Since the goal of this circle is to talk about inspiration and whatnot, having a thread to hold them all is not going to end well. So here are some movies to see for inspiration and/or clearing your mind when stressed:
American Beauty, Fight Club, Road to Perdition, American History X, Crash, Collateral (i love the cinematography), Catch Me If You Can, Pulp Fiction, and The Royal Tennenbaums
I can obviously name a million more as anyone can, but there are some of my picks. You can always tell a bit about where someone is coming from by what movies they watch. If you're busy and want to devote 2 hours to one film...