2016 wasn’t all bad. For proof, one need look no further than the impressive array of independent films released last year, some of which have now made their way to Netflix. Here are 50 worth catching up on as you start the new year.

SEE ALSO: Inside Jerry Seinfeld's $100 million decision to jump to Netflix

13th

“Ava DuVernay’s documentary ’13TH’ has the precision of a foolproof argument underscored by decades of frustration.” —Eric Kohn

Amanda Knox

“While Knox is undoubtedly the star of the film, and she’s also one of the few people who comes off not looking absolutely bonkers. Her behavior, once seen as ‘strange,’ now seems more understandable than ever.” —Kate Erbland

Audrie & Daisy

“Their approaches were different, and so were the outcomes — Audrie killed herself the week after her assault, while Daisy has become an advocate for other sexual assault victims. The violations committed against them couldn’t be more alike, but it’s the results that alter their stories.” —KE

Hot dogs are really just a delicious vessel for a plethora of even more delicious toppings.

From a hot dog topped with grits in New Orleans to one topped with kimchi in California, Foursquare dug through millions of user ratings to help us find the best hot dogs in the country.

Keep scrolling to find out with dogs are the most delicious.

25. Vicious Dogs North Hollywood — North Hollywood, California

5231 Lankershim Boulevard

Vicious incorporates all kinds of cuisine into its dogs — Polish, Mediterranean, Jewish, and more. Their Bermuda Triangle hot dog features an impressive combination of calamari, nacho cheese, bacon, Italian sausage, and chipotle Louisiana link.

24. Good Dog Houston — Houston, Texas

903 Studewood Street

Good Dog's boasts made-from-scratch condiments and locally-sourced hot dogs and buns. Diners can either build their own dog or choose from a list of unique creations like the Franklin dog with a fried egg and ham.

23. Steve's Hot Dogs On The Hill — St. Louis, Missouri

2131 Marconi Avenue

Steve's adds new hot dogs to its menu every week; two favorites are the backyard BBQ dog served with baked beans, potato salad, bacon, and BBQ sauce, and the gorilla mac and cheese dog, which comes with bacon, fried onions, and, of course, mac and cheese.

Unlike team sports, tennis players, for the most part, must rely on their own talent to earn their way. However, once that talent takes a player to the top of the sport, it can lead to regular runs that go deep in tournaments and eventually it translates to a lucrative career.

Below, we take a look at the 30 highest-paid tennis players of all time. While the list is skewed towards recent players, there is good mix of both men and women, as well as current players and some of the all-time greats.

The 30 players below have combined to win 196 Grand Slam singles titles and 1,452 singles titles overall.

Data is from the ATP and WTA tours. Doubles and and mixed-doubles earnings are included in the career winnings, but are not included in the number of titles won. 

30. Goran Ivanisevic — $19,878,007

Nationality: Croatian

Grand Slam titles: 1 (Wimbledon)

Overall titles: 22

29. Stefan Edberg — $20,630,941

Nationality: Croatian

Grand Slam titles: 6 (2 Australian, 2 Wimbledon, 2 U.S. Open)

Overall titles: 41

28. Andy Roddick — $20,640,030

Nationality: American

Grand Slam titles: 1 (U.S. Open)

Overall titles: 32

The INSIDER Summary:

• People who blush easily are perceived as more trustworthy.
• Studies have shown that they're more empathetic and generous.
• They also report higher rates of monogamy.

Blushing can make an awkward situation feel a million times worse, especially when someone has the nerve to point out how red your face is. (Pro tip: don't be that person.)

It turns out that there are actually some scientifically-proven advantages to being easily embarrassed, and they're nothing to be ashamed of.

SEE ALSO: A shocking number of all the calories you consume in a day come from sugary drinks

You're a better romantic partner

It seems that glowing red cheeks actually are endearing to some people. At UC Berkeley, researchers found that men and women who blush easily reported higher levels of monogamy. 

