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1. Falling Down (1993)
R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Rachel Ticotin
Votes: 207,697 | Gross: $40.90M
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: 145,260 | Gross: $5.35M
3. The Flintstones (1994)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
In a parallel modern-day Stone Age world, a working-class family, the Flintstones, are set up for an executive job. But they learn that money can't buy happiness.
Director: Brian Levant | Stars: John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Rosie O'Donnell, Halle Berry
Votes: 86,782 | Gross: $130.51M
4. October Sky (1999)
PG | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Family
The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen
Votes: 98,348 | Gross: $32.48M
5. Daddy Day Care (2003)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family
Two men named Charlie Hinton and Phil Ryerson get laid off and have to become stay-at-home fathers when they can't find jobs. This inspires them to open their own day care center.
Director: Steve Carr | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Anjelica Huston, Steve Zahn
Votes: 73,934 | Gross: $104.30M
6. Blinded by the Light (2019)
PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.
Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Billy Barratt, Ronak Singh Chadha Berges, Viveik Kalra, Lee Barnett
Votes: 27,373 | Gross: $11.90M
7. Swing Vote (2008)
PG-13 | 120 min | Comedy, Drama
In a remarkable turn-of-events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote.
Director: Joshua Michael Stern | Stars: Kevin Costner, Paula Patton, Kelsey Grammer, Madeline Carroll
Votes: 19,432 | Gross: $16.28M
8. At War (2018)
113 min | Drama
After promising 1100 employees that they would protect their jobs, the managers of a factory decide to suddenly close up shop. Laurent takes the lead in a fight against this decision.
Director: Stéphane Brizé | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Mélanie Rover, Jacques Borderie, David Rey
Votes: 2,232 | Gross: $0.00M
9. In Good Company (2004)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A middle-aged ad exec is faced with a new boss who's nearly half his age... and who also happens to be sleeping with his daughter.
Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg Helgenberger
Votes: 56,537 | Gross: $45.81M
10. Meet the Browns (2008)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A single mom takes her family to Georgia for the funeral of her father--a man she never met--and she and her clan meet the crass, fun-loving Brown family.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Tamela J. Mann, Angela Bassett, Tyler Perry, David Mann
Votes: 7,309 | Gross: $41.98M
11. Drifting Clouds (1996)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
The recession hits a couple in Helsinki.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Elina Salo, Sakari Kuosmanen
Votes: 9,121
12. Ariel (1988)
Not Rated | 72 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
A Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpää, Eetu Hilkamo
Votes: 8,401
13. I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
Not Rated | 79 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Henri is depressed after losing his job, but finds himself too afraid to go through with suicide. He hires a contract killer to do the job for him instead - but what happens if he changes his mind?
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Margi Clarke, Kenneth Colley, T.R. Bowen
Votes: 7,653
14. Mondays in the Sun (2002)
R | 113 min | Comedy, Drama
This is the story of those who live as if every day was a constant Sunday, those who spend their Mondays in the sun. The story of people who worked in a dockyard but are now unemployed.
Director: Fernando León de Aranoa | Stars: Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar, José Ángel Egido, Nieve de Medina
Votes: 15,433 | Gross: $0.15M
15. The Celestine Prophecy (2006)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Drama
An adaptation of James Redfield's novel about the search for a sacred manuscript in the Peruvian rain forest.
Director: Armand Mastroianni | Stars: Matthew Settle, Thomas Kretschmann, Sarah Wayne Callies, Annabeth Gish
Votes: 4,039 | Gross: $0.62M
16. Arabian Nights: Volume 1 - The Restless One (2015)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama
Some of the chapters from Arabian Nights are adapted to a modern Portugal in this epic.
Director: Miguel Gomes | Stars: Crista Alfaiate, Miguel Gomes, Martinho Cerqueira, Miguel Cerqueira
Votes: 2,424 | Gross: $0.01M
17. The Measure of a Man (2015)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama
At the age of 51 and after 20 months on unemployment, Thierry starts a new job that soon brings him face to face with a moral dilemma. How much is he willing to accept to keep his job?
Director: Stéphane Brizé | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Karine de Mirbeck, Matthieu Schaller, Yves Ory
Votes: 6,803 | Gross: $0.11M
18. Office Killer (1997)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
A mousy office worker accidentally kills one of her coworkers, then proceeds to bump off a few others.
