10 Movies Every Business Student Must Watch

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10 Movies Every Business Student Must Watch

The Insider - 1999 

"Our Standards have to higher than anyone else because we are the standard of everyone else."

The Insider - 1999 

The true story of Jeffery Wigand, the former head of Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company, who went live on television to expose the bitter truth of how tobacco companies function.

Release: October 28, 1999 (Beverly Hills)
Director: Michael Mann
Story by: Marie Brenner
Screenplay: Michael Mann, Eric Roth

Music director: Lisa Gerrard, Pieter Bourke

Cast :

Al Pacino as Lowell Bergman
Russell Crowe as Jeffrey Wigand
Renee Olstead as Deborah Wigand
Christopher Plummer as Mike Wallace
Diane Venora as Liane Wigand
Philip Baker Hall as Don Hewitt
Lindsay Crouse as Sharon Tiller
Debi Mazar as Debbie De Luca
Hallie Kate Eisenberg as Barbara Wigand
Stephen Tobolowsky as Eric Kluster
Colm Feore as Richard Scruggs
Bruce McGill as Ron Motley
Gina Gershon as Helen Caperelli
Michael Gambon as B&W CEO Thomas Sandefur
Rip Torn as John Scanlon
Cliff Curtis as Sheikh Fadlallah
Gary Sandy as Sandefur's lawyer
Roger Bart as Seelbach Hotel Manager
Jack Palladino as Himself
Mike Moore as Himself

The Social Network - 2010

"You don't get to 500 million friends without making a new enemies."

Mark Zuckerberg creates a social networking site, #Facebook, with the help of his friend Eduardo Saverin. But soon, a string of lies tears their #relationship apart even as Facebook connects #people.

Release date: November 12, 2010 (India)

Director: David Fincher

Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin

Adapted from: The Accidental Billionaires

Awards: Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay, View More

Cast :

Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg

Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin

Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker

Armie Hammer as Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss

Max Minghella as Divya Narendra

Josh Pence as Tyler Winklevoss (double)

Brenda Song as Christy Lee

Rashida Jones as Marylin Delpy

John Getz as Sy

David Selby as Gage

Denise Grayson as Gretchen

Douglas Urbanski as Larry Summers

Rooney Mara as Erica Albright

Joseph Mazzello as Dustin Moskovitz

Dustin Fitzsimons as The Phoenix – S K Club President

Wallace Langham as Peter Thiel

Patrick Mapel as Chris Hughes

Dakota Johnson as Amelia Ritter

Malese Jow as Alice Cantwel

Trevor Wright as B.U. Guy in Bra

Shelby Young as K.C.

Aaron Sorkin as Ad Executive

Steve Sires as Bill Gates

Tucker : The Man & His Dream - 1988

"If he came up with a better idea, about anything, there's no limit to how far he could go."

Tucker : The Man & His Dream - 1988

Obsessed with cars since #childhood, inventor Preston Tucker (Jeff Bridges) has his first #successful auto design partnership in the 1930s and designs a successful gun turret for World War II use. With those achievements under his belt, Tucker is determined to create a futuristic car for the masses: the Tucker Torpedo. However, his dreams are challenged by Detroit's auto manufacturers, production problems and accusations of stock fraud, and he is forced to defend his dream and #honesty in court.

Initial release: August 12, 1988 (USA)

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Box office: 19.7 million USD

Initial DVD release: October 24, 2000

Budget: 24 million USD

Cast :

Jeff Bridges as Preston Tucker

Joan Allen as Vera Tucker

Martin Landau as Abe Karatz

Elias Koteas as Alex Tremulis

Frederic Forrest as Eddie Dean

Christian Slater as Preston Tucker, Jr.