You're more generous

According to an article in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, "individuals who are more embarrassable... behaved more generously than their less embarrassable counterparts" by giving away more of their raffle tickets in a study. 

You seem more trustworthy

A 2011 study pitted participants against a computer for a classic prisoner's dilemma: if you condemn your opponent you walk free, if you rat each other out you both get two years in prison, and if you both stay silent you both only get one year. Participants were more likely to trust a blushing opponent than a nonblushing one.

The INSIDER Summary: 

• Certain regions in North America are known for their beer, wine, or liquor. 
• Take a hike down trails in Kentucky, Texas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Oregon, and New York to stop at all iconic breweries, wineries, and distilleries.  

From the shores of British Columbia to the rolling hills of Kentucky, North America leads the way for the world’s best alcohol-inspired trails. Whether you seek to bike or hike your way from brewery to winery to distillery, here are the can’t-miss boozy stops.

Kentucky Bourbon Trail

Grand Valley Ava

With nearly 30 wineries by the Colorado River, the Grand Valley AVA is an oenophile and adventurer’s paradise alike. Pair wine tastings with whitewater rafting excursions, or single-track cycling the Colorado National Monument and Grand Mesa, one of the world's largest flat-topped mountains. While hiking, biking, or driving this stretch of the Western Slope, sample small-batch, hand-crafted Malbec at Avant Vineyards and taste Riesling, Chardonnay, and Pinot Grigio at Colorado Cellars, the first vineyard to make and sell wine from Colorado-grown grapes.

BC Ale Trail

Although most travelers venture to British Columbia for the outdoors, craft beer connoisseurs will love exploring Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast with a pint in hand. The new BC Ale Trail showcases local breweries beginning in Nanaimo then onward through the Horne Lake Caves, where you can take a hike through nettles, sea asparagus, and wild seaweed, culminating in a flight tasting at Townsite Brewery in Powell River. Explore Gibsons Public Market before raising a glass at the final stop: Persephone Brewing Company.

Going through a break up can be challenging. Whether or not you were the instigator, the pain of moving on is hard to handle.

Since relationships aren’t one size fits all, people react in different ways. That’s why it’s so difficult to narrow down a single cure for heartache. But don’t fret — while there may not be a easy fix, there are tips and tricks that the professionals swear by.

As psychologists working in New York City, Dr. Karen Weinstein and Dr. Michael Zentman have seen their fair share of patients battling through a break up. They don't claim to have all the answers, but they do have general sense of how to help people heal a whole quicker.

Here are six ways to get over a break up: 

SEE ALSO: 4 behaviors are the most reliable predictors of divorce

1. Ditch the rose-colored glasses.

"Reflect on the relationship for what it was, likely it was neither all good nor all bad," Dr.Weinstein suggests. "Resist the common tendency to idealize the relationship. It's very common to only recall and focus on the wonderful aspects of the relationship. This makes it even harder to accept the reality that it's over and is the equivalent of 'denial' in the stages of grief."

One way to reflect would be to make a list of things you weren't happy with in the relationship. By the end, you might realize that the separation was for the best.

2. Pick up your reading glasses.

Another tip from Dr. Weinstein, albeit slightly cheesy, is to hit up the self-help section. She recommends the books "It's Called A Breakup Because It's Broken: The Smart Girl's Breakup Buddy" by Greg and Amiira Behrendt as well as"Don't Call That Man!" (revised under the more contemporary title "Don't Text That Man!") by Rhonda Findling.

"The whole field of self help books does seem to assume that only women struggle with breakups, which is far from the reality," she admitted. "Regardless, there are some thoughtful gems of advice and support in [these books]."

3. Talk it out.

"The best thing someone can do is talk about their feelings about the loss with close friends and other loved ones," Dr. Zentman says. "Hearing yourself say how you’re feeling and having a witness can be very helpful."

Grab drinks or dinner with a close friend who's willing to listen for a while and see where the conversation leads you. You may even learn something about yourself.

"There will be much wisdom to gain if a person can be self-reflective and figure out what they contributed to the breakup," Dr. Zentman adds.

