Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "1929-stock-market-crash"

1. The Roaring Twenties (1939)

Passed | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Three men attempt to make a living in Prohibitionist America after returning home from fighting together in World War I.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane, Gladys George

Votes: 15,632

2. The Century of the Self (2002)

59 min | Documentary

A documentary about the rise of psychoanalysis as a powerful means of persuasion for both governments and corporations.

Stars: Adam Curtis, Robert Reich, Ann Bernays, Alfred Pritz

Votes: 6,382

3. Corsair (1931)

Passed | 75 min | Adventure, Crime, Romance

A stockbroker plans to liven up his boring life by taking up piracy on the high seas.

Director: Roland West | Stars: Chester Morris, Thelma Todd, Fred Kohler, Ned Sparks

Votes: 300

4. Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (2016)

84 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Intimate and compelling documentary on the life and career of Leslie Howard (1893-1943)

Director: Thomas Hamilton | Stars: Derek Partridge, Leslie Ruth Howard, Norman Spencer, Matthew Sweet

Votes: 370

5. Tarnished Lady (1931)

Passed | 83 min | Drama, Romance

Tarnished Lady is a 1931 Pre-Code American drama film directed by George Cukor. The screenplay by Donald Ogden Stewart is based on his short story, A Story of a New York Lady.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Tallulah Bankhead, Clive Brook, Phoebe Foster, Alexander Kirkland

Votes: 252

6. Across the Pacific (2020)

History

This is a 3 part series from PBS, following WW1, airline executive Juan Trippe, pilot Charles Lindbergh

Stars: Christopher Cassarino, Brad Koed, Brian Muller, Sergey Nagorny

Votes: 69

7. To Mary - with Love (1936)

Approved | 87 min | Drama

Ten years of married life beginning in 1925. Mary stands by Jack after the Depression of 1929 but considers divorce when he again becomes successful by 1935. Bill, who loves Mary, works at keeping them together.

Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Ian Hunter, Claire Trevor

Votes: 159

8. Success at Any Price (1934)

Passed | 74 min | Drama

Joe comes from a rough neighborhood and when his brother Mike is gunned down in 1927, he decides to go into legitimate business. He wants to make a lot of money and fast so he is ambitious ... See full summary »

Director: J. Walter Ruben | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Genevieve Tobin, Frank Morgan, Colleen Moore

Votes: 353

9. Seven Days That Made the Fuhrer (2013 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary, History

We identify the seven key events that shaped Hitler's mind and ultimately culminated in his plans for world domination as he became one of the most powerful and deranged leaders the world has ever known.

Director: Alex Parkinson | Stars: Kerry Daynes, Frank McDonough, Estelle Lovatt, Richard John Evans

Votes: 12

10. Anzacs in the Face of War (2011)

Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

Archive footage of Australia and New Zealand forces during WW1, WW2 and the Vietnam conflict. Plus home life between the wars, especially focusing on the homage we pay to those who so ... See full summary »

Director: Merran Williams | Stars: John Stanton, Thomas Blamey, John Curtin, Duke of Gloucester

Votes: 12

11. Pourquoi l'Amérique (1970)

G | 100 min | Documentary

A film about America between the world wars that attempts to capture and interpret the vital moving forces in American society that caused the United States to emerge by the end of World War II as a dominant world power.

Director: Frédéric Rossif | Stars: Françoise Christophe, Pia Colombo, Pierre Andrieux, Jacques Castelot

12. Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode: Unusual Suspects (1997)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

In 1929, Fitz is enjoying the life of an English lord. He has good friends, a beautiful wife, trusted servants...until one of them "murders" him.

Director: Dennis Berry | Stars: Adrian Paul, Elizabeth Gracen, Peter Wingfield, Jim Byrnes

Votes: 169

13. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: The Crash of 1929 (1990)

TV-G | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Examines the stock market crash of 1929 with interviews from descendants of several Wall Street insiders.

