Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "insider-trading"

1. Trading Places (1983)

R | 116 min | Comedy

A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

Director: John Landis | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche

Votes: 166,053 | Gross: $90.40M

2. Cleaning Up (2019)

Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama

Struggling mum Sam discovers access to lucrative stock market information while working as an office cleaner at Canary Wharf.

Stars: Sheridan Smith, Jade Anouka, Anya McKenna-Bruce, Kristy Philipps

Votes: 2,182

3. Wall Street (1987)

R | 126 min | Crime, Drama

An impatient young stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless, greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, Tamara Tunie, Franklin Cover

Votes: 165,317 | Gross: $43.85M

4. Inside Job (2010)

PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary, Crime

Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.

Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Matt Damon, Gylfi Zoega, Andri Snær Magnason, Sigridur Benediktsdottir

Votes: 79,024 | Gross: $4.31M

5. Side Effects (I) (2013)

R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Votes: 197,255 | Gross: $32.17M

6. Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story (2020)

TV-14 | 60 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The rise and fall of Harshad Mehta, a stockbroker who single-handedly took the stock market to great heights, is depicted.

Stars: Pratik Gandhi, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Hemant Kher, Anjali Barot

Votes: 157,634

7. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

PG-13 | 133 min | Drama

Now out of prison but still disgraced by his peers, Gordon Gekko works his future son-in-law, an idealistic stock broker, when he sees an opportunity to take down a Wall Street enemy and rebuild his empire.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Michael Douglas, Carey Mulligan, Josh Brolin

Votes: 106,676 | Gross: $52.47M

8. The Spanish Prisoner (1997)

PG | 110 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

An employee who develops a lucrative secret process for his corporation is tempted to betray the company when higher ups attempt to take the process from him. Dastardly intrigue ensues.

Director: David Mamet | Stars: Steve Martin, Ben Gazzara, Campbell Scott, Ricky Jay

Votes: 25,887 | Gross: $10.20M

9. Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992)

Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The cases of a portly and eccentric criminal law barrister.

Stars: Leo McKern, Jonathan Coy, Julian Curry, Marion Mathie

Votes: 1,728

10. Bedrag (2016–2019)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A big Danish sustainable energy company has had an enormous, suspect growth. Problems start, when an employee's body is found and cop detective Justesen starts investigating Energreen.

Stars: Esben Smed, Thomas Hwan, Natalie Madueño, Thomas Bo Larsen

Votes: 4,889

11. American Greed (2007–2023)

TV-PG | Documentary, Crime

Documentary series focusing on history's largest financial crimes ranging from Ponzi schemes, murder, card counting, generating fake currency and goods, extortion, online dating, identity theft, drug distribution, and insider trading.

Stars: Stacy Keach, Scott Cohn, Kristin Reyer, Katharin 'Ladie K' Mraz

Votes: 727

12. That Touch of Mink (1962)

Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Romance

A rich businessman and a young woman are attracted to each other, but he only wants an affair while she wants to save herself for marriage.

Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Cary Grant, Doris Day, Gig Young, Audrey Meadows

Votes: 10,895 | Gross: $14.63M

13. Hiding Out (1987)

PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A stockbroker on the run from the mob decides to hide out from them by enrolling as a high-school student.

Director: Bob Giraldi | Stars: Jon Cryer, Keith Coogan, Annabeth Gish, Oliver Cotton

Votes: 4,087 | Gross: $7.02M

14. Good Advice (2001)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Romance

An investment banker loses everything and must discover what's important in life.

Director: Steve Rash | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Angie Harmon, Denise Richards, Jon Lovitz

Votes: 7,489

15. The Crash (2017)

R | 84 min | Crime, Thriller

In the not-so-distant future, a team of white-collar criminals are enlisted by the Federal government to thwart a cyber-attack that threatens to bankrupt the United States of America.

