15 movies about emotional intelligence that you should see

Epic films that bring us closer to the world of human emotions.

Have you ever wondered why some actors are so sympathetic in a feature film? They are performers who know how to master their emotions and convey them.

The big screen offers us a collection of tales and stories where emotions play a leading role.. Relationships between people are complicated, and these films offer us practical tools to learn how to establish much better bonds.

15 films on emotional intelligence (that you have to see as soon as possible)

Even if you don't know how to explain it, you know it's like this. Communication, body language or persuasion tools used by some actors in their characters have a great influence on our unconscious.

Below you will find a list of 15 films that will help you better understand the pillars of emotional intelligence and social skills and social skills.

• Be sure to read this article: "What is Emotional Intelligence".

1. Looking for Eric | The Need to Ask for Help

The protagonist of this movie is a divorced letter carrier who lives in the English city of Manchester. His life is not exactly rosy, and he is in a severe depression. His love of soccer and his bad habit of smoking marijuana cause him to see, in a psychedelic trance, the image of Eric Cantonaa famous retired footballer, appears to him in a psychedelic trance. Together with Cantona his situation will begin to improve ostensibly, thanks to his advice and his complicity.

This film portrays very well the changes that learning to ask for help, to defend individual rights and to communicate correctly can bring about.to ask for help, to defend one's individual rights and to communicate one's feelings correctly. 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 stammer has led him to develop a terrible phobia of public speaking.. 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 in front of a large crowd.

The King's Speech is a film that shows us the most relevant secrets of public speaking, such as the synthesis of the message, the practice, the visualization exercise, etc.

3. Hitch | Attraction and flirting

Will Smith plays a seduction coach who specializes in helping successful professional men with flirting problems find their soul mate. A feature film with a rather apt moral at the end: the best skill is the confidence to be yourself.. Totally recommended if you are a little worried about your seduction skills.

4. Inside Out | Emotions... in general

The movie is a feature film by Pixar 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 manage at will the brain (and therefore the emotions, sensations and behavior) of little Riley, a young teenager who is facing an identity crisis, as she has just moved to a new city with her parents and is facing a whole new life.

The film explains in a very didactic way the influence of emotions in our day to day life and will make you understand that emotions "are the most important thing in our lives". and 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 movie Jerry Maguire offers us a very complete vision of marketing as applied to a small business.. Jerry (played by a very young Tom Cruise) is a sports agent who, due to an absurd quarrel, ends up losing all his clients... and is left with practically nothing.

From that moment on, Jerry's life changes, and how. He will embark on a hard road to regain a 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 you should watch as soon as possible.

6. Die Welle (The Wave) | Manipulation

In a week-long project that aims to teach the benefits of democracy, a professor who has to explain what a dictatorship is decides to conduct an experiment by creating a military-inspired youth movement called "The Wave". called "The Wave".

At first everything goes well, the students get involved in the activity and learn how the world of politics works. But The Wave begins to make its presence felt through acts of violence, all behind the teacher's back, who ends up losing control of the situation.

A good social critique showing how 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 discourse

In a context of economic crisis, a group of senior executives present themselves in an office to get a managerial position in a large multinational company..

Tension and nerves are palpable in the room. After a short time they realize that they have been locked inFrom there, they will have to carry out several eliminatory collective tests, focused on the argumentation of the participants.

A film that cruelly presents argumentation and savage competition through group dynamics. It shows 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 encounters EVE, a state-of-the-art 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 remnants of humanity survive.

The film hides a lot of morals: from the dangers of over-reliance on technological automation to the problem of consumerism and waste management. However, one of its main interests lies in the fact that the communication between the main robots is done only through body language and the emission of robotic sounds. Wall-E will help you delve into non-verbal communication through the micro-expressions of its protagonists and the gestures they use to communicate. and the gestures they use to communicate with each other.

9. A Beautiful Mind (Una mente maravillosa) | Self-improvement

A Beautiful Mind (A Beautiful Mind in Spain) is a 2001 American drama film. The film chronicles the early life of a young mathematical genius named John Nash. John Nash (Rossell Crowe), who begins to develop paranoid schizophrenia and delusions, which causes problems for his social environment. Against Dr. Rosen's advice, Nash decides not to go back on medication, believing that he can cope with the symptoms in another way. Finally, and thanks to his efforts, he wins the Nobel Prize.

The film 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 in World War II, a Swedish consul meets Dietrich von Choltitz, the Nazi military governor of Paris, at the Hotel Meurice. The consul's goal is to to 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 (Shawshank Redemption) | Hope

A unique and unforgettable film: Tim Robbins y Morgan Freeman are two inmates in a state prison. Although Andy (Robbins) is innocent, his future is reduced to a life of misery in a prison controlled by corrupt, corrupt inmates..

With the help of another inmate, Red (Freeman), they share moments of companionship in these terrible living conditions. Fortunately, Andy's optimism will allow him to devise a way to escape from hell, based on an incredible dose of hope and will to live.

The story of a man on the verge of suicide who decides to give himself another chance when he meets 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. In addition, 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 | Bonding

An animated film about Jack, a young man who instead of a heart has a cuckoo clock, which will continue to work as long as he does not fall in love. His life changes when he meets Miss Acacia, someone who will take him out of his will take him out of his comfort zone..

14. How to Train Your Dragon | Friendship

In a Viking village, a teenager manages 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 in a reciprocal way.. One of the best movies to teach emotional intelligence to boys and girls.

15. The Iron Giant | Building one's own identity

A film that went unnoticed at the time but has become a cult film over time. 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 identity is constructed by oneself, but, at the same time, it is constructed through the way we choose to relate to the environment and to those who inhabit it.

Some conclusions...

This list is a good example of how psychology can (and should) be expressed through the seventh art. And what do you think? Would you add or remove another film? Leave us your comments and follow us on social networks.