keeps streaming Disney+ and may be rented Prime Video.
The Insider (1999)
Al Pacino and Russell Crowe lead this thrilling drama based on the true story of a tobacco industry cover-up and the whistleblower who exposed it. Masterfully directed and co-written by Michael Mann, the film also delves into the questionable journalistic ethics of a controversial segment about Jeffrey Wigand, the aforementioned whistleblower. –Jaclyn Law
may be rented Prime Video.
Boiler room (2000)
Ben Affleck, Vin Diesel and Giovanni Ribisi are a few of the familiar faces you will see on this fast-paced drama set in a shady New York brokerage firm. The “Boiler Room” is the decision center where ambitious young salespeople, eager to make their first million, push questionable stocks on an unsuspecting audience. Critic Roger Ebert said the film “hums with authenticity” and “conveys the fast-paced feeling of real life when you watch it closely.” -JL
may be rented Prime Video And Apple TV+.
American Psycho (2000)
The film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel is a black comedy that equates the toxic masculine world of Eighties high finance and yuppie consumerism with serial murder. In one in all his iconic roles, Christian Bale plays Patrick Bateman, an investment banker who obsesses over external signs of success (business cards, cufflinks) by day and butchers corpses by night. At some point he finds it difficult to maintain the blood away from his crisp business shirts, but he’s supported by helpers until the top. –Michael McCullough
keeps streaming Netflix And Tubi.television.
The Company (2003)
This Canadian-made documentary is one of the best form of polemic, because it exposes viewers to many little-known facts about how modern capitalism really works, that’s, not within the interests of extraordinary people. Co-written by Joel Bakan, a law professor on the University of British Columbia, it’s an antidote to all of the cheerful language present in business reports and promoting. Yet, as with this corporate message, you’ll feel such as you only know half the story. First, the film deals with the negative “externalities” of corporate behavior (exploitation of employees, undermining of state sovereignty, environmental destruction), without even mentioning the positive features, comparable to job creation, productivity increases and wealth creation that the Pensioners financed. and investor retirements. Also take a look at (2020) and keep streaming Yearn. —MM
may be rented Apple TV+.
Owning Mahowny (2003)
is a rarely seen gem within the late Philip Seymour Hoffman’s sparkling oeuvre. Hoffman plays Dan Mahowny, a sloppy suburban banker who embezzles increasingly large sums of cash from his employer to fuel his gambling addiction. The story is predicated on the story of Brian Molony, a former CIBC worker in Toronto who was convicted of stealing greater than $10 million in 18 months. Watching the film will assist you to understand that addictive behavior doesn’t require substance abuse. The lure of easy money will probably be enough. —MM
keeps streaming YouTube.
Enron: The Smartest Guys in Room (2005)
Move over, financial movies. Financial Documents offers all of the drama and storytelling you wish from a movie. This documentary examines the rise and catastrophic fall of Enron, one in all the biggest corporate bankruptcies in U.S. history. Using interviews and real-life footage, it uncovers the corruption and ethical issues that led executives to control energy prices, commit widespread fraud and deceive investors. -Left
keeps streaming Plex.
The Social Network (2010)
This very watchable dramatization of the origins of Facebook might be a personality assassination of Mark Zuckerberg (the Winklevoss twins, alternatively, come off no worse than later headlines would suggest). But it’s a reminder that companies – and indeed the way in which technology and economics develop – are sometimes influenced by petty human motives. Jesse Eisenberg portrays Zuckerberg as someone who’s somewhere on the autism spectrum and yet is stuffed with self-righteous malice. Recommended viewing for each aspiring entrepreneur. —MM
keeps streaming Yearn.
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
In this sequel to the 1987 film The Hell of Dreams, Michael Douglas plays Gordon Gekko, a disgraced corporate raider released from prison after serving a sentence for insider trading and securities fraud. Set through the 2008 financial crisis, the film follows Gekko as he tries to repair his relationship together with his estranged daughter Winnie (Carey Mulligan) and becomes a father figure to her fiancé, a young stockbroker named Jacob Moore (Shia Lebouf). As the conspiracy takes shape, those around him must determine whether Gekko will probably be reformed or the greed-driven man he all the time was. –Justin Dallaire
