<\/a>A good movie is a perfect way to unwind after a long week at the office, but aside from being entertaining, some movies are packed with business tips, entrepreneurial motivation and the importance of balance. While there are dozens of blogs out there that highlight the best business movies, we scanned 10 of them to see which movies came up most frequently. Here are five that regularly make the list \u2013 and that you might want to add to your queue for the next time you can\u2019t figure out what to watch.<\/p>\n

Wall Street (1987)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Greed is a slippery slope and almost no movie showcases the dark path \u2013 and severe consequences \u2013 of living the \u201cgreed is good\u201d lifestyle quite like Wall Street<\/em>. When you add this movie\u2019s look at investments, the stock market, corporate finance and capital markets, it regularly makes the list.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a Wonderful Life (1946)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The right thing isn\u2019t always the easy thing, which is especially true for George Bailey in It\u2019s a Wonderful Life.<\/em> When Bailey\u2019s father dies, he gives up his dreams of traveling and moves home to take over the family bank. But when the bank\u2019s savings go missing, Bailey wishes he\u2019d never been born. That\u2019s when Angel Clarence shows him how different the town would be without him \u2013 and helps him see the difference he has made. It\u2019s a great reminder that doing the right thing matters.<\/p>\n

Office Space (1999)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone has had the inspiration to throw away a stack of memos (or \u201cdelete all\u201d on emails) and destroy a printer every now and then, so it\u2019s no surprise Office Space<\/em> often finds itself on these lists. It\u2019s a satirical picture of office life, but also a great reminder of what it takes to run an effective business and be a great manager. Or a bad one. It might also inspire you to quit that 9-to-5, dead-end job and start that business you\u2019ve been dreaming about.<\/p>\n

Jerry Maguire (1996)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the classic startup story and the moral is that success often starts with putting your customers\u2019 needs before your own. The story starts when Jerry Maguire, a high-powered sports agent, is fired from his own successful company for fighting for a more personal approach. He breaks out on his own with one employee, one clients and a LOT of grit. Show me the money!<\/p>\n

The Social Network (2010)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Say what you want about Facebook, but Mark Zuckerberg created a social network that caught fire and changed the way we see each other and interact with the world. But it didn\u2019t come easy \u2013 and he\u2019s still fighting law suits and complaints \u2013 but The Social Network<\/em> profiles the beginnings of Facebook, the challenges Zuckerberg faced and the struggles any business owner can have along the way.<\/p>\n

There are dozens (probably hundreds) of great business movies out there \u2013 here\u2019s looking at you Citizen Kane<\/em>, Erin Brockovich<\/em>, The Godfather<\/em>, Twelve Angry Men<\/em>, The Usual Suspects<\/em> \u2013 but these five are a great place to start.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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