Disney's live-action remake of "Beauty and the Beast" arrives in theaters on March 17, and the movie studio is ramping up excitement with new character posters.

From a closer look at Emma Watson as Belle in the iconic yellow dress, to our first look at the Beast in human form (played by Dan Stevens), keep scrolling for a look at the stars of the movie.

Emma Watson looks stunning as Belle, and we love the slightly updated version of her classic yellow ballgown.

Here's what the Beast will look like:

Dan Stevens plays the prince in both beast and human form. We were surprised to see a look at the human-version so soon.

Sup money lovers?

My "awesome ideas" folder is piling up over here,  so I thought I'd release some of them on you today to help turbocharge your goals.

All these come from emails and comments that YOU ALL have sent over the months, so big thanks for dumping out your smarts on us! It all helps!

See if any of these ideas stick with you:

SEE ALSO: A man who retired at 34 shares a spreadsheet that helped him get there

DON'T MISS: 10 items that lose value the more you spend on them

1. The financial notebook

This one comes from Sarah who shared it on Millionaire Day this year:

"I started keeping a financial 'notebook.' I write in it every time I do something that moves me closer to the FI mark. (Ok,  so I am rather liberal with what counts … reviewing the kids' 529s counts, as much as paying an extra $100 to the debt monster.) Flipping through it helps keeps me motivated in the dry spells and reminds me when it's time to review some bill or policy!"

So pretty much, a financial diary. Which is much more juicier than a normal one, if you ask me!

2. An awesome way to charge your kids rent

From Paul:

"I am going to provide my kids a (mostly) judgment-free place to live when they are done with schooling. My only caveat is I will charge them rent, and that rent will be in the form of proof that they are maxing their 401(k) and IRA and investing 50% of their net pay. As long as they do that, they can live here until they get married."

Another great benefit: They'll be able to move out faster with all that money saved!

3. Chart your net worth progress against your goals

LOVE LOVE LOVE this from Bill Furst:

"I wanted to pass along a neat little tracker I put together that I use monthly (now, and previously just yearly) with my own net worth updates. It basically tells me that I am on track for my retirement goal ($$ and time) with a visual chart. The larger the green section, the more ahead I am. You just input in the grey boxes and the yellow parts calculate for you.

"I filled this in with your stats dating all the way back from 2008 … I did yearly from 2008-2015, and then monthly from 2016 on. Line 8 is your historical net worth amounts. I don't know what your time line is for your cool $1M, but if it's 2020, you're ahead of the game."

So smart, right? Looks like the first year and a half I was falling short of my goal of "a million," but from there we took off and are set to hit it earlier than expected. I really like this because it gives you a super fast idea of how well you're doing or not in relation to your OWN goals and not anyone else's. And it'll now be yet another addition to my sturdy spreadsheet I've been tweaking over the years — woo!

I'll have to make a template of it one day for y'all, but for now here's the spreadsheet Bill created for any of you who'd like to copy/test it out yourself: Net Worth Comparison Chart.

Thanks Bill! (And your wife is right — you totally need to share your thoughts online somewhere! Start a blog already so we can check out all your other ideas you've got brewing.)

Fire trucks can’t reach too far past the coast, and plenty of fires break out on ships and oil platforms off American shores. When the fires happen in America’s territorial waters, it often falls to America’s Coast Guard to rescue the survivors and fight the flames.

Here are nine photos of the Coast Guard protecting lives and property by acting as firefighters at sea:

SEE ALSO: The most elite special operations forces in the US

The Coast Guard fights fires in their areas of operations. Everything from small boats like this one …

… To huge fires like the one that destroyed the Deepwater Horizon.

For smaller fires, it’s often enough to pump water onto them, and the Coast Guard is lucky that plenty of salt water is usually available.

The big fight for the Iraqi city of Mosul is yet another case of ISIS losing the ground it seized in its blitz across Iraq and Syria in 2014.

