Economics Movies

An eye-opening look at budgetary disclosure practices of local US government agencies. Typically referred to as the 'budget' or 'budget report', a...

A documentary on the history and present-day reality of big-business tax avoidance, which has seen multinationals depriving governments of trillions...

Diving deep into the true causes of the Great Recession, the financial crisis of the 2010s, renowned economists, investors and business leaders...

Drawing surprising connections between market methods and CIA torture techniques developed in the 1950s, the film explores how well-known events of...

It is becoming increasingly difficult to protect ourselves from extreme financial volatility. This feature documentary will examine the mechanics...

Documentary about the modern apocalypse caused by a rapacious banking system. 23 leading thinkers – frustrated at the failure of their...

Debtocracy seeks the causes of the Greek debt crisis and proposes solutions sidelined by the government and the dominant media. It follows countries...

“I don’t think most people really understood that they were in a casino” says award-winning financial reporter Mark Pittman....

It is well known in economics academia that The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank Baum in 1900 is loaded with powerful symbols of monetary...

Bailouts, stimulus packages, debt piled upon debt…Where will it all end? How did we get into a situation where there has never been more...

DEBT is the story of a frantic pursuit: the search for the responsible for the televised cry of hunger of Barbara Flores, an eight-year-old...

This documentary focuses on boom-and-bust economic cycles, most notably that of Alberta oil during the '70s and early '80s. When the bust hit after a...

This feature documentary is an inquiry into Canada's economic troubles of the 1970 and '80s. The film summarizes the facts at hand, including some...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn explore the causes and costs of addiction, poverty and incarceration plaguing...

A discussion of the economic and political ideas presented in the book "The Incredible Bread Machine".

An optimistic overview and explanation of the stock market with animated examples.

Buenos Aires is a complex, chaotic city. It has European style and a Latin American heart. It has oscillated between dictatorship and democracy for...

A devoted group of entrepreneurs and activists believe they see the writing on the wall, and they're determined to add a new chapter.

This documentary analyses the perverse monetary policies initiated before the euro inception. It focuses on the case of Spain and the terrible...