Movies About Making Money & Getting Rich (Rags To Riches Films)

welcome to the 20 best movies about

making money

and getting rich and we start with

number one

the wolf of wall street

sell me this pen this is the true story

of jordan belfortz

a stockbroker who in just a couple of

years went from nothing

to millions living an incredibly

luxurious and extravagant lifestyle

in this movie you follow his complete

journey from starting out on wall street

to building his own company and scamming

his way to the top

with shady deals this is the ultimate

get rich quick movie

and whilst his methods may be immoral

and often illegal

seeing the yachts the parties the luxury

it might be quite motivating for you

to go and make money yourself this film

also has a great cast

and is directed by martin scorsese so

what more could you need

number two the founder i want to take

the future i want to win

and you don't get there by being some r

shocks nice guy sat

there's no place in business for people

like that business is war

ever wondered how mcdonald's went from a

single store to a global fast food

empire

the founder is the true story of how

that happened

and so as you can imagine this is a

movie with plenty of money making and

business deals involved

like any entrepreneurship story there's

plenty of ups and downs along the way

but seeing the process raycroc goes

through makes this a great rags to

riches story

that will no doubt inspire you this is

the most remarkable restaurant

i've seen in all my years in the food

service industry i want to hear your

story

number three the big short i'm kissing

i'm looking deep into your eyes as i

make love to you vinnie

i'm handing you the deal of the century

on a platter

the financial crisis of 2008 affected us

all

but how much do you really know about

what happened

this film tackles that in a very

entertaining way

breaking down complex financial terms

into simple

funny and entertaining concepts at the

heart of this story though

it's a tiny group of people who knew the

crash was coming

and heavily bet against the economy

making a lot of money in the process

this is a film all about money and how

it impacts us

and has a great ensemble cast including

christian bale

ryan gosling steve carell and brad pitt

to name just

a few plus margot robbie in a bath

charlie stop it what

you have any idea what you just did just

bet against the american economy

number four limitless you're really

implying that you have some sort of

ultimate formula well from 12 000 to 2.3

million in 10 days

i do have a formula miss appears in this

movie bradley cooper's character goes

from being broke and depressed

to rich and everything he ever wanted

and it's all thanks to a brand new drug

that unlocks his full brain power

however the pill has plenty of side

effects

and once he starts mixing with the wrong

people things take a dramatic

turn however ultimately this is a film

showing that with the right drive and

focus someone can get very

wealthy we see his character learning to

invest and day trade on the stock market

and making so much money that he can

live his dream life

at least temporarily anybody ever jump

oh my god

number five american hustle start let us

do what we need to do

to rule our corruption and to get rid of

the payoff guys they're ruining this

country that's my dream don't smoke

please american hustle tells the story

of some con artists

who set up an elaborate sting operation

to catch some corrupt politicians

as you would expect with a film about

con artists and sketchy business deals

there is a lot of money to be made the

question is

who will actually end up making it who

will come out on top

overall american hustle is a unique film

that's well worth a watch

and stars christian bale bradley cooper

amy adams and jennifer lawrence

always take a favor over money

i think jesus said as well number six

molly's game

the players that are losing a hundred

thousand a week are going to be losing

half a million players winning a hundred

thousand

we'll have no one left to play with some

will drop out it's not sustainable we'll

lose the game

this is the story of how 26 year old

molly bloom

ended up running the most exclusive

underground poker game

in the world in this film you will see

someone going from having almost

nothing to having more money than she

could dream of

but of course the world of high-stakes

poker leads to her mixing

with some very interesting characters

i'm hoping you'll accept this as

temporary collateral

that is an authentic monet

number seven joy just put it in your

window let your customers decide

maybe you can sell one of your mops to

those big companies and maybe they'll

put it on my show

everyone loves an underdog story and

this movie is definitely that

better yet it's based on a true story

joy played by jennifer lawrence

is a divorced mother of two with a

number of hardships

yet she rises against all the odds and

sets up a successful

business empire it all starts with her

