7 Best Motivational Movies To Kickstart Your New Year

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Khuraijam Roger Singh
Dec 27, 2024

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)

In this Chiwetel Ejiofor film, follows a boy who is thrown out of school when his family can no longer afford fees. With his skill and ability, he builds a windmill to save his village from famine.

Whiplash (2014)

A psychological drama film directed by Damien Chazelle follows an ambitious music student and aspiring jazz drummer, who is pushed to his limit by his abusive instructor.

A Beautiful Mind (2001)

Directed by Ron Howard, the story is about John Nash, a brilliant mathematics genius but asocial and finds himself in pain when he encounters a cruel disorder. He overcomes and emerges free of trauma.

Yes Man (2008)

Starring Jim Carrey follows a lonely man with low self-esteem who meets a friend and convinces him to take part in a self-help programme where he has to say yes to everything for an entire year.

Good Will Hunting (1997)

The plot revolves around a janitor at MIT named Will Hunting who is a mathematical genius who is discovered by a professor at MIT. However, he seeks help using therapeutic sessions where he is comforted about life

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

Chris Gardner loses his whole life's income from selling a product he invested in, so he accepts an unpaid internship with a brokerage firm. After his wife leaves him, he is left to raise their son alone.

Rocky (1976)

A sports drama film by John G. Avildsen follows a poor small-time club fighter and loan shark debt collector from Philadelphia who gets an unlikely shot at the world heavyweight championship held by Apollo Creed.

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