6 Best Small Business Rescue and Turnaround Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 18, 2026

Saving a struggling business, or launching a bold new one, is an against-the-odds fight. Joy has a single mother inventing a mop and protecting her business, Kinky Boots has a shoe factory owner partnering with a drag queen, and The Founder has a salesman muscling into the McDonald brothers’ idea. The Intern, Jerry Maguire and Baby Boom round out the six.

The Founder (2016)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 80% Metacritic 66

A struggling salesman muscles his way into ownership of the McDonald brothers' restaurant idea.

Directed by John Lee Hancock · 1h 55m · Rated PG-13

1 win & 5 nominations

Where to watch

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

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The Intern (2015)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A widowed retiree takes a senior intern position at a fashion startup run by a young, overwhelmed CEO.

Directed by Nancy Meyers · 2h 01m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium 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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Joy (2015)

TMDB ★ 6.6

A struggling single mother invents a revolutionary household product and fights to bring it to market.

Directed by David O. Russell · 2h 04m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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Kinky Boots (2005)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A struggling shoe factory owner partners with a drag queen to design a daring new line of boots.

Directed by Julian Jarrold · 1h 47m · 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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Jerry Maguire (1996)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Show me the money, and somehow it still lands every single time.

Directed by Cameron Crowe · 2h 19m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV · 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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Baby Boom (1987)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A high-powered career woman's life is turned upside down when she unexpectedly inherits a baby.

Directed by Charles Shyer · 1h 50m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, MGM Plus · 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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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 Small Business Rescue and Turnaround Movies

The Founder (2016)

The Intern (2015)

Joy (2015)

Kinky Boots (2005)

Jerry Maguire (1996)

Baby Boom (1987)

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