The best motivational movies
The top 3 according to 10 votes from people: The Shawshank Redemption (1994) · Hidden Figures (2016) · Moneyball (2011). (Updated Jan 15, 2024.)
Films that make you want to act: the most recommended motivational films from Lifehacker, Wink and WEEEK.
Automatically translated (original in Русский). See the original
Top 15
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1
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Banker Andy Dufresne spends twenty years planning an escape.
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2
Hidden Figures (2016)
NASA's Black women mathematicians.
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3
Moneyball (2011)
Brad Pitt as Oakland Athletics manager Billy Beane.
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4
October Sky (1999)
A miner's son dreams of building rockets.
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5
Wild (2014)
Reese Witherspoon hikes over a thousand miles.
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6
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Robin Williams's teacher and carpe diem.
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7
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
A reminder never to give up.
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8
Forrest Gump (1994)
Kindness and sincerity in any situation.
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9
The Intouchables (2011)
A paralysed aristocrat and his carer from the suburbs.
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10
Pay It Forward (2000)
A boy works out how to make the world better.
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11
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Julia Roberts takes on a corporation; Oscar winner.
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12
Whiplash (2014)
A young drummer and a brutal teacher.
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13
Rocky (1976)
A club boxer gets his shot.
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14
The Intern (2015)
Robert De Niro interns at a start-up at 70.
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15
Eddie the Eagle (2016)
The least likely Olympic ski jumper.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (2)
«Одержимость» смотрю каждый раз, когда нужно заставить себя работать.
Добавил бы «Умницу Уилла Хантинга», тоже очень вдохновляет.