.), a mentally challenged teenager. He was named Radio for his love of music and vintage radios. He didn’t speak to anyone and spent his days pushing a grocery cart down the street. After some football players harass Radio, coach Harold Jones, played by Ed Harris takes Radio under his wings, and their friendship develops over decades. Radio transforms from a shy tormented guy to an inspiration to his community.
Radio is a life-inspiring movie that conveys a lesson in humanity and the struggles and transformation of disabled people. It is also a lesson of leadership as Coach Jones shows Radio respect establishes trust and leads by example how others should be treated. This movies is all about believing in yourself.
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Rocky
Rocky Balboa is an American sports drama classic written and starring Sylvester Stallone. It tells the story of Rocky Balboa, an Italian-American boxer that worked as a debt collector. He starts out as a club fighter that later gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship. The movie itself is inspirational; it shows you that you have to work hard to achieve your goals, to never give up, that you have to be willing to give your all to obtain what you want, and it’s about persistence how if you fall down nine times you have to be able to get up 10 times.
What is more inspirational and motivating than the movie itself is the origin of the movie. How an aspiring actor was rejected thousands of times, and he kept on trying and kept auditioning. How he was determined to be somebody in the movie business and gave his all to achieve that, despite the rejections, losing his wife, and dog. How he never gave up even though he was going through difficult times and that through his persistence, determination, and hard work, he became a movie legend.
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Remember The Titans
Remember the Titans is a real-life story that took place in 1971, where black and white schools and their football teams are integrated, and the white team’s coach (Bill Yoast) is replaced with the black team’s coach (Herman Boone, played by Denzel Washington). The story highlights racial issues and how the coach manages to unite both teams, and how through hard work he manages to go through the season undefeated. Throughout the movie, you will see lots of motivational moments. You will see how two different teams (a black and a white team) learn to work together, how the students look up to their coach and motivate him to stay as an assistant coach, how a coach motivates their players to give their best, and how after seeing how well they perform together, the whole town accepts the change that was going on.
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Rudy
Rudy is about the story of Rudy Ruttiger, played by Sean Astin, a boy that was always told that he was too small to play college football, but he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream. In this movie, we see how a small boy chose resiliency and strength over discouragement and despair, how a boy is armed with fierce determination and got to achieve his dreams. This movie teaches the viewer about believing in yourself, about being determined and not taking no for an answer, and about how hard work always pays off.
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Seabiscuit
Seabiscuit is a mesmerizing movie about a famous racehorse and the transformation that Red starerd by Tobey Maguire, Charles Howard played by Jeff Bridges and Tom Smiths played by Chris Comper encounter as they rise from troubled time to become famous through their association with the horse. In this movie you will learn how you can accomplish unbelievable things when you share and work around a common vision and how your greatest defeats can become your greatest opportunity.
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Seven Pounds
Seven Pounds is an enigmatic drama film in which Tim Thomas, played by Will Smith, out of guilt seeks redemption by transforming the lives of seven good people by donating them a part of his body so they could live. This film will take you through an emotional roller coaster as you will see a man who thinks that life is not worth living anymore and to alleviate the suffering he decides to kill himself, but before he does so, he donates his body parts. While this seems to be a dark movie about suicide, it takes you through redemption, sacrificing yourself for others, and being accountable for your own actions.
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Soul Surfer
Soul Surfer is a motivational real life story about the 13-year old Bethany Hamilton, a surfer who was attacked by a shark and loses her arm and now she has to relearn to do everything. In this movie you will see the determination of a teenager to succeed despite the trauma. You will see how her faith and the love of her family and friends help her survive and overcome the trauma and continue surfing and win many competitions even though she only has one hand. This film is all about not giving up and picking yourself back up after falling down.
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The Blind Side
The Blind Side is heart-warming movie based on the true story of Michael Oher, played by Quinton Aaron, a homeless black teenager who becomes one of the NFL’s rising stars and how Leigh Anne Touhy’s, played by Sandra Bullock and her husband Sean, played by Tim McGraw, decide to take him in. This movie shows how there are good people willing to help others no matter their color or their economical background and that when you help others you help yourself too. There is also a part about motivation, leadership and how you can get others to perform at their best when you really know them.
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The Endless Summer
The Endless Summer is an epic story about the life of Bruce Brown, Robert August, and Mike Hynson as they go searching for the perfect wave. In the movie you will see that when time and money aren’t a problem you can accomplish your deepest dream, traveling around the world to search for the perfect wave.
They travel to Hawaii, Africa, Australia, Tahiti, and other places. During their trip they meet other people and learn along the way. A movie about the challenge and the joy of surfing, this movie will inspire you to leave a dead-end job and follow your passion and live life to the fullest!
