For me pursuit of happyness, it had a profound impact and I learnt to appreciate things I have.
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#2Big Fish gave me the perspective that you can move around in small ponds and still be a great person; you don't have to start a company and change the world to accomplish this.
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#3Life is Beautiful, made me realise the sacrifices we make for the people we love.
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#4War Games
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#5Don Hertzfeldt's It's Such A Beautiful Day is wonderful, capable of teaching you new things about mortality and how you think about yourself and others, and is available on Netflix. It might also make you cry.
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#6I feel like "The Fountain" left an imprint on my soul. It's weird, but probably the most beautiful movie I've ever seen (especially its music and filmography).
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#7Fight Club.
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#8Two movies, Sneakers and Hackers led me to my career. They're still two of my favorite movies, each for different reasons.
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#9Pursuit of Happyness is definitely one of my favorite.
Another one which I regularly watch is Shawshank Redemption. A choice quote from the movie:
Hope is a good thing, may be the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.
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#10The Matrix and Miyazaki's movies. Maybe didn't change my life, but had a lasting impact.