The 22 Best Economics Documentaries

22 documentaries

Money, work and how the system really runs.

How money really moves, and who it moves to. Inside Job is still the clearest account of the 2008 crash, and Roger & Me is Michael Moore before he was famous, chasing the head of General Motors. Watch these and the news makes more sense.

Inside Job poster
1

Inside Job

2010 · 1h 49m

8.298%
Roger & Me poster
2

Roger & Me

1989 · 1h 31m

7.5100%
Requiem for the American Dream poster
3

Requiem for the American Dream

2015 · 1h 13m

8.092%
Sicko poster
4

Sicko

2007 · 2h 3m

8.091%
Inequality for All poster
5

Inequality for All

2013 · 1h 28m

8.090%
The Corporation poster
6

The Corporation

2003 · 2h 25m

8.089%
Crude poster
7

Crude

2009 · 1h 45m

7.595%
Big Men poster
8

Big Men

2013 · 1h 39m

7.1100%
American Factory poster
9

American Factory

2019 · 1h 50m

7.495%
Ascension poster
10

Ascension

2021 · 1h 37m

7.098%
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing poster
12

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

2022 · 1h 29m

7.491%
Darwin's Nightmare poster
13

Darwin's Nightmare

2004 · 1h 47m

7.490%
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail poster
14

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

2016 · 1h 28m

7.193%
Manufactured Landscapes poster
15

Manufactured Landscapes

2006 · 1h 30m

7.284%
Plastic China poster
16

Plastic China

2016 · 1h 26m

7.6
Capitalism: A Love Story poster
17

Capitalism: A Love Story

2009 · 2h 8m

7.474%
The True Cost poster
18

The True Cost

2015 · 1h 32m

7.763%
Bottled Life poster
20

Bottled Life

2012 · 1h 30m

6.7
Generation Wealth poster
22

Generation Wealth

2018 · 1h 50m

6.746%

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