Ask HN: Business movie suggestions?

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by hajrice • 17 years ago

11 13 17 years ago

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Hi guys. I've recently watched The Boiler room, which is a awesome movie that can really teach you about selling stuff.

Have you watched any movies that taught you about business? Please share.

ca98am79• 17 years ago

You should watch the documentary startup.com

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0256408/

akamaka• 17 years ago

I second that! This documentary captures the late 90s .com boom better than anything else I've seen.

tptacek• 17 years ago

Ghostbusters.

socratees• 17 years ago

I might be wrong but I like the way Scarface (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086250/) does business. There's a lot to learn from him.

falsestprophet• 17 years ago

hustling: The Entrepreneur

some business history: Pirates of Silicon Valley

business culture: Barbarians at the Gate, Rogue Trader

wealth: Bonfire of the Vanities

edw519• 17 years ago

"Executive Suite" - The essence of running a business is captured beautifully in William Holden's speech to the board at the end.

"Glengarry Glen Ross" - great depiction of salemen selling a commodity on commission :-(

"Wall Street" - 20 years later and they're still cheating as much as ever.

"The Godfather" - notice all the references to the difference between what's personal and what's "strictly business".

"The Devil Wears Prada" - I just want people like Meryl Streep on my side.

"My Big Fat Greek Wedding" - Look at what life can be like if everyone just keeps working. (How many small businesses was that family running anyway?)

"Other People's Money" - similar to Wall Street, but a little more uplifting.

bgnm2000• 17 years ago

Wall Street,

Boiler Room

nreece• 17 years ago

El método - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427582/

colins_pride• 17 years ago

The Hustler - 1961 & The Color of Money - 1986

Both with Paul Newman.

Optically about pool hustling. Really about the processes through which the naive progress as they encounter the underbelly of reality.

figital• 17 years ago

Glengary Glen Ross. Steak knives.

liquidcool• 17 years ago

Even if you didn't care about learning business through film, I would recommend these. Most are classics and highly enjoyable. I left out the great ones already mentioned.

Risky Business - going from idea to execution in a very short time

High Fidelity - small business, vertical expansion, labor relations

There Will Be Blood - "I have a competition in me."

Office Space - process reengineering, efficiency, employee motivation

It's A Wonderful Life - customer service, community building, ethics

The Man In The Gray Flannel Suit - work life balance

The Player - handling office and industry politics

Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room - ethics (and the catastrophe that befalls those without them)

arihelgason• 17 years ago

Riot on!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427783/

hajrice• 17 years ago

Catch Me If You Can seems like a good movie to learn about business. This guy managed become "successful" talking his way to success.

I quote successful cause he basically scammed a lot of people.

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