Movie List for MBA aspirants

Written by Jigar Thursday, 26 May 2011 11:51 - Last Updated Thursday, 26 May 2011 12:22

1. Its a Wonderful Life:

Starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed Lesson from this movie - Money is really not whats important in life and no job is worth dying over. In the end our family and friends are truly whats important and it doesnt matter if we have a good job or are filthy rich or unemployed, life itself is the real prize of living and we should never forget it!

2. Citizen Kane:

Starring and directed by Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Everett Sloane Widely considered the greatest movie of all time, this classic is about the rise of newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane. Kane is a man who starts with good intentions but gets consumed by the pursuit of power.

3. Smartest Guys in the Room:

Featuring Kenneth Lay and Jeffery Skilling Its real life lesson in business ethics. Produced by billionaire Mark Cuban, its an in-depth look at the mega fraud and downfall of what was ENRON, the biggest failure in the history of business.

4. Glengarry Glen Ross:

Starring Al Pacino, Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, Jack Lemmon, and Ed Harris This movie will give any MBA the ABCs of selling, literally! Its a great film on what exactly it takes to make it in the business world as a salesman.

5. Office Space:

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Movie List for MBA aspirants

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Starring Ron Livingston and Jennifer Aniston This comedy is about a guy who one day decides hes fed up and not going to put up with the everyday drone of the 9-to-5 anymore. This movie is an inside look at office politics at their finest. Its a case study in bad management and will give you an up close and personal look at exactly what consultants do

6. Tucker: A Man and His Dream:

Starring Jeff Bridges Tucker was an entrepreneur who created a car and used his passion to briefly live the American Dream. This movie is full of the American Dream, the Land of Opportunity and the Entrepreneurial Spirit that many MBAs have.

7. The Insider:

Starring Al Pacino and Russell Crowe A man is faced with a choice of either keeping his mouth shut or doing the right thing by risking his life to expose a company that is doing wrong.

8. Boiler Room:

Starring Ben Affleck and Vin Diesel A talented young broker gets caught up in a scheme to defraud people. He is blinded by the lure of money and ultimately must make a decision to do whats right.

9. Wall Street (1&2):

Starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen (Shia LaBeouf) Money is everything. In this thriller we see just what lengths people will go to make a buck or two Young stock broker Bud Fox becomes enamored with millionaire mogul Gordon Gekko and will do anything it takes to make it.

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Movie List for MBA aspirants

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10. Back to School:

Starring Rodney Dangerfield and Sally Kellerman A self-made millionaire decides to go back to school to prove a point. However, because hes already a made man, all he focuses on is partying and having fun.

11. Flash of genius:

Starring Greg Kinnear, Bill Lake, Dermot Mulroney. Robert Kearns takes on the Detroit automakers who he claims stole his idea for the intermittent windshield wiper. Mandatory for entrepreneurs trying to do a deal with a big company.

12. All The Presidents Men:

Starring Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden. Reporters Woodward and Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Nixon's resignation. Burnstein and Woodward give us lessons in ethics.

13. Barbarians at the Gate:

Directed by Glenn Jordan. With James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Riegert, Joanna Cassidy. This made-for-HBO movie, recounts the events surrounding the biggest leveraged buyout in history, that of RJR Nabisco in 1988.

14. I.O.U.S.A:

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Movie List for MBA aspirants

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Starring Humphrey Bogart, Warren Buffett, George W. Bush. The Movie boldly examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and its citizens.

15. Other peoples money:

Starring Danny DeVito, Gregory Peck, Penelope Ann Miller A corporate raider threatens a hostile take-over of a "mom and pop" company. Good lessons in mergers and acquisitions.

16. October Sky:

Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern Perfect example of a guy who doesnt have the skills or the know-how, but manages to bring it all together. Homer is the entrepreneurial ideal - a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.

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