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'From The Full Monty to The Matrix, films have a lot to say on economics. Mary Poppins teaches us that banking is about confidence, and Some Like it Hot lays bare the trouble with capitalism’
1- Wall Street (1987): beware the corporate raiders
2- Some Like It Hot (1959): the trouble with rentier capitalism
3- The Matrix (1999): you can't trust happiness
4- Mary Poppins (1964): why banking is all about confidence
5- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005): the value of the welfare state
6- Erin Brockovich (2000): how to measure environmental cost
7- The Sound of Music (1965): how to handle success
8- The Full Monty (1997): the reality of unemployment
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This is a list of economics films. It covers films that are principally about issues that fall under the banner of economics, e.g., the stock market, business, corporations, etc. It covers both fictional and documentary films.
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