6 Best Ponzi Scheme and Financial Fraud Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 25, 2026

The seductive lies behind a financial fraud make for darkly entertaining drama. The Wolf of Wall Street has a stockbroker’s rise through fraud spiralling into excess, The Big Short has investors foreseeing the 2008 collapse, and Rogue Trader has a derivatives trader’s unauthorised bets collapsing a British bank. Dumb Money has amateur investors challenging Wall Street through GameStop, and Boiler Room rounds out the list.

Dumb Money (2023)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Amateur investors band together online to drive up GameStop stock and challenge Wall Street hedge funds.

Directed by Craig Gillespie · 1h 45m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Rogue Trader (1999)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A reckless derivatives trader's unchecked bets secretly bankrupt one of Britain's oldest investment banks.

Directed by James Dearden · 1h 41m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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The Big Short (2015)

TMDB ★ 7.8

A handful of traders bet against the housing market years before the 2008 crash proves them right.

Directed by Adam McKay · 2h 11m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 79% Metacritic 75

A stockbroker's meteoric rise through fraud and excess spirals into a life of reckless indulgence.

Directed by Martin Scorsese · 3h 00m · Rated R

Nominated for 5 Oscars38 wins & 180 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Starz Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Boiler Room (2000)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A college dropout joins a shady brokerage running an elaborate stock fraud.

Directed by Ben Younger · 1h 59m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

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 Ponzi Scheme and Financial Fraud Movies

Dumb Money (2023)

Rogue Trader (1999)

The Big Short (2015)

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Boiler Room (2000)

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