1. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), by Martin Scorsese
Synopsis Film based on the true events of the New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio).
In the mid-1980s, Belfort was an honest young man chasing the American dream, but soon at the brokerage, he learned that the most important thing was not to win his clients but to be ambitious and earn a good commission. His enormous success and fortune when he was in his early twenties as the founder of a stock brokerage earned him the nickname "The Wolf of Wall Street." Money. Can. Women. drugs. Temptations abounded and fear of the law was irrelevant. Jordan and his wolf pack considered discretion an old-fashioned quality; they were never satisfied with what they had.
2. Blue Jasmine (2013), by Woody Allen
Synopsis Jasmine, a wealthy and glamorous woman from New York high society, suddenly finds herself penniless and homeless. She then decides to move to San Francisco to live with her sister Ginger, a working-class woman who lives with her boyfriend in a small apartment. Jasmine, who is going through the most critical time of her life, is dedicated to taking antidepressants and reminiscing about her old life in Manhattan.
3. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), by James Foley
Synopsis Chronicles the hectic lives of Chicago real estate agents trying to survive in a highly competitive world and a depressed market. Despite the situation, they always react with admirable scruples and solidarity.
4. Margin Call (2011), by J.C. Chandor
Chronicle of the lives of eight workers at a powerful investment bank during the 24 hours before the start of the 2008 financial crisis. When Peter Sullivan (Zachary Quinto), a rookie analyst, reveals data that could lead the company to ruin, unleashes a cascade of decisions, both moral and financial, that produce an earthquake in the lives of those involved in the impending disaster.
4. The Corporation (2004), by Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott
Documentary Synopsis about the birth, growth, and maturity of this malignant tumor that is the big corporations, seen from a very critical and real perspective. It has guest stars such as Nike, Coca-Cola, and IBM... and great "presenters" such as Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, and Milton Friedman among others.
6. Zeitgeist: Moving Forward (2011), by Peter Joseph
Synopsis Independent and non-profit film. It deals with the need for a transition from the current monetary system that governs the world towards an economy based on the planet's resources, to which current scientific knowledge would be applied to make it truly sustainable and efficient.
