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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

12 Comments

Posted by: Vinny at February 26, 2005 10:32 AM

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.

Posted by: GG at February 27, 2005 4:37 AM

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/)

Posted by: Dane Carlson at February 28, 2005 12:29 AM

Tucker: The Man and His Dream is my favorite movie about business.

Posted by: Marty O at March 1, 2005 8:52 AM

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.

Posted by: GDT at March 1, 2005 1:47 PM

Hail to OFFICE SPACE!

http://www.SoleProprietorMagazine.com

Posted by: D Posadas at March 6, 2005 1:30 AM

The Insider was pretty good.

D Posadas, author
(http://www.ricebowlandchips.com)

Posted by: Nathan Schock at March 10, 2005 3:11 PM

It doesn't get any better than Glengarry Glen Ross, but Boiler Room would be a close second.

Posted by: Jordan Dossett at March 11, 2005 11:54 PM

For me the list is shorter:

9 to 5
Working Girl
Jerry Maguire

Sounds bad right :)

Posted by: Bob at March 20, 2005 2:26 PM

Jerry Maguire - the best!

Posted by: Rick Spence at March 22, 2005 11:17 PM

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.

Posted by: Al Uszynski at April 4, 2005 9:59 AM

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

Posted by: J X Hunterview III at February 2, 2006 8:43 AM

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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