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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: 484,827 | Gross: $70.26M
2. Margin Call (2011)
R | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
Follows the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.
Director: J.C. Chandor | Stars: Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci, Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany
Votes: 144,377 | Gross: $5.35M
3. Up in the Air (I) (2009)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ryan's job is to travel around the country firing off people. When his boss hires Natalie, who proposes firing people via video conference, he tries to convince her that her method is a mistake.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman
Votes: 349,428 | Gross: $83.82M
4. Killing Them Softly (2012)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
Director: Andrew Dominik | Stars: Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins, Scoot McNairy
Votes: 153,196 | Gross: $15.03M
5. Inside Job (2010)
PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary, Crime
Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.
Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Matt Damon, Gylfi Zoega, Andri Snær Magnason, Sigridur Benediktsdottir
Votes: 78,986 | Gross: $4.31M
6. Sorry We Missed You (2019)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up UK delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of this modern-day form of labour exploitation.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Mcgowan, Katie Proctor
Votes: 25,850
7. Too Big to Fail (2011 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 99 min | Biography, Drama, History
Chronicles the financial meltdown of 2008 and centers on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: James Woods, John Heard, William Hurt, Erin Dilly
Votes: 19,099
8. HyperNormalisation (2016)
166 min | Documentary
Adam Curtis explains how, at a time of confusing and inexplicable world events, politicians and the people they represent have retreated in to a damaging over-simplified version of what is happening.
Director: Adam Curtis | Stars: Adam Curtis, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Victor Gotbaum
Votes: 7,376
9. Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)
R | 127 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An examination of the social costs of corporate interests pursuing profits at the expense of the public good.
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, William Black, Jimmy Carter, Elijah Cummings
Votes: 43,873 | Gross: $14.36M
10. Generation Wealth (2018)
R | 105 min | Documentary
A documentary that investigates the pathologies that have created the richest society the world has ever seen.
Director: Lauren Greenfield | Stars: Lauren Greenfield, Bret Easton Ellis, Paris Cronin, Mijanou
Votes: 5,620 | Gross: $0.24M
11. Pocket Listing (2015)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Double crosses, adultery, murder, mistaken identity, and revenge ensue when a mysterious power player and his sultry wife hire a disgraced Los Angeles property broker to discreetly market and sell their Malibu villa.
Director: Conor Allyn | Stars: James Jurdi, Jessica Clark, Rob Lowe, Burt Reynolds
Votes: 7,129
12. Soccer Mom Madam (2021 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Drama
After a bitter breakup leaves her and her young children without any support, Anna goes to work for her cousin at a massage parlour known for "happy endings." As soon as she learns the ropes, Anna branches out on her own.
Director: Kevin Fair | Stars: Jana Kramer, Leah Gibson, Matty Finochio, Taylor Dianne Robinson
Votes: 439
13. Team Spirit (2016)
117 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
The rise and fall of anonymous trader turned superstar turned scapegoat Jérôme Kerviel, just as the 2008 financial crisis was unfolding
Director: Christophe Barratier | Stars: Arthur Dupont, François-Xavier Demaison, Sabrina Ouazani, Tewfik Jallab
Votes: 1,494
14. The Emperor's New Clothes (2015)
Unrated | 101 min | Documentary
A look at the growing disparity between different economic classes.
Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Russell Brand, Geraint Anderson, Brigitte Bardot, Jean-Paul Belmondo
Votes: 1,402
15. Master of the Universe (2013)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
A former banker in Germany, who entered the business with the advent of modern computer systems reminisces of his working years in some of the world-leading banking corporations.
Director: Marc Bauder | Stars: Rainer Voss, Angela Merkel
Votes: 1,201
17. Robinson in Ruins (2010)
101 min | Documentary
A tour around England featuring images of nature and various industrialized and militarized settings.
Director: Patrick Keiller | Star: Vanessa Redgrave
Votes: 259
18. Laboratory Greece (2019)
165 min | Documentary
A journey through Greece and Europe's past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories.
Director: Jacopo Brogi | Stars: Filippo Abbate, Konrad Adenauer, Salvador Allende, Rania Antonopoulos
Votes: 32
19. The Wall Street Conspiracy (2012)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary
About the Film The collapse of the US banking system in 2008 had been forecasted years before it happened by the people in this film. But no one wanted to listen. Instead our country fell ... See full summary »
Director: Kristina Leigh Copeland | Stars: Helen Avery, G. Robert Blakey, Patrick Byrne, Wes Christian
Votes: 86
20. The New Watchdogs (2011)
104 min | Documentary
This documentary takes an in depth look at France's mass medias and shines a light on corporate and political interests that shape the news.
Directors: Gilles Balbastre, Yannick Kergoat | Star: Frédéric Lordon
Votes: 455
21. Debt Machine (2015)
80 min | Documentary
Leftving journalists and politicians talks about debt. No economist with insights in finance appears in the documentary.
Director: Laure Delesalle | Stars: Karine Berger, Jean-Yves Grenier, Bernard Maris, Angela Merkel
Votes: 17
22. The Way You Make Me Feel (I) (2018)
55 min | Documentary
A portrait of two powerful figures in Britain with their life story presenting controversial and contemporary issues: mental health, cosmetic surgery and the use of testosterone.
Director: Nick Peterson | Stars: Malcolm Carruthers, Old-Nick, Dennis Stevenson
23. Iceland Year Zero (2012)
51 min | Documentary
Looks at the fallout of the 2008 Iceland's bankruptcy crisis, documenting the personal stories of people from a range of social and economic backgrounds, and arriving at a surprising picture of a capitalist society on the brink of despair.
Director: Sigurður Hallmar Magnússon
Votes: 7
24.
The Tom Woods Show (2013– )
The Origins and Evils of Crony Capitalism
(2019 Podcast Episode)
News
Stars: Tom Woods, Randall Holcombe
25.
The Daily Show (1996– )
Episode:
Bill Clinton
(2011)
TV-14 | Comedy, News, Talk-Show
Former President Bill Clinton discusses his new book "Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy."
Director: Chuck O'Neil | Stars: Jon Stewart, Bill Clinton
Votes: 34
26.
TopTenz (2010– )
Episode:
History's Biggest Corporate Scandals
(2022)
14 min | Documentary
You'd think smart corporate executives would know better but they still do stupid things that land themselves and their companies in inescapable quagmires. And these are just the biggest scandals.
Star: Simon Whistler
27.
PolyMatter (2015– )
Episode:
China's Fundamental Economic Problem
(2023)
15 min | Documentary
For the past several decades China's solution to economic down turns was construction which; created jobs while building out necessary infrastructure for a growing populations. That approach isn't working as well anymore.
28.
Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode:
Saving Democracy Is Up to Citizen Activists
(2013)
TV-G | News, Talk-Show
Historian Peter Dreier talks about outraged citizens fighting corruption and financial columnist Gretchen Morgenson on why JPMorgan may be getting off easily. Continue reading
Stars: Bill Moyers, Gretchen Morgenson, Peter Dreier