Here is THE list of US released movies with scenes related to corporate governance topics, such as Board of Directors Roles and Responsibilities. Note: most movies only show a few related scenes.
Pure Board of Directors Movies
Hudsucker Proxy, The
As part of a stock scam in the '50s, a recently graduated business student gets hired as President of a large manufacturing company without a clue about Board of Directors Roles and Responsibilities (1994).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hudsucker_Proxy |
| My Gold Cadillac
The small shareholders turn one company upside down. This is probably the most corporate governance focused movie on this page (1956).
amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6303651658?v=glance |
Movies with some scenes related to Board of Directors Roles and Responsibilities
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Apprentice, The
Donald Trump's TV show which ends each episode with a ‘You Are Fired’ Boardroom scene.
Nbc.com/The_Apprentice_5 |
Bank, The
This thriller follows in the tradition of movies like Wall Street and Rogue Trader (2002).
Rottentomatoes.com/m/bank |
Barbarians at the Gate
Shows the Board of Directors in action towards the end (1993).
imdb.com/title/tt0106356 |
Carpetbaggers, The
This movie about the life of Howard Hughes starts with a brief shareholders ‘meeting’ (1964).
imdb.com/title/tt0057917 |
Chairman of the Board
A Walt Disney movie for kids about a young man who becomes the Chairman of the Board of a large corporation (2001).
amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1573623989?v=glance |
Enron, The smartest guy in the room
Shows some boardroom action towards the end (2005).
Enronmovie.com |
Deal, The
Has it all: illegal trading on the world’s energy markets, money laundering schemes, political drama, a global oil crisis, the Russian Mafia, assassinations, love, corporate corruption and even a scene about Board of Directors Roles and Responsibilities (2005).
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808667187/info |
Disclosure
A thriller with a scene of the shareholders’ meeting towards the end of the movie (1994).
http://filmsandtv.com/searchmovie.php?id=03646 |
Down To Earth
A comedy with Chris Rock.
Imdb.com/title/tt0231775/ |
Executive Suite
The Board of Directors and shareholders are confronted with the death of the company owner who didn’t name a successor (1954).
Mooviees.com/13874-executive-suite/movie |
The First $20 Million
The Board of Directors Roles and Responsibilities of a Silicon Valley start up are barely defined during their first, so-called shareholder’s meeting in the company's offices - the garage (2002).
http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-first-20-million-is-always-the-hardest/12418/main |
Head Office
A, by now old, comedy shows a Chairman in action (1985).
imdb.com/title/tt0091183 |
Hold the Dream
Four-part TV series about the last years of the live of Emma Harte, who rose from servant to head of an international retail dynasty, and her family members who were the company’s shareholders (1983).
Bestprices.com/cgi-bin/vlink/054961851997.html |
How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Comedy musical for those who like to see Board of Directors sing (1967).
Rottentomatoes.com/m/how_to_succeed_in_business_without_really_trying |
Inspector Morse – The Sins of the Fathers
A movie about a small family business and a critical board event (1990).
Amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00007AJDQ?v=glance |
Law & Order
Topic: Boardroom financing gone bad. Episode name: Tuxedo Hill.
Episode Number: 22/Season Num: 1. First Aired: Friday May 10, 2002
http://www.tv.com/law-and-order-criminal-intent/tuxedo hill/episode/145345/summary.html |
Meet Joe Black
Three board meetings in one movie. The dying Chairman cancels a potential merger, brings a complete stranger to the board meetings, is removed from his position but wins his seat back just in time to die. Clearly, well defined Board of Directors Roles and Responsibilities are not enough to address ethical questions.
www.meetjoeblack.com |
Other People’s Money
A Wall Street takeover guru finds the love of his life at the wrong size of the negotiation table during a take over (1991).
Imdb.com/title/tt0102609 |
Patterns
The movie shows a Chairman and CEO in relationship with his senior team (1955).
http://movies.aol.com/movie/patterns/1026769/main |
Power & Lovers
An outdated movie with some (lame) boardroom scenes (1994).
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808487495/info |
Robocop
Watch a Chairman and CEO who has no grip on his senior executive team (1987).
http://www.mgm.com/robocop |
Saphead
A black and white movie without speech. The Chairman gets robbed by a shareholder. The fun part is to see the New York Stock Exchange in 1915 and a complete absence of Board of Directors Roles and Responsibilities.
Imdb.com/title/tt0011652 |
Startup.com
Chronicles a Silicon Valley Internet company through all its start up pains, including VC meetings, shareholder problems, recruiting a new Board of Directors, growing pains and decline (2001).
Amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005N5QV?v=glance |
Substance of Fire, The
Early on in the movie there is an ugly board meeting of a small family owned business (1996).
Rottentomatoes.com/m/substance_of_fire |
Syriana
If you blink you'll miss it, but there is early on in the movie a brief scene in the Connex Oil Boardroom (2005).
http://syrianamovie.warnerbros.com |
Wall Street
This classic shows one scene of a shareholders meeting (1987).
Imdb.com/title/tt0094291 |
BoilerRoom
The film portraits a call center of a brokerage firm that runs without any corporate governance (2000).
Amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0780631536?v=glance |
Owning Mahoney
Based on a true story of the largest one-man bank fraud in Canadian history (2003).
http://www.sonyclassics.com/owning/core/hasFlash.html |
The Prime Gig
A reputable telemarketing firm turns out to be a one-man show in a one-room ‘company’ where a freshly hired sales people believe to be working for a legitimate firm (2000).
Imdb.com/title/tt0223954 |
Rogue Trader
The story about Nick Leeson and the downfall of the 200-year-old Barings Bank (1999).
Amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00002RAPA?v=glance |