Director: Aram Rappaport | Stars: Frank Grillo, Minnie Driver, AnnaSophia Robb, Dianna Agron

Votes: 1,748

16. Executive Suite (1954)

Passed | 104 min | Drama, Romance

When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice presidents vie to see who will replace him.

Director: Robert Wise | Stars: William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck, June Allyson, Fredric March

Votes: 4,593

17. Dante's Inferno (2007)

Not Rated | 88 min | Animation, Comedy

A darkly comedic travelogue of the underworld - set against an all-too-familiar urban backdrop of used car lots, gated communities, strip malls, and the U.S. Capitol. And populated with a contemporary cast of reprobates, including famous - and infamous - politicians, presidents, popes, pimps. And the Prince of Darkness himself.

Director: Sean Meredith | Stars: Tony Abatemarco, Scott Adsit, Matt Besser, Bill Chott

Votes: 1,535

18. Equity (I) (2016)

R | 100 min | Drama

Senior investment banker Naomi Bishop is threatened by a financial scandal and must untangle a web of corruption.

Director: Meera Menon | Stars: Anna Gunn, James Purefoy, Sarah Megan Thomas, Alysia Reiner

Votes: 3,859 | Gross: $1.60M

19. Bare Essentials (1991 TV Movie)

PG | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

An engaged couple leaves for an exotic vacation on a tropical island and finds happiness and love--just not with each other.

Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Gregory Harrison, Mark Linn-Baker, Lisa Hartman, Charlotte Lewis

Votes: 245

20. Martha, Inc.: The Story of Martha Stewart (2003 TV Movie)

PG | 83 min | Biography, Drama

A grim look at homemaking business tycoon Martha Stewart's story, behind the facade of her motherly housewife appearance, including a crime she committed that brought her fame to a halt.

Director: Jason Ensler | Stars: Cybill Shepherd, Tim Matheson, Joanna Cassidy, Jude Ciccolella

Votes: 589

21. Breaking the Bank (2014)

Not Rated | 105 min | Comedy

With ruthless US and Japanese investment banks circling Tuftons, a struggling 200-year-old family-run British bank, can its bumbling, incompetent chairman, Sir Charles Bunbury, fend off the onslaught and save the bank?

Director: Vadim Jean | Stars: Pearce Quigley, Kelsey Grammer, Tamsin Greig, John Michael Higgins

Votes: 1,003

22. The Burden of Proof (1992)

184 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Still recuperating from his wife's untimely death, a lawyer must defend his probably dirty brother-in-law, a stockbroker under investigation. He discovers that everyone has dark secrets, including himself.

Stars: Hector Elizondo, Brian Dennehy, Mel Harris, Adrienne Barbeau

Votes: 292

23. People Like Us (1990 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 200 min | Drama

When a wealthy scriptwriter and socialite's daughter is murdered, he feels let down by the courts, and so decides to use his powerful position to enable his own form of justice.

Director: William Hale | Stars: Ben Gazzara, Connie Sellecca, Eva Marie Saint, Dennis Farina

Votes: 179

24. Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed (1989)

PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Romance

A company president gets framed with a food-poisoning scandal and the only person who can help him is the evening cleaning-woman, who always seems to be at the right place at the right time.

Director: Coline Serreau | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Firmine Richard, Pierre Vernier, Maxime Leroux

Votes: 1,824 | Gross: $0.50M

25. A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne (2009 TV Movie)

94 min | Crime, Drama, History

A grieving father embarks on a quest for justice in this Australian drama based on true events. When a model dies after falling from a clifftop, was it suicide or murder?

