Economist movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant economist movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, realistic, serious, suspense, tense and thought provoking films and TV shows about / with economist, entrepreneurship, ambition, money, greed, economics, entrepreneur, corruption, business and finance plots mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres shot in USA, China, Spain and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as economist: A Beautiful Mind (2001), Blossoms Shanghai (2023), Cristóbal Balenciaga (2024), Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust (2007), Argentina 2001 (2023), Too Big to Fail (2011), Wall Street (1987), Rogue Trader (1999), Boiler Room (2000), Moneyball (2011).
Best films
List of economist movies
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:
captivating, psychological, realistic, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, family friendly
Plot:
wall street, stock broker, finance, stock market crash, stock market, corporate greed, marketing, rivalry, insider trading, vengeance, corporate world, speculation ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 2000s, year 2001, year 2008 ...
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa, london, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
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, cerebral, dramatic, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, family friendly
Plot:
mathematics, mental illness, schizophrenia, genius, paranoia, insanity, imagination, scientist, prodigy, nobel prize, imaginary friend, mathematician ...
Time:
year 2001, 60s, 1940s, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place:
harvard university, boston, new jersey, detroit, persia ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Providing an image of the daily life of ordinary Shanghai people, the story is carried out over two periods: from the 1960s to the mid-1970s, the end of the Cultural Revolution; and from the 1980s to the start of the 21st century.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, intense, reflective, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
wealth, economist, ambition, rich man, money problems, money, urban, opportunist, entrepreneurship, capitalism, business, class conflict ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
china, shanghai
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A chronicle of the rise of designer Cristóbal Balenciaga from humble origins to fashion icon.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, exciting, melancholic ...
Plot:
gay interest, fashion, designer, biopic, gay, economist, evolution, fashion industry, based on real people, haute couture, stylist, style ...
Time:
year 1937, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
spain, paris france
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Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
It's 2007 and the Japanese Ministry of Finance have calculated that the economy will collapse in two years' time. They intend to prevent this by sending home appliance designer Mariko back in time 17 years using a time machine she ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, economist, time machine, travel, machine, time warp, time traveler, japanese woman, alternate timeline, time jump, social commentary, mother daughter relationship ...
Time:
90s
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Argentina
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
This Spanish-language series chronicles the politics and events leading up to the most severe economic and social crisis in Argentina’s history since its return to democracy. At the center of a government in crisis, a political appointee works as ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, captivating, exciting, political thriller ...
Plot:
economic crisis, political intrigue, economist, crisis, politics, politician, political candidate, political activism, political conflict, financial crisis, political leader, political unrest ...
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
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Genre: Biography, Drama
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, tense, political, suspenseful, sincere ...
Plot:
wall street, financial crisis, politics, finance, economic crisis, stock market, greed, business, stock broker, money, society, bankruptcy ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., new york, usa, california, middle east
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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:
political, talky, intense, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
wall street, stock market, stock broker, stock exchange, business, businessman, capitalism, yuppie, entrepreneur, greed, top executive, workplace ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, california, canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who--after a successful trading run--ends up accumulating $1.4 billion in losses hidden in account #88888.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, realistic, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
stock market, greed, finance, business, wall street, trading, money, dishonesty, corporate crime, ambition, rise and fall, workplace ...
Time:
future
Place:
asia, england, europe, singapore, bahamas
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm, which puts him on the fast track to success, but the job might not be as legitimate as it sounds.
Style:
clever, suspense, psychological, tense, intense ...
Plot:
wall street, entrepreneur, stock broker, marketing, entrepreneurship, business, stock market, finance, financial crisis, crime gone awry, greed, poker ...
Time:
20th century, year 2000, 90s, future, 2000s
Place:
new york, bolivia, long island, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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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, feel good, clever, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
baseball, mathematics, underdog, success, rise to the top, strategy, business, entrepreneurship, based on real people, biopic, entrepreneur, motivation ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, year 2002, 2000s, 80s ...
Place:
boston, california, usa, san francisco, bay area ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Based on a true story. Shortly after World War II, Preston Tucker is a dynamic engineer and an enthusiastic showman who envisions the car of the future. Against mighty odds he manages to build a fleet of them - only to have his factory shut down by ...
Style:
talky, intense, sentimental, feel good, realistic ...
Plot:
entrepreneur, business, marketing, underdog, car, corruption, dalmatian, police investigation, biopic, twists and turns, justice, entrepreneurship ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, future, year 1948, year 1988 ...
Place:
chicago, michigan, washington d.c., detroit, usa ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
This film is the semi-humorous documentary about the men who made the world of technology what it is today, their struggles during college, the founding of their companies, and the ingenious actions they took to build up the global corporate empires ...
Style:
inspirational, entertaining, talky, tense, clever ...
Plot:
business, entrepreneur, programmer, computer, marketing, geek, technology, hacking, entrepreneurship, hacker, businessman, internet ...
Time:
80s, 70s, 20th century, future
Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns (Greg Kinnear) goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly ...
Style:
inspirational, thought provoking, sentimental, sincere, serious ...
Plot:
business, underdog, inventor, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, legal, lawsuit, marketing, courtroom, lawyer, car, justice ...
Time:
20th century, year 2008, 60s, 70s, 80s
Place:
michigan, usa, detroit, california
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room as a small site among ...
Style:
intellectual, clever, realistic, motivational, witty ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
entrepreneur, programmer, geek, business, facebook, computer genius, computers and web, hacker, success, inventions and discoveries, rise to the top, entrepreneurship ...
