The Evolution of Business Movies, Part 3: Wall Street
The big daddy of films dealing with business ethics and excess, Wall Street was not only a damnation of the financial sector; it also became an unintentional recruitment video for inspiring stock traders everywhere. Although it was director Oliver Stone’s attempt at saying the opposite, the film — and especially Gordon Gekko — are now seen as inspiration by stockbrokers who can recite the film from beginning to end.