Director: Tony Tilse | Stars: Garry McDonald, David Lyons, Cariba Heine, Tiriel Mora

Votes: 532

26. L'Argent (1928)

195 min | Drama, Romance

The business tycoon Nicolas Saccard is nearly ruined by his rival Gunderman, when he tries to raise capital for his company. To push up the price of his stock, Saccard plans a publicity ... See full summary »

Director: Marcel L'Herbier | Stars: Brigitte Helm, Marie Glory, Pierre Alcover, Yvette Guilbert

Votes: 1,156

27. The Whistle-Blower (2001 TV Movie)

160 min | Drama, Thriller, Crime

Bank employee Laura Tracey (Amanda Burton) places herself and her family in mortal danger after reporting irregularities in the firm's overseas accounts to the National Criminal ... See full summary »

Director: Ben Bolt | Stars: Nealson Barry, Robert Bowman, Amanda Burton, Emma Cunniffe

Votes: 188

28. La banquière (1980)

131 min | Comedy, Drama

Emma Eckhert, from a modest background, became a big sensation between 1914 and 1938 as a banker and the head of a financial paper specialized in public savings.

Director: Francis Girod | Stars: Romy Schneider, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marie-France Pisier, Claude Brasseur

Votes: 842

29. Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia (2023 TV Movie)

Documentary, Crime, History

With his mafia wiseguy links and access to entertainment industry star power, Frank Sinatra helped John F. Kennedy into the White House in 1960. But it all came to a bitter end.

Director: David Harvey | Stars: Chuck Granata, Lenny Luizzi, Robert Foster, Robbyn Swan

Votes: 58

30. Martha Behind Bars (2005 TV Movie)

99 min | Drama

In 2004, Martha Stewart is convicted of charges related to the ImClone stock trading case and serves five months in prison.

Director: Eric Bross | Stars: Cybill Shepherd, Gale Harold, Sabine Singh, Jonathan Higgins

Votes: 244

31. The Price (I) (2017)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama

A young Nigerian-American financier struggles with love, family, and a prescription drug dependency as his ambitions steer him down a criminal path.

Director: Anthony Onah | Stars: Dave Register, Aml Ameen, Lucy Griffiths, Michael Hyatt

Votes: 296

32. The Contract (I) (2016)

TV-14 | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Two worlds collide when a wealthy financier returns home to find his country house has been occupied by squatters.

Director: Nic Auerbach | Stars: Robert Fucilla, Sarah Armstrong, Danny Webb, Patrick Ryecart

Votes: 241

33. Camping sauvage (2004)

100 min | Comedy, Crime

A man falls for a woman while he is hiding among campers to elude his criminal pursuers.

Directors: André Ducharme, Guy A. Lepage, Sylvain Roy | Stars: Guy A. Lepage, Sylvie Moreau, Normand D'Amour, Benoît Girard

Votes: 673 | Gross: $3.81M

34. Overheard 2 (2011)

121 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A stockbroker working with a crime syndicate is hurt in a car accident while attempting to evade a surveillance operative.

Directors: Felix Chong, Alan Mak | Stars: Louis Koo, Ching Wan Lau, Daniel Wu, Michelle Ye

Votes: 1,952

35. Insiders (1989)

107 min | Crime, Romance, Thriller

The newspaper's summer editor is invited to a yuppie party, and the information he gathers there turns out to be very dangerous.

Director: Lauri Törhönen | Stars: Mikko Reitala, Ilkka Heiskanen, Niina Nurminen, Katja Kiuru

Votes: 225

36. Laboratory Greece (2019)

165 min | Documentary

A journey through Greece and Europe's past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories.

Director: Jacopo Brogi | Stars: Filippo Abbate, Konrad Adenauer, Salvador Allende, Rania Antonopoulos

Votes: 32

37. Black Bishop

Approved | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller | Announced

A white collar of a Major World Bank is involved in illegal financial transactions through the Dark Web, becoming the target of a manhunt to find and kill who has stolen millions of Bitcoins from a strange and hidden Organization who's able to drop the Blockchain.

Director: Joseph Lefevre | Stars: Hal Yamanouchi, Nico Toffoli

38. The Sauce (2015)

78 min | Comedy

After James Maniscalco-a ruthless, egomaniacal investment executive-decides he's going to start his own firm, he must get past a bunch of dimwitted executives hellbent on keeping their company afloat.

