Having watched the Social Network movie recently, I was thinking about movies that have business as a general or background theme. What influence do these movies have? There is no doubt that the negative commentary in the Wall Street movie actually interested people in working in Wall Street during the 1980′s greed period, rather than putting them off it with ethical issues, as the film intended. It is probable that the Social Network movie, with its underlying theme of betrayal and ‘winner takes all’ will probably have the same effect.

So what are my top five business movies (this is not an exhaustive list)? I am not including documentaries like ‘Enron: the Smartest Guys in the Room’ but instead concentrating on fictional movies even if they are based in fact. My scoring is pretty ad lib, more of a personal choice : continue reading…