Economics Movies
- 2012
Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty
Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty82012HD
The poor may always have been with us, but attitudes towards them have changed. Beginning in the Neolithic Age, Ben Lewis's film takes us through the...
- 2004
Debt
Debt62004HD
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...
- 1970
Between You and You All
Between You and You All5.51970HD
A chronicle of the lives of a couple and the gradual dissolution of their relationship.
- 1987
The Rise and Fall of American Business Culture
The Rise and Fall of American Business Culture01987HD
This documentary from 1987 looks at the serious malaise that plagued the US manufacturing sector at the time. No longer competitive in the world...
- 2012
Death By China
Death By China62012HD
In 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization with the strong support of a Democratic President and Republican Congress. Before the ink was dry...
- 2019
Heads-Up: Will We Stop Making Cents?
Heads-Up: Will We Stop Making Cents?02019HD
Should the United States eliminate the penny? "Heads-Up: Will We Stop Making Cents?" is a documentary that explores the different sides of the...
- 2024
How Trump’s second term will be different
How Trump’s second term will be different02024HD
"What Donald Trump’s win means for abortion, immigration, foreign policy, and more. "Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States,...
- 2018
Freedom Isn't Free — The Freedom Charter Today
Freedom Isn't Free — The Freedom Charter Today82018HD
Since its adoption in June 1955 by the Congress movement, the Freedom Charter has been the key political document that acted as a beacon and source...
- 2009
The Secret of Oz
The Secret of Oz5.62009HD
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...
- 2012
When Bubbles Burst
When Bubbles Burst6.12012HD
It is becoming increasingly difficult to protect ourselves from extreme financial volatility. This feature documentary will examine the mechanics...
- 1983
Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis
Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis01983HD
This feature documentary reveals how Bank of Montreal chairman William Mulholland dealt with his debt-laden customers Dome Petroleum and Mexico...
- 2018
The Bubble
The Bubble5.52018HD
Diving deep into the true causes of the Great Recession, the financial crisis of the 2010s, renowned economists, investors and business leaders...
- 2009
Capitalism Hits the Fan
Capitalism Hits the Fan72009HD
With breathtaking clarity, renowned University of Massachusetts Economics Professor Richard Wolff breaks down the root causes of today's economic...
- 2009
The Pit
The Pit6.22009HD
Documentary directed by Johanna Lee's that explores the emotionally charged, cutthroat world of commodities trading. They try to make a living...
- 2018
The Power of Zero
The Power of Zero02018HD
As the US debt spirals out of control, it polarizes society and threatens to disrupt traditional retirement with an impending freight train of...
- 2012
Hard Times: Lost on Long Island
Hard Times: Lost on Long Island6.3332012HD
Though the recession officially ended in summer 2009, the fallout continues for some 25 million unemployed and underemployed Americans, many of whom...
- 2009
1929: The Great Crash
1929: The Great Crash6.72009HD
A documentary exploring the causes of the 1929 Wall Street Crash.Over six terrifying, desperate days in October 1929, shares crashed by a third on...
- 1975
The Way the Eagle Shits
The Way the Eagle Shits01975HD
Al Levin examines the system which functions to keep the working class in the United States oppressed.
- 2012
Payback
Payback5.82012HD
An adaptation of Margaret Atwood's book examining the metaphor of indebtedness.
- 2019
Laboratory Greece
Laboratory Greece82019HD
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,...