Sometimes it’s hard to carry the weight of countless burdens on our shoulders and us long to gasp for air and look for some kind of motivation that can give us the fire that has been shut off for now. So, relax for a while and take a deep breath while your popcorns are being ready and your pizza coming through because you are going to going to watch some of the best motivational movies out there, who had already changed a lot of lives and it can include yours too. So, stop with all the work and no chill, and while your pizza comes to browse through the list of what to watch, down below.
127 hours
This movie is based on the true-life story of Aaron Ralston, an adventurer who got into trouble for a life long lesson. Ralston likes to wander off alone into nowhere lands and explore without anyone bugging him and he has this no cellphone at all policy so that he can enjoy his adventures in solitude. His life took a big turn when he once on his hiking trip to Utah. During his hike, he slipped and fell into a canyon where his hand got stuck into a big boulder and he struggled through with sheer perseverance to live from there on until he had to take some pretty strong decisions.
Watch it here.
The Social Network
A young boy wishes to change the world with his vision and the project he started in his dorm room is now crashing charts on wall street. But to build a million-dollar company a lot of sacrifices have to be made. This is the story of how Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook sitting on his dorm room sofa and reached fame in almost no time. The story revolves around him being tangled in a multi-party lawsuit where he could lose all that he builds over some small decisions he took along the way. The new generation work style, pop culture, and romanticism with your work to drag it to the competition are depicted in the life story of Zuckerberg.
Watch it here.
Rocky (Complete series)
Rocky is a small-time ‘juice-man’, roaming around town collecting money from all those who owed his boss anything and doesn’t have a real purpose in life. Until one day he took those boxing gloves and even though he doesn’t like fighting stood up for himself when ‘The Italian Stallion’ is challenged by a full of himself world heavyweight champion ‘Apollo Creed’. He knows only one thing and that is how to get back every time from a fall. The Rocky from then on had a completely different storyline divided into 6 titles and 2 spinoffs.
Watch it here.
Pursuit of Happyness
This is based on a true-life story of a man who rose from rags to riches under the worst possible conditions there could ever be. Chris Gardner’s wife decided to leave him and his son due to a lack of funds and disappears after they had a huge fight. The things came tumbling down for the man as he loses his car, house and everything one after another. All he has left with his son, who he won’t leave under any condition because he wants to be there for him unlike his daddy, who left him at a very young age. The story of struggle and survival of the life of a father-son duo would get your eyes all soaked out and fired up at the same time.
Watch it here.
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption holds the title of the best movie of all time, voted by the public on the IMDB database and truly deserves the spot of number one. Andy Dufrene is convicted for a lifelong sentence and is shown the gates of the penitentiary, where he met new people and troubles along the way. He came to know that he was actually convicted for wrong reasons and doesn’t belong here. After which the story took a turn and everything changes but it’ll be a major spoiler drop for anybody who hasn’t watched it yet and those who did, well voila! you already know. The story of Andy Dufresne will leave you with starstruck at the end of the movie and you will go and upvote this movie over IMDB, so it remains on the top as it should always be.
Watch it here.