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1. Up in the Air (I) (2009)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ryan's job is to travel around the country firing off people. When his boss hires Natalie, who proposes firing people via video conference, he tries to convince her that her method is a mistake.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman
Votes: 349,534 | Gross: $83.82M
2. Hung (2009–2011)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
A former high school sports legend, turned middle-aged high school basketball coach, finds a way to benefit from his biggest asset.
Stars: Thomas Jane, Jane Adams, Charlie Saxton, Sianoa Smit-McPhee
Votes: 23,103
3. Inside Job (2010)
PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary, Crime
Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.
Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Matt Damon, Gylfi Zoega, Andri Snær Magnason, Sigridur Benediktsdottir
Votes: 79,010 | Gross: $4.31M
4. Killing Them Softly (2012)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
Director: Andrew Dominik | Stars: Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins, Scoot McNairy
Votes: 153,269 | Gross: $15.03M
5. Get Him to the Greek (2010)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Music
A record company intern is hired to accompany out-of-control British rock star Aldous Snow to a concert at L.A.'s Greek Theater.
Director: Nicholas Stoller | Stars: Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Elisabeth Moss, Rose Byrne
Votes: 185,710 | Gross: $60.97M
6. Too Big to Fail (2011 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 99 min | Biography, Drama, History
Chronicles the financial meltdown of 2008 and centers on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: James Woods, John Heard, William Hurt, Erin Dilly
Votes: 19,121
7. Fireworks (1997)
103 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.
Director: Takeshi Kitano | Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Ôsugi, Susumu Terajima
Votes: 33,221 | Gross: $0.23M
8. Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011)
PG-13 | 97 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Railroad executive Dagny Taggart and steel mogul Henry Rearden form an alliance to fight the increasingly authoritarian government of the United States.
Director: Paul Johansson | Stars: Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Edi Gathegi
Votes: 14,323 | Gross: $4.75M
9. Distant (2002)
Not Rated | 110 min | Drama
After his wife leaves him, a photographer has an existential crisis and tries to cope with his cousin's visit.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Muzaffer Özdemir, Mehmet Emin Toprak, Zuhal Gencer, Nazan Kesal
Votes: 22,916 | Gross: $0.10M
10. The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations (2009)
R | 90 min | Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Sam Reide uses his power to time travel to solve the mystery of his girlfriend's death.
Director: Seth Grossman | Stars: Chris Carmack, Rachel Miner, Melissa Jones, Kevin Yon
Votes: 20,707
11. Assault on Wall Street (2013)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Jim, an average New Yorker, lives with a sick but loving wife. Suddenly, everything changes when the economy crashes and causes him to lose everything. Filled with anger and rage, Jim goes to seek revenge for the life taken from him.
Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Dominic Purcell, Erin Karpluk, Edward Furlong, John Heard
Votes: 21,738
12. Infinitely Polar Bear (2014)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A father struggling with bipolar disorder tries to win back his wife by attempting to take full responsibility of their two young, spirited daughters, who don't make the overwhelming task any easier.
Director: Maya Forbes | Stars: Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana, Imogene Wolodarsky, Ashley Aufderheide
Votes: 17,045 | Gross: $1.43M
13. All We Had (2016)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
A mother struggles to make a better life for her daughter.
Director: Katie Holmes | Stars: Katie Holmes, Stefania LaVie Owen, Eve Lindley, Richard Kind
Votes: 3,072
14. Human Capital (2013)
Not Rated | 111 min | Crime, Drama
The destinies of two families are irrevocably tied together after a cyclist is hit off the road by a jeep in the night before Christmas Eve.
Director: Paolo Virzì | Stars: Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Matilde Gioli, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Guglielmo Pinelli
Votes: 13,438 | Gross: $0.16M
15. Duffle Bag Boy (2024)
Action, Adventure, Crime
Lost and forgotten, a homeless veteran hitchhikes his way into becoming an outlaw and goes to war with the kingpin of a criminal empire.
Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Alexander Raye Pimentel, James Anthony Perez, Cheryce Livingston, Don Tempesta
Votes: 25
16. Wrong Is Right (1982)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A TV reporter finds himself in the middle of an Arab leader buying two portable nukes, terrorists, arms dealer, a reporter/CIA spy killed, a US president ordering a K-I-L-L etc.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Sean Connery, George Grizzard, Robert Conrad, Katharine Ross
Votes: 2,266 | Gross: $3.38M
17. The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (2013)
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary
Follows the routines of those employed at Studio Ghibli, including filmmakers Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, and Toshio Suzuki as they work to release two films simultaneously, The Wind Rises and The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
Director: Mami Sunada | Stars: Hayao Miyazaki, Yumiko Miyoshi, Toshio Suzuki, Shinsuke Nonaka
Votes: 5,666
18. Ilo Ilo (2013)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
In 90s Singapore, the friendship between Filipino nursemaid Teresa and her young charge Jiale makes waves in a family, while the Asian recession hits the region.
Director: Anthony Chen | Stars: Yann Yann Yeo, Tian Wen Chen, Angeli Bayani, Jia Ler Koh
Votes: 4,997 | Gross: $0.05M
19. The Prisoner of Second Avenue (1975)
PG | 98 min | Comedy
A suddenly-unemployed company executive suffers a nervous breakdown, and his supporting wife tries everything to console him and pick up the slack.
Director: Melvin Frank | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Anne Bancroft, Gene Saks, Elizabeth Wilson
Votes: 3,855
20. Arabian Nights: Volume 1 - The Restless One (2015)
Not Rated | 125 min | Drama
Some of the chapters from Arabian Nights are adapted to a modern Portugal in this epic.
Director: Miguel Gomes | Stars: Crista Alfaiate, Miguel Gomes, Martinho Cerqueira, Miguel Cerqueira
Votes: 2,413 | Gross: $0.01M
21. American Dream (1990)
PG-13 | 98 min | Documentary
Recounts the 1985-86 strike against the Hormel Foods Corporation in Minnesota after its employees' wages and benefits were cut.
Directors: Barbara Kopple, Cathy Caplan, Thomas Haneke, Lawrence Silk | Stars: Lewie Anderson, R.J. Bergstrom, Ron Bergstrom, Wayne Goodnature
Votes: 1,012 | Gross: $0.27M
22. After (II) (2014)
R | 99 min | Drama, Mystery
A story centered around the Valentinos, a struggling family whose delicate balance is threatened by a carefully concealed secret that, if revealed, will change their lives forever.
Director: Pieter Gaspersz | Stars: Kathleen Quinlan, John Doman, Pablo Schreiber, Sabrina Gennarino
Votes: 218
23. Client 9 (2010)
R | 117 min | Documentary
An in-depth look at the rise and fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, including interviews with the scandalized, former politician.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Eliot Spitzer, Alex Gibney, Hulbert Waldroup, Lloyd Constantine
Votes: 2,593 | Gross: $0.19M
24. Bewakoofiyaan (2014)
Not Rated | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Bewakoofiyaan is a slice-of life comedy when recession strikes and the lack of money tests love. Is living on love and fresh air really possible?
Director: Nupur Asthana | Stars: Ayushmann Khurrana, Sonam Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Swedha Singh
Votes: 4,572
25. Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve (2013)
Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary, History, News
Nearly 100 years after its creation, the power of the U.S. Federal Reserve has never been greater. Markets and governments around the world hold their breath in anticipation of the Fed ... See full summary »
Director: Jim Bruce | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Paul Volcker, Janet Yellen, Peter Atwater
Votes: 1,158
26. Collapse (II) (2009)
Unrated | 82 min | Documentary
A documentary on Michael Ruppert, a police officer turned independent reporter who predicted the current financial crisis in his self-published newsletter, From the Wilderness.
Director: Chris Smith | Star: Michael Ruppert
Votes: 6,847 | Gross: $0.05M
27. The Glass Man (2011)
Not Rated | 108 min | Thriller
The chilling story of a middle class man whose desperate weathering of the current economic crisis ends with the arrival one night of a debt collector with an offer that surely cannot be turned down.
