Unwind: Stress-Busting Movies Streaming Now
Being a freelancer can feel like you’re on a thrilling ride. You experience the invigorating highs that come with success, the rush when you are offered an enticing job, and the lows that come from being swamped with too much to do.
Stress goes hand in hand with a fast-paced job, with deadlines that can be challenging. When your mind is crammed with too much information and the pressure is mounting, take a breather. The below list of movies is a great start for freelancers to chill and recharge.
Take a Day Off with Ferris Bueller
If you’re looking for a role model who knows how to seize the day, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” is a perfect fit. Ferris is a free-spirited senior who decides to take the ultimate skip day with his friends a short time before his high school graduation. He manages to accomplish in one day what most people put on a bucket list with plenty of laughs along the way.
Join Reese Witherspoon on her Quest to Become a Lawyer
“Legally Blonde” (on DIRECTV STREAM) will remind you anything is possible as Elle Woods, played by Reese Witherspoon, leaves her sorority sisters behind to pursue her ex-boyfriend and a law degree. She looks like a diva, but hiding beneath all the glitz and glamor is a keen mind.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Childhood
Take a trip back in time to “The Wizard of Oz“. Remember what it was like to be mesmerized the moment Dorothy put on her red slippers and made her iconic friends in the land of Oz.
Rock Out with Jack Black
If you love rock and humor, take your fill with “The School of Rock.” Jack Black plays Dewey Finn, a guitarist who is kicked out of his band. He’s also about to be kicked out of his apartment. Down and out, desperate for money, he impersonates his roommate to take a substitute position in a fourth-grade class.
He discovers his students are musically-gifted and taps into their talents, preparing them to compete in the Battle of the Bands. Black’s musical abilities may come as a surprise while he keeps you laughing all the way to the end.
Enjoy a Teen Classic that Never Grows Old
“The Breakfast Club” may have come out 38 years ago, but the characters and their challenges still ring true. When a group of high school students from every social group find themselves trapped together in the library for a Saturday detention, they’ll discover they have more in common than they ever could have imagined.
It’s a great reminder to never judge a book by its cover. It’s always best to take a deeper look inside.
See What It’s Like to Swap Places with Yourself at Different Times in Your Life
Using your imagination and creativity is part of what makes you great at freelancing. Enjoy movies that will give you a break from reality when characters become themselves at a different stage in life. In “13 Going on 30,” Jennifer Garner is a 13-year-old who makes a birthday wish to be 30. When her wish comes true, she’ll discover being older doesn’t mean life gets better.
In “17 Again,” Matthew Perry plays a former high school man who could have gone far. He chose to marry his girlfriend instead, and have a family, and a career. When everything fails, he regrets the course his life has taken. He’ll get a chance to turn everything around when he becomes 17 again. Zac Efron plays the younger role and steals the show.
Whether you binge several movies to get past writer’s block or take a break with one, feel-good movies could get your creative juices flowing again. Everyone needs to bring down their stress levels. Watching movies that make you happy can help you to be healthier and more productive in the long run.
July 2023
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