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The Fighter
The Fighter is a motivational sports drama film starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, and Melissa Leo. The story is about the life of Micky Ward and his brother Dicky Eklund who helped him train before going pro in the mid 1980’s. The movie is about the personal battles and struggles of two brothers, the dynamics of a family, and how to set big goals and accomplish them.
This film is all about how to follow your passion and become your best self while overcoming adversity and hardships.
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The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid (a classic from the 80’s) is a martial arts drama story of Daniel Larusso played by Ralph Macchio, who moves to a new town and is bullied by karate-trained kids at his new school. He is rescued by Japanese janitor Mr. Miyagi, played by Pat Morita, who agrees to teach Daniel the real side of Karate, who to use karate for good and not brutality. This movie is about self-discipline, determination, focus, how you have to work progressively towards your goals, about balance in life, and about courage. Sometimes we have to turn off those negatives thoughts in our head and go towards what we want with courage and determination.
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The Natural
A sports drama film starring Robert Redford, Glenn Close, and Robert Duvall, The Natural tells the story of Roy Hobbs a young boy with an amazing talent for playing baseball and his success and suffering. As a child he witnesses the death of his father while working under a large tree in front of his home and a couple of years later he carves a bat he named Wonderboy out of the tree after it was torn to pieces by lightning.
His ability and love for the game takes him to the top of the sport but then a young woman shoots him in the stomach with a silver bullet putting his career on hold for 16 years. At the age of 30 he emerges as a rookie for the New York Knights, and spends about half the season sitting on the bench. He then gets a chance on the field after the death of the previous right fielder and becomes a sensation. In the film you will see how Hobbs overcomes his physical pain and defeat those who wanted the Knight’s to lose.
This film is about redemption, accomplishing your goals, overcoming obstacles and hardships, believing in yourself, and integrity.
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The Rookie
The Rookie is a Walt Disney sport drama film, starred by Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez, and Brian Cox. It tells the story of Jim Morris, a pitcher who never made it to the minor leagues due to an injury on his shoulder. After multiple surgeries, he became a science teacher and baseball coach in a Texas high school and after a bet with his team he found himself at an MBL tryout chasing his childhood dream and became a major league pitcher despite he was 35 years old.
This is an inspirational movie with lessons on coaching, leadership, motivation, confidence and goal achievement. This story will inspire you to step up and change your life. It will show you dreams are so powerful that you will want to transform your life. You will also see that it is never too late to achieve your dreams.
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The Wrestler
The Wrestler is an American sports drama film starred by Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei. Rourke is a professional wrestler who became a celebrity in the 1980s. But after suffering some challenges and setbacks, his rise to fame quickly falls and he hits his rock bottom.
Past his prime he works in small wrestling shows and as a part-time grocery store employee. Forced to start his life over after suffering from a heart attack he decides to retire, start a new relationship, and reconcile with his daughter which he abandoned a long time ago. As he struggles to find his place outside the wrestling arena, he decides to start wrestling again.
This movie is a great example about not letting go and never giving up on your dreams. It’s about staying true to yourself and having the courage to face your fears.
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Warrior
Warrior tells the story of two brothers Brendan and Tommy Colon, played by Joel Edgerton and Tom Hardy. Brendan is a high school teacher married with children and Tommy a Marine who served in the Middle East. When they were in high school, they were both wrestlers trained by their father Paddy, played by Nick Nolte.
The circumstances bring them to take the same path: they need to fight to make a living. Things turn around when both brothers have to confront themselves in an MMA tournament. This movie is a true inspirational movie you will see a family that has been torn apart by a father’s abusive alcoholic behavior, an alcoholic father who returned to his Catholic faith and stopped drinking, and two brothers that get back together and demonstrate their love for each other as they fight each other in the most important match of their lives.
This motivational film is all about finding your purpose, following your passion in life, and the importance of friendship and family.
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We Are Marshall
We are Marshall is a true life story where the Marshall’s football team and coaches died in a plane crash and how Nate Ruffin, the only player who missed the flight because he was ill, decides to have the team reinstated and builds a new team from scratch.
In this movie there is a mix of and teaches the viewer that what is important is not what happens, but how you choose to respond to it. It teaches that you can either choose to live in grief and pain or learn from the bad experience and make the best out it. Sometimes tragedy serves us a wakeup call to do better things.
This inspirational film is all about courage and finding the positive in dark situations.
