This is a list of economics films. Economic film is a genre of film concerned with

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...

, typically about business,

investing Investment is the dedication of money to purchase of an asset to attain an increase in value over a period of time. Investment requires a sacrifice of some present asset, such as time, money, or effort. In finance, the purpose of investing i ...

, and finance. It covers both fictional and documentary films.

Fictional films

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99 Homes ''99 Homes'' is a 2014 American drama film directed by Ramin Bahrani, written by Bahrani and Amir Naderi, and starring Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, Tim Guinee, and Laura Dern. Set in Florida, during the Great Recession, the film follows si ...

'' (2014) * ''

Adults in the Room ''Adults in the Room'' ( gr, Ενήλικοι στην αίθουσα, Enílikoi stin aíthousa) is a 2019 French-Greek political film directed by Costa-Gavras. It is based on the book ''Adults in the Room: My Battle with Europe's Deep Establishme ...

'' (2019) * '' Americathon'' (1979) * '' Arbitrage'' (2012) * ''

L'argent des autres (''Other People's Money'') is a 1978 French drama film directed by Christian de Chalonge, and starring Jean-Louis Trintignant, Catherine Deneuve, Claude Brasseur and Michel Serrault. It won the Louis Delluc Prize and the César Award for Best ...

'' (1978) * '' Atlas Shrugged: Part I'' (2011) * ''

August August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and the fifth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. Its zodiac sign is Leo and was originally named ''Sextilis'' in Latin because it was the 6th month in ...

'' (2008) * ''

Baazaar ''Baazaar'' () is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language financial thriller drama film directed by Gauravv K. Chawla and written by Parveez Sheikh and Aseem Arora. The film starring Saif Ali Khan, debutant Rohan Vinod Mehra, Radhika Apte and Chitrang ...

'' (2018) * '' The Bank'' (2001) * ''

Barbarians at the Gate ''Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco'' is a 1989 book about the leveraged buyout (LBO) of RJR Nabisco, written by investigative journalists Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. The book is based upon a series of articles written by th ...

'' (1993; TV movie) * '' A Beautiful Mind'' (2001) * ''

The Big Short ''The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine'' is a nonfiction book by Michael Lewis about the build-up of the United States housing bubble during the 2000s. It was released on March 15, 2010, by W. W. Norton & Company. It spent 28 weeks on '' ...

'' (2015) * '' Boiler Room'' (2000) * ''

The Bonfire of the Vanities ''The Bonfire of the Vanities'' is a 1987 novel by Tom Wolfe. The story is a drama about ambition, racism, social class, politics, and greed in 1980s New York City, and centers on three main characters: WASP bond trader Sherman McCoy, Jewish as ...

'' (1990) * '' Brief Season''(1969) * '' Buy & Cell'' (1988) * '' Capital'' (2012) * ''

Cash McCall ''Cash McCall'' is a 1960 American romantic drama film in Technicolor from Warner Bros., produced by Henry Blanke, directed by Joseph Pevney, and starring James Garner and Natalie Wood. The film's screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee and Marion H ...

'' (1960) * ''

The Company Men ''The Company Men'' is 2010 American drama film, written and directed by John Wells. It features Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Chris Cooper and Tommy Lee Jones. It premiered at the 26th Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2010 and had a on ...

'' (2010) * '' Corsair (1931) * '' The Crash'' (2017) * '' Dealers'' (1989) * '' Default'' (2018) * '' Diamond Necklace'' (2012) * '' Dealers'' (1989) * ''

L'Eclisse ''L'Eclisse'' ( en, "The Eclipse") is a 1962 Italian romance film written and directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Alain Delon and Monica Vitti. Filmed on location in Rome and Verona, the story follows a young woman (Vitti) who pursues ...

'' (1962) * ''

The Entrepreneur ''The Entrepreneur'' ( it, L'industriale) is a 2011 Italian drama film directed by Giuliano Montaldo. The film premiered out of competition at the 2011 Rome Film Festival. It won three Italian Golden Globes for best film, cinematography and best ...

'' (2011) * '' Equity'' (2016) * '' The Guarantee'' (2014) * ''

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' may refer to: * ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' (book), a 1952 book written by Shepherd Mead and the inspiration for the musical of the same name. * ''How to Succeed in Bu ...

'' (1967) * ''

The Hudsucker Proxy ''The Hudsucker Proxy'' is a 1994 screwball comedy film co-written, produced, and directed by the Coen brothers. Sam Raimi co-wrote the script and served as second unit director. The film stars Tim Robbins as a naïve but ambitious business scho ...

'' (1994) * ''

The Hummingbird Project ''The Hummingbird Project'' is a 2018 thriller drama film about high-frequency trading and ultra-low latency direct market access, written and directed by Kim Nguyen produced by Pierre Even at Item 7. It stars Jesse Eisenberg, Alexander Skars ...

'' (2018) * ''

The Informant! ''The Informant!'' is a 2009 American biographical-crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Scott Z. Burns, the film stars Matt Damon as the titular informant named Mark Whitacre, as well as Scott Bakula, Joel McHale and Melanie ...

'' (2009) * '' The Insider'' (1999) * '' Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit'' (2013) * ''

Limit Up ''Limit Up'' is a 1989 comedy film starring Nancy Allen as Chicago commodities trader Casey Falls. The film was directed by Richard Martini and produced by Jonathan D. Krane. It was filmed through Chicago and prominently features scenes at the ...

'' (1989) * ''

Margin Call ''Margin Call'' is a 2011 American drama film written and directed by J. C. Chandor in his feature directorial debut. The principal story takes place over a 24-hour period at a large Wall Street investment bank during the initial stages of the ...

