BEST BUSINESS MOVIES OF ALL TIME.
                     BEST BUSINESS 
MOVIES OF ALL TIME
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps 
• Wall Street – the one that launched a 
million careers in investment banking.
• It shows the human, social, and cultural 
cost of Gekko-style profiteering.
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The Godfather (1972)
• The Godfather is an exemplary guide to 
business.
• So, it’s probably not a good idea to send 
messages via horse-head in a legitimate 
business. 
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Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
• Sales is hard. There are plenty of movies, 
novels, and plays about just how hard, most 
famously Death of a Salesman.
• In Glengarry Glen Ross, a “motivator” from the 
head office visits a regional real estate office 
to deliver a message from management
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Boiler Room (2000)
• Boiler Room is like the love child of Wall 
Street and Glengarry Glen Ross, a seductive 
look at the seediest side of Wall Street. 
• It has become something of a cult classic, and 
unlikely business guide. 
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The Social Network (2010)
• David Fincher’s The Social Network – written 
by hyperverbalist Aaron Sorkin – has been 
criticized for its historical inaccuracies 
• The Social Network is not a guide to 
becoming a billionaire – the success of 
Facebook is presented as a combination 
of genius, luck, and ruthless opportunism.
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Citizen Kane (1941)
• The greatest American film in history is 
also one of the best business films in 
history. 
• As a young newspaper tycoon, Kane has 
enough influence to scare up a war with 
Spain and almost elect himself governor. 
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The Apartment (1960)
• The Apartment was controversial in 
its day for its frank depiction of infidelity.
• Characters speak unironically in 50s 
corporate clichés, including attaching “-
wise” to the end of any word to make it 
an adjective. 
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Office Space (1999)
• Office Space has a simple lesson for 
businesspeople: embezzlement is fun. 
• A flop when it was first released video 
and DVD made it a cult classic among IT 
workers and other frustrated rank-and-
file office drones. 
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American Experience Henry Ford
• This documentary outlines the life and 
hardships of one of America’s most 
iconic and influential entrepreneurs. 
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