5 Movies That Taught Me Important Lessons Of Life And Business.

Pranay Wankhede
3 min readMar 16, 2021

Who doesn’t like to watch movies. They’ve become an integrated part of our lives. But how many of you try to learn life lessons from them? Yes, life lessons from movies! Your learning will depend on what types of movies or genre you watch. The character, the story, the plot, everything has something to learn from, which can help us in our relationships, business, personal and professional lives as well.

I have compiled some of the best movies I have ever watched about life and business.

The Pursuit of Happyness

This is a great movie for personal growth starring Will Smith. It tells the story of Chris Gardner. Smith’s role in this movie made him receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In the movie, Chris Gardner is a divorced father who tries to get a better life for himself and his son.

Both of them will face a series of obstacles while searching for happiness and also trying to fulfil their dreams of a better life. In this story, we can see how a man faces his daily life in a continuous fight for success. A fun fact is that this movie is based on real-life events

The Shawshank Redemption

Andy Dufresne, a successful banker, is arrested for the murders of his wife and her lover and is sentenced to life imprisonment at the Shawshank prison. He becomes the most unconventional prisoner.

A story showing how your hope and outlook in life is what shapes your life experience, regardless of where you may be. It’s quite evident that the creators of Prison Break drew inspiration from this film!

The Founder

This movie is a pure dose of inspiration and motivation. It’s the story of McDonald’s and how it started by 2 people and then reached worldwide with over 39000 restaurants in more than 100 countries.

You can learn a lot about vision, perseverance, and leadership from this movie.

The Wolf of Wall Street

This movie features Leonardo DiCaprio. The story and plot were extravagant, wild and fun. One of the craziest parts of this movie is that the story is true.

From this movie, you can learn a lot about how to communicate well and lead by example. How to make your employees your friend and take your business to new heights.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

This movie features Ben Stiller whose constant daydreaming serves as his only quick escape from his humdrum life. Despite working for a renowned magazine, Walter has always been hesitant to live the life he aspires to have. But then, a work emergency springs up and compels him to step out of his comfort zon e— and finally go on unexpected adventures!

More than just a story of courage and wanderlust, this movie also serves as a reminder that it’s never too late to be the person you want to be.

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The tools I have shared will help you discover yourself. Then consume all the content available in this eBook. After consuming, reflect on what you have learned. I have shared some pro-tips to apply all these things in your life and I have also shared tips that you can use to teach people.

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Pranay Wankhede

I’m an entrepreneur, educator, podcaster and a product manager. I write about personal growth, startups, and productivity. https://pranaywankhede.com/