10 Money-Movies to Binge on Your Long Weekends in 2022

10 Money-Movies to Binge on Your Long Weekends in 2022

Every cinema-enthusiast has a genre of choice. For some it’s action, for others it may be romance, comedy, thriller or even sci-fi. That said, in recent times a new genre of cinema has emerged– one that has all the makings of multifaceted, tear-jerking potboilers– it’s finance, or financial, white-collar crime to be precise.

Each one of us has different learning styles. While some like to do a thorough reading, others like to watch documentaries and movies to learn about the common money mistakes to avoid. This genre is excellent and exciting enough to motivate a majority of viewers to get their finances together. For the rest of us- it’s just pure entertainment.

Whatever your reasons may be, we have listed ten movies that deal with everything finance that every investor should watch at least once! Go, grab your popcorn!

The Big Short (2015)

This movie adaptation of the non-fiction book, ‘The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine’ by Michael Lewis tells the true story of the financial crisis of the U.S. housing market that occurred in 2007-2008 due to subprime mortgages. You don’t know what that is? Well, thanks to the incredibly talented director, Adam Mckay, the concept of subprime mortgages is brilliantly explained along with other key financial concepts of banking in this movie.

The movie tells the story of the hedge fund manager, Michael Burry who discovers that the U.S housing market is like a ticking time bomb that is bound to blow up the housing market in a matter of time. The plot follows his success in milking out some big money from the collapse.

The film highlights the very important fact about the 2008 financial crisis that it was completely avoidable, as are other money mistakes to avoid. It’s a solid money-centric drama that is a must-watch, especially with the fantastic ensemble of Christian Bale, Steve Carrell, Brad Pitt, and Ryan Gosling.

The Wall Street (1987) The immortal phrase ‘greed is good’ is synonymous with the film ‘The Wall Street’, made famous by Gordon Gekko (played by Micheal Douglas). Even after 35 years of its release, several analysts, bankers, brokers, and traders use this Oliver Stone classic as a handbook for recruitment. Read More About 10 Money-Movies