finding a solution

to a problem the self-ringing miracle

mop

and the film follows her journey to

bring her invention

to life along with her struggles getting

the business started

and trying to make money it's also got

robert de niro and bradley cooper

and if you're a tall entrepreneurial

this is likely to get you inspired

about what's possible what was that

it's you know a dating service for

widows and widowers

you're not a widow or whatever what's

the difference i'm single number eight

slumdog millionaire that used to be our

slum

can you believe that huh we used to live

right there man

now it's all business this is a totally

different kind of rags to riches film

instead of business or shady deals this

is the story of someone becoming a

millionaire

in an instant by winning the indian

version of the game show

who wants to be a millionaire except

it's not quite that simple

he's accused of cheating and to find out

whether he really did know all the

answers or not

this film takes us through jamal's very

dramatic

life god lucky huh

if would you ever take the money around

you're not gonna get the next one

number nine war dogs everybody's

fighting over the same pie

but they're ignoring the crumbs when

you're dealing with the pentagon

crumbs are worth millions war dogs is

another film with a crazy plot

that is again based on a true story

starring mars teller and jonah hill

wardogs takes you through the journey of

two normal guys

becoming international arms dealers this

includes becoming gun runners

negotiating deals with the government

and making a lot of money in the process

we start the film with mars teller's

character being broke

only to become insanely wealthy once he

gets into the shady world

of arms dealing and so it's a very

entertaining film

with lots of money and drama involved

please tell me you're aware of the

legislation the italians passed last

week

the one banning all armed shipments to

iraq uh

of course number 10 boiler room

give him 10 000 shares he just can't

sell it before we say so

no joke seth at least six months greed

corruption and fast money are at the

heart of this movie boiler room

when a college dropout gets a job at an

investment firm he is put on the fast

track

to wealth if you've seen the wolf of

wall street and enjoyed it

this film definitely has a lot of

similarities especially when it comes to

the pump and dump stock schemes

with stock brokers looking to scam a lot

of money very quickly

boiler room also has several iconic

speeches about

making lots of money and is a very

entertaining watch

do you want that confirmation sent to

your office or your mansion

very funny mr marlon number 11

catch me if you can i'm a co-pilot for

pan am i'd like to

cash this check here and then i'd like

to take you out for a steak dinner

catch me if you can is based on the true

story of teenager

frank abigail jr played by leonardo

dicaprio

who manages to forge millions of dollars

in checks

whilst posing as an airline pilot a

doctor and a lawyer

as a result he begins living a very

glamorous life

fueled by all the money he's making from

his forged checks

but this movie is really an ongoing

battle between frank and the fbi agent

trying to catch him played by tom hanks

so he can make fools out of us all

i'm really sorry if i made a fool out of

you no no

no no you you do not feel sorry for me

number 12 the banker are you planning

on starting to buy real estate in white

only neighborhoods mr gary

that's exactly what we're gonna do the

banker is one of the newest films about

making money

released in 2020 this is a drama

focusing on two of the first

african-american bankers

in the united states but these big

businessmen

aren't just trying to make money they're

also trying to take down

the racist establishment of the 60s this

film isn't talked about as much

as it had a limited release in cinemas

but it's now been picked up by the

streaming service

apple tv see that's what i like about

you you a good

person but that's gonna change when you

get rich

i'll take that risk you ain't gonna have

a choice

number 13 the pursuit of happiness don't

ever let somebody tell you

you can't do something

not even me you got a dream you got to

protect it

after will smith's character essentially

loses everything

he has to pick himself up and work

harder and smarter than anyone else

to build a better life for him and his

son this movie is

less about extravagance and luxury it's

more about the struggles of making money

and trying to get by especially when you

don't have money to begin with

as a result this is definitely an

inspirational film

i had to go to college to be a stock

broker huh you don't have to

have bigger with numbers and good with

people that's it

hey you take care number 14 the social

network

you signed the papers you set me up

you're gonna blame me

because you were the business head of

the company and you made a bad business

deal with your own companies it's gonna

be like i'm not a part of facebook

