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1. The Big Short (2015)
R | 130 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the United States mortgage market. In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.
Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt
Votes: 484,336 | Gross: $70.26M
2. Dirty Money (2018–2020)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Crime
A Netflix Original Series documenting various stories about exposing the greed, corruption, and crime spreading through the global economy.
Stars: Matt Taibbi, Fisher Stevens, Alex Gibney, Fahmi Quadir
Votes: 10,183
3. Frontline (1983– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, News
FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world and American television's top long-form news and current affairs series since 1983
Stars: Will Lyman, Sarah Childress, Priyanka Boghani, Arun Rath
Votes: 2,295
4. Morning Joe (2007– )
180 min | News, Talk-Show
Your one-stop shop for all the late-breaking news in our nation and all over the world.
Stars: Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist, Mike Barnicle
Votes: 1,303
5. The Colbert Report (2005–2014)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Satirical newscaster Stephen Colbert provides humorous commentary on the big issues going on in the United States and the rest of the world, with his larger-than-life ego and overly-patriotic spirit along with him every step of the way.
Stars: Stephen Colbert, Jay Katsir, Jon Stewart, Paul Dinello
Votes: 39,168
6. This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy (2019)
TV-14 | 40 min | Documentary
Actor and former White House Associate Director of Public Engagement, Kal Penn, takes viewers around the world to meet key players behind some of the more serious and bizarre movements in today's economy.
Stars: Kal Penn, Shahid Shaikh, Adam Davidson, Lesley Wolff
Votes: 870
7. We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss (2014)
Documentary
An anthology of short films that pairs directors with leading economic advisers to create stories that offer a better understanding of how the economy impacts all of our lives.
Directors: Ramin Bahrani, Bob Balaban, Joe Berlinger, Jon M. Chu, Marshall Curry, Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady, Adrian Grenier, Catherine Hardwicke, Mary Harron, Chris Henchy, Lee Hirsch, Albert Hughes, Steve James, Barbara Kopple, Shola Lynch, Adam McKay, Jehane Noujaim, James Schamus, Morgan Spurlock, Miao Wang, Jessica Yu, Geeta Gandbhir | Stars: Chadd Smith, Robert Clotworthy, Billy Eichner, Will Janowitz
Votes: 124
8. The Ezra Klein Show (2016 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
The Ezra Klein Show offers far-reaching conversations about hard problems, big ideas, illuminating theories, and cutting-edge research with news-makers and power players in politics and media.
Stars: Ezra Klein, Jane Coaston, Matthew Yglesias, Sean Illing
Votes: 25
9. How (not) to Build a School in Haiti (2022)
90 min | Documentary
Development, history, and colonialism collide when a seemingly simple aid project spirals out of control in Haiti. When a headstrong American clashes with Haitian leader, it forces a reckoning on privilege and power.
Director: Jack C. Newell | Stars: Jim Cavnar, Madame Claude, Adam Davidson, Lucien Don
Votes: 18
10. The House of Cards: The Rise of the Fall (2016 Video)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Adam Davidson, Ryan Gosling
11. The Scene We the Economy (2014– )
Animation, Comedy, Drama
"Everyone is talking about the economy, but who can explain it? From that morning cup of coffee to your monthly mortgage payment, the economy affects every aspect of our lives, yet many ... See full summary »
Stars: Judah Friedlander, Morgan Spurlock, Christopher Spurrier, Besanya Santiago
12.
The Ezra Klein Show (2016– )
Taking Trump's Corruption Seriously
(2018 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Stars: Ezra Klein, Adam Davidson
13.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
Inside the Meltdown
(2009)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, News
Frontline investigates the 2008 economic meltdown and offers an inside look at what caused the crisis and who, if anyone, could have stopped it.
Director: Michael Kirk | Stars: Nick Ashooh, Sheila Bair, Bill Bamber, Bryan Burrough
Votes: 129
14.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
The Warning
(2009)
TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary, News
Frontline offers a detailed look at the roots of the 2008 economic crisis by investigating why government officials refused to regulate emerging derivatives markets that later ruined the financial system.
Director: Michael Kirk | Stars: Peter Berkrot, Brooksley Born, Nancy Duff Campbell, Adam Davidson
Votes: 108
15.
Frontline (1983– )
Episode:
An Optimist in Haiti
(2011)
TV-MA | Documentary, News
Director: Travis Fox | Stars: Adam Davidson, Arun Rath
16.
The Colbert Report (2005–2014)
Episode:
Alan Cumming
(2013)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Jeff Bridges stops by to discuss his new movie "R.I.P.D."
Stars: Stephen Colbert, Alan Cumming, Adam Davidson
Votes: 23
17.
