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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.
- ca98am79 17y agoYou should watch the documentary startup.com http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0256408/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0256408/
- akamaka 17y agoI second that! This documentary captures the late 90s .com boom better than anything else I've seen.
- tptacek 17y agoGhostbusters.
- socratees 17y agoI might be wrong but I like the way Scarface (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086250/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086250/) does business. There's a lot to learn from him.
- falsestprophet 17y agohustling: The Entrepreneur some business history: Pirates of Silicon Valley business culture: Barbarians at the Gate, Rogue Trader wealth: Bonfire of the Vanities
- edw519 17y 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 17y agoWall Street, Boiler Room
- nreece 17y agoEl método - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427582/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427582/
- colins_pride 17y agoThe 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 17y agoGlengary Glen Ross. Steak knives.
- liquidcool 17y agoEven 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 17y agoRiot on! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427783/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427783/
- hajrice 17y agoCatch 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.