it's not a spoiler alert to tell you

that mark zuckerberg is now a

multi-billionaire

since he created facebook but how did he

get to that point

how did he go from being a kid at

college to building a business that

would change the world

and of course make him incredibly

wealthy in the process

this film from david fincher shows us

that journey

all whilst being framed around the legal

battle between him

and the winklevoss twins who are

accusing zuckerberg of stealing their

idea

what are you doing checking in to see

how it's going in bosnia

they don't have roads but they have

facebook number 15

billionaire boys club you ruined joe

all he ever wanted was to belong and you

made him think he needed a bmw for that

billionaire boys club is the

biographical drama of a group of guys in

the 80s

who establish a get-rich-quick scheme

that turns out to be deadly

this film is fueled by money and wanting

to get rich

and the business they create is

literally a ponzi scheme or a pyramid

scheme

which makes it a very unique and

interesting movie to watch

it's a film that not many people are

familiar with as it had a very limited

theatrical release

but if you're looking for a movie about

making money fast

this may be the film for you i realized

that day that

sometimes the truth

is the best lie number 16

there will be blood you've got an ocean

of oil under your feet with nowhere to

go

why not turn it over to us you spend

time with your boy

i'm gonna cut your throat this paul

thomas anderson movie

was incredibly well received by critics

not just for the story

but for the acting cinematography and

much more

it stars daniel day lewis as the

ruthless oil prospector

who goes on a relentless pursuit to

become the most powerful oil magnate

in the business at whatever cost

necessary imdb perhaps best sums it up

with the tagline a story of family

religion

hatred oil and madness

here's the union oil 100 miles of

pipeline and all

the independent producers of this great

station number 17

wall street i picked the dog with the

lease fleas

use a stop loss so uh downsides 100

and buy a decent suit you can't come in

here looking like this

this classic wall street film released

back in 1987

stars charlie sheen as a young and

impatient stock broker

willing to do anything to get to the top

including

trading on illegal inside information

when he meets the infamous and ruthless

gordon gekko

who believes greed is good the two team

up to try and make a lot of money

together

what could go wrong come on pal tell me

something i don't know

it's my birthday surprise me

number 18 casino there's a lot of things

going to change out here and if you want

to be there with me sammy you're going

to have to go my

way i'm responsible for thousands of

people i got 100 million a year going

through the place

if you want to film all about getting

rich then just from the title casino

you can probably tell this is a film

packed with plenty of money involved

essentially we see a mafia enforcer and

a casino executive

compete against each other over a

gambling empire

as with many films on this list there's

not just plenty of money involved

but greed power and even murder

it's a classic crime drama from 1995

but still holds up very well through

this day look what they did to my hair

you can either have the money in the

hammer or you can walk out of here you

can't have both

i just want to get out of here throw

them on the alley and just tell the cops

you gotta buy a car

number 19 focus my dad

he said um there's two kinds of people

in this world

there's hammers and nails and you decide

which one you want to be

will smith and margot robbie are once

again making our list

as focus is another movie featuring con

artists

who use elaborate schemes to get rich it

begins with nikki

played by will smith taking an amateur

con artist

under his wing only for things to start

getting

very messy it's a film with lots of

twists and turns

that will keep you guessing until the

end when did you make us

uh when you sold a wallet from the bomb

downstairs

and why'd you come up here if you're so

smart professional curiosity

number 20 margin call well we have to

hold

these assets on our books longer than we

might ideally like to these are

essentially just mortgages

profile without raising any red flags

margin call shows us one full day at a

wall street investment bank

in the first phases of the 2008

financial crisis

the movie takes a closer look at the

greed and fraudulent actions

of many wall street companies around

that time and

knowing that this kind of thing actually

happened makes it all the more chilling

however it's undeniably interesting to

see the inner workings

of this world fueled by making more

money and getting rich

at all costs he told me they were going

to drag me through hell on everything

over the next two years

or i could come back here and make 176

471 dollars an hour didn't seem like

much of a choice

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