Economics movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant economics movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, thought provoking, interesting, clever, entertaining and complex films and TV shows about / with economics, corruption, mentor, greed, business, storytelling, life philosophy, dialogue, catastrophe and runaway plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, Japan and other countries.
economics
TOP 10 movies tagged as economics: The Big Short (2015), Margin Call (2011), Too Big to Fail (2011), Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011), Atlas Shrugged: Part III (2014), Wall Street (1987), Up in the Air (2009), Crypto (2019), Larry Crowne (2011), A Beautiful Mind (2001).
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List of economics movies
441K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
Style:
intellectual, realistic, clever, tense, witty ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
finance, business, wall street, money, economics, stock market, greed, financial crisis, loan, economic crisis, banking, bank ...
Time:
2000s, future, year 2007, year 1933, year 2008 ...
Place:
new york, california, manhattan new york city, las vegas
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136K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, political, tricky ...
Plot:
stock market, greed, financial crisis, wall street, businessman, stock market crash, economics, corporate america, investments, bankruptcy, millionaire, workplace situations ...
Time:
2000s, year 2008, 70s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, california, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Suddenly summoned to a fantasy world and betrothed to the princess, Kazuya Souma is crowned the new king. Unlike the royalty before him, he won’t be using swords and magic to rule; will administrative reform really get this kingdom back on track?
Style:
anime, captivating, humorous, entertaining
Plot:
economics, economic crisis, harem, parallel world, save the kingdom, heroes, reform, dream world, political unrest, unconventional method, political campaign, military ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Based on the bestselling book by Andrew Ross Sorkin, 'Too Big to Fail' offers an intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few ...
Style:
factual, thought provoking, tense, political, suspenseful ...
Plot:
wall street, financial crisis, finance, politics, greed, economics, business, stock broker, money, bankruptcy, twists and turns, moral dilemma ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., new york, usa, california, middle east
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is crumbling around her. Based on the 1957 novel by Ayn Rand.
Style:
thought provoking, stylized, serious, philosophical, talky ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
distopia, capitalism, economics, politics, corruption, greed, capitalist, idealism, workplace, human spirit, society, totalitarianism ...
Time:
future, year 2017, year 2016
Place:
usa, new york, russia, colorado
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
As the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster, a young Wall Street trader partners with disgraced former Wall Street corporate raider Gordon Gekko on a two tiered mission: To alert the financial community to the coming doom, and to find out ...
Style:
stylized, captivating, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
wall street, stock broker, finance, greed, stock market crash, betrayal, economics, vengeance, rivalry, corporate world, business, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
2000s, year 2001, year 2008, 21st century
Place:
new york, california, usa, london, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Approaching collapse, the nation's economy is quickly eroding. As crime and fear take over the countryside, the government continues to exert its brutal force against the nation's most productive who are mysteriously vanishing - leaving ...
Style:
serious, realistic, thought provoking, stylized, captivating ...
Plot:
economics, future dystopia, life is a bitch, human nature, dishonesty, rebelliousness, fighting the system, idealism, human spirit, ambition, rebellion, hopes ...
Time:
future
Place:
usa
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159K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider whom takes the youth under his wing.
Style:
realistic, political, intense, talky, serious ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
stock broker, wall street, stock market, yuppie, stock exchange, businessman, ambition, betrayal, capitalism, business, workplace, lawyer ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, canada, manhattan new york city, usa, california
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340K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
George Clooney plays the dry cynical character of Ryan Bingham, an executive who specializes in "downsizing". Ryan lives out of his suitcase, traveling the country for the sole purpose terminating unwanted employees day after day. Just as ...
Style:
touching, romantic, thought provoking, cynical, emotional ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
travel, on the road, business, loneliness, hotel, business trip, airport, downsizing, love affair, airplane, couples, workplace ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago illinois, las vegas, california, dallas texas, usa ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A young agent is tasked with investigating a tangled web of corruption and fraud in New York.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating
Plot:
wall street, hacker, banking, mafia, money, finance, criminal underworld, corruption, economics, hostage situation, computer, suspense ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher.
Style:
romantic, feel good, sweet, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
loss of job, college, teacher, happy ending, love, love story, life philosophy, life, relationships, friendship, teacher student relationship, student life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, new jersey, los angeles
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
At Princeton University, John Nash struggles to make a worthwhile contribution to serve as his legacy to the world of mathematics. He finally makes a revolutionary breakthrough that will eventually earn him the Nobel Prize. After graduate school he ...
Style:
psychological, touching, emotional, cerebral, motivational ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night
Plot:
mathematics, mental illness, paranoia, schizophrenia, genius, insanity, scientist, obsession, mathematician, prodigy, nobel prize, imaginary friend ...
Time:
60s, 1940s, 20th century, 80s, 90s ...
Place:
new jersey, boston, massachusetts, usa, stockholm sweden ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Glengarry Glen Ross, follows the lives of four unethical Chicago real estate agents who are prepared to go to any lengths (legal or illegal) to unload undesirable real estate on unwilling prospective buyers.
Style:
intense, dark, neo noir, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
office, manipulation, greed, business, workplace, suspense, ambition, deception, real estate agent, rivalry, career, reward ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, florida, chicago illinois, arizona, illinois ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
Style:
feel good, surreal, light, satirical, humorous ...
Plot:
fighting the system, corruption, secretary, business, industry, dark humor, christmas, journalism, newspaper, success, psychiatrist, suicide ...
