Movies about getting rich
There is a dramatic thing about money that makes it distinctive for the big screen. The stock market could increase and decrease dramatically. We could only be astonished again if we are strongly interested in predicting what the markets are to do. Or money is everywhere it could be.
It affects everyone. It’s little wonder Hollywood has cashed in on the drama, creating many films about making money. We all labor towards a new income, buying a car, buying a home, starting a family and so.
Great money films give insight into the financial sector while also generating an exciting, exciting, and interesting story.
Closely linked to our very survival in the current world, making money is an all-encompassing objective, not only in the modern world but also in money itself from the very beginning. Ask everyone and make money is a priority for them. And who can learn more about this than individuals who are on Wall Street living and breathing huge bucks?
Money has been the focus of many novels and films over the years and Hollywood is doing an excellent job of developing some high-profile titles about money-making. Today we will look at some of the best films covering Wall Street subjects, cash, businesses, and the less beautiful elements of the world inside.
Not surprisingly there are a number of titles that describe little bits on Wall Street and its secrets with all the greed and corruption, and big boys’ companies with classics like “The Wolf’s Wall Street,” “The Big Short” or “Wall Street” on our list of The 15 Best Movies All Time About Making Monies.
Here are Movies you should watch About Money and Business in 2024:
- Trading Places (1983)
- Now you see Me (2020)
- The Banker (2020)
- Catch Me If You Can (2002)
- The Company Men (2010)
- Arbitrage (2012)
- Boiler Room (2000)
- The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
- Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
- Wall Street (1987)
20. The Banker (2020)
The Banker builds on the real story of the two black men who had been made bankers and landowners throughout the 1950s and 60s, Bernard Garrett and Joe Morris.
A bold and hazardous plan to take on the racist establishment of the 1960s with the assistance of other African-Americans in the pursuit of the American dream was developed by revolutionary businessmen Bernard Garrett, Antony Mackie, and Joe Morris, Samuel L.
They train a white working-class guy, Matt Steiner (Nicholas Hoult), together with his wife Eunice (Nia Long), to present their emerging property and banking company as a rich and aristocratic front – whilst Garrett and Morris act as chauffeur and janitor.
Finally, their achievement attracts the attention of the federal authorities, threatening all the buildings of the four.
This was at an era in which racism made African American individuals almost unable to do so.
19. Shawshank Redemption (1994)
This is one of the finest films ever, and I am sure most people have ever watched it due to its unmistakable grandeur.
This is the story of a man (banker) who succeeds in the worst conceivable circumstances — fake incarceration for killing his fraudulent wife and lover.
By establishing friends with another person within the prison, Andy succeeds in making the best out of a really poor position and by continuing to do more than he ever believed possible.
But only Andy knows that he has not committed the crimes. He is a companion of Red (Morgan Freemans) during his time, experiences the cruelty of life in prison, adapts, helps the guard, etc.
18. The Social Network (2010)
This is another story about the young, successful, and bright man. Only this time, he is based on a true story about the youngest millionaire in the world – Facebook’s designer and owner Mark Zuckerberg.
With the help of his friend Eduardo, Mark Zuckerberg launches a social networking site, Facebook. Although it is a successful undertaking, he has various ties along the route.
The story is quite incredible and made famous by this film, starting as a Harvard student with a strong attitude and enormous potential, he establishes a new social network on the basis of Harvard’s most distinguished e-mail address.
17. The Godfather (1972)
The best book I have ever read has become one of the biggest films in the world. Godfather is the story of the evolution of a modest family company, as it becomes New York’s largest family of organized crime and strikes the opposition at all costs.
The Godfather is the brains behind the family, and his son Michael Corleone provides you a glimpse into what it needs to be one of the country’s most powerful family companies.
16. Jerry Maguire (1996)
The narrative is about a man at the top of his game: a lovely partner, the biggest customer, great respect. But then he chooses to go back and rethink everything and puts his new opinions to the rest of the corporation.
With the exception of one, violent client, Rod Tidwell, everybody turns his back on him. From here, you see Jerry examining what really matters to his business and life and seeking to pull it all together again, only this time as it ought to be.
15. The Big Short (2015)
The 2007-2008 financial crisis was a big issue and is still in the minds of many people worldwide. No one wants to remember its implications, but The Big Short is a must. The movie brought together some of the greatest current actors, names such as Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell and Brad Pitt, among others. But it’s a terrific one. It’s a drama.
The films should not be missed based on the eponymous best seller who tells how Michael Burry, hedge fund manager, predicts the collapse of the American housing market and manages to make a lot of money on them.
14. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Will Smith portrays the role that a poor father, who strives to look after his son, plays in the quest for happiness. The film is emotional and chronicles Chris’s journey (played by Will Smith) who, after acquiring a job in a brokerage firm, is struggling to be displaced and slept in the underground restroom.
The Gardner also landed a highly competitive internship in a stockbroker training program, based on a genuine tale.
Gardner and his son have had numerous difficulties, including living in shelters as Gardner seeks a life as a stockbroker, with the hope of improving the life of himself and his kid. Gardner ultimately overcomes the challenges and becomes a successful stockbroker.
For the memorable that he has played his part, Will Smith won an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
13. Food, Inc (2008)
Food, Inc is a documentary developed by director Robert Kenner, which exposes the large companies that govern the US dollar-length food business, with little attention paid to the final consumer, and often the terrible way in which food is manufactured and produced. The film also shows all this has severe impacts on the food industry’s small-scale producers. It’s a must-watch for Food, Inc. It has shifted how the industry is seen by millions and how it is consumed.
