Everyone loves a movie with a good message. If you are an entrepreneur, there are some movies you definitely should watch because some are educational, some are inspirational while some others have a cautionary tale to tell about the art of business. Here is a list of movies you must watch to gain a better perspective on life.
1. Startup.com
Startup.com is a 2001 documentary which focused on the rise and fall of GoWorks, a startup which raised $ 60 million from Hearst Interactive Media, KKR, the New York Investment Fund, and Sapient. The points covered in this movie included capital raising, growth management, entrepreneurship skills, team building and management skills. A must watch for all entrepreneurs!
2. Office Space
Office Space perfectly depicted everything that could go wrong with a startup. Hideous management skills and unhappy employees form the crux of this office drama. The movie revolves around one man who leads a revolution against the management style and comes out victorious at the end. Several valuable lessons in this movie including the value of daring to break free of your mind numbing job and following your own path. This movie also carries a powerful message about the importance of wearing the right amount of flair at all times.
3. The Social Network
The Social Network maps the rise of Mark Zuckerberg from an ordinary college student to one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the current world. Zuckerberg founded the online social media platform, Facebook, in a dorm room at Harvard and from there, it has become a platform which is used all over the world. Apart from learning from Zuckerberg’s experience, you’ll also enjoy some deft storytelling and a brilliant background score.
4. Wall Street
Filmed during the peak of the Reagan presidency, Wall Street as a movie informed a generation of young business people that ‘Greed is good.” An object lesson in what happens when you shed all traces of morality in the pursuit of money and power, Wall Street is a perfect reminder that giving up your principals for money comes with a high price.
5. Catch Me If You Can
There are very many lines one must not cross as an entrepreneur. Catch Me If You Can talks about just those lines. While Abagnale Jr. works against all odds to get to where he is, the route he takes is the wrong one. This is a lesson one is taught time and time again in this movie and an important thing to make note. A movie to watch and learn on what not to do when you start your own business!
6. Moneyball
Moneyball worked wonders because it showed the true story of how Bille Beane disrupted baseball by using computer generated analytics to hire the best team possible. His use of extremely accurate techniques shattered all possible records and proved just how effectively you could use technology to revolutionize sports.
7. The Wolf Of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street is every 21st century entrepreneur’s cautionary tale. While one can never go wrong in life with too much money, one can also go very wrong. Wolf of Wall Street shows us just how wrong your life can go with more money than you know what to do.
8. Pursuit of Happyness
Based on the life of Chris Gardner, a man who rose from abject poverty to become a wall street legend, Pursuit of Happyness is an inspirational story like never before. To not give up the dream of your life is the underlying message of this movie.
