Top 7 movies every potential investor should watch
YEREVAN, December 19. / ARKA/. Do you want to secure yourself a source of extra income that will ensure a more comfortable life? Novosti-Armenia and ARKA news agencies within the framework of a joint special project with Freedom Broker Armenia present the top 7 movies that will be interesting for both a beginner and an experienced investor. The films in which venerable directors have featured film stars, give an insight into the world of finance. They also warn about its risks, motivate and show how to "multiply" money and what absolutely must not be done.
1. Insider job
Year: 2010
Country: USA
Director: Charles Ferguson
Starring: Matt Damon, Gylfi Zoega, Andri Magnasson, Sigridur Benediktsdottir, Paul Walker
'Inside Job' provides a comprehensive analysis of the global financial crisis of 2008, which at a cost over $20 trillion, caused millions of people to lose their jobs and homes in the worst recession since the Great Depression, and nearly resulted in a global financial collapse. Through exhaustive research and extensive interviews with key financial insiders, politicians, journalists, and academics, the film traces the rise of a rogue industry, which has corrupted politics, regulation, and academia.
2. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Year: 2010
Country: USA
Director: Oliver Stone
Starring: Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf, Josh Brolin, Carey Mulligan, Frank Langella.
Ex-corporate raider Gordon Gekko is released from prison into a whole new world, which is on the brink of a financial crisis. He is a dinosaur, whose methods are long outdated, and whose reputation plays a disservice. But it is he who is chosen as a partner by a young trader Jacob Moore, who offers Gekko a deal: he fixes the old man's relationship with his daughter, who has not communicated with him for eleven years and blames Gordon for his brother's suicide, and he helps Jacob, who is courting the girl, to climb to the top of the financial ladder.
3. Too big to fail
Year: 2011
Country: USA
Director: Curtis Hanson
Staring William Hurt, Edward Asner, Billy Crudup, Paul Giamatti, Topher Grace.
The events of the movie, based on a true story, develop in 2008 during the largest financial crisis, which led to catastrophic consequences in the United States. As the country's economy continues to sink to critical levels, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson finds himself drawn into an unequal confrontation between the key players on Wall Street. As the battle between the politician and the financiers escalates and the country nears true collapse, the experts who can save the economy, come to the fore.
4. The Wolf of Wall Street
Year: 2013
Country: USA
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner
In 1987, a 25-year-old Jordan Belfort lands a job as a Wall Street stockbroker. Soon the bank has to shut down after the sudden collapse of the Dow Jones index. Acting on the advice of his wife Theresa, Jordan takes a job at a small brokerage dealing in small stocks. His persistent style of communication with customers and innate charisma quickly bear fruit. He gets acquainted with his neighbor Donnie, a merchant, who immediately finds common ground with Jordan and decides to open his own firm with him. But there comes a moment when Belfort's rapid enrichment begins to interest the FBI.
5. The Big Short
Year: 2015
Country: USA
Director: Adam McKay
Starring Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Melissa Leo.
It is the year of 2005. While looking into mortgage data across the country, oddball financial genius and Scion Capital hedge fund manager Michael Burry discovers a detail that makes him conclude that the U.S. mortgage market may soon burst. Consequently, he insures about a billion dollars of his clients through a credit default swap. This strange activity is soon noticed by several financiers on Wall Street. They realize that Burry's concerns are well founded. What's more, by playing the downside, millions can be made
6. Gold
Year: 2016
Country: USA
Director: Stephen Gaghan
Starring Matthew McConaughey, Edgar Ramirez, Bryce Dallas Howard, Corey Stoll, Toby Kebbell.
The film is loosely based on the true story of the 1993 Bre-X mining scandal, when a massive gold deposit was supposedly discovered in the jungles of Indonesia. The main character Kenny Wells helps to run a prospecting company, called Washoe. He manages to attract large bank financing from Wall Street and conduct an IPO. Then an offer is made to buy out part of the mine, but not everything turns out smoothly. “Gold” will remind investors that even the impossible is possible, the main thing is to believe in it and strive for the goal.
7. Default
Year: 2018
Country: South Korea
Director: Choi Kook-hee
Starring Kim Hye-soo, Yoo Ah-in, , Heo Joon-ho, Jo Woo-jin and Vincent Cassel
In 1997, the South Korean government was confident that the economy was booming and the country was poised for stable prosperity. But the head of the Bank of Korea's monetary policy department estimates that the country will face a financial crisis within a week. The woman calls for warning the public-at-large about looming crisis, but there are those in whose interest it is to keep silent about the impending default and profit from the situation. -0-
The material was prepared within the framework of a joint project "The Year of Investing in Oneself " by ARKA, AMI Novosti-Armenia news agencies and Freedom Broker Armenia. -0-
