10 Motivational movies to watch if you are feeling low

Watching motivational movies sometimes really helps to uplift the mood when one is feeling low. Whether you are feeling low due to your unsatisfied professional or personal life, these movies tend to show us the minute details about life that we sometimes ignore due to our closed-up minds.

Motivational movies sometimes help us appreciate life by depicting the small happiness that we encounter in our daily life, how the love and support of friends and family are crucial for a healthy mental state and growth, and also how to get back up when you are facing doubt or failure in life.

In this article, we have listed 10 motivational movies that you can watch if you are feeling low.

Disclaimer: This article is based on the writer's opinion. Reader's discretion is advised.

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10) A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Directed by Marielle Heller, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood tells the story of Fred Rogers, portrayed by Tom Hanks. The film is a biographical drama inspired by Tom Junod’s article, Can You Say ... Hero?, which is inspired by TV presenter Fred Rogers’ life.

The film follows the story of journalist Lloyd Vogel, who is sent to interview Fred Rogers for Esquire Magazine while also dealing with personal issues.

In the film, Lloyd is annoyed by Rogers’ humble nature and thinks of it as an act. While trying to prove Rogers’ kindness is fake, Lloyd actually forms an unusual friendship with him. He later opens up about his troubled relationship with his father to Rogers, who advises him to forgive his father. Lloyd learns and takes advice from Rodgers to improve his life and become a better father to his child, making this film one of the best motivational movies.

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9) Up

Up is another one of the fine examples of motivational movies.

The film follows Carl Fredricksen, who is living the last days of his life in a mundane routine until a young wilderness explorer scout, Russell, pesters him to help him, as he wants to earn his badge for assisting the elderly.

Meanwhile, Carl is ordered to be evicted from his house. He then remembers his promise to his late wife, Ellie, and goes on to fulfill his lifelong dream of going to Paradise Falls by attaching thousands of balloons to his house. As the house is flown into the sky by a storm, Carl and Russell develop an unusual friendship and go on a beautiful, adventurous trip to Paradise Falls.

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8) Into the Wild

One of the best motivational movies, Into the Wild is a biographical film about Christopher McCandless, who hiked around the Alaskan wilderness in the 90s.

In the film, McCandless hikes through the wilderness while embracing nature and isolation. However, as months go by, he realizes that surviving alone is a difficult job and misses his family and friends.

One of the best quotes and learnings of the movie, which McCandless realizes while living alone, is that happiness is only real when you can share it with others.

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7) As Good as It Gets

Jack Nicholson’s romantic comedy film, As Good as It Gets, is one of the finest examples of motivational movies that teaches us to become a better person and also how it helps in our personal and professional lives.

The film follows Nicholson’s Melvin Udall, a prejudiced novelist with OCD. It is the story of unusual friendships between Melvin, Simon, a gay artist, and Melvin’s neighbor, and Carol, a waitress.

After Simon is attacked and hospitalized, Melvin reluctantly takes care of his dog, forming a relationship with him, which further brings Melvin and Simon closer. Additionally, Carol’s involvement in both the men’s lives brings back one’s inspiration to paint and makes another fall in love with her and try to be less bothered by the change in his life.

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6) The Pursuit of Happyness

This 2006 biographical movie depicts the life and struggles of Chris Gardner, portrayed by Will Smith.

The film follows Smith’s Gardener as he deals with the challenges in his professional life as a salesman and his personal life after he and his son Christopher become homeless.

It is one of the best motivational movies as it shows us how Gardener keeps on moving after failures in his life and takes care of his little son while dealing with homelessness and desperation.

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5) Chef

Jon Favreau’s Chef is among the best in the category of motivational movies.

After Favreau’s Carl loses his job as the head chef of a popular LA restaurant due to his demeaning tweets against a food reviewer, he embarks on a new journey that ignites his love for Cuban cuisine. He starts a food truck with the help of his ex-wife, son, and friends. With his newfound love for cooking again, he also re-establishes good relationships with his son and ex-wife.

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4) Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting is a story about recognizing one’s potential and helping to enhance it.

Starring Matt Damon as Will, a janitor who is also a mathematics genius. He is discovered by an MIT professor, Gerald Lambeau, who tries to help by making him study math with him and take therapy for his anger issues from Robin Williams’s Dr. Sean McGuire.

It is one of the unrivaled motivational movies that depicts how Will learns to accept his difficult past while moving forward into a beautiful future.

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3) It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life is one of the best motivational movies that reiterates the fact that friends and family are important in one’s life and that having their support can always pull one up from failure.

In the film, James Stewart’s George Bailey is disappointed with life and wants to commit s*icide but is helped by an angel named Clarence. After Clarence sees flashbacks of George’s life: how he helped his brother from drowning, how he stopped a pharmacist from poisoning his customer, and how he revitalized his family business, changing many lives.

To convince him not to attempt s*icide, Clarence shows George an alternate reality where he wasn’t born. In that reality, all of the things that George did don’t happen: his brother dies by drowning, the pharmacist is jailed for killing a patient, and their family business is ruined, devastating so many other lives. George realizes his mistake and goes back to face his failure but is saved by his friends and family.

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2) Inside Out

One of the best motivational movies, Inside Out tells the story of a young girl who tries to cope with her emotions as she adjusts to a new place after her family’s relocation.

The film depicts the five emotions—sadness, anger, disgust, fear, and joy—in Riley Anderson’s mind after she relocated to San Francisco due to her father’s job. It perfectly shows the apprehensions and fears of a child who has to change and adapt to a new environment and form new relationships.

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1) Little Miss Sunshine

The tragicomedy Little Miss Sunshine is regarded as one of the finest motivational movies that depicts the challenges one faces as an individual and as a family.

The film tells the story of Olive, who qualifies for a beauty pageant and goes with her whole family to California to participate. During their travel, the family encounters several difficulties that enhance their familial bonds. They help each other in need while also encouraging Olive to accept herself as she is.

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