Just last week, Iraqi forces reclaimed the eastern half of Mosul, and it's only a matter of time until the entire city is back in Iraqi hands. It's just the latest in a string of setbacks for the terror group, which has lost upwards of 50% of its territory so far.

Whether ISIS fighters happen to die fighting, or flee their positions to fight another day — they often leave a treasure trove of ordnance, propaganda, and intelligence materials that can prove helpful against them.

Here's what was left behind after ISIS took off.

David Choi contributed to a previous version of this article.

SEE ALSO: This story about an Iraqi refugee becoming a US Marine may be the Pentagon's 'Twitter rebellion' against Donald Trump

In much of its territory, ISIS has its own propaganda posted to show the people who's in charge, like this billboard with Quranic verses in the historic city of Palmyra, Syria.

And ISIS flags abound, like this one in an abandoned building.

Tripods and a projector were left inside an ancient hammam, or steam bath, which was used by ISIS as a media center in Manbij, Syria.

Once again, tech jobs dominate Glassdoor's list of the 50 best jobs in America.

But, it turns out, you don't have to work in the tech industry to have one of the best tech jobs this year.

As Dr. Andrew Chamberlain, Glassdoor's chief economist, tells Business Insider, companies across all industries, including healthcare, finance, and retail, are hiring workers for these needed positions. "Any organization today with a mobile app, web presence, or digitized data are struggling to fill jobs like data scientists, software engineers, and mobile developers," Chamberlain says.

Glassdoor's 50 Best Jobs in America report identifies careers with the highest overall "job score," which is determined by weighing three factors equally: earning potential (median annual base salary), job satisfaction rating, and number of job openings. 

For a job title to be considered, it had to receive at least 100 salary reports and 100 job satisfaction ratings shared by US-based employees over the past year. The number of job openings per job title represents active job listings on Glassdoor as of January 1, 2017. 

"This report reinforces that the best jobs are highly skilled and are staying ahead of the growing trend toward workplace automation," Chamberlain says.

He explains that the skills helping workers stay ahead of automation are creativity, judgment, and flexibility.

"Many of the jobs on this list require proficiency in these 'soft' skills," he explains. "In tech, that includes data science and engineering, which requires the ability to creatively solve problems to deliver business value."

Below are the 14 tech roles among Glassdoor's 50 best jobs, as well as the six next best tech roles according to Glassdoor:

DON'T MISS: The 25 best jobs in America right now

SEE ALSO: The 50 best places to work in 2017, according to employees

20. Scrum master

Overall job score (out of 5.0): 3.9

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5.0): 3.5

Number of job openings: 1,323

Median base pay: $95,000

19. Network administrator

Overall job score (out of 5.0): 3.9

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5.0): 3.7

Number of job openings: 2,030

Median base pay: $62,000

18. User interface (UI) developer

Overall job score (out of 5.0): 4.0

Job satisfaction rating (out of 5.0): 3.6

Number of job openings: 1,122

Median base pay: $91,000

Whether you're headed to the West Coast to see the big, blue Pacific, wanting to take in the fall foliage in New England, or traveling through the Midwest to get a sense of rural America, there's a must-see road along the way.

Some are major highways with views that could very well cause wrecks, but others are off the beaten path just waiting to be discovered.

Here are the best scenic roads to drive down in each state:  

Alabama: State Road 9

Driving through Talladega National Forest along state road 9 will give you bucolic views of tree-covered hills and small mountains. There are also several small side roads off the highway that lead to waterfalls and walking trails.

Alaska: Interstate A-3

Denali National Park is known for being home to North America's tallest peak. Driving on Interstate A-3 offers stunning views of the mountains, wildlife and greenery throughout the park. 

Arizona: The Apache Trail

The Apache Trail is one of Arizona's oldest highways. The partially unpaved drive takes you through the stunning canyons, desert scenes, and geologic formations that lie right outside of Phoenix. 

President Donald Trump took his first flight aboard Air Force One— the presidential jet — on Thursday to address a joint gathering of House and Senate Republicans in Philadelphia, and the experience left him awestruck.

