Becoming an entrepreneur is not an easy task. You need to face a million obstacles to stand every day. Being an entrepreneur you need to keep going forward, even when the times are tough, if you need to take a break from overwhelming obstacles, you can go for a motivational and inspirational break, and movies have both.
Here are some top 10 movies that every entrepreneur needs to watch –
1. The Social Network :
This is an American biographical film, written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by David Fincher in 2010. No doubt it’s a blockbuster when it was released. In particular, the movie is based on the biography of Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the world-famous social networking website Facebook.
This movie motivates the viewers to be a better entrepreneur and gives a better understanding of how to make a start-up succeed.
2. Pirates of Silicon Valley :
It’s an American made television biographical film in 1999, portraying Steve Jobs and Bill Gates. This movie provides interesting facts on the lives of the founders of Microsoft and Apple. Undoubtedly this movie is an inspiration for many entrepreneurs who are looking forward to being successful.
3. Citizen Kane :
It is a 1941 American drama film by Orson Welles. Even if you’re not an Entrepreneur you must watch this one of the masterpiece movies. In short, the film tells about the life of Charles Foster Kane, a character based on American newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst, Chicago tycoons Samuel Insull. The movie explains the ups and downs in an entrepreneur’s life, and successful business is a goal of every entrepreneur but it’s not the only goal in life.
5. The Pursuit of Happiness :
Especially, this is one of the most heartwarming and motivational movies for an entrepreneur starring Will Smith as Chris Gardner and Jaden Smith as Gardner’s son, in 2006. Gardner, a homeless salesman struggled to provide his son. Though Chris never gives up on his dreams, passion, and sacrifice is something that every entrepreneur should be willing to have. Without a doubt this movie will motivate the viewers to never give up on their dreams.
6. Moneyball :
It’s a 2011 American biographical sports film, based on a nonfiction book “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game”. The storyline is based on Billy Beane, the general manager of Oakland’s Athletic, starring Brad Pitt.
In short it’s about how Beane discovered a unique way to complete the financial needs of the players and to figure out how to make something better is a good quality in an entrepreneur. You don’t have to be a baseball fan to watch this movie.
7. Wall Street :
An American film directed and co-written by Oliver Stone in 1987. In short, the story is about Bug Fox (Sheen), a young stockbroker and Gordon Gekko (Micheal Douglas), a wealthy, unethical corporate raider. Gekko, certainly one of the most infamous characters in cinema history with the mood “greedy is good”. The movie explains that being an entrepreneur isn’t just to become famous and rich. Don’t sell yourself for money.
8. Jerry Maguire :
An American romantic comedy film, written, produced and directed by Cameron Crowe starring Tom Cruise in 1996. In brief, the story is about how Jerry loses everything he had and goes on a journey to regain everything. It gives a message that when you follow your dreams, everything else will fall in place both professionally and personally.
9. Office Space :
An American black comedy film, written and directed by Mike Judge starring Ron Livingston in 1999. In short the movie describes the everyday work life of a typical software company, focusing on how individuals are fed up with their jobs. Entrepreneurs hate working under someone and can do anything to get out of it.
10. The Shawshank Redemption :
Lastly, it is an American film based on the novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King in his 1982 collections and is written and directed by Frank Darabont in 1994. Two imprisoned men manage to make the best out of a very bad situation, and this will amuse the viewers.