Directors: L.B. Deyo, Elizabeth Spear | Stars: L.B. Deyo, June Griffin Garcia, BeckiJo Neill, Kevin Kinkade

Votes: 13

39. Der zweite Mann (2013 TV Movie)

65 min | Mystery, Thriller

A young financial auditor, promoted to his first serious position, soon finds himself following in the fatal footsteps of his predecessor.

Directors: Christopher Lenke, Philip Nauck | Stars: Max Riemelt, Anna Drijver, Fabian Busch, Richard Sammel

Votes: 83

40. Natural Selection (III) (2009)

17 min | Short, Drama, Thriller

Charley, a young stockbroker, is haunted by terrifying visions of wandering aimlessly through the forest. He is yearning to improve his life when a tycoon makes him an offer that compromises everything he holds dear.

Director: Keith Adam Johnson | Stars: Matt Edgerton, Catherine Terracini, Leof Kingsford-Smith, Chum Ehelepola

41. All 19 Ways the New York Mafia Makes Money (2022 Video)

16 min | Documentary, Short, Crime

John Pennisi, a former made member of the Lucchese crime family, explains how the mob actually operates.

Star: John Pennisi

42. The Final Deal of Mega-Bank (2016– )

60 min | Drama

Drama about the deals to rescue Japan's largest bank from a bad deal forced to them by a desperate government. A behind the scenes look at political interference in the financial circles.

Stars: Kippei Shîna, Kenta Kiritani, Gorô Ôishi, Gô Rijû

Votes: 5

43. 11 Questions You Should Ask Hypocritical Libertarians: Rebutted! (2013 Video)

72 min | Talk-Show

Stefan Molyneux takes on the AlterNet article, "11 Questions You Should Ask Libertarians to See if They're Hypocrites" by RJ Eskow.

Star: Stefan Molyneux

44. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985–1989)
Episode: Don't Sell Yourself Short (1989)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Insider trading leads to murder and a double-cross.

Director: René Bonnière | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Leon Pownall, David Soul, Harvey Atkin

Votes: 86

45. Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995)
Episode: Feat of Clay: Part I (1992)

Unrated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A popular actor renowned for his ability to play any part has a terrible secret: He's addicted to a strange chemical.

Director: Dick Sebast | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Edward Asner, Ed Begley Jr.

Votes: 2,878

46. The Guardian (2001–2004)
Episode: The Divide (2002)

TV-PG | 44 min | Crime, Drama

Nick takes the case of genius schoolboy Matthew Damira, who opposes being adopted by former social worker Suzanne Diamond because she backed down on the promise to adopt his big, ... See full summary »

Director: Alan Myerson | Stars: Simon Baker, Alan Rosenberg, Wendy Moniz, Charles Malik Whitfield

Votes: 123

47. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: Gorilla My Dreams (1988)

TV-PG | 49 min | Drama

Victor takes Benny to the zoo where he soon becomes involved in pleasing Benny's questions about life and love when he becomes involved in a case involving the mistreatment of a zoo gorilla... See full summary »

Director: Gabrielle Beaumont | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry

Votes: 41

48. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: Hand Roll Express (1988)

TV-PG | 48 min | Drama

Brackman unwittingly gets arrested for solicitation by an inexperienced undercover policewoman who mistakes his reading of a Japanese restaurant menu for come-ons. Meanwhile, Roxanne tells ... See full summary »

Director: Kim Friedman | Stars: Harry Hamlin, Susan Dey, Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry

Votes: 41

49. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: High & Low (2000)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A college coed, who is a stripper by night, gets murdered. Two drug dealers are arrested by the detectives. The dealers link her death to a famous porn star, a top business exec, and an illegal insider trading scam.

Director: Richard Dobbs | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 283

50. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode: Market for Murder (2002)

TV-14 | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An investigation of a car fire and a bludgeon murder lead Barnaby and Troy to investigate the members of a local reading club which has an agenda that goes beyond books.

Director: Sarah Hellings | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Jesse Birdsall

Votes: 1,010