Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "economic-bust"

1. Roger & Me (1989)

R | 91 min | Documentary

After General Motors closes its factory in Flint, Michigan, eliminating 35,000 jobs, filmmaker Michael Moore undertakes a quixotic quest to interview General Motors' chairman, Roger B. Smith.

Director: Michael Moore | Stars: Michael Moore, Roger B. Smith, Rhonda Britton, Fred Ross

Votes: 27,528 | Gross: $6.71M

2. Family Nest (1979)

108 min | Drama

The breakdown of the relationship of a couple by living in a flat of the husband's parents.

Director: Béla Tarr | Stars: Irén Szajki, László Horváth, Gábor Kun, Gábor Ifj. Kun

Votes: 1,445

3. Detropia (2012)

Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary

A documentary on the city of Detroit and its woes, which are emblematic of the collapse of the U.S. manufacturing base.

Directors: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady | Stars: Noah Stewart, Rachele Gilmnore, Michael Wanko, Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra

Votes: 1,626 | Gross: $0.36M

4. The Ballad of Sandeep (2011)

28 min | Short, Comedy

After his IT job is outsourced to Bangalore, Sandeep Majumdar sets up a remote access in his apartment, tricking his former company into believing that he is really working from India.

Director: Derek Frey | Stars: Deep Roy, Gil Damon, David Amadio, Steve Kuzmick

Votes: 42

5. Routasydän (1993)

83 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

In this gloomy scenario about Finland's upcoming membership in the European Union, the country has become a poor peripheral area plagued by energy shortages and civil wars. Escaping the ... See full summary »

Director: Tuomas Sallinen | Stars: Mats Långbacka, Katja Kiuru, Konsta Väänänen, Reeta Vestman

Votes: 293

6. Life for Sale (2011)

102 min | Drama, Thriller

Home Sweet Home is the story of one unlucky man's descent into disaster, a dramatic, human-destiny thriller with contemporary social undertones.

Director: Aleksi Mäkelä | Stars: Samuli Edelmann, Katariina Kaitue, Santeri Kinnunen, Kerli Kyllönen

Votes: 578

7. The Great Contemporary Art Bubble (2009)

90 min | Documentary

Investigating art prices and their rapid value-loss.

Director: Ben Lewis

Votes: 124

8. Boom: The Sound of Eviction (2001)

96 min | Documentary

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Directors: Francine Cavanaugh, A. Mark Liiv, Adams Wood

Votes: 11

9. Adventures Into Digital Comics (2006)

96 min | Documentary

The film observes the events surrounding the sudden decrease of sales of comic books in the US in the early 90's, followed by the surge of webcomics on the Internet.

Director: Sébastien Dumesnil | Stars: John Barber, Leonard M. Cachola, Joe Casey, Patrick Farley

Votes: 18

10. Citizen's Arrest (2008)

5 min | Short, Comedy, Crime

A hipster couple out for a night on the town are pulled over by an ordinary citizen with his wife as backup. Things aren't as they seem in these streets.

Director: Tom Demar | Stars: Zoe Canner, Tom Demar, Chuck Loring, Dwayne Omar Smith

11. Frontline (1983– )
Episode: The Warning (2009)

TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary, News

Frontline offers a detailed look at the roots of the 2008 economic crisis by investigating why government officials refused to regulate emerging derivatives markets that later ruined the financial system.

Director: Michael Kirk | Stars: Peter Berkrot, Brooksley Born, Nancy Duff Campbell, Adam Davidson

Votes: 108

12. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Mind Over Money (2010)

TV-G | 53 min | Documentary

Nova examines the science behind making financial decisions and investigates why economists did not anticipate the 2008 financial crisis.

Director: Malcolm Clark | Stars: Lance Lewman, Gary Becker, Ben Bernanke, Zach Burns

Votes: 64