Movies and TV Shows that every political junkie should watch

As my very possible last post on this platform, I've decided to make a list about Movies and Tv Shows that teach it's viewers about Business, Economy and Politics.

Movies

Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Director: Martin Scorsese

Writers: Terence Winter and Jordan Belfort

Starring: Leonardo Dicaprio, Jonah Hill , Margot Robbie

Summary: The movie follows the life of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government

Beautiful Mind (2001)

Director: Ron Howard

Writers: Akiva Golfsman

Starring:Russell Crowe

Summary: The movie follows the life of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government

Moneyball

Director: Bennett Miller

Writers: Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin

Starring: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill

Summary:  an account of the Oakland Athletics baseball team's 2002 season and their general manager Billy Beane's attempts to assemble a competitive team.

The Informant!

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Writers: Scott Z Burns

Starring: Matt Damon

Summary: It depicts Whitacre's involvement as a whistle blower in the lysine price-fixing conspiracy of the mid-1990s as described in the 2000 nonfiction book The Informant, by journalist Kurt Eichenwald.

Margin Call (2011)

Director: J.C. Chandor

Writers: J.C. Chandor

Starring:  Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Demi Moore, and Stanley Tucci

Summary: The principal story takes place over a 24-hour period at a large Wall Street investment bank during the initial stages of the financial crisis of 2007–08. In focus are the actions taken by a group of employees during the subsequent financial collapse.

VICE(2018)

Director:Adam McKay

Writers: Adam McKay

Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell

Summary: he film follows Cheney on his path to become the most powerful Vice President in American history

The Big Short (2015)

Director:Adam McKay

Writers: Adam McKay

Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Melissa Leo, Hamish Linklater, John Magaro, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong, Finn Wittrock, and Marisa Tomei.

Summary: how the financial crisis of 2007–2008 was triggered by the United States housing bubble

Shows

House of Cards
Creator: Beau Willimon
Stars: Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Kate Mara, Corey Stoll, Michael KellyNetwork: Netflix 












The crown
Creator: Peter Morgan
Stars: Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Vanessa Kirby, Jeremy Northam, Victoria Hamilton, Anton Lesser, Matthew Goode
Network: Netflix 








The Tudors
Creator: Michael Hirst
Stars: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Sam Neill, Callum Blue, Henry Cavill, Henry Czerny, Natalie Dormer, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Peter O’Toole, Max von Sydow, Joss Stone 
Network: Showtime

scandal
Creator:   Shonda Rhimes   
Stars:   Kerry Washington, Guillermo Díaz, Joe Morton
Network: ABC

Game of Thrones

Creator: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss   
Stars:  Kit Harrington, Emilia Clarke, Sophie Turner, Maisie Williams, Peter Dinklage
Network: HBO

Veep

Creator:  Armando Iannucci
Simon Blackwell
Stars:   Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Network: HBO

Madam Secretary

Creator: Barbara Hall

Stars: Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Patina Miller, Geoffrey Arend, Erich Bergen, Željko Ivanek, Bebe Neuwirth, Wallis Currie-Wood
Network: CBS












Medici: Masters of florence
Creators: Frank Spotniz, Nicholas Meyer 
Stars: Richard Madden, Annabel Scholey, Stuart Martin, Alessandro Sperduti, Dustin Hoffman 
Network: Netflix