Don Novello as Stan

Nina Siemaszko as Marilyn Lee Tucker

Mako as Jimmy Sakuyama

Dean Stockwell as Howard Hughes

Lloyd Bridges as Senator Homer Ferguson (uncredited)

Anders Johnson as Johnny

Corin Nemec as Noble Tucker (credited as Corky Nemec)

Marshall Bell as Frank

Jay O. Sanders as Kirby

Peter Donat as Otto Kerner

Dean Goodman as Bennington / Drew Pearson's Voice

John X. Heart as Ferguson's Agent

Patti Austin as Millie

Sandy Bull as Stan's Assistant

Joe Miksak as Judge Igoe (as Joseph Miksak)

Scott Beach as Floyd Cerf

Roland Scrivner as Oscar Beasley

Bob Safford as Narrator (voice)

Lawrence Menkin as "Doc" (credited as Larry Menkin)

Ron Close as Fritz

Joe Flood as "Dutch"

Leonard Gardner as Gas Station Owner

Bill Bonham as Garage Owner

Abigail Van Alyn as Ferguson's Secretary

Taylor Gilbert as Ferguson's Secretary

David Booth as Man in Hall

Jessie Nelson as Woman on Steps

Al Hart as Newscaster (voice)

Cab Covay as Security Guard

James Cranna as Man in Audience

Bill Reddick as Board Member

Ed Loerke as Mayor

Jay Jacobus as Head Engineer

Anne Lawder as Bennington's Secretary

Jeanette Lana Sartain as Singing Girl

Mary Buffett as Singing Girl

Annie Stocking as Singing Girl

Michael McShane as Recording Engineer 

Hope Alexander-Willis as Tucker's Secretary 

Taylor Young as Tucker's Secretary 

Jim Giovanni as Police Sergeant

Joe Lerer as Reporter at Trial

Morgan Upton as Ingram

Ken Grantham as SEC Agent

Mark Anger as Blue

Al Nalbandian as Jury Foreman

Up In The Air - 2009

"It's only a problem if it has a solution."

Ryan, a corporate downsizing expert, takes his new colleague on his office tour. On the way he meets another flier and the two begin a casual relationship.

Initial release: December 23, 2009 (USA)

Director: Jason Reitman
Initial DVD release: March 9, 2010

Screenplay: Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner

Producers: Jason Reitman, Ivan Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki, Jeffrey Clifford

Cast :

George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, "a suave, smartly dressed businessman in his 40s"[4][5]

Vera Farmiga as Alexandra "Alex" Goran, a 34-year-old constantly traveling businesswoman[5]

Anna Kendrick as Natalie Keener, an ambitious 23-year-old

Jason Bateman as Craig Gregory, owner of Career Transition Counseling

Amy Morton as Kara Bingham, Ryan's older sister

Melanie Lynskey as Julie Bingham, Ryan's younger sister

Danny McBride as Jim Miller, Julie's fiancé

Zach Galifianakis as Steve, a fired employee

J. K. Simmons as Bob, a fired employee

Sam Elliott as Maynard Finch, Chief Pilot

Tamala Jones as Karen Barnes, a fired employee

Adhir Kalyan as an IT worker whose fired

The Godfather - 1972

"Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer."

Don Vito Corleone, head of a mafia family, decides to hand over his empire to his youngest son Michael. However, his decision unintentionally puts the lives of his loved ones in grave danger.

Initial release: March 15, 1972 (New York City)

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Film series: The Godfather

Featured songs: Speak Softly, Love, I Have But One Heart

Screenplay: Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo, Robert Towne

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Wall Street - 1987

"The only thing standing between you & your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it."

A cruel and greedy corporate raider takes a young and anxious stockbroker under his wing.

Initial release: December 11, 1987 (USA)
Director: Oliver Stone
Featured song: America Is Waiting
Film series: Wall Street
Awards: Academy Award for Best Actor, View More

Cast : 

Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko
Charlie Sheen as Bud Fox
Daryl Hannah as Darien Taylor
Martin Sheen as Carl Fox
John C. McGinley as Marvin
Terence Stamp as Sir Larry Wildman
James Karen as Harry Lynch
Hal Holbrook as Lou Mannheim
Sean Young as Kate Gekko
James Spader as Roger Barnes

The Pursuit of Happyness - 2006

"If you want something, go get it. Period.

Chris Gardner takes up an unpaid internship in a brokerage firm after he loses his life's earnings selling a product he invested in. His wife leaves him and he is left with the custody of his son.

