Welcome to the 20 best movies about making money and getting rich. And we start with
#1: The Wolf Of Wall Street This is the true story of Jordan Belfort,
a stockbroker who in just a couple of years went from nothing to millions, living an incredibly
luxurious and extravagant lifestyle. In this movie, you follow his complete journey from
starting out on Wall Street, to building his own company, and scamming his way to the top
with shady deals. This is the ultimate get rich quick movie, and whilst his methods may
be immoral and often illegal, seeing the yachts, the parties, the luxury - it might be quite
motivating for you to go and make money yourself. The film also has a great cast and is directed
by Martin Scorsese so what more could
you need?
#2: The Founder Ever wondered how McDonalds went from one
single store, to a global fast food empire? The Founder is the true story of how that
happened, and so as you can imagine, this is a movie with plenty of money making and
business deals involved. Like any entrepreneurship story, there’s plenty of ups and downs along
the way, but seeing the process Ray Kroc goes through makes this a great rags to riches
story that will no doubt inspire you.
#3: The Big Short The
financial crisis of 2008 affected us all, but how much do you really know about what
happened? This film tackles that in a very entertaining way, breaking down complex financial
terms into simple, funny and entertaining concepts. At the heart of this story is the
tiny group of people who knew the crash was coming, and heavily bet against the economy,
making a lot of money in the process. This is a film all about money and how it impacts
us, and has a great ensemble cast including Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Steve Carrell
and Brad Pitt to name just a few. Plus, Margot Robbie
in a bath.
#4: Limitless In this movie, Bradley Cooper’s character
goes from being broke and depressed, to rich and everything he ever wanted, and it’s
all thanks to a brand new drug that unlocks his full brain power. However, the pill has
plenty of side effects and once he starts mixing with the wrong people, things take
a dramatic turn. However, ultimately this is a film showing that with the right drive
and focus, someone can get very wealthy - we see his character learning to invest and day
trade on the stock market, and making so much money that he can live his dream life.
#5: American Hustle American Hustle tells the story of some con
artists who set up an elaborate sting operation to catch some corrupt politicians. As you
would expect with a film about con artists, and sketchy business deals, there’s a lot
of money to made - the question is, who will actually end up making it? American Hustle
is a unique film that stars Cristian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jennier Lawrence
- and is well worth a watch.
#6: Molly’s Game This is the story of how 26 year old Molly
Bloom ended up running the most exclusive underground poker game in the world. In this
film you will see someone going from having almost nothing, to having more money than
she could dream of. But of course, the world of high stakes poker leads to her mixing with
some interesting characters... #7: Joy
Everyone loves an underdog story, and this movie is definitely that. Better yet, it’s
based on a true story. Joy, played by Jennifer Lawrence, is a divorced mother of two, with
a number of hardships, yet she rises against all odds and sets up a successful business
empire. It all starts with her finding a solution to a problem, the self-wringing Miracle Mop,
and the film follows her journey to bring her invention to life and her struggles getting
her business started and trying to make money. It’s also got Robert Deniro and Bradley
Cooper, and if you’re at all entrepreneurial, this will likely get you inspired about what’s
possible.
#8: Slumdog millionaire This
is a totally different kind of rags to riches film - instead of business, or shady deals,
this is the story of someone becoming a millionaire in an instant, by winning the Indian version
of the gameshow, who wants to be a millionaire. Except, it’s not quite that simple. He’s
accused of cheating, and to find out whether he really did know all the answers or not,
the film takes us through Jamals’ dramatic life.
#9: War Dogs War dogs is another film with a crazy plot,
that is again based on a true story. Starring Miles Teller and Jonah Hill, War Dogs takes
you through the journey of two normal guys becoming international arms dealers. This
includes being gun runners, negotiating deals with the government, and making a lot of money
in the process. We start the film with Miles Teller’s character being broke, only to
become insanely wealthy once he gets into the shady world of arms dealing. And so it’s
a very entertaining film with lots of money and drama involved.
