It's January. You're feeling the post-Christmas blues, no doubt. You're demotivated, sluggish and lacking in mojo. You need to get your groove back, right? You're probably bemoaning the fact that you've gained twelve stone in weight and there's actual flies coming out of your bank account. You think you've got it tough, right? Wrong. So you've resolved yourself to change, right? Make the most of everything you've got and all that crap. Here's ten films that will help you get inspired, motivated and back on track...

1. Alive

Complaining about things less is something we should all strive towards. We've all had bad flights, right? It can get a bit hairy on the way to Tenerife or Marbs? Watch Alive and come back to us. That's the definition of turbulence. The true story of a group of Uruguayan students who had to resort to cannibalism in order to survive is pretty harrowing in places. We've heard of airline food being mank, but opting for cannibalism's taking a step too far.

2. Chariots of Fire

Never mind the uplifting story of two runners competing for glory in the 1924 Olympics. (It's a great film, though and you should totally watch it) Just listen to that music. Play this when you're huffing it through the rain trying to work off three weeks of selection boxes.

3. Invictus

You know how it is - you feel everything's against you. You can't go for a run or get started in work because, well, effort. The South African rugby team had their actual entire country against them. This wasn't like when Steve Staunton was running the Irish team. Invictus isn't just about rugby, however. The film explores the idea that sport can be uplifting and a force for change in society.

4. As Good As It Gets

You may be starting off the New Year single and alone, without a significant other. You've no doubt looked inward and analysed yourself, trying to figure out what it is that has rendered you inert to potential amours. As Good As It Gets takes that idea and runs ten miles down the road with it. Jack Nicholson's character, Melvin Udall, is racist, abrasive, probably a misogynist, definitely a bigot and hates everything and anyone. He could work for Entertainment.ie, no doubt. However, when he meets the beautiful Helen Hunt, he resolves to change himself in order to "be a better man". It's considered one of the greatest comedies of the 1990's and is one of our all-time favourite Jack Nicholson films.

5. Groundhog Day

With the New Year, you may have resolved to learn new things or take up a hobby. Maybe you want to finally learn how to play the piano. Maybe it's speaking French. Self-improvement is all about finding the time to do it. So, if like Bill Murray, you find yourself repeating the same day over and over again, you can take all the time you want to learn piano or speak French. Like As Good As It Gets, Bill Murray's character resolves to better himself - not just for himself, but for those around him.

6. Rocky

BA-BA-BA-BABABA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BUM.... BUM-BUM... NANA-NAAAAAA. We work out to this without a single shred of irony.

7. 12 Angry Men

Arguing less in the New Year is a common resolution. Agreeing / disagreeing with people is a fact of daily life. So when you get into a disagreement with someone, it's always good to use calm, logic and reason to make your point instead of resorting to really clever name-calling. 12 Angry Men is about an idealistic jury member who seeks to convince the others in the jury to reconsider their verdict without prejudice and look at the facts. In doing so, he opens up our own minds to previously-held convictions about those around us. Which is just what you need for the New Year. Forget about that spat and make up with that lying piece of... Yeah, we're still not ready.

8. Warrior

We've all had blazing rows with our siblings, but deep down, you can't deny your own. Be thankful, then, that you haven't resorted to a rear naked chokehold in order to settle a dispute with your brother or sister. Warrior is the age-old story of brothers working out their differences through mixed martial arts. The film covers themes as lofty as unconditional love, regret, addiction and family. It's also got some of the best fight sequences we've ever seen.

 9. Life Of Pi

We can all feel, at times, isolated and cut adrift. But when you start hallucinating tigers as allegories for people around you, you've gone one step too far. Life of Pi, based on the best-selling novel of the same name, tells the story of a young boy who is thrown overboard and is the sole survivor of a shipwreck. Surviving on a float with an oranguntan, a hyena, a zebra and a tiger, the young boy has to learn to survive alongside these creatures and reach shore.

10. Forrest Gump

With the New Year, you're taking stock and looking over your achievements for the previous year and setting yourself new ones. Forrest Gump would make anybody feel inadequate. He meets JFK, gets a Purple Heart, becomes a pingball champion, addresses the Anti-War movement, runs a massive company and gets it on with Robin Wright. What have you done? Yeah, didn't think so.