Time:
50s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1958, year 1959
Place:
new york, usa, empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city
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174K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
Tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand
Style:
political, intense, clever, cerebral, realistic ...
Plot:
journalism, whistleblower, corruption, reporter, politics, conspiracy, business, suspense, lawyer, legal, media, courtroom ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., new york, mississippi, iran, south carolina
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273K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Three office workers strike back at their evil employers by hatching a hapless attempt to embezzle money.
Style:
funny, clever, humorous, feel good, absurd ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
workplace, office, dark humor, corporate world, computer, rebelliousness, obnoxious boss, workplace situations, embezzlement, business, cult, friendship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa, dallas texas, mexico
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Bobby Walker lives the proverbial American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and two co-workers jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands and ...
Style:
thought provoking, realistic, depressing, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
corporate world, unemployment, workplace, money, business, greed, finance, family problems, starting over, corporation, life is a bitch, society ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
usa, massachusetts, boston, new jersey, california
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433K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Style:
inspirational, captivating, feel good, realistic, thought provoking ...
Plot:
sport, baseball, mathematics, success, rise to the top, underdog, strategy, statistics, business, entrepreneur, obsession, ambition ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 2000s, year 2002, year 1984 ...
Place:
california, usa, san francisco, new jersey, boston ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Witty, romantic look at life in the corporate jungle. Tess McGill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a leg skiing, Tess takes over her office, her ...
Style:
feel good, captivating, light, inspirational, talky ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night
Plot:
business, women, secretary, workplace, career, career woman, rise to the top, female protagonist, love and romance, workplace romance, boss, love story ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Style:
psychological, twist ending, surreal, stylized, disturbing ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
psychopath, serial killer, insanity, dark humor, satire, greed, sociopath, materialism, psycho, violence, killings, yuppie ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, canada, manhattan new york city, yale university, usa ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, sentimental, dramatic, motivational ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, teens
Plot:
life, life philosophy, rags to riches, human spirit, homeless, rise to the top, against the odds, life is a bitch, ambition, down on your luck, hopes, single father ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, san francisco
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
Style:
clever, captivating, motivational, cynical, biting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
corruption, money, business, wall street, wealth, greed, stock market, rise and fall, stock broker, rags to riches, addiction, american dream ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century, year 1987, year 1983
Place:
new york, geneva switzerland, usa, manhattan new york city, italy ...
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53K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Poland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A troubled hedge fund magnate, desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire, makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, realistic, intense, psychological ...
Plot:
infidelity, business, money, police investigation, suspense, adultery, twists and turns, morality, moral ambiguity, manipulation, moral dilemma, manager ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, california
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35K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
After his family is evicted from their home, proud and desperate construction worker Dennis Nash tries to win his home back by striking a deal with the devil and working for Rick Carver, the corrupt real estate broker who evicted him.
Style:
thought provoking, emotional, sincere, psychological, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
real estate agent, single father, eviction, moral dilemma, dysfunctional family, motel, workplace, human nature, parent child relationship, family relations, life is a bitch, workplace situations ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston, new orleans, california, florida ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The Bank, a world ripe with avarice and corruption, where O'Reilly and his ilk can thrive and honest Aussie battlers lose everything. Enter Jim Doyle a maverick mathematician who has devised a formula to predict the fluctuations of the stock ...
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, captivating, cynical, thought provoking ...
Plot:
stock exchange, greed, business, mathematician, finance, computer genius, rise to the top, ambition, fighting the system, workplace, money, cons and scams ...
Time:
70s, 2000s
Place:
australia
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Finland
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Life for Sale is the story of one unlucky man's descent into disaster, a dramatic, human-destiny thriller with contemporary social undertones.
Style:
psychological, captivating, sincere, tragic, contemplative
Plot:
family relations, father son relationship, money problems, death of brother, brother brother relationship, husband wife relationship, economics, small business, bankruptcy, business, dreaming, businessman ...
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
This inventive, mildly fictionalized documentary follows noted editor Lewis Lapham as he introduces two Ivy League graduates to America's elite in an effort to examine the role of class and moneyed privilege in American democracy. With stops at ...
Style:
cynical, thought provoking, realistic, semi serious, biting ...
Plot:
satire, politics, moral dilemma, ambition, idealism, lifestyle, rise to the top, social decay, injustice, society, state affairs, americana ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. ...
Style:
feel good, touching, inspirational, sentimental, uplifting ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, date night, chick flick
Plot:
christmas, holiday, small town, small town life, life changing experience, depression, angel, life philosophy, friendship, second chance, love, desperation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1945, year 1919, year 1932 ...
Place:
vatican, new york, new york state, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
After his mistress runs over a young teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight, and attracting the interest of a down and out reporter.
Style:
cynical, stylized, humorous, semi serious, witty ...
Plot:
redemption, journalist, politics, interracial relations, wall street, society, courtroom, justice, media, legal action, dark humor, journalism ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, bronx new york city, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A corporate raider threatens a hostile take-over of a "mom and pop" company. The patriarch of the company enlists the help of his wife's daughter, who is a lawyer, to try and protect the company. The raider is enamoured of her, and ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, humorous, clever, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
wall street, greed, business, stock market, fall in love, money, workplace intrigue, lawyer, unlikely couple, family business, manipulation, workplace ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa, rhode island, new england, manhattan new york city ...
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