APRIL 9, 2025

4 movies that are based on stock market crashes

Behind every market crash is a story of panic, risk, and miscalculation. These films shows how financial disasters change the world.

Set against the 2008 housing crisis, this movie is about investors who predicted the collapse and profited while banks ignored warning signs of an impending disaster.


The Big Short (2015)

This movie highlights how massive losses can trigger a market crash. In a race against time, executives choose to sell off toxic assets, worsening the 2008 crisis.


Margin Call (2011)

This documentary unravels the reckless policies and corporate greed that triggered the 2008 financial crisis, leading to mass layoffs, bankruptcies and bailouts.


Inside Job (2010)

This movie explains how a major bank's failure pushed the financial system to the edge, forcing banks  and governments to make urgent, controversial bailout decisions.


Too Big to Fail (2011)

These films serve as a reminder of how unchecked greed and poor decisions can destabilise entire economies, leaving impactful consequences for millions.


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