01 A group of investors foresee the 2008 housing market collapse and bet against the entire banking system.
6 Best Stock Market Crash and Recession Movies
By Vlad Zakh · April 26, 2026
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The devastating human toll of economic collapse, from the Great Depression to the 2008 financial crisis, has produced some of cinema’s most powerful social dramas.
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02 Investment bank executives scramble through one desperate night as they realize the looming financial collapse.
03 A corporate downsizing consultant's frequent-flyer lifestyle is disrupted by new love and a changing industry.
04 An ambitious young stockbroker is seduced by the ruthless philosophy of a legendary corporate raider.
05 Two wealthy brokers wager on swapping the lives of a wealthy executive and a street con artist.
06 A displaced farming family journeys to California seeking work and dignity during the Great Depression.
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