Below are some of those important movies and documentaries. Please share your own favorite financial-themed films in the comments below. Margin Call , directed by J. Chandor, focuses on crises of conscience — and lack thereof — behind investment banking and the financial meltdown.

Matt Damon narrates the film. Born foresaw the economic disaster and tried to encourage greater oversight and regulation to keep it at bay, but encountered opposition from financial titans with enormous power and influence who lobbied hard to keep the market free from government intervention.

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Though nobody listened to Born, we all now know how that worked out. Based on expert reporting by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, Enron: If your comments consistently or intentionally make this community a less civil and enjoyable place to be, you and your comments will be excluded from it.

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