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Inspirational & Motivational Business Films
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A Flash of Genius
Flash of Genius is a true life story of an engineering professor Robert Kearns (played by Greg Kinnear) and how he fights to receive recognition for his invention despite all the troubles it would bring him. In this film you will see a married man with six kids and how he invents a window draper for his car and tries to sell it to a big car corporation and then when they don’t answer him, he finds out they stole his idea.
He will fight to get the recognition he deserves and in the process he loses his wife, family, job, friends, and even his sanity. But he is determined to succeed and at the end got what he really wanted, the recognition of his invention and even money. This film is an inspirational movie that every entrepreneur should see. It teaches you how you can’t give up on yourself or your idea and that you have to take risks, how you have to stick up for yourself and demand the respect and recognition you deserve, and how you can’t let others sabotage you.
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Boiler Room
Boiler Room tells the story of a young man who has dropped out from Queens College but is desperately looking to please his father who is a federal judge. In the process he operates a casino in his own house. While running the casino, which he later closes at his father’s insistence, he takes a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm.
As he has a talent for cold calling he rises up the ladder and starts making a lot of money but he soon realizes that the business is not as legitimate as it seems.
In this film you will see a young man who does everything it takes to get his father approval and in the process gets involved in illegal practices, but as soon as he realizes it he looks to redeem himself and works with the FBI to bring them back.
This inspirational and stimulating movie tackles with self-esteem, persistence, determination, following your passion, and assertiveness.
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Coco Before Chanel
This movie tells the story of Gabrielle Chanel the famous designer known as Coco Channel. It shows her life from the lowly beginnings where she was abandoned in an orphanage by her father, her love affairs and business failures, and how she became a designer.
In Coco Before Chanel, you will see how a women’s perseverance and passion help her make a name for herself and become one of the most important designers, in a world where women weren’t taken into account. This movie is all about finding your purpose and overcoming adversity.
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Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room
This documentary tells the story of Enron, the energy company, from it’s beginning to its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how this all led to its fall. The film focuses on Kenneth Lay, Enron’s founder and how two years after its foundation, it becomes embroiled in scandal after two traders begin betting on the oil markets.
This movie portrays of what it takes to make a life in high pressure sales, and the promises of fortune and deliveries. While the company was behind a devastating accounting scandal, the company has management and leadership lessons worth following like charismatic leadership, and organizational culture and how your leadership style can take you to the top but may also be responsible of your downfall.
This movie will teach you what not to do in business while also highlighting the importance of integrity.
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Glengarry Glen Ross
In Glengarry Glen Ross, you will see two days in the lives of a group of real estate salesmen who will be driven by Alec Baldwin, a motivator to compete in a sales contest were the losers will be fired. First you will see how passion and confidence can make you achieve great things. One of the most famous quotes from the film is to always be closing (ABC) which we can translate as to always keep your goals in mind and do anything to achieve them.
With performances by Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey, and Ed Harris, this harsh yet funny and witty cult classic will inspire you to find your purpose and stay true to yourself so you never end up in a dead end job you hate.
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Gung Ho
Starring Michael Keaton, Gung Ho takes place in the 80’s when Japanese technology and ingenuity surpassed American businesses. Michael Keaton’s character is an American wheeler and dealer who convinces a Japanese automobile manufacturer to buy the town’s automobile-assembly line to avoid a lock-out.
It’s a perfect movie that reflects the cultural differences between the American and Japanese cultural at a time where many American businesses began cutting corners in the name of profits why Japan focused on higher standards.
This film will inspire entrepreneurs to focus on quality and delivering your best product versus cutting corners just to save a few cents. It also teaches the importance of learning to work together and being open minded to how others do things.
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How We Made Our Millions
How we made our millions is a documentary film that tells the successful story of two entrepreneurs, Richard Reed, the founder of innocent juice and Michelle Mone the owner of Ultimo. Throughout the film you will see how two entrepreneurs become successful, despite difficult challenges they had to face. In this documentary you will see that while it does take time and money, if you want to become successful, you need to have confidence, determination, and know how to please your people.
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How The Economic Machine Works
How The Economic Machine Works is a short film by Ray Dalio in which he explains the nuts and bolts of the world economy and the economic template he adheres to. This film will teach you three main rules that everyone should follow: make sure that your income rises faster you’re your debt because then debt will crush you, don’t let income rise faster than productivity because then you won’t be competitive and finally do all you can to raise your productivity.
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a 2012 documentary that follows the story of Jiro Ono, one of the greatest sushi chefs in the world and how he pursues his dream of creating the perfect piece of sushi. He owns the Sukiyabashi Jiro Restaurant, a 10-seat restaurant located at a subway station in Tokyo and it’s the first restaurant of its kind to earn a 3 star Michelin review.
