Ask HN: Business movie suggestions?
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.
Have you watched any movies that taught you about business? Please share.
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)
some business history: Pirates of Silicon Valley
business culture: Barbarians at the Gate, Rogue Trader
wealth: Bonfire of the Vanities
Both with Paul Newman.
Optically about pool hustling. Really about the processes through which the naive progress as they encounter the underbelly of reality.
"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.
I quote successful cause he basically scammed a lot of people.
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