"Beautiful. Great plane," Trump said about his new ride, according to pool reports.

Trump said his old plane, a Boeing 757 was a "good one," but that Air Force One is a "very special plane for a lot of reasons," per the pool. 

"He continues to react the same way he has throughout his time in his presidency, in awe of the splendor of this plane and what the White House represents," Trump's press secretary Sean Spicer, who was on the flight, told reporters. 

While Trump's old plane was nothing shabby — it has two bedrooms and a full bathroom with 24-karat gold fixtures — it pales in comparison to the presidential jet, a larger Boeing 747.

Air Force One, though lacking in gold, boasts 4,000 square feet of interior space, with a fully-equipped Situation Room, and a "flying Oval Office." The plane's fuselage can also withstand a nuclear blast from the ground, and has flares hidden in the wings to confuse enemy missiles. 

Trump took his first flight on Marine One, the presidential chopper, as well. 

Scroll down for photos of President Trump's first go-round with presidential aviation. 

SEE ALSO: These features make Air Force One an incomparable flying fortress

Ancient ruins, white sand beaches, azure waters, bustling cities — Mexico's draws are numerous.

We found some of the best photos of the diverse country that are sure to spark your wanderlust.

Keep scrolling to see why Mexico should be your next destination.

Mexico was home to a number of ancient civilizations, which is why the country boasts so many impressive ruins. The Kukulcan Pyramid in Chichen Itza is one of the most well-known.

Ek Balam is just a short drive from Chichen Itza, and while it's less crowded, it's just as spectacular.

A visit to Chichen Itza isn't complete without a swim in the nearby Ik Kil Cenote — a kind of open air, underground lake.

At the heart of Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert sits a crater of fire the size of a football field that’s been perpetually burning now for almost fifty years.

Locals have suitably dubbed it the 'Door To Hell,' officially it’s known as the Darvaza Gas Crater. It’s not volcanic. That’s not magma, this sinister flame pit was man-made and thought to be the result of a Soviet-era gas drilling accident, yet Turkmenistan has no official record.

To those travellers who’ve defied all odds in having their visas granted to this closed nation, reaching the ‘Door To Hell’ is at the top of their list. I was no different, and on an overnight camping trip, I finally got to visit what camel spiders everywhere have been talking about for years.

This is a photo essay covering my visit to the ‘Door To Hell’:

SEE ALSO: I visited North Korea and snuck out these eye-opening photos

On my journey to the crater, it was commonplace to see herds of wild camels roaming freely.

These ships of the desert blindly followed the motorway, chewing their cud, and didn’t show great respect to passing traffic. We also saw camel carcasses lining this same motorway, so it appeared that, for drivers, the feeling was mutual.

Without further ado, I present the 'Door To Hell.' Darvaza Gas Crater. This was my first shot of the site, and my initial impression was that it looked like an impact crater from a meteor strike.

Gas prospecting gone wrong, however, is the accepted explanation — Soviet engineers in 1971 bit off more than they could chew, drilling and hitting a gigantic underground gas cavern which then collapsed, forming a sinkhole and sucking the entire drilling rig into it. But nobody knows for sure. The Soviets allegedly concealed the extent of the disaster, leaving no paper trail, not even an incident report. As for fatalities? The official line is that there were none. But how we ‘know’ this, I am unsure.

This is the only remnant of the collapsed drilling rig still sitting outside the crater’s rim. It’s thought the sinkhole swallowed and buried everything else that was above it.

You may be wondering why steps haven’t been taken to either harness the crater’s energy or just extinguish it entirely. It’s likely because people simply do not care. Turkmenistan has the fourth largest natural gas reserves on earth, so an investment here at such a volatile site would be high risk, low reward prospect. If extinguished, the gas wouldn’t stop, you’d have to find a way to cap every fissure within proximity of the site, which would be expensive and inefficient. And, without that investment, dousing it would be counter-intuitive; burning the natural gas is preventing its toxic components from lingering and hinders the methane’s potential as a greenhouse gas.

