Top 5 Best Stock Market Movies on Amazon Prime & What to Learn from Them

Who doesn’t love watching movies? Everyone loves watching movies but, people have different tastes in genres. Many love watching romantic and many love watching finance-related movies. One must know, watching movies can help you gain lots of knowledge and motivation for working hard.

Similarly, if you are willing to make your career in the stock market world then here are some movies that you must watch. Watching these movies will boost your morale and will enable you to work harder to achieve your dreams and goals in the field.

Further in this article, we will talk about the top 5 best stock market movies on Amazon Prime and what to learn from them.

The Wolf of Wall Street 2013

When we are talking about finance and the stock market how can we forget ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’? This movie is a 2013 American biographical black comedy crime film that is based on Jordan Belfort’s 2007 memoir of the same name.

The movie has received 8.2 out of 10 from IMDb, 4 out of 5 from Common Sense Media, and it's 80% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. The movie talks about Belfort’s career as a stockbroker in New York City and how his company, Stratton Oakmont is engaged in corruption and fraud on Wall Street. 

Some of the famous casts seen in this movie are the following:-

• Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort 
• Martin Scorsese 
• Jonah Hill as Donnie Azoff
• Margot Robbie as Naomi Lapaglia 
• Matthew McConaughey as Mark Hanna 

These are some of the famous casts that are present in this amazing movie. 

What to Learn - The learning from this movie is to dream big and look through a realistic lens. Entrepreneurs can learn from this movie that, dreams are the sparks of business. When you want to make your dream come true you become responsible, use sound, become honest, and work hard.

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The Big Short 2015

The Big Short is another must-watch movie for all stock market lovers. It is a 2015 American biographical crime comedy-drama film that is directed and co-written by Adam McKay.

The story of this movie is based on a non-fiction book by Michael Lewis, which talks about the real lives and workings of several financial-industry workers. The film has received 7.8 out of 10 from IMDb, 4.4 out of 5 from Vudu, and it's 89% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. 

Some of the list of accolades won by this movie are the following:-

• 2016 Nominee Critics Choice Award, Best Picture. 
• 2016 Winner Critics Choice Award, Best Comedy. 
• 2016 Nominee Critics Choice Award, Best Editing, Hank Corwin. 
• 2016 Winner Critics Choice Award, Best Adapted Screenplay, Charles Randolph, and Adam McKay

What to learn

There is a lot to learn from this movie. Always conduct full research before you trust something. Risk is always there but, if you have enough knowledge and experience then you can easily reduce it. 

Equity 2016

Equity is a film that is full of drama. It is a 2016 American financial thriller film which is directed by Meera Menon. Interestingly, this movie also premiered in Competition at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival back in 2016. The movie is about Naomi Bishop who is an investment banker.

She struggles her way to the top of the Wall Street ladder while being watched by a prosecutor. This prosecutor suspects that she is a corrupt person. This movie has received 5.6 out of 10 from IMDb and is 82% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. 

What to learn - This movie is billed as ‘Women on Wall Street’ movie, where women can be seen loving money more than anything. This movie shows how women work hard in offices and how they share the same hunger and work for and against each other. Moreover, this movie tells quite a lot about competition. If you want to achieve something you need to be competitive. 

Money Monster 2016

We all loved the character of Lee Gates played by George Clooney. Money Monster is a 2016 American crime thriller movie. This movie had its world premiere at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in the same year. The movie is about television financial expert Lee Gates.

In less than 24 hours, IBIS Clear Capital’s stock gets cratered due to a glitch in the trading algorithm, which cost investors $800 million. This movie has a rating of 6.5 out of 10 from IMDb and it's 59% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. 

What to learn - The best thing you will learn after watching the movie is transparency. If you become transparent, your business grows, employee engagement increases, and the quality of work increases. 

Inside Job 2010

Inside Job is a documentary film that was released back in 2010. This American documentary movie was directed by Charles Ferguson and talks about the late-2000s financial crisis. Interestingly, this documentary film was acclaimed by film critics who praised and well-appreciated its pacing, research, system, and exposition of complex material to the world.

This documentary has a rating of 8.2 out of 10 from IMDb and it's a whopping 98% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. 

What to learn - It is an Oscar-winning movie that has taught quite a lot to the audience. In this movie, we saw how the American banking sector failed to govern and as a result, the risk-taking and greed increased which further resulted in a massive economic crisis. The lesson from this movie is suffering is not a punishment.