The creative field can be exhausting at times, with long hours spent on everything from painstaking detail and pixel-pushing to grand, yearlong campaigns and big-picture projects. It’s a near-constant expansion and contraction that, especially on days when things don’t come as easily or as quickly as you think they should, can lead to frustration and headache. Worse, it’ll weigh your ideas down and turn your creative moneymaker off. Many designers will tell you to go for a run, get a beer, or just get out of the office. I say pop in a movie—like one from this list of 22 movies every designer should watch on Netflix right now. Whether they’re about design, process, or beautiful cinematography, these films are certain to occupy your mind and let the flow of new ideas seep in.