LONDON – If you've just had a big night out, you might want to think twice before posting the gory details on Facebook or Instagram.

Especially if you want to work in finance.

Banks and hedge funds are increasingly checking social media accounts of potential hires to see if they will be a responsible, sober employee. 

Investors are employing the same techniques to decide who gets to manage their money. They often look for specific personality traits and psychological profiles before trusting a person with their wealth.

Specialist firms carry out the checks and Business Insider spoke to one of them – Corporate Resolutions – to find out what triggers the biggest and brightest red flags. The company, based in New York, was set up by a former FBI agent.

"We cruise social networking sites to ensure the potential executive or money-manager is not commenting on or posting pictures," that potential employers would find distasteful, Joelle Scott, a senior vice president at Corporate Resolutions, said.

Sites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram offer a huge repository of public information about private people. Here's what companies like Corporate Resolutions look at.

1: Drug use – "You’d be shocked to know how many executives flaunt illegal behavior on social networks," said Scott.

One of the UK's most high-profile bank scandals involved former Co-operative Bank CEO Paul Flowers being secretly filmed handing over £300 in cash for drugs such as crystal meth and ketamine in 2013.

2: Salaciousness – "It may not be 'illegal,' but some types of behaviour are embarrassing, and employers don’t want any part of it," Scott said.

Big banks may see salacious behaviour as a risk factor. Last year, the transcripts of text messages between a former Goldman Sachs salesmen and an alleged prostitute known as "Michella" were released in a court case between the Libyan Investment Authority and the US bank.

3: Threatening or harassing statements about friends, co-workers, celebrities or political figures – "People forget that using Facebook or Twitter to express extreme opinions about a politician puts a potential employer in a very uncomfortable position. Often, they’ll move on and look at other qualified candidates," said Scott.

The last thing a bank needs is a loose cannon. 

LONDON – Twitter is both maddeningly frustrating and incredibly fun, with mindless trolling and insightful analysis continually battling it out for supremacy.

For those who follow economics, finance and the markets however, the platform is a great way to share information and make connections.

Some of the biggest players in Europe's financial sector often take to Twitter to express their opinions, discuss markets, and share charts, graphs, and interesting articles.

It can be hard to find those must-follow tweeters, so Business Insider has compiled a list of the best economists, traders, strategists, hedge funders, and journalists in Europe for you to follow on Twitter.

In a year when political risks are at the forefront of most people's minds, we decided to include a few politics focused tweeters too.

We based our highly unscientific ranking on how many followers they have, how often they tweet, how much they engage with their followers, how insightful they are and how influential they within the European financial, economic, and political climate.

NB: Anyone who works for Business Insider or has done so in the past has been excluded from this list.

53. Chris Dillow

Handle: @CJFDillow

Occupation: Marxist economist.

Why: Runs the popular "Stumbling and Mumbling" economics blog, and frequently shares its posts. Provides a fascinating alternative perspective to many mainstream economists.

Sample Tweet:

52. Erik Fossing Nielsen

Handle:@erikfossing

Occupation: Group Chief Economist at UniCredit

Why: He's Danish and provides a great perspective on Scandinavian issues.

Sample Tweet:

51. Danae Kyriakopoulou

Handle:@dkyriakopoulou

Occupation: Economist and Head of Research at the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)

Why: Based in London so keeps on top of things in UK markets, but Danae is originally from Greece, so she knows what's up with the country's economy.

Sample Tweet:

The Royal Mail will issue a special set of 10 stamps to commemorate the late pop star, David Bowie.

Bowie passed away in his New York City apartment just over a year ago, following an 18-month battle with liver cancer.

This is the first time the Royal Mail has ever dedicated an entire stamp collection to one cultural figure, though The Beatles and Pink Floyd were honoured likewise in 2010 and 2015 respectively.

The set comprises stamps showcasing six highlights of Bowie's 25 studio albums and a further four stamps taken from the artist's live tours across four decades.

