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Re: Ask HN: Inspirational movies

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Post by harscoat » Wed, Nov 17, 2010, 10:00 AM UTC

bigmac wrote: post #7

The Social Network

"I am an entrepreneur." - Sean Parker to the girl he just slept with

Re: Ask HN: Inspirational movies

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Post by geden » Wed, Nov 17, 2010, 10:05 AM UTC

- I Heart Huckabees - You, Me And Everyone We Know - Juno - The Straight Story - My Neighbour Totoro

Are all straight forward feel good movies.

- Caché - The Lives Of Others - The White Ribbon - The Fountain - Amores Perros - City Of God - Fargo - Dune - Castle In The Sky - Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Festen

Make you feel good simply by the presence of their across the board brilliance.

Re: Ask HN: Inspirational movies

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Post by harscoat » Wed, Nov 17, 2010, 10:17 AM UTC

Or you can just read few pages from "Founders at Work"

Re: Ask HN: Inspirational movies

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Post by db42 » Wed, Nov 17, 2010, 10:25 AM UTC

stevenp wrote: post #10

bigmac wrote: post #7

The Social Network

I couldn't agree more. It's the only movie I've ever seen that references "wget", and the entire time as I sat there watching the early Facebook geeks write code, I kept thinking about how I should be at home working on my startup instead of sitting at the movies.

what about references of "nmap" in Matrix

Re: Ask HN: Inspirational movies

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Post by db42 » Wed, Nov 17, 2010, 10:28 AM UTC

bigmac wrote: post #7

The Social Network

I'd prefer reading the book "The Accidental billionaire" instead of watching the movie "The social Network".

Re: Ask HN: Inspirational movies

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Post by guynamedloren » Wed, Nov 17, 2010, 10:30 AM UTC

Law Abiding Citizen. It's a bit dark, but extremely powerful. The first time I saw it, I watched it twice more within a week to share it with a bunch of my friends.