MY TOP 12 MOVIES ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Watching movies is not regarded like an activity that can improve your skills and is seen by many as a waste of time, however there are movies that can be a real source of inspiration and motivation.
In today article I will present my top 10 movies that might be a source of inspiration for entrepreneurs. Despite it is not something that can guarantees you that will become entrepreneur 100 %. I made this ranking after I've seen those movies. Let's get started:

12  American Gangster 2007   produced by Ridley Scott with Denzel Washington and Russel Crowe

From the beginning you have to know that I not support criminality and other activities related to organize crime. This movie presents the evolution of Frank Lucas who smuggled heroin in US become one of the most important important drug dealer in US. This movie can be a source of inspiration for those who have entrepreneurship drive. Frank Lucas come  from poor black family and become one of the most important figure of New York organize crime.


11 Goodfellas 1990 produced by Martin Scorsese  with Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci

From the beginning you have to know that I not support criminality and other activities related to organize crime.  Classic movie about organize crime , this movie presents the rise and fall Henry Hill. This movie can be a perfect study case of how you can make money from scratch starting with smuggling and robbery.

10  The Godfather 1972 directed by Francis Ford Coppola with Marlon Brandon , Al Pacino and Robert Duvall

Voted one of the best movie all time. The story of this movie presents evolution of Corleone crime family. Al Pacino in Michael Corleone role can be a source of inspiration about leadership and negotiation.

9 The Social Network   2010  directed by David Fincher  with Jesse  Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake

Facebook is the most popular social media channel. Many people are using are present on it. The story of this movie presents the evolution of Facebook from the beginning to present.

8 Arbitrage 2012  directed by Nicholas Jarecki with Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon

Hedge Funds are managing billion $ , the story of this movie represent the life of Robert Miller (Richard Gere) a successful fund manager who was involved in many scams investment scheme activities.

7 Wolf of Wall Street 2014 directed by Martin Scorsesse with Leonardo Di, Jonah Hill

For many people Wall Street is regarded like a place, where money are flowing every day. The story of this film presents the evolution of Jordan Belfort a stoke broker in New York, who have created the brokerage company Stratton Oakmont.

6 The Count of Monte Cristo 2002  directed by Kevin Reynolds with Jim Caviezel and Guy Pearce

Having the base the novel " The Count of Monte Cristo" written by french novelist Alexandre Dumas this movie is one of my favorite movie. The key figure is Edmond Dantes ( Jim Caviezel) who was imprisoned for 13 years on Chateau d'if. This movie can be a good source of inspiration for entrepreneurs .  In the life of every entrepreneur betray is very common , people who you trust one day can betray you letting you alone.

5 Gold 2016  directed by Stephen Graham with Matthew McConaughey, Edgar Ramirez

Gold will always be in demand no matter of how economy will go. What entrepreneurs can learn from this movie?  Every entrepreneur dream to create a company and to have a successful IPO ( Initial Public Offer) .

4 The boy who harnessed the wind 2019 directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor

I found this movie very interesting, the main character on this movie is William Kamkwamba a boy in a poor african family . One of the problem of Africa that is facing is drought. Coming from a poor family William Kamkwamba was able to create an improvised system of irrigation system by using wind as power generator.

3 Nightcrawler 2014 directed by Dan Gilroy with Jake Gyllenhall, Rene Russo

Louis Bloom ( Jake Gyllenhall) a psychopath who record violent events than happen in the night in LA. The story of this movie is how to create a video recording company.

2 The Pursuit of Happyness 2006 directed by Gabriele Muccino with Will Smith, Thandie Newton and Jaden Smith

I 've seen this movie recently and I found it captivating. The life is tough if you want to achieve your goals you need to make sacrifices. Chris Gardner (Will Smith) a person who was straggling financial was able to create a portable bone density scanner from his savings and got a job as stoke broker.

1 The Shamshak Redemption 1994  directed by Frank Darabont  with Tim Robins , Morgan Freeman

This is by far the my best movie. The movie is the story of Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) a banker who was sentenced to life prison for the murder of his wife.