12. Freakonomics (2010)
Freakonomics is based on a book authored by journalist Stephen Dubner and economist Steven Levitt covering practically every aspect of our lives including why what and how. Incentives are all said by the authors.
The first non-fiction book published by University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen J. Dubner from the New York Times is A rogo Economist exploring the Hidden Side of All. The book, published by William Morrow on April 12, 2005, has been described as a combination of economic pop culture.
11. Margin Call (2011)
Margin Call, released in 2011, tracks important people at a non-named investor bank during the early phases of the financial crisis of 2008 during a 24-hour period. It is a dramatized account which details how a financial catastrophe could have occurred.
Zachary Quinto is playing in his profession a young risk analyst, who learns a troubling reality following the laying of his employer. He warns his superiors and organizes night-long meetings were the superiors of the company deliberate on future measures.
10. Trading Places (1983)
In 1983 this classical comedy star is Dan Aykroyd as Louis, a rich man working in a merchandise dealer’s business. Based on their opposition to the “nature-to-foster” discussion and conduct an experiment, the Duke brothers – two successful product brokers that have owned the company that employs Louis – make a bet.
They engineer an accidental meeting, that affects both of their lives, between their employee Louis and Billy. But Billy and Louis work together to bring commodities merchants down after he overheard the details of their plan. Billy and Louis utilize the knowledge against their father by revealing the brothers’ plans for insider trading.
9. Limitless (2011)
In 1983 this classical comedy star is Dan Aykroyd as Louis, a rich man working in a merchandise dealer’s business. Based on their opposition to the “nature-to-foster” discussion and conduct an experiment, the Duke brothers – two successful product brokers that have owned the company that employs Louis – make a bet.
They engineer an accidental meeting, that affects both of their lives, between their employee Louis and Billy. But Billy and Louis work together to bring commodities merchants down after he overheard the details of their plan. Billy and Louis utilize the knowledge against father by revealing the brothers’ plans for insider trading.
8. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
The film depicts how Enron, one of the largest corporations in the United States, became the largest bankruptcy in US history at the time of the events. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room portrays the corruption and terrible business practices that lead to Enron’s investors and employees being left with nothing but air. The movie received an Academy Award nomination.
7. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Catch Me If You Can is based on the true story of Frank Abagnale Jr., a teen who forges millions of dollars in checks while pretending to be an airline pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer. Leonardo DiCaprio plays the role, and Tom Hanks plays the FBI agent who is on his tail and manages to catch him in France.
What’s remarkable about this video and Frank Abegnale Jr.’s life is how much he accomplished in a far more difficult setting and under more stress than most people are used to. Business is business, whether it’s legal or not, and Frank was one of the best at what he did.
6. The Company Men (2010)
The Company Men is a 2010 film about three men trying to make it through a cycle of corporate downsizing at a big corporation. The firm’s CEO is reducing the staff of a once-profitable shipping company while profiting from the increase in stock value.
Bobby Walker, played by Ben Affleck, is one of them sacked. Due to the loss of his employment, he must rely on his brother-in-law for manual labor tasks and sell his home. Phil Woodward, played by Chris Cooper, is another victim of the downsizing. He’s having trouble finding new work and dealing with his unemployment.
Tommy Lee Jones’ character, Gene McClary, was the company’s second-in-command and was fired as well. Despite the fact that McClary no longer works for the shipping company, he nevertheless reaps the benefits of increased stock prices. To assuage his guilt, he creates his own business and recruits many of the employees who were fired by his previous employer.
5. Arbitrage (2012)
Arbitrage tells the story of a hedge fund manager who appears to have a comfortable lifestyle. But there’s a secret buried behind the curtains that he doesn’t want revealed, so he seeks to sell his company before it’s discovered. His life begins to fall apart as his intelligent daughter begins to ask questions, and after a vehicle accident that ends in horror.
4. Boiler Room (2000)
Ben Younger (writer/director) relied on his own experiences working at a brokerage firm while creating Boiler Room. The Wolf of Wall Street was inspired in part by interviews he conducted while working on Wall Street, as well as stories he heard about Stratton Oakmont, Jordan Belfort’s firm depicted in the film. The film Boiler Room follows a teenage trainee at a tiny brokerage firm. He notices certain suspicious activity at the firm and eventually assists the FBI in bringing his bosses down.
The movie depicts a pump-and-dump scheme in which an investor’s or a group of investors’ shares is promoted and then sold as soon as the stock price rises as a result of their support. Investors should choose transparent companies that keep to the basics, as Boiler Room is a clear warning. When it comes to investing, as with many other things, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
3. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
The Wolf of Wall Street is without a doubt one of the best Wall Street films ever created. It received five Academy Award nominations. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Jordan Belfort, a stockbroker who manages to defraud investors out of millions of dollars in the film.
The video is based on a true event and provides some surprising yet informative insights into Wall Street’s notorious greed. It’s a must-see.
2. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
The sequel to the previous film on our list, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, follows Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), who returns from prison to pursue the same scams and deceptive tactics that got him into problems in the first film. While his daughter tries to avoid him, he develops a friendship with her fiance, Jake, a young investment banker.
1. Wall Street (1987)
Michael Douglas plays Gordon Gekko, the primary character in the 1987 movie Wall Street, a greedy and unscrupulous business tycoon that embodies the numerous corporate riders and stockbrokers who were doing dishonest business deals on Wall Street back in the 80’s.
The film became the archetype of the extravagance, money and power of those times and motivated many new merchants to join the race for the millions.