Art inspired by life can be very inspiring. The same goes for movies based on true stories or plotlines audiences can relate to. Logistics magnate Alix Burton knows what it’s like to wear many hats and build a successful business from scratch. Here are five movies that inspired the successful entrepreneur to keep going even when he faced his most formidable hurdles.

Glengarry Glen Ross

This movie has actually been used to train sales teams. Four real estate agents are in a tough season, and the two highest performers at the end of the week get to keep their jobs. No pressure, right? If you want to learn how to succeed (and survive) in a high-pressure sales environment, here is your training video. The “coffee is for closers” speech is especially brutal and the nightmare of HR departments everywhere.

The Founder

This is a biopic based on Ray Kroc, who started a fast-food empire by buying out the McDonald’s brothers. As in, the namesakes of the most famous fast-food chain in the world. Though his story is controversial, Kroc went from a milkshake mixer salesman to launching a global multi-billion-dollar business. He recognized the brothers’ game-changing concept as the next big thing and shut them out from the business they founded.

Jerry Maguire

A successful sports agent at a top-tier firm has an epiphany: the agency should take on fewer clients to get to know them better, therefore serving them better. This results in his ousting from a high-powered position to start his own agency with one employee and one client. This film is an excellent lesson on putting the needs of your customers and clients above your own. It also shows the value of building strong relationships with the people who keep your business alive.

Office Space

This satirical comedy is a prime example of how not to manage your employees. It also offers an accurate picture of how employees feel when they are underappreciated and burnt out, especially in bureaucratic corporate culture. At the end of the movie, after an eccentric employee burns the building down (talk about being disgruntled), one of the main characters leaves the company to pursue work that he enjoys.

Big Night

In this film, two Italian brothers start a restaurant. While one is practical, the other refuses to compromise his vision of having a real Italian restaurant. The problem is, American customers are unfamiliar with authentic Italian cuisine; thus, the restaurant nearly fails. Working together, the brothers devise a solution that garners rave reviews from customers. The business lesson in this movie: offer customers what they want instead of what you think they want and don’t be afraid to compromise.

These movies offer as much entertainment as they do business savvy. If you need inspiration or just want to find out what not to do in a company setting, each film will give you great insight into the business world.