Introduction
Wall Street is a place of dreams, where people make their fortunes and lose them in a heartbeat. It's also one of the most realistic settings for movies ever created because it's based on actual events that took place over decades. This list includes some classic films with more recent ones included as well.The Big Short (2015)
The Big Short is a 2015 American black comedy-drama film directed by Adam McKay and written by McKay, Charles Randolph, and starring Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt.
The film revolves around two hedge fund managers who must decide whether to bet on the housing market's collapse in 2005 or not. They also learn that they are having trouble raising money because of their own actions after the financial crisis of 2008.
Margin Call (2011)
The movie is based on a true story. It was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. The movie was directed by J.C. Chandor and stars Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Stanley Tucci and Kate Bosworth.
In the film, two hedge fund managers learn that their firm's assets are at risk of being frozen if they don't repay $500 million to the company's creditors as soon as possible—a margin call (the amount of money you must have in order to participate in stock trading). They must decide whether or not they should pay off their debt without risking further losses by doing so; otherwise, they'll be forced into bankruptcy themselves!
Stock Market Movies
Wall Street (1987)
Wall Street is the 1987 film adaptation of Louis Auchincloss's novel "The Little Foxes." It stars Michael Douglas as Bud Fox and Matt Damon as Mike Force.
Bud is an up-and-coming stockbroker who has just been hired by a new firm, Sterling & Francine, run by Gordon Gekko (Gibson). He quickly makes his mark on the business world in this film by manipulating markets for his own gain and becoming one of their most profitable clients.
Mike Force was a young man from Texas who wanted nothing more than to be successful at trading stocks like his grandfather had been before him, but he had no idea how to go about doing so until he met Gordon Gekko when both were attending Harvard Law School together during their senior year there—and thus began their careers as Wall Street traders!
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 American biographical crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Terence Winter, based on Belfort's memoir of the same name. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort, a New York stockbroker who engages in an extensive real estate fraud scheme with his business partner Mark Hanna (Jonah Hill), pumps clients' money into penny stocks, and then absconds with millions of dollars from their accounts.
The film also stars Matthew McConaughey as Donnie Azoff, Jonah Hill as Donnie’s friend Richie Aprile and Margot Robbie as Naomi Lapaglia, whom Jordan met while working at her family's brokerage firm and eventually married before leaving it for Wall Street when she became pregnant with their son Andrew.
Too Big to Fail (2011)
Based on the book of the same name, Too Big to Fail tells the story from the perspective of US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
The movie stars James Woods as Paulson, William Hurt as Bernanke, Billy Crudup as Timothy Geithner (the head of President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisors), and an ensemble cast that includes Paul Bettany (Avengers: Age of Ultron) and Kevin Spacey.
Boiler Room (2000)
Boiler Room is a 2000 crime drama film directed by Andrew Davis and written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien. The film stars Vin Diesel, Nia Long and Ben Affleck. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing
Trading Places (1983)
Trading Places is a 1983 American comedy film directed by John Landis, produced by Matty Simmons, and written by Timothy Harris and Herschel Weingrod. The film stars Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis.
The plot involves two brothers who are about to be sent off to college together until their parents decide that one should stay with the family while the other goes away for his education at Harvard University in Cambridge Massachusetts (USA). The younger brother has been raised as a pampered wealthy kid; he has everything that money can buy including a beautiful girlfriend (Jamie Lee Curtis), but when he meets his counterpart from Africa his life changes drastically when faced with poverty and its effects on him
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical drama film based on the true story of Chris Gardner (Will Smith), a homeless, drug-addicted father who turned his life around and became a stockbroker. The film was directed by Gabriele Muccino and stars Smith as Chris Gardner, along with Lenny Kravitz as his partner, Larry Fonzo; Helen Hunt as Chris's wife Desiree; Jonathan Jackson as their son Jaden; and Louis Gossett Jr., Mary J. Blige and Jamie Foxx in supporting roles.
It has been described as one of Hollywood's most inspirational films for its portrayal of human perseverance during tough times.[9]
The movie begins with an early morning scene where we see Christopher (Will Smith) struggling to find work while living on the streets with his son Jaden (Jamie Foxx). They are later joined by another homeless man named Alonzo Harris who teaches them how to survive on the streets while they seek out jobs at local shops or construction sites so they can earn enough money to buy food each day before returning home at nightfall where they sleep in an alleyway near their current residence after finding some cardboard boxes nearby earlier that day when searching around outside looking for work opportunities which were unsuccessful due solely because employers had no interest whatsoever in hiring anyone without skills such as rigging up scaffolding structures during construction projects like building skyscrapers/high rise buildings etcetera...
Other People's Money (1991)
Other People's Money is based on a novel by John Cheever. It tells the story of an old man who owns an independent bookstore in New York City and has been forced to sell it because he can no longer afford to keep it going. The main character, Ben Mears, has been struggling with his finances for years, but now that he’s facing this situation it feels like there is only one way out: sell everything he owns and move back home where his family lives.
The movie follows this premise closely but adds some interesting twists along the way: firstly we find out how much money Ben actually has left after paying off all his debts; secondly, we see how difficult it is sometimes just keeping up with bills as they come due (and often before) while trying not complain too loudly about them since they could ruin relationships or end friendships over minor disagreements; thirdly there are some surprisingly optimistic moments when people do manage somehow cope despite all odds stacked against them
Rogue Trader (1999)
This movie is about Nick Leeson, a trader who lost £800 million for Barings Bank and was sentenced to 6 years in prison. After serving 3.5 years of his sentence, he was released from prison in 1999. He wrote a book about his experiences called Rogue Trader: The True Story of One Man's Journey into the Heart of Betrayal."
Movies can be fun to watch, but they can't teach you how to trade.
Movies can be fun to watch, but they can't teach you how to trade.
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Conclusion
Now you’re probably wondering if there are any more movies that teach you about trading. But, we can’t help but think that they should all be labeled as fiction anyway. After all, trading is a lot riskier than most of these movies portray, and even if someone did manage to make a successful career out of it—which is unlikely—they would still have to deal with the day-to-day challenges faced by anyone who goes into business for themselves. So while watching one or two popular films may make your interest pique (and maybe you will learn something), don’t expect them to magically turn you into an expert trader overnight.
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