6 Best Corporate Takeover and Boardroom Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 29, 2026

Corporate takeovers have everything: greed, betrayal and big suits. Wall Street gives us a young broker seduced by a raider’s philosophy, Other People’s Money has a raider targeting a family-owned wire company, and The Company Men follows three executives through layoffs. In Good Company, Pretty Woman and Working Girl show different angles on climbing the ladder.

Wall Street (1987)

TMDB ★ 7.4

An ambitious young stockbroker is seduced by the ruthless philosophy of a legendary corporate raider.

Directed by Oliver Stone · 2h 06m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Philo · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Company Men (2010)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Three corporate executives at different career stages deal with the devastating effect of massive layoffs.

Directed by John Wells · 1h 44m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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In Good Company (2004)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A veteran advertising executive is demoted to work under a boss half his age after a corporate takeover.

Directed by Paul Weitz · 1h 50m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Other People's Money (1991)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A ruthless corporate raider's plan to dismantle a family-owned wire company is challenged by its owner's lawyer.

Directed by Norman Jewison · 1h 43m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Pretty Woman (1990)

TMDB ★ 7.0

A businessman hires a sex worker as an escort for a week, and neither expects to actually fall for the other.

Directed by Garry Marshall · 2h 00m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Working Girl (1988)

IMDb ★ 6.8 RT 85% Metacritic 73

An ambitious secretary seizes a career opportunity while her boss recovers from a skiing accident.

Directed by Mike Nichols · 1h 54m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar9 wins & 19 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Corporate Takeover and Boardroom Movies

Wall Street (1987)

The Company Men (2010)

In Good Company (2004)

Other People's Money (1991)

Pretty Woman (1990)

Working Girl (1988)

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