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Best Business Movies

by aavinash_ahuja • Created 13 years ago • Modified 12 years ago
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  • Michael Keaton, George Wendt, Rodney Kageyama, and Gedde Watanabe in Gung Ho (1986)

    1. Gung Ho

    19861h 51mPG-1348Metascore
    6.3 (15K)
    When a Japanese automobile company buys an American plant, the American liaison must mediate the clash of work attitudes between the foreign management and native labor.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsMichael KeatonGedde WatanabeGeorge Wendt
  • Sally Field in Norma Rae (1979)

    2. Norma Rae

    19791h 54mPG61Metascore
    7.3 (14K)
    A young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionize her mill despite the problems and dangers involved.
    DirectorMartin RittStarsSally FieldBeau BridgesRon Leibman
  • Patton (1970)

    3. Patton

    19702h 52mPG86Metascore
    7.9 (112K)
    The World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S. Patton.
    DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsGeorge C. ScottKarl MaldenStephen Young
  • Cher in Moonstruck (1987)

    4. Moonstruck

    19871h 42mPG83Metascore
    7.2 (75K)
    Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry.
    DirectorNorman JewisonStarsCherNicolas CageOlympia Dukakis
  • Herb & Dorothy (2008)

    5. Herb & Dorothy

    20081h 27mNot Rated74Metascore
    7.6 (908)
    Herb and Dorothy Vogel redefine what it means to be an art collector.
    DirectorMegumi SasakiStarsPaula AntebiWill BarnetRobert Barry
  • Michael J. Fox and Helen Slater in The Secret of My Success (1987)

    6. The Secret of My Success

    19871h 51mPG-1336Metascore
    6.5 (39K)
    A talented young man can't get an executive position without rising through the ranks, so he comes up with a shortcut, which also benefits his love life.
    DirectorHerbert RossStarsMichael J. FoxHelen SlaterRichard Jordan
  • Something Ventured (2011)

    7. Something Ventured

    20111h 24mNot Rated
    7.0 (817)
    The story of how a few individuals built an industry that would go on to finance nearly all of the major advancements in technology in the past 50 years with companies such as Atari, Genentech, Apple, Intel and more.
    DirectorsDaniel GellerDayna GoldfineStarsBill BowesHerbert BoyerPo Bronson
  • Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, and Fredric March in The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)

    8. The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

    19562h 33mApproved
    7.1 (4.3K)
    An ex-soldier faces ethical questions as he tries to earn enough to support his wife and children well.
    DirectorNunnally JohnsonStarsGregory PeckJennifer JonesFredric March
  • Emilio Estevez, Olivia Barash, Harry Dean Stanton, and Jennifer Balgobin in Repo Man (1984)

    9. Repo Man

    19841h 32mR82Metascore
    6.8 (44K)
    A young punk, recruited by a car repo agency, finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu with a huge, $20,000 bounty--and something otherworldly stashed in its trunk.
    DirectorAlex CoxStarsHarry Dean StantonEmilio EstevezTracey Walter
  • Matt Damon in Inside Job (2010)

    10. Inside Job

    20101h 49mPG-1388Metascore
    8.2 (82K)
    Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.
    DirectorCharles FergusonStarsMatt DamonGylfi ZoegaAndri Snær Magnason
  • Trading Places (1983)

    11. Trading Places

    19831h 56mR69Metascore
    7.5 (175K)
    A snobbish Wall Street commodities broker and a wily street hustler find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaire brothers who run a brokerage house.
    DirectorJohn LandisStarsEddie MurphyDan AykroydRalph Bellamy
  • Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (1939)

    12. The Wizard of Oz

    19391h 42mG92Metascore
    8.1 (453K)
    Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.
    DirectorsVictor FlemingGeorge CukorNorman TaurogStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay Bolger
  • Edward G. Robinson, Susan Hayward, and Richard Conte in House of Strangers (1949)

    13. House of Strangers

    19491h 41mApproved
    7.3 (4.4K)
    After years in prison, Max promises revenge on his brothers for their betrayal. His lover Irene and memories of his past yield him a broader perspective.
    DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsEdward G. RobinsonSusan HaywardRichard Conte
  • National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)

    14. National Lampoon's Animal House

    19781h 49mR79Metascore
    7.4 (133K)
    At a 1962 college, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
    DirectorJohn LandisStarsJohn BelushiKaren AllenTom Hulce
  • Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)

    15. The Social Network

    20102hPG-1395Metascore
    7.8 (796K)
    As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsJesse EisenbergAndrew GarfieldJustin Timberlake
  • Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, and Daryl Hannah in Wall Street (1987)

    16. Wall Street

    19872h 6mR56Metascore
    7.3 (171K)
    An impatient young stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless, greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsCharlie SheenMichael DouglasTamara Tunie
  • Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Jack Warden, and Robert Webber in 12 Angry Men (1957)

    17. 12 Angry Men

    19571h 36mApproved97Metascore
    9.0 (937K)
    The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin Balsam
  • Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

    18. The Godfather

    19722h 55mR100Metascore
    9.2 (2.1M)
    The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames Caan
  • George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air (2009)

    19. Up in the Air

    20091h 49mR83Metascore
    7.4 (356K)
    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.
    DirectorJason ReitmanStarsGeorge ClooneyVera FarmigaAnna Kendrick
  • Alec Guinness in Tunes of Glory (1960)

    20. Tunes of Glory

    19601h 46mNot Rated
    7.5 (4.9K)
    After World War II, a Highland Regiment's acting Commanding Officer, who rose from the ranks, is replaced by a peace-time Oxford-educated Commanding Officer, leading to a dramatic conflict between the two.
    DirectorRonald NeameStarsAlec GuinnessJohn MillsSusannah York
  • Barbarians at the Gate (1993)

    21. Barbarians at the Gate

    19931h 47mRTV Movie
    7.2 (3.6K)
    President F. Ross Johnson of a major tobacco company decides to purchase the company himself, but a bidding war ensues as representatives from other companies make their own offers.
    DirectorGlenn JordanStarsJames GarnerJonathan PrycePeter Riegert
  • Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay in Risky Business (1983)

    22. Risky Business

    19831h 39mR75Metascore
    6.8 (105K)
    A Chicago teenager is looking for fun at home while his parents are away, but the situation quickly gets out of hand.
    DirectorPaul BrickmanStarsTom CruiseRebecca De MornayJoe Pantoliano
  • Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)

    23. Citizen Kane

    19411h 59mPG100Metascore
    8.3 (484K)
    Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenDorothy Comingore
  • James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

    24. It's a Wonderful Life

    19462h 10mPG89Metascore
    8.6 (531K)
    An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel Barrymore
  • Danny DeVito in Other People's Money (1991)

    25. Other People's Money

    19911h 43mR
    6.2 (9.9K)
    A corporate raider buys up shares in an undervalued company and falls in love with the founder's son's lawyer/step daughter. Let the battle begin.
    DirectorNorman JewisonStarsDanny DeVitoGregory PeckPenelope Ann Miller

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