15 Movies About Emotional Intelligence That You Should See
Have you ever wondered why some actors exude so much sympathy in a feature film? They are interpreters who know how to control their emotions and transmit them.
The big screen offers us a collection of stories and stories where emotions play a major role Relationships between people are complicated, and these movies offer us practical tools to learn how to establish much better bonds.
15 films about emotional intelligence (that you have to see as soon as possible)
Even if you don’t know how to explain it, you know that it is like that. Communication, body language or the persuasion tools that some actors use in their characters have a great influence on our unconscious.
Below you will find a list of 15 films that will help you better delve into the pillars of emotional intelligence and social skills.
1. Looking for Eric | Need to ask for help
The protagonist of this film is a divorced postman who lives in the English city of Manchester. His life is not exactly rosy, and he is mired in severe depression. His love of football and his bad habit of smoking marijuana cause him to appear, in a psychedelic trance, the image of Eric Cantona, a famous retired footballer. Together with Cantona, his situation will begin to improve significantly, thanks to his advice and his complicity.
This movie It portrays very well the changes that learning to ask for help can bring, defend individual rights and correctly communicate feelings. Highly recommended.
2. The King’s Speech | stage fright
When his father dies and his brother abdicates, Prince Albert becomes King George VI. However, the new monarch suffers from an annoying problem: His stutter has led him to develop a terrible phobia of speaking in public Through his visits to the speech therapist, he begins to prepare for one of the most momentous speeches for his nation: the declaration of war on Nazi Germany before a large crowd.
The King’s Speech is a film that shows us the most relevant secrets when it comes to public speaking, such as the synthesis of the message, practice, visualization exercise, etc.
3.Hitch | Attraction and flirting
Will Smith plays a seduction coach specialized in helping men who are professionally successful but have flirting problems to find their better half. A feature film with a very appropriate final moral: the best skill is the confidence to be yourself Totally recommended if you are a little worried about your seduction skills.
4. Inside Out (Inside Out) | Emotions… in general
The film is a Pixar feature film that deals with the five basic emotions that all human beings have. Sadness, joy, fear, disgust and anger are embodied by five tiny and very different characters, who control the brain (and therefore the emotions, sensations and behavior) of little Riley, a young teenager who He faces an identity crisis, since he has just moved out of town with his parents and faces a totally new life.
The movie explains in a very didactic way the influence of emotions in our daily lives and it will make you understand that the “toxic” emotions that we try to suppress, such as fear or anger, have an adaptive role in nature. All, of course, with a great sense of humor.
5. Jerry Maguire | Friendship
The film Jerry Maguire offers us a very complete vision of marketing applied to a small business Jerry (who is played by a very young Tom Cruise) is a sports representative who, due to a somewhat absurd fight, ends up losing all of his clients… and is left with practically nothing.
From that moment on, Jerry’s life changes, and in what ways. He will undertake a difficult path to regain good professional prestige, having to fight against endless adversities, thanks to his ability to attract and communicate with the people around him. If you want to learn to communicate in a more empathetic way and improve your social skills, Jerry Maguire is a movie that you should see as soon as possible.
6. Die Welle (The Wave) | Handling
In a week of projects that aims to teach the benefits of democracy, A professor who must explain what a dictatorship is decides to carry out an experiment creating a military-inspired youth movement called “The Wave”.
At first everything goes well, the students become significantly involved in the activity and learn how the world of politics works. But The Wave begins to make itself known through acts of violence, all behind the teacher’s back, who ends up losing control of the situation.
A good social critique where it is shown as a fascist and demagogic discourse can influence small groups and corrupt the emotional intelligence of people who are still building their identity.
7. The method | Argumentation and speech
In a context of economic crisis, a group of senior executives show up at an office to get a management position in a large multinational
The tension and nerves are palpable in the room. after a while They realize that they have been locked up and from there they must carry out several collective eliminatory tests, focused on the arguments by the participants.
A film that cruelly presents argument and savage competition through group dynamics. A sign that social skills are a double-edged sword and that they are not always used for good.
8. Wall-E | Non-verbal communication
Wall-E was released in 2008 as a product of the Disney-Pixar animation factory. In the film, set in an apocalyptic future, A cleaning robot is still active on Earth after the planet was abandoned due to excess garbage
When he meets EVE, a cutting-edge robot that has been sent to Earth to search for signs of life, he falls in love with her and follows her into a large spaceship where the remains of humanity survive.
The film hides many morals: from the dangers of depending too much on technological automation to the problem of consumerism and waste management. However, one of its main interests lies in the fact that communication between the protagonist robots is carried out solely through body language and the emission of robotic sounds. Wall-E will help you delve deeper into non-verbal communication through the micro-expressions of its protagonists and the gestures they use to communicate with each other.
9. A Beautiful Mind | Self-improvement
A Beautiful MindAn amazing mind in Spain) is an American drama film from 2001. The film narrates the first years of life of a young mathematics genius named John Nash (Rossell Crowe), who begins to develop paranoid-type schizophrenia and suffer delusions, which brings problems to his social environment. Against Dr. Rosen’s advice, Nash decides not to take the medication again, believing that he can cope with the symptoms another way. Finally, and thanks to his efforts, he wins the Nobel Prize.
The movie masterfully shows how one can overcome oneself in the most adverse personal conditions a true journey through the most introspective side of emotional intelligence.
10. Diplomacy | Persuasion
Set during World War II, a Swedish consul meets at the Meurice Hotel with Dietrich von Choltitz, the Nazi military governor of Paris. The consul objective consists of convince the general not to carry out the order to blow up the most representative monuments of Paris
This feature film illustrates the great relevance of emotional intelligence in politics and war: negotiation, persistence, caution, social skills, etc.
11. The Shawshank Redemption (Perpetual Chain) | Hope
A unique and unforgettable film: Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman They are two prisoners in a state prison. Even though Andy (Robbins) is innocent, He sees how his future is reduced to living poorly in a prison controlled by corrupt people
With the help of another inmate, Red (Freeman), they will share moments of company in those terrible living conditions. Luckily, Andy’s optimism will allow him to devise a way to escape hell, based on an incredible dose of hope and the will to live.
The story of a man on the verge of suicide who decides to give himself another chance by meeting Angela, a woman who will teach him to love himself again. This film by French director Luc Besson is a curious mix of comedy, romance and essay. Furthermore, its scene in which the protagonists are in front of the mirror has become a viral video on the Internet.
13. The mechanics of the heart | emotional ties
An animated film about Jack, a young man who has a cuckoo clock instead of a heart, which will continue to work as long as he doesn’t fall in love. His life changes when he meets Miss Acacia, someone who will take you out of your comfort zone
14. How to train your dragon | Friendship
In a Viking village, a teenager will manage to form a friendship with one of the creatures that pose the greatest danger to his people: a dragon. Both characters complement each other exploring each other’s strengths One of the best movies to teach emotional intelligence to boys and girls.
15. The Iron Giant | Construction of one’s own identity
A film that went unnoticed at the time but over time has become a cult work. It tells the story of the friendship between a young man and a giant robot, technically designed to destroy worlds, and the way in which decisions can take us beyond the roles that others give us. One’s own identity is constructed by oneself, but, at the same time, it is constructed through the way in which we choose to relate to the environment and with those who live in it.
Some conclusions
This list is a good example of how psychology can (and should) be expressed through the seventh art. And you do you think? Would you remove or add another movie? Leave us your comment.