Director: Cristian Solimeno | Stars: Andy Nyman, James Cosmo, Neve Campbell, Brett Allen
Votes: 423
28. The Street Where We Live (2019)
TV-PG | 100 min | Drama
A woman struggles to hold her family together in the aftermath of the national financial crisis. Winner: Best Feature, Glass City Film Festival.
Director: John Whitney | Stars: Kristina Kopf, Dino Tripodis, Katie Stottlemire, Dylan Koski
Votes: 159
29. Killing Mad Dogs (2001)
135 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
While the post-revolution frenzy is at its peak in Iran, a woman attempts to help her secretive husband out of jail by settling his debts for him on her own.
Director: Bahram Beyzaie | Stars: Mozhdeh Shamsai, Majid Mozaffari, Reza Kianian, Mitra Hajjar
Votes: 2,947
30. Rosvopankki (2023– )
45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Inspired by the true events of Finland's banking crisis in the early 1990s. The story follows the young idealist economist Salla Nurminen (Amanda Pilke) from the Bank Inspectorate, who vows to fight corrupt bankers.
Stars: Jan Gebruk, Paul S. Tracey, Pekka Strang, Mikko Kauppila
Votes: 106
31. Bonobo (II) (2014)
103 min | Drama
A happily married young couple must carefully evaluate their relationship and trust in one another, plus own moral standing when a potentially seedy yet highly financial offer is presented to them in a time of recession.
Director: Mark Withers | Stars: Caroline Langrishe, Christopher Hatherall, Greg Barnett, Elena Harding
Votes: 23
32. Pölynimurikauppiaat (1993)
58 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
In this Finnish cinema classic, three vacuum cleaner salesmen go door-to-door selling dreams of dust-free homes and personal ambitions in a bleak Finland hit by the worst recession in history.
Director: John Webster | Stars: Kimmo Sädeaho, Sami Ahtola, Kristiina Marin, John Webster
Votes: 361
33. The Secret of Oz (2009)
Not Rated | 104 min | Documentary, History
What's going on with the world's economy? Foreclosures are everywhere, unemployment is skyrocketing - and this may only be the beginning. Could it be that solutions to the world's economic ... See full summary »
Director: William T. Still | Stars: Andrew Nance, Brent Robinson, William T. Still
Votes: 248
34. Posti in piedi in paradiso (2012)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
Three divorced fathers are forced to live together.
Director: Carlo Verdone | Stars: Pierfrancesco Favino, Micaela Ramazzotti, Marco Giallini, Carlo Verdone
Votes: 1,452
35. Boxing Day (2012)
94 min | Drama
Basil, a businessman and Chauffeur, Nick, drive into the heart of the rocky mountains in the midst of perilous weather. When the journey becomes potentially fatal, Basil must decide whether he's prepared to sacrifice his life for another.
Director: Bernard Rose | Stars: Edie Dakota, Lisa Enos, Jo Farkas, Danny Huston
Votes: 202
36. Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged (2011)
Unrated | 87 min | Documentary
'Ayn Rand & the Prophecy of Atlas Shrugged is a feature length documentary film that examines the resurging interest in Ayn Rand's epic and controversial 1957 novel and the validity of its dire prediction for America.
Director: Chris Mortensen | Stars: John Allison, Clifford Asness, Rajia Baroudi, Mike Berliner
Votes: 495
37. Bridge and Tunnel (2014)
TV-PG | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A group of twenty-somethings struggle to cope with break ups, student debt, and the transition to adulthood while living with their parents in the suburbs of New York City.
Director: Jason Michael Brescia | Stars: Arjun Gupta, Joe Murphy, Mary Kate Wiles, Annet Mahendru
Votes: 103
38. Born in Heinola (2016)
111 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of Finnish punk rock band Apulanta.
