I came across this list of "Philosophical Films": http://www.philfilms.utm.edu/

Another thing worth noting is that "happiness" can be viewed in various ways:

- Direct pleasure, like eating ice cream.
- Flow, like when you're totally absorbed in a project, even though the project itself might not be intrinsically valuable.
- Fulfillment/meaning, like when you're a parent cleaning up a kid's vomit in the middle of the night; not at all pleasurable, but the *right kind* of unpleasant experience.

I think a diet of all three makes sense.

Thanks. Definitely not limited to monetary value!

I would like a robust philosophy that would work even when other people aren't around. — Kenshin

I agree w/ others' comments that there is no truly atomic, self-contained self, but I also agree w/ this impulse of yours - and I don't believe they conflict. Modern ethics is preoccupied with the problem of making society work - and well it should. But, assuming you've complied w/ Kant's categorical imperative, and you've done your job as a good utilitarian (assuming some satiable theory of utilitarianism), and you've done justice to all special obligations (family, community, etc.), in other words all of your other-regarding duties have been met - how ought you to spend your Saturday afternoon? Modern thought has sadly little to say about that. But Greeks and Romans had a lot to say about that. I would contrast pleasure with virtue, rather than truth. There are things you could do on Saturday afternoon that are daring, novel, generous, etc. They might not be fun.

Edit: You should do the daring, novel, generous stuff.

how much do you think life is worth living — intrapersona

It's common to use language like this (i.e., talk about whether/how much life is worth living) but I find it circular and personally unappealing. It assumes some point outside the self where one could look at life and choose, as a consumer might, whether to accept or reject the deal. My preferred framework:

How much value could you (or I) create with your (or my) life?