looking for dvd that deal with economics
 

i have to do paper on any movie that deals with economics.

some examples are Erin Brockovich, John Q, Wallstreet, Matewan, The grapes of wrath

can anyone suggest any type dvd that has economics in it?

thanks

Roger and Me
Startup.com
Boiler Room
Brewster's Millions

thanks for the list, i will look at those choices, however i should mention that i am trying to avoid documentaries.

Scrooge McDuck and Money (1967)

Trading Places, Casino, How Green Was My Valley, and Gung Ho all deal with economic issues.

Not really a movie, so it probably doesn't help your project, but if you're interested in that you should watch Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy I think it's called. Great PBS series made a few years ago, and the DVD set is pretty cheap at DDD.

A Beautiful Mind. John Nash won the Nobel Prize in Economics.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ben Stein: In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the... Anyone? Anyone?... the Great Depression, passed the... Anyone? Anyone? The tariff bill? The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act? Which, anyone? Raised or lowered?... raised tariffs, in an effort to collect more revenue for the federal government. Did it work? Anyone? Anyone know the effects? It did not work, and the United States sank deeper into the Great Depression. Today we have a similar debate over this. Anyone know what this is? Class? Anyone? Anyone? Anyone seen this before? The Laffer Curve. Anyone know what this says? It says that at this point on the revenue curve, you will get exactly the same amount of revenue as at this point. This is very controversial. Does anyone know what Vice President Bush called this in 1980? Anyone? Something-d-o-o economics. "Voodoo" economics.


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Norma Rae (1979)
Silkwood (1983)
Harlan County War (2000)
The Molly Maguires (1970)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Other People's Money (1991)
Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)
Salt of the Earth (1954)
Ressources Humaines (1999)
Swimming with Sharks (1994)
Network (1976)
Head Office (1985)
The Secret of My Success (1987)
Office Space (1999)
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
The River (1984)
The Burning Season (1994)
The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
F.I.S.T. (1978)
Modern Times (1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Executive Suite (1954)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
The Migrants (1974)
The Insider (1999)
One Man (1977)
The Saint of Fort Washington (1993)
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
Places in the Heart (1984)
The China Syndrome (1979)
An Enemy of the People (1978)
Hoffa (1992)

Risky buisness

One that joliom had in his list should be perfect for you. Tucker

The before mentioned Office Space and Boiler Room are good examples of how not to run a business :-)

-Tim

Greed?

Two that deal with and actually have some understanding of economics and business:

Other People's Money (the best there is, IMO)

Working Girl

i want to thank all of you for your choices, there were great suggestions made.

i now have several good movies options to choose from.

What about...
 

Wall Street (1987).