The envelope please – classic business movies
The Academy Award broadcast is only days away. Our house is movie crazy, and rightly so, with my son being a cinema studies major. We plan a party every year, watching the broadcast and voting for our favorites. At the end of the evening the results are tallied and a winner is declared. The prize? A fake Oscar to keep in the possession of the winner until next year's broadcast.
But what movie would win, if the academy was looking at all the great business themed movies from over the years? The Social Network and Wall Steet – Money Never Sleeps, would be this years picks to join some of the greats that have appeared over the years.
I compared some business blogs and lists that Forbes has done and a few titles come up over and over. Including some titles you really wouldn't think of as "business movies". See what you think.
What would be on your list?
8 thoughts on “The envelope please – classic business movies”
Have fun on Oscar night! For your business list I hope you’ll consider one of my favourites: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
Another good business-related movie from the past year was the documentary “Inside Job.” It does a great job of explaining the causes of the recent financial crisis – after watching it, I actually understand what a “credit default swap” is!
I only recently heard about “Inside Job”. Thanks for the suggestion!
Great choice! How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a long time favorite of mine as well. Many of the “principles” it suggests are true even today!
I remember a film from the 80s based on the Glasgow Ice Cream Wars…Comfort and Joy? Great list, by the way. Thanks!
…. and Inside Job won’the Academy Award last night!!!!
I thought the acceptance speech from the film makers hit the right tone – political but not overly so.
I remember that movie as well. I always get it mixed up with Local Hero, which is also a “business” movie, also set in Scotland! But Local Hero deals with an American oil company which comes to a village in Scotland to buy it.