Greed movies and TV shows – page 4

List of greed movies

Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 206 min.
Story: When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
Style: suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, detective, psychological ...
Plot: murder, native american, courtroom, genocide, fbi, interracial marriage, greed, true crime, serial murder, american indian, oil, oil field ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century
Place: oklahoma, oklahoma city, washington d.c.
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 8.3
 162K
Taboo (2017)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.
Style: suspenseful, disturbing, serious, rough, period piece ...
Plot: british empire, family business, incest overtones, murder, brother sister incest, witchcraft, greed, adventurer, investigation, conspiracy, incest, dark secret ...
Time: 19th century, 1810s, victorian era, georgian era, regency period
Place: england, britain, united kingdom, syria, usa ...
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 8.0
 580K
Rain Man (1988)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt's father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country.
Style: road movie, inspirational, sincere, uplifting, touching ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: autism, road trip, redemption, disability, mentally challenged, brother brother relationship, siblings relations, runaway, self discovery, mathematics, psychiatry, life changing ...
Time: 20th century, year 1988, 80s
Place: las vegas, california, ohio, cincinnati ohio, columbus ohio ...
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 9.2
 2.2M
The Godfather (1972)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 175 min.
Story: Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the ...
Style: serious, captivating, atmospheric, epic, dramatic ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, chick flick, adult
Plot: mafia, organized crime, gangster, revenge, crime family, betrayal, mob boss, wedding, greed, pride and honor, cosa nostra, violence ...
Time: 1950s, 1940s, 20th century, 50s, year 1972 ...
Place: italy, new york, bronx new york city, manhattan new york city, sicily ...
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At Home with the Braithwaites (2000)
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: At Home with the Braithwaites is a British comedy-drama television series, created and written by Sally Wainwright. The storyline follows a suburban family from Leeds, whose life is turned upside down when the mother of the family wins 38 million ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, cynical, humorous, dark comedy ...
Plot: dysfunctional family, greed, wealth, housewife, infidelity, husband wife relationship, secret, marriage, lifestyle, family problems, couples, youth ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: northern england, england, yorkshire, europe, britain
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 5.3
 69K
Point Break (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Sport, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA, Austria, Italy, Canada
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A young undercover FBI agent infiltrates a gang of thieves who share a common interest in extreme sports. A remake of the 1991 film, "Point Break".
Style: suspenseful, action thriller, exciting, realistic, entertaining ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: extreme sports, heist, surfing, skydiving, bank robbery, redemption, rescue, working undercover, diamond theft, chase, friendship, fbi ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: italy, basque country, los angeles, usa, mumbai india ...
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The Honey Pot (1967)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story: In Venice, the millionaire benefactor Cecil Fox watches a Seventeenth Century play 'Volpone' and plots a practical joke to play on his three former greedy mistresses. He hires the unemployed actor William McFly to act as his butler and ...
Style: realistic, humorous, semi serious, suspenseful, dark comedy ...
Plot: greed, murder, twists and turns, dark humor, dishonesty, farce, cons and scams, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, fake illness, murder mystery, redheaded woman, inheritance ...
Time: 20th century, year 1967, 60s
Place: venice, italy, europe, palm springs california, france
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Séraphin: Heart of Stone (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Séraphin unfolds against the severe and achingly beautiful landscape of rural Quebec in 1889, where young lovers are torn from each other when a bankrupt shopkeeper forces his daughter into an arranged marriage to save his business. But true love ...
Style: serious, sentimental, realistic, emotional, captivating ...
Plot: marriage of convenience, true love, lovers, greed, young lovers, bankruptcy, love and romance, couples, small town, couple relations, family relations, village life ...
Time: 19th century
Place: canada, quebec
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 6.6
 21K
Ripley's Game (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Tom Ripley - cool, urbane, wealthy, and murderous - lives in a villa in the Veneto with Luisa, his harpsichord-playing girlfriend. A former business associate from Berlin's underworld pays a call asking Ripley's help in killing a rival. ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, neo noir, absurd, atmospheric ...
Plot: hitman, perfect crime, murder, serial killer, greed, vengeance, redemption, cons and scams, criminal heroes, gangster, danger, intrigue ...
Time: year 2002, 21st century
Place: italy, berlin germany, europe, france, milan italy
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A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: Italy, Spain, West Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story: The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the ...
Style: spaghetti western, stylized, epic, harsh, serious ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: old west, violence, gunfight, wild west, gang war, small town, greed, vengeance, tough heroes, drifter, cowboy, death ...