Initial release: December 15, 2006 (USA)
Director: Gabriele Muccino
Producers: Will Smith, James Lassiter, Jason Blumenthal, Todd Black, Steve Tisch
Awards: MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, View More
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Actor, View More

Cast : 

Will Smith as Chris Gardner
Jaden Smith as Christopher Gardner Jr.
Thandie Newton as Linda Gardner
Brian Howe as Jay Twistle
Dan Castellaneta as Alan Frakesh
James Karen as Martin Frohm
Kurt Fuller as Walter Ribbon
Takayo Fischer as Mrs. Chu

Glengarry Glen Ross - 1992

"Coffee is for closers only."

When an office full of New York City real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to heat up. Shelley Levene (Jack Lemmon), who has a sick daughter, does everything in his power to get better leads from his boss, John Williamson (Kevin Spacey), but to no avail. When his coworker Dave Moss (Ed Harris) comes up with a plan to steal the leads, things get complicated for the tough-talking salesmen.

Initial release: October 2, 1992 (USA)
Director: James Foley
Adapted from: Glengarry Glen Ross
Story by: David Mamet

Screenplay: David Mamet

Cast : 

Al Pacino as Ricky Roma
Jack Lemmon as Shelley "The Machine" Levene
Alec Baldwin as Blake
Alan Arkin as George Aaronow
Ed Harris as Dave Moss
Kevin Spacey as John Williamson
Jonathan Pryce as James Lingk
Bruce Altman as Larry Spannel
Jude Ciccolella as the detective

Invictus - 2009

"I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul."

Following the aftermath of the apartheid, President Nelson Mandela decides to unite his people by supporting a rugby team in their bid to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

Initial release: December 3, 2009 (Beverly Hills)

Director: Clint Eastwood

Adapted from: Playing the Enemy

Featured song: World in Union

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Cast : 

Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela

Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar

Adjoa Andoh as Brenda Mazibuko

Tony Kgoroge as Jason Tshabalala

Julian Lewis Jones as Etienne Feyder

Patrick Mofokeng as Linga Moonsamy

Matt Stern as Hendrick Booyens

Marguerite Wheatley as Nerine Winter

Leleti Khumalo as Mary

McNiel Hendriks as Chester Williams, the only black person on the Springbok team

Scott Eastwood as Joel Stransky

Zak Feaunati as Jonah Lomu

Grant L. Roberts as Ruben Kruger

Rolf E. Fitschen as Naka Drotské

Vaughn Thompson as Rudolf Straeuli

Charl Engelbrecht as Garry Pagel

Graham Lindemann as Kobus Wiese

Sean Cameron Michael as Springbok Equipment Manager

James EJ Spencer as young Jonny Wilkinson

Danny Keogh as Louis Luyt

Bonnie Henna as Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane

Guru - 2007

"If you want to succeed, you've got to believe; and most importantly in yourself."

A simple but ambitious villager, along with his wife, arrives in #Bombay in early 1958 and he rises from its streets to become the biggest tycoon in #Indian history.

Release date: January 12, 2007 (India)

Director: Mani Ratnam

Screenplay: Mani Ratnam, Suhasini Maniratnam, Vijay Krishna Acharya, Anurag Kashyap, Sujatha Rangarajan

Cast : 

Abhishek Bachchan as Gurukant 'Guru' Desai (hindi version)/Gurunath 'Guru' Desikan in (tamil version) (dubbed by Suriya in tamil version)

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Sujata Desai

Arjan Bajwa as Arzan Contracter

R. Madhavan as Shyam Saxena

Vidya Balan as Meenakshi 'Meenu' Saxena

Mithun Chakraborty as Manik Dasgupta

Arya Babbar as Jignesh

Mallika Sherawat as dancer (Special Appearance in song "Mayya Mayya")

Roshan Seth as Justice Thapar (as a Head of Government Enquirer Committee)

Prathap K. Pothan as K R Menon I.A.S.

Must watch these 10 Movies it'll inspired you a lot as Business Student or Business Person to be succeed and achieve your goals. All the best. Have a successful life ahead.