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February 25, 2005
Top 10 Business Movies
Posted by Laura Rich at 5:03 PM
With the Oscars upon us, we decided to take an in-depth look at The Aviator, and also a look back at the Best Business Movies of all time. Below are the top picks from the editors of Inc. What's your pick for the best business movie?
The Aviator
It’s a Wonderful Life
Citizen Kane
Wall Street
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Glengarry Glen Ross
What Women Want
Working Girl
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Insider
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I agree with about half of your list, but would like to add the following:
Barbarians at the Gate
Boiler Room
Startup.com
And, on some level - Godfather II.
Agree with what I've seen on your list, but these are also interesting:
Wolf (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111742/)
Office Space (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/)
Documentary:
The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115398/)
Tucker: The Man and His Dream is my favorite movie about business.
I liked Office Space enough to name one of our web sites in its honor: www.OfficeSpaceMN.com
(even tossed in the hotly-contested Red Swingline Stapler). another would be "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying". of course I've just dated myself with that one, but rent it, you'll like it.
Hail to OFFICE SPACE!
http://www.SoleProprietorMagazine.com
The Insider was pretty good.
D Posadas, author
(http://www.ricebowlandchips.com)
It doesn't get any better than Glengarry Glen Ross, but Boiler Room would be a close second.
For me the list is shorter:
9 to 5
Working Girl
Jerry Maguire
Sounds bad right :)
Jerry Maguire - the best!
I think you missed the best entrepreneur movie of all time: Schindler's List.
It tells the story of a businessman who was able to defy the Nazi empire and do a surprising amount of good, starting out at first almost by accident.
No other movie has come close to Schindler in terms of portraying business as a basis for independent initiative and power. It makes an eloquent statement about the positive power of capitalism and the need to create non-governmental organizations of size, stability and influence in order to balance the power of the state.
I enjoyed the comments on BUSINESS MOVIES.
Here's some info about about SALES MOVIES and how they contribute to the stereotypes of salespeople...
http://www.uszynski.com/article_stereotypes.htm
Good selling!
Al
Hey! I built a small business on Pirates of Silicone Valley (The Microsoft/ Apple story). Why isn´t it on your list ? Bill Gates'
sales pitch to IBM is a classic. Not to mention Steve Jobs' swiping of the GUI from Xerox.
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