Time:
year 2010, 20th century, year 2003, 2000s, 2010s ...
Place:
harvard university, boston, california, usa, san francisco ...
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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, clever ...
Plot:
stock exchange, business, mathematics, greed, finance, computer genius, fighting the system, workplace, rise to the top, ambition, money, workplace situations ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 70s
Place:
australia, new zealand
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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, uplifting, motivational ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, teens, family friendly
Plot:
homeless, life, human spirit, rags to riches, life philosophy, success, single father, poverty, rise to the top, family drama, life is a bitch, biopic ...
Time:
80s, year 2006, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, bay area, san francisco, america
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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, cynical, captivating, motivational, cerebral ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
money, corruption, wall street, business, rise and fall, addiction, stock market, stock broker, success, wealth, greed, rags to riches ...
Time:
80s, year 2013, 90s, 20th century, year 1987 ...
Place:
new york, usa, geneva switzerland, big ben london, italy ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
Style:
intellectual, realistic, tense, inspirational, intelligent ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly, girls' night, date night, teen drama ...
Plot:
finance, wall street, business, stock market, financial crisis, money, greed, banking, economic crisis, bank, loan, analysis ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, year 2015, future, year 2016 ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, las vegas, california
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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:
clever, realistic, captivating, serious, political ...
Plot:
stock market, financial crisis, wall street, businessman, finance, greed, stock market crash, corporation, corporate america, investments, bankruptcy, marketing ...
Time:
year 2011, 2000s, year 2008, 2010s, 70s ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city, usa, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Xiao Jian, director of economic investigation, cracked a mysterious financial case with the financial tycoon Xu Feng as the mastermind, but later became involved in a larger transnational money laundering group. Xiao Jian accidentally obtained Xu ...
Style:
crime drama, dramatic, captivating, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
money laundering, investigation, finance, corporate corruption, entrepreneurship, economics, economist, entrepreneur, money, stock market, manipulation, deception ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Greece
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A universal theme: a story of people trapped in an inhuman network of power. The brutal circle of the Eurogroup meetings, who impose on Greece the dictatorship of austerity, where humanity and compassion are utterly disregarded. A claustrophobic ...
Style:
political, tense, thought provoking, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
biopic, financial crisis, politics, politician, debt, political unrest, economic crisis, bankruptcy, money problems, political conspiracy, financial problem, international crisis ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s
Place:
greece, london, paris france, frankfurt germany, europe
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
It all began with a little white lie.
Style:
psychological, serious, tense, sexual, captivating ...
Plot:
suspicion of adultery, couples, secret life, infidelity, deception, liar, family relations, family life, dishonesty, love and romance, love triangle, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iberian peninsula, europe, spain, madrid
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Canada, China, France
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
True story of Norman Bethune, a medical doctor who fought for justice in China during Mao's rise to power.
Style:
realistic, serious, epic, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
japanese history, military, evacuation, politics, world war two, rebellion, hopes, idealism, media, injustice, revolution, medical profession ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, pre world war two
Place:
china, spain, asia, russia, montreal ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A strait-laced French student moves into an apartment in Barcelona with a cast of six other characters from all over Europe. Together, they speak the international language of love and friendship.
Style:
feel good, humorous, touching, romantic, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
friendship, travel, relationships, prejudice, youth, roommate, college life, student, coming of age, college, lifestyle, love triangle ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
france, spain, barcelona, catalonia, paris france ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
The black comedy starts with the death of Avishai Sar-Shalom, a renowned economist and leading Nobel prize candidate. His body is found by his four close old friends, and moments before calling an ambulance, one of them brings up with an idea. Only ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, semi serious, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
nobel prize, death, cover up, satire, corpse, childhood friend, israeli, problem, hidden corpse, secret, irony, deception ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Georgia
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Man who was a Guardian of The National Treasure of his homeland Sakartvelo (Georgia) in France placed in 39 big boxes, did not lose any item and brought it back in 1945 after 24 years of struggle and became a national hero.
Style:
historical drama, heroic, inspirational, period piece, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
perseverance, biopic, patriotism, resilience, national hero, honor, treasure, sacrifice, faith, guardian, wartime, occupation ...
Time:
1940s, 1920s
Place:
tbilisi, france
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
It is 1945. Enrico Piaggio’s Pontedera factory is in ruins and the 12,000 people who worked there are condemned to unemployment and misery. Piaggio feels the enormous responsibility resting on his shoulders: the lives of so many families depend on ...
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, historical drama, inspirational, motivational ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
biopic, invention, design, entrepreneurship, post war, husband wife relationship, ambition, lifestyle, historical character, family relations, coping, historical figure ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s
Place:
italy
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Norway
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In 1907, the miners in Sulitjelma in Fauske in Nordland made a famous rebellion against greedy mine owners.
Style:
captivating, historical drama, bleak, tense, period piece ...
Plot:
rebellion, conflict, mining town, labor union, miner, labor strike, mine, problem, social problems, fighting the system, resistance, social injustice ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Dirty Lines starts in 1987's Amsterdam, at a time when Dutch society was changing rapidly. Psychology student Marly Salomon takes on a side job working for a brand new firm: Teledutch - a company started by two brothers, Frank and ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, period piece, historical drama, sensual ...
Plot:
phone sex, job, business, sexual exploration, sexually liberated, phone ringing, workplace situations, workplace, telephone call, sexploitation, ecstasy, taboo ...
Time:
80s, year 1987
Place:
amsterdam
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