Top 10 Business Movies every entrepreneur should watch!
1. Office Space
This classic office comedy ought to be required viewing at all business schools. Nothing cures possessed copy machine-induced stress or a bad case of the Mondays faster than watching Peter spar with his dull and annoying bosses.
2. Wall Street
An iconic 80’s film about greed and morality. Michael Douglas is fantastic as Gordon Gekko, the apostle of the “greed is good” ideology. He may be on to something in terms of economic theory, though the SEC may not be so understanding, as the film depicts.
3. Working Girl
Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver are fantastic in this thoroughly enjoyable romantic comedy. Melanie Griffith teaches us a valuable lesson as Tess the precocious administrative assistant: Never take your secretary for granted.
4. The Shop Around the Corner
In this classic romantic comedy set in Budapest, Jimmy Stewart and the great Margaret Sullavan fall in love by mail, not realizing that they are co-workers in a gift shop. Re-made in 1998 by Nora Ephron as "You've Got Mail."
5. Gung Ho
This 1986 comedy stars Michael Keaton as a foreman at an American car factory that gets taken over by a Japanese manufacturer. Consider it a hilarious lesson on labor management and the importance of understanding different cultures.
6. The Hudsucker Proxy
The Coen brothers, Tim Robbins, and Paul Newman come together for a good old fashioned screwball comedy. It’s a funny flick that demonstrates the importance of looking for innovators in all levels of a company.
7. One, Two, Three
James Cagney plays the Coca-Cola Company's man in Berlin, and we get a delightful view of an American businessman coping in alien territory and trying, in this case, to prevent the daughter of his Atlanta boss from marrying a communist.
8. Other People’s Money
Danny DeVito shines as “Larry the Liquidator” in this smart, early 90’s drama. In this story we see a conflict as old as time itself: Love, or money? Which would you choose?
9. Boiler Room
Similar to Wall Street in theme, this 2000 drama uses the stock game to teach a valuable business lesson: Always be skeptical of deals that seem too good to be true. Giovanni Ribisi is great as a talented rookie broker.
10. Glengarry Glen Ross
Based on an excellent play by David Mamet, this Hollywood take features an all-star cast that includes, Ed Harris, Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Jack Lemmon, and Jonathan Pryce. Required viewing for people looking to get into the real estate game.
1. Office Space
This classic office comedy ought to be required viewing at all business schools. Nothing cures possessed copy machine-induced stress or a bad case of the Mondays faster than watching Peter spar with his dull and annoying bosses.
2. Wall Street
An iconic 80’s film about greed and morality. Michael Douglas is fantastic as Gordon Gekko, the apostle of the “greed is good” ideology. He may be on to something in terms of economic theory, though the SEC may not be so understanding, as the film depicts.
3. Working Girl
Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver are fantastic in this thoroughly enjoyable romantic comedy. Melanie Griffith teaches us a valuable lesson as Tess the precocious administrative assistant: Never take your secretary for granted.
4. The Shop Around the Corner
In this classic romantic comedy set in Budapest, Jimmy Stewart and the great Margaret Sullavan fall in love by mail, not realizing that they are co-workers in a gift shop. Re-made in 1998 by Nora Ephron as "You've Got Mail."
5. Gung Ho
This 1986 comedy stars Michael Keaton as a foreman at an American car factory that gets taken over by a Japanese manufacturer. Consider it a hilarious lesson on labor management and the importance of understanding different cultures.
6. The Hudsucker Proxy
The Coen brothers, Tim Robbins, and Paul Newman come together for a good old fashioned screwball comedy. It’s a funny flick that demonstrates the importance of looking for innovators in all levels of a company.
7. One, Two, Three
James Cagney plays the Coca-Cola Company's man in Berlin, and we get a delightful view of an American businessman coping in alien territory and trying, in this case, to prevent the daughter of his Atlanta boss from marrying a communist.
8. Other People’s Money
Danny DeVito shines as “Larry the Liquidator” in this smart, early 90’s drama. In this story we see a conflict as old as time itself: Love, or money? Which would you choose?
9. Boiler Room
Similar to Wall Street in theme, this 2000 drama uses the stock game to teach a valuable business lesson: Always be skeptical of deals that seem too good to be true. Giovanni Ribisi is great as a talented rookie broker.
10. Glengarry Glen Ross
Based on an excellent play by David Mamet, this Hollywood take features an all-star cast that includes, Ed Harris, Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Jack Lemmon, and Jonathan Pryce. Required viewing for people looking to get into the real estate game.
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