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Indexes are on such a rampage that even fund owners may feel as the gutsiest of stockbrokers. Therefore Infakt would like to recommend some movie classics dealing with this topic for long winter nights.
Stock Exchange is a niche topic even in the USA. It's the only possible explanation of the fact that such a drastic scenery has inspired such a small number of filmmakers. Let's be sincere you won't find a masterpiece here, still there's quite a number of pretty good movies, which you are sure to find in a good video rental store. (The list was inspired by AskMen.com):
Wall Street (1987)
Stock Exchange is the driving force behind American economy. It may be slowing down at the moment, but in the 80s of the last century a lot of people became fabulously rich thanks to Wall Street.
Oliver Stone depicts dirty nuts and bolts of this place people who strike it rich not with hard work but due to the lack of moral spine. Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) a young stockbroker starts working for a relentless market gambler.
The film is so thrillng and inspiring that Miami Heat coach, legendary Pat Riley, has a 'Wall Street' hairdo up to today.
Why do you have to see it:
Evil Gordon Gekko immortal quote: 'Greed is good. Greed is right. Greed works.' still resounds in the ears of enormously rich Wall Street fellows. And you want to be as rich as they are, don't you?
Brewster's Millions (1985)
Montgomery Brewster is a minor league baseball player. One day he finds out that a distant relative of his has endowed him with $300 million in his will, on condition Monty gets rid of $30 million in 30 days. And it isn't easy at all.
Why do you have to see it:
Brewster's Millions is a good old-school comedy, without omnipresent product placement or computer effects.
Boiler Room (2000)
Stock Exchange and stockbrokers are depicted here from a point of view of a young man who joins boiler room in order to earn a fortune and his father's respect. Both the main hero Seth Davis (Ben Affleck) and his colleagues soon find out the rules that rock financial world. Be honest or be rich!
Sure we know Affleck isn't everyone's cup of tea but first of all he appears in just a few shots, secondly he isn't too annoying and thirdly it's one of a few movies that show how much suffering you can get with money.
Why do you have to see it:
We have all suspected that stockbrokers do not know the value of our money and tend to play too hard, but - Boiler Room - depicts it with every detail.
Trading Places (1983)
If you're rolling in it, you may come to a point you have so much money you don't know what to do with it. At least we see it that way in Infakt and we can't wait for that day to come. Unfortunately people whom we believe have experienced that tend to act as morons with their ballon rallies, cosmic trips and so on.
This classic comedy depicts what may happen when wealth eccentrity takes one step more. Two rich old men discuss factors that shape a man nature vs conditions. In order to learn the answer they decide to trade social roles of two people: one of their workers and a homeless artist. If you want to find out what happens next rent the video, or ask anyone who hasn't lived in a desert and had a TV for the last 25 years.
Why do you have to see it:
You'll see how beautiful Jamie Lee Curtis was in the early 80s. And by the way the movie is a lot of fun and it's pretty positive.
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
A successful salesman lives a wealthy life respected by everyone. Unsuccessful salesmen live under stress on Chinese instant soups. The movie deals with the second group salesmen, employed in a real estate agency.
Why do you have to see it:
Great actors show the way the pursuit of money (or actually a car) turns your life into a nightmare.