10 motivating films that will make you act

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Erin Brockovich, Stephen Hawking Universe, Hidden Figures, Joy and more.

1. Norma Ray

• USA, 1979.
• Drama, biography.
• Duration: 123 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 3.

Norma Ray works day and night in a textile factory and receives a pittance. But everything changes when she meets activist Ruben Warshawski and together they begin to fight the brutal capitalists.

The late Martin Ritt has made an extremely sincere film on a highly social topic, and four Oscar nominations and Sally Field's victory in the Best Actress category are the best confirmation of this.

2. Erin Brockovich

• USA, 2000.
• Drama, biography.
• Duration: 130 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 4.

Erin Brockovich is a single mother of three children. She has no education and very vague career prospects. Erin has an accident and sues the culprit, but loses the case. A woman has no choice but to get a job in an office with a lawyer who could not protect her interests. And quite by accident it turns out that at a new workplace, Erin declares war on a corporation that poisons groundwater with waste.

Thanks to her role in the biopic of Steven Soderbergh, Julia Roberts managed not to get stuck in the role of the romantic heroine of films like "Pretty Woman" and "Notting Hill" and prove that she can handle more complex roles.

3. The incredible life of Walter Mitty

• USA, 2013.
• Adventure, comedy, drama.
• Duration: 114 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 3.

Walter Mitty, a mediocre illustration worker in Life, dreams of doing something heroic at heart. Soon he will have such a chance: the package of photos, which should appear in the latest print issue, is missing the most important picture. The photographer has a negative, but he is an active person and does not sit still.

For those who consider Ben Stiller primarily a comedian, it will certainly be interesting to see the actor in a more serious role. In addition, he personally directed the film, and this was not his first experience as a director.

Surely this simple, but very inspiring tape will also be liked by those who need a little motivation to, like the main character, emerge from the annoying routine and finally do what they want.

4. Obsession

• USA, 2013.
• Psychological drama.
• Duration: 106 minutes.
• IMDb: 8, 5.

Young and talented Andrew dreams of becoming a great drummer. The only problem is that the leader of the orchestra named Terry Fletcher turns out to be a real sadist and does everything to break the young man.

Damien Chazelle's powerful directorial debut is the perfect blend of strong characters and simplicity. This film will definitely appeal to stubborn people who know what they want. And just to everyone who loves quality cinema.

5. Stephen Hawking's Universe

• UK, Japan, USA, 2014.
• Drama, biography.
• Duration: 123 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 7.

Young Stephen Hawking has just graduated from Oxford, a bright future is predicted for him. But an incurable disease gradually leads to paralysis of the whole body of a young man. However, Stephen is not going to abandon his ambitious plans. Together with his beloved Jane Wilde, he will experience both happiness and sadness.

Actor Eddie Redmayne so accurately got used to the image of the famous astrophysicist that he even won an Oscar for this role. As for the film itself, it will disappoint those waiting for a film about science. But at the same time, it will delight everyone who is tuned in to a romantic drama about the life of a truly incredible person, filled with infectious optimism.

6. Hector's journey in search of happiness

• UK, Germany, Canada, South Africa, 2014.
• Adventure, comedy, drama.
• Duration: 120 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 0.

Successful psychotherapist Hector at some point realizes that he is tired of life. To understand the mysterious nature of happiness and find it, the hero drops everything and goes on a long journey to different countries.

The work of director Peter Chelsom can be safely advised to everyone who is looking for an intelligent, but at the same time light and positive motivational spectacle for the evening. But the ardent fans of Simon Pegg will most likely be upset, because they will not find black humor in this picture, without which almost no film with the participation of the actor could do without.

7. Joy

• USA, 2015.
• Drama, comedy, biography.
• Duration: 124 minutes.
• IMDb: 6, 6.

Since childhood, single mother Joy loved to tinker with different things, but now she mainly thinks about how to make money. One day she comes up with an idea how to make a self-wringing mop. From now on, a woman has to fight for a patent for her invention, engage in sales herself and at the same time solve family problems.

Director David O. Russell (My Boyfriend Is Crazy, Three Kings, Heartbreakers) is great at balancing drama and comedy. So the story of Joy Mangano will inspire someone to a feat, and the rest will simply amuse.

8. Eddie "Eagle"

• UK, USA, Germany, 2015.
• Drama, comedy, biography.
• Duration: 106 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 4.

Since childhood, the unlucky skier Eddie Edwards dreamed of getting to the Olympics, but he does not shine to become a sports star. Then the guy decides to try himself in ski jumping, especially since he still has no fellow citizens-competitors.

The film, directed by Dexter Fletcher, is not like a standard sports biopic, as it tells not about a winner, but about a chronic loser. But there is hardly a spectator who will be left indifferent by the strength of the hero's spirit. And in the end it will become clear why real English fans admired Edwards so much.

9. Hidden figures

• USA, 2016.
• Drama, comedy, biography.
• Duration: 127 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 8.

Three female mathematicians work for NASA and constantly face unfair treatment because of their gender and dark skin color. Their achievements begin to be noticed only during the US-Soviet race to conquer the moon.

Director Ted Melfi has produced a great movie that pays tribute to women, and genuinely admires their entrepreneurial spirit and talent. Well, the soundtrack by Hans Zimmer just perfectly complements this picture.

10. Founder

• USA, 2016.
• Drama, biography.
• Duration: 115 minutes.
• IMDb: 7, 2.

Ambitious but unsuccessful businessman Ray Kroc meets the McDonald brothers, who have come up with a groundbreaking restaurant where customers are served very quickly. And this acquaintance will forever change the lives of all three.

Once the director John Lee Hancock directed the successful biographical drama "Saving Mr. Banks" about the confrontation between Walt Disney and Pamela Travers. This time he spoke just as well about the birth of another commercial empire, in which he was greatly helped by the boundless charisma of Michael Keaton.