Entertaining money movies to watch

Here’s some money-based movies to keep you entertained! Lots of money, no money at all, love and money, heists, crime, rich families, chasing money, investing, ransoms, forging cheques – we’ve tried to cover it all in this list! We do not endorse how characters in these movies try to make money . . . lol

Investing

Wall Street (1987)

A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing.

Stars: Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, Tamara Tunie
Genres: Crime, Drama
Rated: M

Wall Street Money Never Sleeps (2010)

Now out of prison but still disgraced by his peers, Gordon Gekko works his future son-in-law, an idealistic stock broker, when he sees an opportunity to take down a Wall Street enemy and rebuild his empire.

Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Michael Douglas, Carey Mulligan
Genres: Drama
Rated: M

The Big Short (2015)

In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the US mortgage market. In their research they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.

Stars: Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling
Genres: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Rated: M

Boiler Room (2000)

A college dropout, attempting to live up to his father's high standards, gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm which puts him on the fast track to success. But the job might not be as legitimate as it first appeared to be.

Stars: Ben Affleck, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Nia Long
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rated: M

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.

Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Rated: R 18+

Margin Call (2011)

Follows the key people at an investment bank, over a 24-hour period, during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.

Stars: Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci, Kevin Spacey
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Rated: MA 15+

Limitless (2011)

With the help of a mysterious pill that enables the user to access 100% of his brain abilities, a struggling writer becomes a financial wizard, but it also puts him in a new world with lots of dangers.

Stars: Bradley Cooper, Anna Friel, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro
Genres: Sci-fi, Thriller
Rated: M

Action, Thriller, Crime and Heist

All The Money In The World (2017)

The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.

Stars: Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Mark Wahlberg
Genres: Briography, Crime, Drama
Rated: MA 15+

The Talented Mr Ripley (1999)

In late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.

Stars: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rated: M

Oceans Eleven (2001) + sequels

Danny Ocean and his ten accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously.

Stars: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Rated: M

Oceans Eight (2018)

Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City's yearly Met Gala.

Stars: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
Rated: M

The Italian Job (original – 1969)

Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam.

Stars: Michael Caine, Noël Coward, Benny Hill
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
Rated: PG

The Italian Job (2003)

After being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally.

Stars: Donald Sutherland, Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton, Charlize Theron, Jason Statham, Seth Green
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
Rated: M

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

A seasoned FBI agent pursues Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully forged millions of dollars' worth of checks while posing as a Pan Am pilot, a doctor, and a legal prosecutor.

Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
Rated: M

The Sting (1973)

Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.

Stars: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Rated: PG

21 (2008)

"21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings.

Stars: Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey
Genres: Crime, Drama, History
Rated: M

Molly’s Game (2017)

The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.

Stars: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
Rated: M

American Hustle (2013)

A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild F.B.I. Agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia.

Stars: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence
Genre: Crime, Drama
Rated: M

Middle Men (2009)

Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals, and struggles not to drown in a sea of con men, mobsters, drug addicts, and porn stars.

Stars: Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Rated: M

Casino (1995)

A tale of greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends: a mafia enforcer and a casino executive, compete against each other over a gambling empire, and over a fast living and fast loving socialite.

Stars: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci
Genres: Crime, Drama
Rated: R 18+

Sports

Moneyball (2011)

Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.

Stars: Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill
Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport
Rated: M

Jerry Maguire (1996)

When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent agent with the only athlete who stays with him and his former colleague.

Stars: Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rated: M

Drama, Good Feels and Funnies

Seven Pounds (2008)

A man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.

Stars: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson
Genres: Drama
Rated: M

The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

Stars: Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith
Genres: Biography, Drama
Rated: M

Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

A Mumbai teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".

Stars: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Saurabh Shukla
Genres: Drama, Romance
Rated: MA 15+

Hustlers (2019)

Inspired by the viral New York Magazine article, Hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

Stars: Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Cardi B, Lizzo
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Rated: MA 15+

Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

This contemporary romantic comedy, based on a global bestseller, follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.

Stars: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh
Genres: Comedy, Romance, Drama
Rated: M

The Big Lebowski (1998)

Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.

Stars: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Sport
Rated: MA 15+

The Company Men (2010)

The story centers on a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company – and how that affects them, their families, and their communities.

Stars: Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Tommy Lee Jones
Genres: Drama
Rated: M