#10: Boiler Room Greed, corruption and fast money are at the
heart of the movie Boiler Room. When a college dropout gets a job at an investment firm,
he is put on the fast track to wealth. If you’ve seen the wolf of wall street and
enjoyed it, this film definitely has a lot of similarities - especially when it comes
to the pump and dump stock schemes with stockbrokers looking to scam a lot of money very quickly.
Boiler Room also has several iconic speeches about making lots of money, and is a very
entertaining watch.
#11: Catch Me If You Can Catch Me If You Can is based on the true story
of teenager Frank Abagnale Jr., played by Leonardo Cicaprio, who manages to forge millions
of dollars in checks, whilst posing as an airliner pilot, a doctor and a lawyer. As
a result, he begins living a very glamorous life, field by all the money he’s making
from his forged checks. But this movie is really an ongoing battle between Frank and
the FBI agent trying to catch him, played by Tom Hanks.
#12: The banker The Banker is one of the newest films about
making money - released in 2020, this is a drama focusing on two of the first African-American
bankers in the United States. But these big businessmen aren’t just trying to make money,
they’re also trying to take down the racist establishment of the 60's. This film isn’t
talked about as much as it had a limited release in cinemas, before being picked up by Apple
TV.
#13: The Pursuit of Happyness After Will Smith’s character essentially
loses everything, he has to pick himself up and work harder and smarter than anyone else,
to build a better life for him and his son. This movie is less about extravagance and
luxury, it’s more about the struggles of making money and trying to get by, especially
when you don’t have money to begin with. As a result, this is definitely an inspirational
film.
#14: The Social Network It’s not a spoiler alert to tell you that
Mark Zuckerberg is now a multi-billionaire, since he created Facebook. But how did he
get to that point? How did he go from being a kid at college, to building a business that
would change the world, and of course, make him incredibly wealthy in the process. This
film from David Fincher shows that journey, all whilst being framed around the legal battle
between him and the Winklevoss twins, who are accusing Zuckerberg of stealing their
idea.
#15: Billionaire Boys Club Billionaire Boys club is the biographical
drama of a group of guys in the 80’s who establish a get rich quick scheme, that turns
out to be deadly. This film is fuelled by money and wanting to get rich, and the business
they create is literally a ponzi scheme or a pyramid scheme, which makes it a very unique
and interesting movie to watch. It’s a film that not many people are familiar with as
it had a very limited theatrical release, but if you’re looking for a movie about
making money fast, this may be the film for you.
#16: There will be blood This Paul Thomas Anderson movie was incredibly
well received by critics, not just for the story but for the acting, cinematography and
much more. It stars Daniel Day Lewis as the ruthless oil prospector, who goes on a relentless
pursuit to become the most powerful oil tycoon in the business at whatever costs necessary.
IMDB best best sums it up with the tagline: A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and
madness.
#17: Wall Street
This classic wall street film, released back in 1987, stars Charlie Sheen as a young and
impatient stockbroker, willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal
inside information. When he meets the infamous and ruthless Gordon Gecko, who believes greed
is good, the two team up to try and make a lot of money together. What could go wrong?
#18: Casino If
you want a film all about getting rich, then just from the title Casino you can probably
tell this is a film packed with plenty of money involved. Essentially, we see a mafia
enforcer and a casino executive, compete against each other over a galmbling empire. As with
many films on this list, there’s not just plenty of money involved but greed, power
and even murder. It’s a classic crime drama from 1995, but still holds up very well to
this day.
#19: Focus
Will Smith and Margot Robbie are once again making our list, as Focus is another movie
featuring con artists who use elaborate schemes to get rich. It begins with Nicky, played
by Will Smith, taking an amaeur con artist under his wing, only for things to start getting
very messy. It’s a film with lots of twists and turns that will keep you guessing until
the end. #20: Margin Call
Margin Call shows us one full day at a Wall Street investment bank in the first phases
of the 2008 financial crisis. The movie takes a closer look at the greed and fraudulent
actions of many Wall Street companies around that time, and knowing this kind of thing
actually happened, makes it all the more chilling. However, it’s undeniably interesting to
see the inner workings of this world fuelled by making more money and getting rich, at
all costs.
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