The Scene We the Economy (2014– )
Episode:
Cave-o-nomics
(2014)
TV-PG | Animation, Comedy, Drama
How did the economy get started? Meet Ugg, Glugg and Tugg, three enterprising cave men who accidentally invented trade, marketing and the base elements of the modern market economy.
Director: Morgan Spurlock | Stars: Vincent C. Parker, Adam Davidson, Judah Friedlander, John Steele Gordon
18.
Dirty Money (2018–2020)
Episode:
The Confidence Man
(2018)
TV-14 | 77 min | Documentary, Crime
Weaving together a tapestry of tales in real estate booms and busts, Stevens lays out how Donald Trump's business career transformed from epic failures into a consummate branding machine that propelled him into office.
Director: Fisher Stevens | Stars: Fisher Stevens, Donald Trump, Barbara Res, Timothy L. O'Brien
Votes: 1,077
19.
Morning Joe (2007– )
Episode:
Episode #12.200
(2018)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Dominic Chu, Adam Davidson
20.
This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy (2019)
Episode:
Money Laundering: A How to Guide
(2019)
TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary
What do you do when you have a lot of cash that wasn't exactly earned legally? Easy. You launder it. But here's the harder question: How EXACTLY do you launder it? Host Kal Penn sets out to... See full summary »
Directors: Lee Farber, Dave Laven | Stars: Kal Penn, Humberto J. Aguilar, Thomas Archer, Sam Carson
Votes: 81
21.
This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy (2019)
Episode:
Are Rich People Dicks or Do Dicks Get Rich
(2019)
TV-MA | 39 min | Documentary
What is it about having a lot of money and a willingness to step over anyone to get more of it that seem to go together? Is there a correlation between "richness" and "dickness"?
Directors: Lee Farber, Dave Laven | Stars: Kal Penn, Ibrahim Baloushi, Chad Braverman, Jules Bruff
Votes: 58
22.
This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy (2019)
Episode:
The Rubber Episode
(2019)
TV-MA | 40 min | Documentary
What if planes couldn't land? Or trucks couldn't transport food? Without rubber, the economy as we know it ceases to exist. Kal Penn traces the path of rubber and uncovers a blind spot in the free market economy that's putting us at risk.
Directors: Lee Farber, Dave Laven | Stars: Kal Penn, Tone Bell, Dr. Chukiet, Adam Davidson
Votes: 51
23.
This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy (2019)
Episode:
A.I. is the Future. Will it Keep Us Around to Enjoy It?
(2019)
TV-MA | 40 min | Documentary
Kal Penn meets meets artificial intelligence face-to-interface and gets an anus-puckering glimpse of how A.I. is learning - on its own - to self-drive the global economy straight into the next industrial revolution.
Directors: Lee Farber, Dave Laven | Stars: Kal Penn, Cristela Alonzo, Danyel Areff, Julia Bossman
Votes: 46
24.
This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy (2019)
Episode:
Counterfeiting Kills Economies (And Helps Them Too)
(2019)
TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary
Kal meets those in the fight against fakes, trying to save industries from the threat of bogus goods and terrorism. But he also learns that a symbiotic relationship between copycats and creators might be what lets economies thrive.
Directors: Lee Farber, Dave Laven | Stars: Kal Penn, Paul Bales, Gargi Bhattacharjee, Johanna Blakely
Votes: 42
25.
This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy (2019)
Episode:
The Death Episode
(2019)
TV-MA | 43 min | Documentary
Death is our final destination and a real money-maker. Kal Penn dives into the death economy to learn the true value of a human life. Hitmen, judges, funeral directors and football fans all help Kal lay his burning questions to rest.
Directors: Lee Farber, Dave Laven | Stars: Kal Penn, Frank Choo, Caitlin Doughty, Zach Galifianakis
Votes: 42
26.
This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy (2019)
Episode:
Is Money Bullshit?
(2019)
TV-MA | 42 min | Documentary
What is money, really? Kal Penn navigates a return to the barter system, the politics of the gold standard and the logic of fiat currency. He also untangles complexities of cryptocurrency and learns how to survive an economic apocalypse.
Directors: Lee Farber, Dave Laven | Stars: Kal Penn, Rachel Alig, Jane Austin, Rick Austin
Votes: 44
27.
This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy (2019)
Episode:
A Global Corruption Tour
(2019)
TV-MA | 41 min | Documentary
Why is that people in power so often use that power for personal gain? Host Kal Penn explores the wide range of corruption -- from petty bribery to grand corruption -- and how it can ... See full summary »
Directors: Lee Farber, Dave Laven | Stars: Kal Penn, Firoozeh Adli, Aishwairya Aher, Nurul Izzah Anwar
Votes: 45