Capitalism
"capitalism" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Wall Street
Synopsis:
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider whom takes the youth under his wing.
Starring:
Sean Young,
Michael Douglas,
James Spader
#2
They Live
Synopsis:
Nada, a wanderer without meaning in his life, discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. As he walks the streets of Los Angeles, Nada notices that both the media and the government are comprised of subliminal messages meant to keep the population subdued, and that most of the social elite are skull-faced aliens bent on world domination. With this shocking dis…
Starring:
Keith David,
Roddy Piper,
Meg Foster
#3
The Wild Bunch
Synopsis:
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
Starring:
L. Q. Jones,
Robert Ryan,
Ernest Borgnine
#4
The Wages of Fear
Synopsis:
In the South American jungle, supplies of nitroglycerine are needed at a remote oil field. The oil company pays four men to deliver the supplies in two trucks. A tense rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers on the rough remote roads where the slightest jolt can result in death.
Starring:
Yves Montand,
Véra Clouzot,
Charles Vanel
Plot:
oil company,
unemployment,
oil,
risk,
vibration,
explosion,
nitroglycerin,
risk taking,
shifting gears,
mountain road
...
#5
The Insider
Synopsis:
Tells the true story of a 60 Minutes television series exposé of the tobacco industry, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand.
Starring:
Christopher Plummer,
Colm Feore,
Stephen Tobolowsky
#6
The Grapes of Wrath
Synopsis:
Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.
Starring:
Charley Grapewin,
Henry Fonda,
John Carradine
#7
Super Size Me
Synopsis:
Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his weight along the way, resulting in a scary conclusion.
Starring:
Morgan Spurlock,
Daryl Isaacs,
Lisa Ganjhu
Plot:
overeating,
fast food,
experiment,
mcdonald's restaurant,
nutrition,
junk food,
fat,
unhealthy,
obesity,
food addiction
...
#8
Sullivan's Travels
Synopsis:
Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" first-hand. When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he los…
Starring:
Porter Hall,
Joel McCrea,
Robert Warwick
#9
Rollerball
Synopsis:
In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
Starring:
James Caan,
Moses Gunn,
Burt Kwouk
Plot:
dystopia,
fictional sport,
shower room,
score,
injury,
placard,
employee,
staff,
corporate sponsorship,
referee
...
#10
Rat Race
Synopsis:
In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for $2 million jammed into a locker hundreds of miles away. The tycoon and his wealthy friends monitor each racer's every move to keep track of their favo…
Starring:
John Cleese,
Whoopi Goldberg,
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Plot:
casino,
mother daughter reunion,
on the road,
squirrel,
nazi,
cow,
helicopter,
museum,
contest,
rock concert
...
#11
Raising Arizona
Synopsis:
When a childless couple of an ex-con and an ex-cop decide to help themselves to one of another family's quintuplets, their lives become more complicated than they anticipated.
Starring:
Nicolas Cage,
John Goodman,
Holly Hunter
#12
Ninotchka
Synopsis:
A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.
Starring:
Sig Ruman,
Bela Lugosi,
Greta Garbo
#13
Modern Times
Synopsis:
The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
Starring:
Charlie Chaplin,
Al Ernest Garcia,
Hank Mann
#14
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Synopsis:
A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
Starring:
René Auberjonois,
Julie Christie,
Keith Carradine
Plot:
prostitution,
mining town,
gambler,
western town,
brothel madam,
bordello,
1890s,
brothel,
bathhouse,
corset
...
#15
L'Eclisse
Synopsis:
This romantic drama by Michelangelo Antonioni follows the love life of Vittoria, a beautiful literary translator living in Rome. After splitting from her writer boyfriend, Riccardo, Vittoria meets Piero, a lively stockbroker, on the hectic floor of the Roman stock exchange. Though Vittoria and Piero begin a relationship, it is not one without difficulties, and their commitment to one another is t…
Starring:
Rossana Rory,
Monica Vitti,
Alain Delon
#16
High and Low
Synopsis:
An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.
Starring:
Nobuo Nakamura,
Takashi Shimura,
Tatsuya Nakadai
#17
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Synopsis:
Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generation of Gremlins. The situation worsens when the devilish green creatures invade a top-secret laboratory and develop genetically altered powers, making them even harder to destroy!
Starring:
Robert Picardo,
Christopher Lee,
Haviland Morris
#18
Good Bye Lenin!
Synopsis:
Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.
Starring:
Daniel Brühl,
Florian Lukas,
Katrin Sass
#19
Glengarry Glen Ross
Synopsis:
When an office full of Chicago 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, who has a sick daughter, does everything in his power to get better leads from his boss, John Williamson, but to no avail. When his coworker Dave Moss comes up with a plan to steal the leads, things get complicated f…
Starring:
Kevin Spacey,
Jonathan Pryce,
Alec Baldwin
#20
Falling Down
Synopsis:
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Starring:
Michael Douglas,
Barbara Hershey,
Lois Smith