Got to the end of that show you’ve been Netflix-bingeing all week and have no idea what to do with your life ever again? Have no idea what to watch for movie night this week? Want something with a little more meaning to motivate you in life?

Have no fear! Re-watching Pitch Perfect for the bazillionth time is great and all, but here are ten movies that will seriously change the way you view yourself, your life, and the world around you. But be warned! Be prepared for lots of feelings.

1. "Cloud Atlas" (2012)

While the plot might be kind of hard to follow the first time around, all that’s going to matter is how emotional you suddenly feel when that beautiful main theme music plays again and again in this sci-fi thriller that shows us that no matter where we come from or what time period we live in, we are all human and should approach each other with compassion always. Every time you watch it you’ll find some new detail or plot device you didn’t find before, and it’s always fun to see how many different roles Tom Hanks and Halle Berry play in one movie!

2. "Begin Again" (2013)

Not only is Keira Knightly amazing in the lead role, as usual, but the movie teaches some serious lessons about empowerment, individuality, and self-love. This film is centered on music, including a major role for Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine, and not only is it witty, charming, and all around beautiful, it also has a surprise ending that is both realistic and heart-warming.

3. "American Beauty" (1999)

You have to go into this film with an open - mind (and open ears for the absolutely gorgeous soundtrack) in order to truly appreciate it. It tells a message of trying to gain freedom from conventions and the realities of love and sexuality, and it takes so many twists and turns that really have to pay attention in order to get the most out of it. It’s a quirky little mixture of creepy, funny, and positively heartbreaking.

4. "Life is Beautiful" (1997)

Okay, so this movie is entirely in Italian. But wait! Before you check it off your list, it was so popular as a foreign movie that America has basically adopted it as well, (leading main actor Roberto Benigni to give this hilarious and adorable speech at The Oscars in 1998) and there are plenty of subtitled versions to find. The movie centers around a Jewish librarian, his wife, and his young son living in Italy at the turn of the Holocaust. It follows a father desperately trying to hold his family together and keep his son’s spirits up as they face life in a concentration camp, leading to the adorable yet heartbreaking decision of the father to tell his son that being imprisoned is all just a big game at a special summer camp. Be prepared to come away in tear-covered shreds, but also with a lingering confidence in the relentless hope and courage of human-kind.

5. "Bridge to Terabithia" (2007)

Just because it was produced by Disney, don’t expect it to be all cutesy, meaningless kid stuff. This movie covers the heavy topic of the loss of loved ones along with the innocence of adolescence, and the importance of imagination and the legacy we leave behind when we’re gone. Based off of the award-winning novel, pre-teen Josh Hutcherson and AnnaSophia Robb bring this story to life in the best way possible.

6. "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" (2011)

Sometimes, you have to go to a dark place to get the best results in a movie, and "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" manages to do that beautifully with the story of a young boy and his mother facing the loss of his father in the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers. It’s not only a story of finding yourself again after loss, but of the kindness of strangers, and the bond between parent and child, even during one of the most difficult times imaginable. If nothing else, watch it for the poignant soundtrack by the ever-talented Alexandre Desplat.

7. "Schindler’s List" (1993)

Honestly, while I consider this movie a must see, don’t watch it if you have a weak stomach or get very easily upset. After all, the movie is about as close to a Holocaust documentary you can get while still holding a fictional plot. It tells the story of Schindler, a man with a plan to save talented Jewish people from extermination solely for the economic advantage of unpaid work- but quickly becomes so much more. If you still have trouble grasping that something as awful as the Holocaust really happened, this movie will not only slap you across the face with the truth but make you grateful that you can hold your loved ones close. I wouldn’t recommend watching this one alone.

8. "The Secret Life of Bees" (2008)

Based on the novel of the same title, this movie is not your typical “black and white people can be friends” preaching film. It showcases the struggle of the African American people in segregated America, and puts a young white girl (Dakota Fanning!) right in the middle of it all, managing to exemplify how we all go through struggles and are capable of loving one another, regardless of race- but also that no matter what, the white people in that era were far more privileged, and that African American’s marginalization made their lives almost unbearable. Have tissues ready.

9. "Into the Woods" (Movie: 2014, Broadway Show: 1988)

I’m probably biased because I saw the Broadway version of this movie first, (on DVD, obviously) but if you lift the Disney franchise veil from this story, you get something truly, well, magical. Every song includes a hard-hitting lesson, and the whole play explores the themes of right and wrong, good and bad, and every other quality those ideas entail. If you’ve watched the movie only and want to see the play (which was frustratingly removed from Netflix last year) keep in mind that Disney made a couple of changes to the plot to make it less… upsetting. And just remember, witches can be good (especially if they’re Meryl Streep or Bernadette Peters!)

10. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" (2012)

This is one of the rare cases where I kind of like the movie more than the original book. Don’t get me wrong, both are amazing, but the movie just does such a fantastic job of capturing not only the high school experience but the raw disease that characterizes depression, and the many ways it can control and meddle in a young person’s life. If a leading cast including both Logan Lerman and Emma Watson doesn’t excite you already, just wait for the absolutely exhilarating, breathtaking moments they share that reminds us that in the end every moment is worth savoring and worth living for.