Time: 19th century, 1870s
Place: mexico, latin america, new mexico, mexico city, arizona ...
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 5.8
 3K
Sour Grapes (1998)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Richie, a sneaker sole designer, and his cousin Evan, a brain surgeon, are spending this weekend with their girlfriends in Atlantic City. When one of them ends up with a $436,000 jackpot, sour grapes is what results. Even though Richie uses two ...
Style: humorous, intense, semi serious, witty, dark comedy ...
Plot: gambling, casino, greed, friendship, stupidity, unlikely friendships, partner, nothing goes right, dishonesty, change of luck, dark humor, vengeance ...
Time: 90s, year 1998
Place: new jersey, atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey, bulgaria, las vegas
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 6.9
 204K
Cinderella (2015)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Denmark, Canada, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story: When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods.
Style: fairy tale, romantic, sweet, feel good, teen ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot: cinderella, princess, happy ending, cinderella story, love, magic, prince, kindness, love and romance, imaginary kingdom, fall in love, rags to riches ...
Time: 19th century, 17th century, year 2015, victorian era, 18th century
Place: europe, france
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 6.7
 87K
Killer Joe (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A cop (Matthew McConaughey) who moonlights as a hit man agrees to kill the hated mother of a desperate drug dealer (Emile Hirsch) in exchange for a tumble with the young man's virginal sister (Juno Temple).
Style: neo noir, dark comedy, black comedy, sexy, creepy ...
Plot: sex, violent, hitman, murder, dysfunctional family, cheating wife, contract killer, killer, greed, police detective, deal, nudity ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: texas, usa, dallas texas, oklahoma, seattle
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he ...
Style: feel good, humorous, 3d animation, visually stunning, funny ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: food, inventor, nerd, natural disaster, father son relationship, small town, mad scientist, greed, fall in love, parents and children, hot dog, save the world ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: fictional island, new york, paris france, china, egypt ...
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 7.3
 259K
The Descendants (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron, Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront the young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
Style: touching, depressing, sad, poignant, suspense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: infidelity, teenage daughter, bittersweet, dying mother, family drama, grief, father daughter relationship, family relations, beach, dysfunctional family, cheating wife, death ...
Time: year 2011, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: hawaii, usa, iran, california
Is relevant?
 8.0
 940K
The Revenant (2015)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Argentina
Duration: 156 min.
Story: In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
Style: realistic, atmospheric, harsh, scenic, suspenseful ...
Audience: date night, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: survival, wilderness, revenge, vengeance, native american, snow, violent, bear attack, wilderness survival, winter, hunter, wild west ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, year 2016, distant future, 90s ...
Place: los angeles, north america, usa
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The Winter Solstice (2004)
Genre: Crime
Country: China
TV show
Story: The winter solstice bank accountant Chen Yi Ping and the criminal policeman Jiang Han can be described as two unrelated professions because a treasury theft case has linked their fate together. After the police intervened, Chen Yi Ping actively ...
Style: psychological, captivating, realistic, detective, tense ...
Plot: greed, bank, investigation, police, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, character study, criminal, life is a bitch, corporate greed, moral dilemma, problem ...
Time: 2000s
Place: china
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Mukundan Unni Associates (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Advocate Mukundan Unni wants to be successful and leaves no stone unturned to achieve growth, prosperity, and respect. But this steadfast nature aided with an ample dose of greed comes with a cost.
Style: psychological, semi serious, satirical, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot: greed, ambition, lawyer, greedy man, attorney, dedicated lawyer, social climber, satire, career, ethical dilemma, real world, courtroom ...
Time: 2020s
Place: india
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Pecados capitales (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Colombia
TV show
Story: Evaristo Salinas is a successful businessman in his old age but knows he will die and decides to build a game between his family to see who is worthy of his inheritance. Each member of the Salinas family will be a cardinal sin.
Style: suspense, captivating, psychological, disturbing, satirical ...
Plot: greed, wrath, satire, pride, envy, family drama, seven deadly sins, inheritance, sin, escapades, family life, mind game ...
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Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: When two brothers organize the robbery of their parents' jewelry store, the job goes horribly wrong, triggering a series of events that send them and their family hurtling towards a shattering climax.
Style: suspense, neo noir, disturbing, psychological, realistic ...
Plot: robbery, sex scene, dysfunctional family, heist gone wrong, blackmail, crime gone awry, greed, adultery, murder, divorce, sexual attraction, death of wife ...
Time: year 2007, 90s, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place: new york, persia, usa, new york state, rio de janeiro ...
