Economics Movies

  • 1948
    Robinson Charley

    Robinson Charley

    Robinson Charley

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    No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.

    Robinson Charley
  • 1985
    Empire City

    Empire City

    Empire City

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    A film essay contrasting the modern metropolis with its "golden age" from 1830-1930, with the participation of some of New York's leading political...

    Empire City
  • 2006
    Money as Debt

    Money as Debt

    Money as Debt

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    Paul Grignon's 47-minute animated presentation of "Money as Debt" tells in very simple and effective graphic terms what money is and how it is being...

    Money as Debt
  • 2013
    American Made Movie

    American Made Movie

    American Made Movie

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    American Made Movie looks back on the glory days of U.S. manufacturing when there was a more balanced relationship between the goods produced and...

    American Made Movie
  • 1951
    Balance 1950

    Balance 1950

    Balance 1950

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    A visual précis of the annual report of chemicals giant ICI

    Balance 1950
  • 1983
    Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis

    Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis

    Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis

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    This feature documentary reveals how Bank of Montreal chairman William Mulholland dealt with his debt-laden customers Dome Petroleum and Mexico...

    Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis
  • 2023
    Nature Morte

    Nature Morte

    Nature Morte

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    Nature Morte
  • 2011
    Debtocracy

    Debtocracy

    Debtocracy

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    Debtocracy seeks the causes of the Greek debt crisis and proposes solutions sidelined by the government and the dominant media. It follows countries...

    Debtocracy
  • 1970
    Freedom of Choice: How the Government Controls What You Consume

    Freedom of Choice: How the Government Controls What You Consume

    Freedom of Choice: How the Government Controls What You Consume

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    Life is about choice. What we eat, what we read, who we elect; every day we make choices that determine how we want to live. But what if these...

    Freedom of Choice: How the Government Controls What You Consume
  • 2018
    Advertising at the Edge of the Apocalypse

    Advertising at the Edge of the Apocalypse

    Advertising at the Edge of the Apocalypse

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    In this highly anticipated sequel to his groundbreaking, ADVERTISING AND THE END OF THE WORLD, media scholar Sut Jhally explores the devastating...

    Advertising at the Edge of the Apocalypse
  • 2010
    Cleveland Versus Wall Street

    Cleveland Versus Wall Street

    Cleveland Versus Wall Street

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    On 11th January 2008, hired by the City of Cleveland, lawyer Josh Cohen and his team filed a lawsuit against 21 banks, which they held accountable...

    Cleveland Versus Wall Street
  • 2012
    Payback

    Payback

    Payback

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    An adaptation of Margaret Atwood's book examining the metaphor of indebtedness.

    Payback
  • 1959
    Lobsters Unlimited

    Lobsters Unlimited

    Lobsters Unlimited

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    An overview of the lobster fishing industry in Nova Scotia.

    Lobsters Unlimited
  • 2023
    RUIN: Money, Ego and Deception at FTX

    RUIN: Money, Ego and Deception at FTX

    RUIN: Money, Ego and Deception at FTX

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    RUIN is a feature documentary about Sam Bankman-Fried and the stunning collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, as narrated by Bloomberg...

    RUIN: Money, Ego and Deception at FTX
  • 2019
    Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope

    Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope

    Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope

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    Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn explore the causes and costs of addiction, poverty and incarceration plaguing...

    Tightrope: Americans Reaching for Hope
  • 2009
    Plunder: The Crime of Our Time

    Plunder: The Crime of Our Time

    Plunder: The Crime of Our Time

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    Plunder: The Crime of Our Time is a hard-hitting investigative film by Danny Schechter. The "News Dissector" explores how the financial crisis was...

    Plunder: The Crime of Our Time
  • 1996
    £830,000,000 - Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings

    £830,000,000 - Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings

    £830,000,000 - Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings

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    25 Million Pounds details the collapse of Barings Bank in the mid 1990s primarily by a broker called Nick Leeson, who lost £827 million ($1.3...

    £830,000,000 - Nick Leeson and the Fall of the House of Barings
  • 2018
    Freedom Isn't Free — The Freedom Charter Today

    Freedom Isn't Free — The Freedom Charter Today

    Freedom Isn't Free — The Freedom Charter Today

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    Since its adoption in June 1955 by the Congress movement, the Freedom Charter has been the key political document that acted as a beacon and source...

    Freedom Isn't Free — The Freedom Charter Today
  • 1970
    The Real Adam Smith: Ideas That Changed The World

    The Real Adam Smith: Ideas That Changed The World

    The Real Adam Smith: Ideas That Changed The World

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    The Real Adam Smith: A Personal Exploration by Johan Norberg, takes an intriguing, two-part look at Smith and the evolution and relevance of his...

    The Real Adam Smith: Ideas That Changed The World
  • 2009
    American Casino

    American Casino

    American Casino

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    “I don’t think most people really understood that they were in a casino” says award-winning financial reporter Mark Pittman....

    American Casino