Stars: Philip Bosco, Reuben L. Cain, Calvin Coolidge, Rita Mitchell Cushman

Votes: 105

14. The Twentieth Century (1957–1968)
Episode: New York in the Twenties (1961)

Documentary, History

Was there a more exciting place to be during The Roaring Twenties and Prohibition than in The Big Apple?

Stars: Fanny Brice, Enrico Caruso, Bobby Clark, Marc Connelly

15. OverSimplified (2016– )
Episode: Prohibition (2020)

TV-14 | 33 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy

Oversimplified explains The Prohibition, in the USA.

Director: Stuart Webster | Star: Stuart Webster

Votes: 35

16. TopTenz (2010– )
Episode: Top 10 Historical Facts That Aren't True (2016)

9 min | Documentary

While there are many incorrect historical 'facts' that people believe, these are the top ten whoppers. These are really big goofs like Columpus discovering America and the Earth being flat.... See full summary »

Star: Simon Whistler

17. Apocalypse: The Rise of Hitler (2011)
Episode: Le Führer (2011)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

Was the support of a politically polarized minority of the population all Hitler needed to maneuver the Nazi party from a position of moderate influence to control of the government or was there more?

Directors: Isabelle Clarke, Daniel Costelle | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Richard Lintern, Doug Rand, Hans Baur

Votes: 140

18. Beyond the Myth: The SS Unveiled (2022– )
Episode: From the Protection Squadron to the SS State (2022)

Documentary, History, War

Trace the rise to power of the SS as we examine several perpetrators. Who was recruited? And why was the SS attractive to men?

Director: Gabriele Rose | Stars: Christopher Dillon, Alexandra Richie, Benjamin Carter Hett, Otto Kumm

19. Mafias & Banks (2023)
Episode: The Age of the Pioneers (2023)

TV-14 | 58 min | Documentary

In the relentless quest to conquer new markets, criminal syndicates forced their way into the corridors of power with one intent: to hide their money. In one century, organized crime has left its mark on international business and finance.

Director: Christophe Bouquet | Stars: Gianni Barbacetto, Jack Blum, Christophe Bouquet, Clotilde Champeyrache

Votes: 7

20. Hitler's Engineers: Building the Third Reich (2023–2024)
Episode: Hans Kammler (2023)

Documentary, History, War

Hans Kammler's fingerprints can be found all over the Third Reich's most prestigious and deadly engineering projects, including rockets and concentration camps.

Director: Matt Bone | Stars: Paul B. Jaskot, Michael Allen, Nigel Jones, Karina Urbach

21. Hitler's Engineers: Building the Third Reich (2023–2024)
Episode: Ferdinand Porsche (2024)

Documentary, History, War

The designer of one of the most popular car brands in history, Ferdinand Porsche would not have seen his success without the support of Adolf Hitler.

Director: James Wright | Stars: Shalina Patel, Nigel Jones, Karl Ludvigsen, Guy Walters

22. Casual Scholar (2021– )
Episode: Soviet Style Economics Was Insane and Here's Why (2021)

25 min | Documentary

The labor scarcity caused by the Black Plague in Western Europe eventually lead to the industrial revolution and more egalitarian governments while Eastern Europe retained the feudal system... See full summary »

23. Gangster Empire: Rise of the Mob (2013– )
Episode: 1929 - Year of Chaos and Crime (2013)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Action, Crime

1929 was the year of chaos and crime that saw the St Valentine's Day massacre with the shooting of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side gang and the stock market crash.

Director: Kevin R. Hershberger | Stars: Coby Batty, Matt K. Baker, Todd Barsness, James Christopher Cooke

24. Hitler's Circle of Evil (2018)
Episode: The Fall of Rohm (2018)

TV-14 | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The financial crisis in the USA makes the Nazis look good. But in order to keep their new supporters they need to cleanse the party.

Director: Matthew Hinchcliffe | Stars: Guy Walters, Richard Overy, Toby Thacker, Michael Lynch

Votes: 215