'' (2011) * '' Moneyball'' (2011) * ''

Money Monster ''Money Monster'' is a 2016 American crime thriller film directed by Jodie Foster, with a screenplay by Jamie Linden, Alan Di Fiore, and Jim Kouf from a story by Di Fiore and Kauf. The film stars George Clooney (who also co-produced), Julia R ...

'' (2016) * ''

Other People's Money ''Other People's Money'' is a 1991 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Norman Jewison, starring Danny DeVito, Gregory Peck and Penelope Ann Miller. It was adapted by screenwriter Alvin Sargent from the 1989 play of the same name by ...

'' (1991) * ''

Owning Mahowny ''Owning Mahowny'' is a 2003 Canadian film about gambling addiction with a cast that includes Philip Seymour Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Maury Chaykin and John Hurt. Based on the true story of a Toronto bank employee who embezzled more than $10 mil ...

'' (2003) * ''

Prime Risk ''Prime Risk'' is a 1985 thriller film directed by Michael Farkas and starring Lee Montgomery and Toni Hudson. Plot summary A female engineer, with the assistance of her pilot-wannabe male friend, discovers a way to rip off automated teller mac ...

(1985) * ''

The Pursuit of Happyness ''The Pursuit of Happyness'' is a 2006 American biographical drama film directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Will Smith as Chris Gardner, a homeless salesman. Smith's son Jaden Smith co-stars, making his film debut as Gardner's son, Chri ...

'' (2006) * '' Quicksilver'' (1986) * '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' (2009) * ''

Rogue Trader A rogue trader is person who makes financial trades in an unauthorised manner. Rogue trader may also refer to: * ''Rogue Trader'' (book), the autobiography of (and later a movie about) Nick Leeson, the man who caused the collapse of Barings Bank * ...

'' (1999) * '' Rollover'' (1981) * '' The Scam'' (2009; Korean title ''Jak Jeon'') * '' The Secret of My Success'' (1987) * ''

The Solid Gold Cadillac ''The Solid Gold Cadillac'' is a 1956 comedy film directed by Richard Quine and written by Abe Burrows, Howard Teichmann, and George S. Kaufman. It was adapted from the hit Broadway play of the same name by Teichmann and Kaufman that pillories bi ...

'' (1957) * ''

Too Big to Fail "Too big to fail" (TBTF) and "too big to jail" is a theory in banking and finance that asserts that certain corporations, particularly financial institutions, are so large and so interconnected that their failure would be disastrous to the great ...

'' (2011; TV movie) * ''

Uncut Gems ''Uncut Gems'' is a 2019 American crime thriller film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronald Bronstein. The film stars Adam Sandler, LaKeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel and Eric Bogos ...

'' (2019) * '' Up in the Air'' (2009) * '' Wall Street'' (1987) * '' Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'' (2010) * ''

The Wheeler Dealers ''The Wheeler Dealers'' (a.k.a. ''Separate Beds'' in the UK) is a 1963 American romantic comedy film produced by Martin Ransohoff, directed by Arthur Hiller and starring James Garner and Lee Remick. The script was written by George Goodman and ...

'' (1963) * ''

The Wizard of Lies ''The Wizard of Lies'' is a 2017 American television biopic film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Sam Levinson, Sam Baum, and John Burnham Schwartz, based on the 2011 non-fiction book of the same name by Diana B. Henriques. The film sta ...

'' (2017; TV movie) * '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' (2013) * ''

Woman's World ''Woman's World'' is an American supermarket weekly magazine with a circulation of 1.6 million readers. Printed on paper generally associated with tabloid publications and priced accordingly, it concentrates on short articles about subjects such a ...

'' (1954)

Documentaries

* '' £830,000,000 - Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings'' (1996; TV documentary) * '' Abacus: Small Enough to Jail'' (2016) * '' The Big One'' (1996) * '' Capitalism: A Love Story'' (2009) * '' The Corporation'' (2003) * '' Debtocracy'' (2011) * ''

The Emperor's New Clothes "The Emperor's New Clothes" ( da, Kejserens nye klæder ) is a literary Folklore, folktale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, about a vain emperor who gets exposed before his subjects. The tale has been translated into over 100 l ...

'' (2015) * ''Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room'' (2005) * ''Floored (film), Floored'' (2009) * ''The Forecaster (film), The Forecaster'' (2014) * ''Freakonomics: The Movie'' (2010) * ''Globalisation Is Good'' (2003; TV documentary film) * ''Heist: Who Stole the American Dream?'' (2011) * ''Inequality for All'' (2013) * ''Inside Job (2010 film), Inside Job'' (2010) * ''I.O.U.S.A.'' (2008) * ''The Last Days of Lehman Brothers'' (2009; TV film) * ''Let's Make Money'' (2008) * ''Life and Debt'' (2001) * ''Maquilapolis: City of Factories'' (2006) * ''Marx Reloaded'' (2011) * ''Maybe I Should Have'' (2010) * ''Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders'' (2007) * ''Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve'' (2013) * ''Moneyocracy'' (2012) * ''The Recess Ends'' (2009) * ''Risk/Reward'' (2003) * ''Roger and Me'' (1989) * ''South of the Border (2009 film), South of the Border'' (2009) * ''Squeezed (film), Squeezed'' (2007) * ''Startup.com'' (2001) * ''System Error: How Will Capitalism End?'' (2018) * ''Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price'' (2005) * ''Who's Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics'' (1995) * ''The Yes Men (film), The Yes Men'' (2003) * ''The Yes Men Fix the World'' (2008) {{Filmsbygenre Economics films Economics lists, Films Lists of films by genre, Economics