Director: Cindy Sherman | Stars: Florina Rodov, Jason Brill, Eddie Malavarca, Carol Kane
Votes: 2,397 | Gross: $0.04M
19. After (II) (2014)
R | 99 min | Drama, Mystery
A story centered around the Valentinos, a struggling family whose delicate balance is threatened by a carefully concealed secret that, if revealed, will change their lives forever.
Director: Pieter Gaspersz | Stars: Kathleen Quinlan, John Doman, Pablo Schreiber, Sabrina Gennarino
Votes: 219
20. Breaking the Bank (2014)
Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy
With ruthless US and Japanese investment banks circling Tuftons, a struggling 200-year-old family-run British bank, can its bumbling, incompetent chairman, Sir Charles Bunbury, fend off the onslaught and save the bank?
Director: Vadim Jean | Stars: Pearce Quigley, Kelsey Grammer, Tamsin Greig, John Michael Higgins
Votes: 1,003
21. Une étrange affaire (1981)
105 min | Drama
Louis Coline assists the head of advertising of a department store in decline. He has little to do, but seems content with his marriage to Nina, his visits to his mother and grandmother, ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Granier-Deferre | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Gérard Lanvin, Nathalie Baye, Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Votes: 593
22. Heart of Steel (1983 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A steel factory that employs most of the town shuts down, leaving a man desperate to keep his family and friends together while alcohol consumes him in this depressing drama.
Director: Donald Wrye | Stars: Peter Strauss, Pamela Reed, John Doucette, Barry Primus
Votes: 132
23. Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity (2002)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Twelve-year-old Mindy Ho inexpertly tries Taoist magic to fix her single mother's financial situation and seemingly hopeless romantic prospects.
Director: Mina Shum | Stars: Sandra Oh, Valerie Tian, Ric Young, Tseng Chang
Votes: 606
24. Sabina K. (2015)
125 min | Drama
Sabina, a divorced mother of two small children, falls in love with an old friend from the Bosnian war. The two plan to marry, but things go terribly wrong.
Director: Cristobal Krusen | Stars: Dragan Micanovic, Alena Dzebo, Alban Ukaj, Asja Talic
Votes: 150
25. Merci patron! (2016)
84 min | Documentary
A family fired by a company owned by LVMH (Group owned by French billionaire, Bernard Arnault) seeks reparation from their previous employer with the help of the movie director.
Director: François Ruffin | Stars: François Ruffin, Bernard Arnault, Marie-Hélène Bourlard, François Chérèque
Votes: 1,109
26. Be Seeing You (1968)
Not Rated | 55 min | Documentary
1967, one year before may '68. The strike at the Rhodiaceta textile plant in Besançon sounds like the rehearsal of the rising to come. Indeed for the first time ever, the workers' claims ... See full summary »
Directors: Chris Marker, Mario Marret
Votes: 121
27. Dirty Story (1984)
99 min | Drama
The director of one of Finland's largest company, United Metal, discovers the company's Chairman dead in the office. A chain of bribes unravels.
Director: Jörn Donner | Stars: Erland Josephson, Charlotta Larsson, Nils Brandt, Agneta Ekmanner
Votes: 136
28. Stadium Anthems (2018)
99 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A female recording artist encounters the misogyny and outdated business practices of male record label executives.
Director: Scott Douglas Brown | Stars: Kayden Kross, Shauna Earp, Toddy Walters, Mark Canjar
Votes: 229
29. Nokia Mobile: We Were Connecting People (2017)
91 min | Documentary
The amazing history about the Finnish giant company Nokia. A company which has done remarkable changes when needed, and failed totally when the smart phones came. But Nokia is back again.
Director: Arto Koskinen | Stars: Tuomas Siekkinen, Tiiti Kellomäki, Craig Livingstone, Matti Makkonen
Votes: 329
30. Dadetown (1995)
93 min | Drama
Interviews in the Michael Moore/"Roger and Me" tradition examine life in small-town America, class conflicts and the collapse of an upstate New York community, Dadetown, when the town's ... See full summary »
Director: Russ Hexter | Stars: Jim Pryor, Fred Worrell, Bob Signoracci, Edith Meeks
Votes: 220 | Gross: $0.04M
31. Read On (2006)
R | 130 min | Drama
Joy and Richard are falling in love. Only Joy is hiding the fact that she is a call girl and Richard is hiding the fact that he is married to someone else. Jake and Maggie have just had a ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Faulkinbury | Stars: Mitchell Lance Adams, Dylan Antley, Lucy Bannister, Reginald L. Barnes
Votes: 34
32. Mobile Horror (2010 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Mikko Kuparinen | Stars: Meri Nenonen, Lari Halme, Samuli Niittymäki, Pertti Sveholm
Votes: 89
33. Tujuh Hari Di Bawah Matahari (2022)
21 min | Short, Drama, Sport
The prodigal son, Emil, is determined to cycle 500 KM with a cat, back to his hometown to celebrate Aidilfitri.