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 7.0
 34K
Priceless (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A beautiful young gold-digger mistakes a lowly hotel clerk as a rich and therefore worthwhile catch.
Style: feel good, romantic, witty, art house, rom com ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: lifestyle, luxury hotel, prostitution, love and romance, hot and sexy, fall in love, love story, farce, mistaken identity, couple relations, greed, cons and scams ...
Time: year 2006
Place: france, french riviera, cote d'azur, monaco, nice france ...
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Come and Take It Day (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story: Action movie starring Jacob Bargas
Style: suspenseful, captivating, exciting, serious, historical drama ...
Plot: lost treasure, betrayal, greed, friendship, intrigue, legend, jealousy, treasure hunt, moral ambiguity, treachery, envy, small town ...
Time: 19th century
Place: texas
Is relevant?
 6.5
 70K
The Informant! (2009)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of ...
Style: dark comedy, black comedy, psychological, tense, witty ...
Plot: fbi, whistleblower, psychology, mental illness, investigation, undercover, corruption, greed, spy, uncover truth, dishonesty, workplace ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 2009, 2000s, year 1994 ...
Place: usa, illinois, hawaii, tokyo
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The Penthouse: War in Life (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: A woman puts everything on the line to achieve her goal of being able to move into a luxury penthouse in the Gangnam District. In the process, she gradually finds herself turning into a monster.
Style: dorama, thought provoking, disturbing, captivating, uplifting ...
Plot: high society, husband wife relationship, bullying, violence, betrayal, revenge, penthouse, rivalry, greed, motherhood, family relations, school ...
Place: seoul
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Ballad for a Pierced Heart (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Greece, Cyprus, France, Germany
Duration: 137 min.
Story: In a small town in Greece, when amorous passion meets with greed money, dead bodies start pilling up and "Sleeping Beauty" Olga will never know the horrors she has been spared of.
Style: romantic, light, captivating, tense, suspense ...
Plot: greed, obsession, trophy wife, couple relations, relationships, male female relationship, love affair, love and romance, romantic relationship, life is a bitch, love story, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 2010s
Is relevant?
 8.6
 127K
Deadwood (2004)
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people. Deadwood starts as a gold mining camp and gradually turns from a lawless wild-west community into an ...
Style: tense, serious, atmospheric, clever, period piece ...
Plot: sheriff, old west, violence, power struggle, shooting, society, gold rush, gunfight, prostitute, dishonesty, lifestyle, profanity ...
Time: 1870s, 19th century, y2k, year 2004, victorian era ...
Place: south dakota, usa, hawaii
Is relevant?
 7.3
 8K
Vegas (2012)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Ralph Lamb wants to be left in peace to run his ranch, but Las Vegas is now swelling with outsiders and corruption which are intruding on his simple life. Recalling Lamb's command as a military police officer during World War II, the Mayor ...
Style: serious, stylized, suspenseful, rough, tense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: sheriff, organized crime, corruption, greed, police investigation, mafia, power struggle, rivalry, father son relationship, cowboy, mobster, rancher ...
Time: year 1960, 20th century, year 1961, 60s
Place: las vegas, usa
Is relevant?
 6.9
 104K
Big Eyes (2014)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The story of the awakening of the painter, Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.
Style: thought provoking, suspense, serious, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience: teens
Plot: painter, art, painting, artist, biopic, plagiarism, abusive husband, couples, courtroom, manipulation, art history, marriage ...
Time: 60s, 1950s, 20th century, year 2014, 1900s ...
Place: hawaii, san francisco, california, usa, honolulu hawaii ...
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 8.7
 1.4M
Goodfellas (1990)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story: The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Style: rough, homoerotic, realistic, epic, inspirational ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: organized crime, mafia, gangster, rise and fall, violence, mentor, mobster, drug traffic, cosa nostra, italian mafia, murder, psychopath ...
Time: 50s, 70s, 90s, year 1990, year 1980 ...
Place: brooklyn new york city, new york, florida, italy, usa ...
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Return to Eden (1983)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 89 min.
TV show
Story: Stephanie Harper is rich but insecure 40 year old heiress with two failed marriages behind her. Stephanie believes that she has found true love with tennis pro Greg Marsden, but after the wedding, Greg promptly begins an affair with Stephanie’s ...
Style: serious, tense, realistic, relaxing, suspenseful ...
Plot: presumed dead, attempted murder, boat, crocodile, hidden identity, revenge, betrayal, crumbling marriage, rivalry, dishonesty, fashion model, plastic surgery ...
Time: 80s
Place: australia
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