In the story we will see Jiro’s relationship with his eldest son Yoshikazu, who is the heir to Jiro’s legacy but is unable to live up to his full potential in his father’s shadow. In this movie you will see a man devoted to make the best sushi ever and how the secret to his success is that he loves what he does and the people he serves.
This motivational film will teach you the importance of following your passion and how important it is to be obsessed by your work.
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Jobs
Jobs is an inspirational film about the life of Apple’s iconic figure Steve Jobs. Starring Ashton Kutcher, the film takes us to the beginning of Jobs career, what made him tick, his personal issues and how he dealt with them.
This movie will inspire entrepreneurs to think for themselves, take risks, follow your passion, to do things differently, and to change the world. You will be inspired by a man that despite facing many challenges throughout his life, never gave up and never stopped believing in himself and the things he could accomplish.
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Joy
Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Joy tells the story of a poor and overworked mom that tries to dive into the wonderful world of entrepreneurship when she invented a plastic mop and tries to sell it. It is based on the life of Joy Mangano a business woman and inventor of home products.
In the movie you will see a woman that overcomes various obstacles, and how she rejects failure and bankruptcy, and the art of perseverance. No matter the obstacles, no matter that everyone is against her, she manages to persevere and becomes a successful business woman.
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Margin Call
Margin Call is an entangling thriller movie about the financial crisis of 2008. The movie is starred by Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, and Demi Moore, and it centers on a group of Wall Street types who make lots of money by producing nothing of value for the larger public.
While the movie centers in the bad side of Wall Street it also brings you great lessons about taking risks about believing in yourself and the things you can accomplish. It also brings you financial lessons like knowing what you should do with your money, how borrowing to invest is not a good option, and how even though when you’re facing a massive loss or gain things can still change.
While it is a film that shows the darker side of American economy, it teaches the importance of integrity.
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Not Business As Usual
Not Business As Usual brings us a new side of capitalism. While the traditional form of capitalism puts a product or service in the market just to make money, the modern capitalism which you see in this film, looks at using capitalism with conscience to create a purposeful result, and adjustable and equitable society.
This film has an optimistic and inspiring tone and provides great examples of successful and social entrepreneurs that demonstrate that change is possible. It also explores other traits such as social entrepreneurship, good values, sustainable business practices, ethical consumerism, and the power of transforming systems.
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Office Space
An American comedy film and cult classic, Office Space has become an iconic film that anyone uses to describe a job they hate in conversations at bars all around the world. This film is the story of Peter Gibbons, played by Ron Livingston, who ends up in a dead end job at a software company doing meaningless work for a boss he hates.
The movie tells his personal journey of rediscovering what is important to him and what he values most in life. If you are having a hard time finding your purpose or passion, this is a must watch film.
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Pirates Of Silicon Valley
Pirates Of Silicon Valley is a film that explores the rivalry between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates as they were striving to dominate a quickly growing industry and develop the personal computer. The movie focuses on the life of two world-changer entrepreneurs. You will see how these two entrepreneurs wanted to change the world and the way we think.
They were focused on the purpose and not the outcome. Money came along as part of the package. You will see two different men that attained similar results. Jobs was a man with a constant drive for excellence and perfectionism while Gates was more of a cutthroat nerd who would do anything to win.
This is a must watch film for any entrepreneur learning to find their way in the business world.
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Something Ventured
In Something Ventured you will explore the lives of several men who in the early 60s risked their social status and money to back up the companies they believed in which turned out to become the Fortune 100 companies of today. It uncovers the ups and downs of building some of the greatest companies and the hidden dramas behind the most famous brands.
In the film you will see smart and successful entrepreneurs who trail-blazed what is now called Venture Capitalism. If you are in the tech space or an upcoming entrepreneur, this will teach you a lot about business and inspire you to create something great.
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Startup.com
Startup.com gives you a look of the startup GovWorks. While the startup did not survive, it became a reference for valuable lessons. It covers topics like finance, capital raising, entrepreneurship, growth management, and team building.
You will learn that you can’t have a team if you don’t trust its members, that the relationships with your friends and family should always come first no matter what as they will always be with you, how not to get disheartened by competition and use their success as inspiration, and the power of rituals. Our rituals define us by creating good habits and help us in good and bad times.
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Swimming With Sharks
Not for the faint of heart, Swimming With Sharks is an in your face film about the cutthroat world of producing films in Hollywood. Starred by Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, and Michelle Forbes the story is about Guy, a personal assistant to big shot movie producer Buddy Ackerman who will do anything it takes to make it.