Director: Razaisyam Rashid | Stars: Nadhir Nasar, Sherie Merlis, Sean Jia-Ern Lee, Pekin Ibrahim
Votes: 9
34. Touch Base (1994)
19 min | Short
A woman, concerned about her own job, and stuck in her office cubicle with little but a phone and a computer, and a presentation to do, gets increasingly distraught over the fate of her ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Gilroy | Stars: Lili Taylor, April Barton, Michael Imperioli, Steven Mark Friedman
Votes: 100
35. Sano Oili vaan (2000 TV Movie)
47 min | Comedy
Director: Veli-Matti Saikkonen | Stars: Mari Rantasila, Kari Hietalahti, Vesa Vierikko, Rea Mauranen
Votes: 16
36. Back to Business (2014)
25 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Director: Olli Ilpo Salonen | Stars: Tommi Liski, Päivi Mäkinen, Minka Kuustonen, Jari Virman
Votes: 33
37. Christmas Bone Us (2012 Video)
6 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Christmas Bone Us is a hilarious short film by an accomplished student filmmaker that is set in a modern high rise law office. A seemingly innocent misunderstanding by one employee about a ... See full summary »
Director: John Taschner
Votes: 10
38. Tarpeettomia ihmisiä (2005 TV Movie)
61 min | Drama
Director: Matti Ijäs | Stars: Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Sari Mällinen, Eero Aho, Helena Vierikko
Votes: 88
39. Kivi - Paperi - Sakset (2003)
77 min | Documentary
Director: Ulla Turunen | Stars: Toivo Hiltunen, Lassi Kirjavainen, Vesa Soininen, Anja Karjalainen
40. Onni sinua seuratkoon (1988 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
A follow-up documentary of the last months of the Vuosaari shipyard in Helsinki, Finland in 1987.
Director: Jarmo Jääskeläinen | Stars: Pekka Laine, Tapio Lohilahti, Erik Karhenmaa, Heikki Kytölä
41. Kone 17 (2006)
90 min | Documentary
Directors: Issu Huovinen, Leo Märkälä, Heta Partanen, Ilona Reiniharju, Eija Romppanen, Mika Suikkanen, Pentti Taipale
42. Erakkorapu (1999 TV Short)
31 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Kai Lehtinen | Stars: Taisto Reimaluoto, Kati Outinen, Jari Pehkonen, Oiva Lohtander
Votes: 36
43. Chou mei xiao lian (1998)
100 min | Drama
Yang Daming, an engineer of a bicycle factory, and his wife Liu Yun, a textile factory worker, both find themselves laid off. Daming hides his situation from his family and secretly starts ... See full summary »
Director: Ritai Ge | Stars: Lixin Yang, Qing Yang, Yan Su, Sen Yang
44. Due to (2022)
Short
People Are Not Disposable. Ordering them what to do, where to go, feeding them by media, in return give them the boot? The addiction of running behind companies/brands is inevitable among ... See full summary »
Director: Sina Moazeni | Star: Nima Moazeni
47. Downsized (2007 Video)
114 min | Drama
Tommy Hunter, a young union v.p., inadvertently frames the wrong two men for a bloodbath implicating his union president. If he clears the two men, he endangers himself and those he cares ... See full summary »
Director: Timothy Ashby | Stars: Neeven Albediwa, Timothy Avent, Anthony Casanova, Kristen Chambers
48. Layoffs (2008 Video)
3 min | Animation, Short
Director: Jeremy Feig | Stars: Tiffany Current, Jeremy Feig
49. Tupakkatytöt (2006)
56 min | Documentary
Tobacco Girls is a film about three women, Karoliina, Tuula and Raija, who try to cope with losing their long-term jobs. After operating for 54 years in the town of Tuusula, the ... See full summary »
Director: Tarja Mattila | Stars: Karoliina Mustonen, Tuula Rantala, Raija Haukijärvi
50. Laukaus tehtaalla (1973)
79 min | Drama
The events surrounding a factory in a small town are gone through in documentary style.
Director: Erkko Kivikoski | Stars: Urpo Poikolainen, Aarne Hakulinen, Pentti Viljakainen, Artturi Haikonen
Votes: 154