The collection will be welcomed by an estimated 2.5 million stamp collectors and countless other Bowie fans.

The stamps will be on sale from 14 March 2017 but fans can pre-order them here.

Scroll down to see the full compilation:

"Hunky Dory"— Bowie’s fourth album released in December 1971. Time magazine chose it as part of their "100 best albums of all time" list in January 2010.

"Aladdin Sane"— his sixth album released in April 1973. The album features the iconic photograph by Brian Duffy.

"Heroes"— his twelfth studio album released in October 1977. This was the second instalment of his "Berlin Trilogy" recorded with Brian Eno and Tony Visconti.

LONDON — Saturday January 28 marks the start of Chinese New Year, the perfect time to celebrate China's unique culture.

Also known as Spring Festival, the date marks the turn of the Chinese lunisolar calendar, which falls on a different day every year.

The beginning of The Year of the Rooster — the tenth animal in the Chinese zodiac — will see parties and festivities around the world.

Outside of Asia, the biggest Chinese New Year celebrations in the world are found in London. With an opening ceremony and a Chinese New Year Parade, there are plenty of ways to ring in the New Year, but the best way is surely by enjoying the best Chinese food the city has to offer.

We've put together a list of the 21 best Chinese restaurants in London, according to Tripadvisor, which considers user reviews, ratings, and the restaurant's ranking in its list of the city's best restaurants for all categories.

From an authentic, inexpensive spot in Chinatown to a swanky splurge meal at the top of The Shard, see the best places to enjoy Chinese cuisine in the capital below. The list is ranked in ascending order.

21. New Fortune Cookie, Bayswater.

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20. Phoenix Palace, Marylebone.

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19. Hunan, Belgravia.

Elon Musk is a charming, ridiculously smart, incredibly successful businessman.

He's spent his career bucking the status quo, and he seemingly has too many jobs.

He's the CEO of Tesla Motors, the incredibly successful company behind the re-birth of all-electric vehicles. He's also the CEO of SpaceX, a company that exists to "revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets." He also serves as the chairman of SolarCity — a company focused on making solar energy commonplace. 

When he's not busy transforming transportation, space travel, and energy use, Musk plays video games. Well, he does lots of other things, but video games are one of those things. And it turns out that Musk has excellent taste in games. Here are some of his favorites that we gathered from a Reddit AMA and his Twitter account:

SEE ALSO: After weeks of bugging him on Twitter, Elon Musk finally told me his 'dark secret'

"Overwatch"

"Overwatch" isn't just a good game — it's the best game that came out in 2016, folks. And Musk's been playing it because he has fantastic taste in games. He was quick to get hip — his first tweet about the game was in June 2016, soon after the game launched in May.

And, since Elon Musk is Elon Musk, he's playing the game on PC. Not only is the game prettiest there, but it's the platform where he has most control over performance. And if we know anything about Elon Musk, it's that he's got a thing for being in control. The guy's CEO of two major companies, at once! 

BONUS:His main is Soldier 76, which I'd personally call a bit on the boring side. He's a good character, no doubt, but as a main? Come on, Elon. You're more sophisticated than that.

"BioShock"

On paper, "BioShock" isn't anything special: a first-person shooter set in an underwater city that's fallen into disrepair. 

In reality, "BioShock" is a genre-pushing, narrative-driven shooter that questions the base level concepts of how video games work. If I said any more, I'd ruin the game. 

That said, it's not a huge surprise that Musk is a fan: The game is an Ayn Rand-inspired exploration of objectivism, capitalism, and power. It's also a tremendously stylish, innovative game.

The "Mass Effect" series

Moving to a subject that's near and dear to Musk's heart, the "Mass Effect" series focuses on space travel, interstellar diplomacy, and the future of the human race. He's called the second game in the series, "one of the best games ever."

And he's right: "Mass Effect 2" is seen by many as one of the best games ever made. Presumably he's getting pumped for the launch of "Mass Effect Andromeda" this coming March!