8 Best Wall Street and Financial Thrillers

By Vlad Zakh · February 10, 2026

Money, greed and the fragile structure of finance make for morally complex thrillers. The Big Short has investors foreseeing the housing collapse, The Wolf of Wall Street has a stockbroker’s fraudulent empire, and Dumb Money has amateur investors on a forum squeezing Wall Street hedge funds. Molly’s Game, Margin Call, Boiler Room, Glengarry Glen Ross and Wall Street round out the eight.

Dumb Money (2023)

TMDB ★ 6.9

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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Molly's Game (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.4 RT 82% Metacritic 71

A former Olympic skier runs the world's most exclusive underground poker game.

Directed by Aaron Sorkin · 2h 21m · Rated R

Nominated for 1 Oscar8 wins & 51 nominations

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, Google Play Movies, YouTube, 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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Margin Call (2011)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Investment bank executives scramble through one desperate night as they realise the looming financial crisis.

Directed by J.C. Chandor · 1h 47m · Rated R

Where to watch

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

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Boiler Room (2000)

TMDB ★ 7.0

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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Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

TMDB ★ 7.7

Desperate real estate salesmen resort to increasingly unethical tactics to close deals and keep their jobs.

Directed by James Foley · 1h 40m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home

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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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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.

8 Best Wall Street and Financial Thrillers

Dumb Money (2023)

Molly's Game (2017)

The Big Short (2015)

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Margin Call (2011)

Boiler Room (2000)

Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

Wall Street (1987)

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