Director: Tuukka Temonen | Stars: Tatu Sinisalo, Teppo Manner, Iiro Panula, Roope Salminen
Votes: 1,466
39. Detropia (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
A documentary on the city of Detroit and its woes, which are emblematic of the collapse of the U.S. manufacturing base.
Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady | Stars: Noah Stewart, Rachele Gilmnore, Michael Wanko, Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra
Votes: 1,626 | Gross: $0.36M
40. 3:13 Three Thirteen (2014)
Not Rated | 85 min | Drama
Based on real life events drama of the homeless situation during the late 2000s US recession.
Director: David Jaure | Stars: Paul Alexandro, Marina Vidal, Julio Lourido, Giselle Torres
Votes: 81
41. The Entrepreneur (2011)
94 min | Drama
Strangled by debt and the banks, the owner of a factory that is on the brink of closing will go to any lengths to solve his financial and marital problems.
Director: Giuliano Montaldo | Stars: Pierfrancesco Favino, Carolina Crescentini, Eduard Gabia, Francesco Scianna
Votes: 459
42. Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint (1992 TV Movie)
23 min | Documentary
A 30-minute follow-up piece for Roger & Me, this was first shown when that film was broadcast as part of the PBS series P.O.V. Moore briefly re-examines the economic collapse of Flint and ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Rhonda Britton, Michael Moore, Janet K. Rauch, Fred Ross
Votes: 618
43. Dear John (2009)
33 min | Documentary, Short
When a John Deere plant closes in Welland Ontario, director Mark Lammert explores the causes and effects of their decision to move south.
Director: Mark Lammert | Stars: Kevin Falardeau, Patrick Persichilli, Joel Rash, Wayne Samuelson
44. The Happiest Place on Earth (I) (2015)
Not Rated | 81 min | Drama, Mystery
A daycare teacher's dreams of a home and family of her own are threatened by the loss of her husband's newspaper job and his subsequent disappearance.
Director: John Goshorn | Stars: Jennifer Faith Ward, Tom Kemnitz Jr., Marco DiGeorge, Peg O'Keef
Votes: 111
45. Rattle-Can (2021)
90 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A reclusive college student finds social media fame as a disguised street artist who reveals his story through vandalism.
Director: Alexander Raye Pimentel | Stars: Kyle Abraham, Shawn Abraham, Hannah Bailey, Rebecca Bottorff
Votes: 67
46. Broke: The New American Dream (2009)
Documentary
A vivid, honest, often humorous and always insightful look at our struggle with investments and retirement. Michael Covel traveled 75,000 miles over the course of 2007 and 2008 to visit ... See full summary »
Director: Michael W. Covel | Stars: Salem Abraham, Richard Blake, Chris Van Hollen, Eric Bolling
Votes: 23
47. The Bigger Bubble
195 min | Documentary, History, News | Announced
The sequel to the award winning documentary that looked back at how we got to The Housing Bubble, The Bigger Bubble asks those same people that predicted the crash, what will be the ... See full summary »
Director: Jimmy Morrison | Stars: Ron Paul, Peter Schiff, Jim Grant, David Stockman
48. Out of Here (I) (2013)
80 min | Drama
After a year traveling the world, twentysomething Ciaran reluctantly returns to his hometown of Dublin, broke and stuck living with his parents. As he struggles to reconnect with the ... See full summary »
Director: Dónal Foreman | Stars: Fionn Ó Loingsigh, Annabell Rickerby, Aoife Duffin, Daniel Bergin
Votes: 42
49. Breathe (IV) (2014)
3 min | Short, Horror
Three captives wake up gagged, bound to chairs, with betting odds painted onto their chests. Forced to play a game for an unseen online audience, they struggle to hold their breath to outlive their competition.
Director: David James Holloway | Stars: Scarlet Wilderink, Nathan Adabadze, Richard Javier Wigley, Arthur Khindria
50. Isännät ja isäntien varjot (1976–1977)
170 min | Drama
Stars: Harri Tirkkonen, Paavo Pentikäinen, Eira Soriola, Marko Riikonen
Votes: 17