Buddy does everything in his power to make Guy’s life miserable by putting him through “hazing” of sorts to see if he is willing to pay his dues to make it. In the end, Guy finds his courage to stand up and be true to himself although it may be too late.
This film will inspire you to find your purpose and stay true to yourself without selling out.
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Thank You For Smoking
Centered on the life of Nick Naylor, Thank You For Smoking is about a charismatic spokesman for the Academy of Tabacco Studies, this movie explores the contradictions that take place when your work and your obligations interfere with your personal values (promoting tobacco while being a role model for your young son). This movie is centered around the moral dilemma that some people face when they have to work for a company they don’t necessarily believe in.
After watching this movie, you will see why its so important to follow your passion and find your purpose so you don’t end up working for a company you don’t believe in.
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The Aviator
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator is a biopic about Howard Hughes, an aviation pioneer. The film portrays how he became a successful film producer and aviation magnate while dealing with OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder).
In this movie you will learn that to be successful you must think differently than everyone else, you have to learn to delegate, by taking risks you can achieve great things, and that you have to surround yourself with the best team.
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The Corporation
The Corporation deals with the role of corporations in today’s society, how corporate culture is perceived and their legal status as people. It analyzes the corporation as a person and uses several case studies to give an in-depth psychological examination of the organizational model.
This documentary analyzes the overreaching powers of a corporation and the flaws in society that allow corporations to do this. It explores workers exploitation, the environmental damage they cause, and the aggressive way businesses attack their consumers to make them buy products. By seeing this movie you will gain insight on how corporations really work and will have you thinking on the kind of person you are.
If you are an entrepreneur or business person, this will help inspire you to have good values.
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The Founder
Starring Michael Keaton, The Founder tells the story of Ray Kroc, a struggling salesman who became the founder of McDonald’s, one of the largest fast food chains in the world. This film highlights the importance of seizing opportunity, doing research, and building relationships.
This movie shows you that you should explore new ways to do things, that you should think big, center in solving the client’s problems, select the right partners, and learn to negotiate.
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The Crocodile In The Yangtze
This film tells the story of a non-US startup founded by Jack Ma, an entrepreneur and former English teacher, as he battles against eBay and builds China’s first global internet company Alibaba Group. This movie is a must see for entrepreneurs as you will learn valuable lessons like how the focus must be on how to benefit our community, you must always keep learning, how you should always look for opportunities, and how to empower your team.
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The Social Network
The Social Network is the story of a young college kid who stumbles into an opportunity to launch one of the largest social media companies in the world: Facebook. It revolves around relationships, ethics, intellectual property, and lawsuits.
Through The Social Network you will learn about the importance of friends and how you shouldn’t betray them, of the importance of taking action, how to be of service, and the importance of obsessing on your vision.
If you are an entrepreneur, this movie will inspire you to find and follow your passion.
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Trading Places
A cult classic, Trading Places is the story of two men who get to taste what it feels like to live in the other person’s shoes. Deep down this is the story of wealth and poverty and how our environment dictates our circumstances.
Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) is a homeless degenerate who trades places with Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) who is a snobbish investor on Wall Street. Via a bet placed between two old rich white men, they get the two to swap living situations where Billy Ray is now wealthy and Louis is poor and destitute.
While written as a comedy, the movie has many lessons about life, good values, and integrity. This movie will make you laugh and inspire you to be a better person.
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Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Tucker tells the story of Preston Tucker, an automotive pioneer, and how he tries to introduce his revolutionary model to the auto industry. In the movie you will see a man focused on achieving his dreams but faces many challenges and obstacles. Many will ridicule him and tell him he is crazy yet his resolve and perseverance never wander.
The movie provides great business lessons like the importance of working hard, never giving up, treat your employees right, innovation, and the importance of knowing your partners and having legal savvy.
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Wall Street
Starring Charlie Sheen and Michael Douglas, Wall Street is a cult classic about greed. You will see how a young stockbroker engages in risky and illegal trading tactics to rise to the top of Wall Street but at the end has to pay the ultimate price: his soul.
This movies lesson is simple: have integrity and life is not about money.
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American Beauty
While this movie is definitely more on the darker side, it will definitely get you to think about what is most important to you in life. Starring Kevin Spacey and Annette Benning, the story is about the “All American Family” which, like most families, has a lot of problems. The father decides to finally take back his life and leave his job to rediscover his own identity. While the mother struggles to create her success in real estate because she believes she is not “good enough”. And the daughter struggles to find her own identity through social acceptance in school and friends. If you are deep into contemplation about life, this is a movie worth watching. But once again, it is on the darker side of films.
