Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "stock-fraud"

1. BlackBerry (2023)

R | 120 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.

Director: Matt Johnson | Stars: Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Kelly Van der Burg

Votes: 44,787

2. Executive Suite (1954)

Passed | 104 min | Drama, Romance

When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice presidents vie to see who will replace him.

Director: Robert Wise | Stars: William Holden, Barbara Stanwyck, June Allyson, Fredric March

Votes: 4,628

3. Inside Job (2010)

PG-13 | 109 min | Documentary, Crime

Takes a closer look at what brought about the 2008 financial meltdown.

Director: Charles Ferguson | Stars: Matt Damon, Gylfi Zoega, Andri Snær Magnason, Sigridur Benediktsdottir

Votes: 79,133 | Gross: $4.31M

4. Gold (I) (2016)

R | 120 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Kenny Wells, a prospector desperate for a lucky break, teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off on a journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia.

Director: Stephen Gaghan | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Edgar Ramírez, Bryce Dallas Howard, Corey Stoll

Votes: 69,470 | Gross: $7.23M

5. Side Effects (I) (2013)

R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.

Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Votes: 197,425 | Gross: $32.17M

6. Death of a Scoundrel (1956)

Approved | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

The New York police investigates the murder of a Czech immigrant whose rags-to-riches story is told by his secretary to homicide detectives.

Director: Charles Martin | Stars: George Sanders, Yvonne De Carlo, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Victor Jory

Votes: 1,181

7. Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed (1989)

PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Romance

A company president gets framed with a food-poisoning scandal and the only person who can help him is the evening cleaning-woman, who always seems to be at the right place at the right time.

Director: Coline Serreau | Stars: Daniel Auteuil, Firmine Richard, Pierre Vernier, Maxime Leroux

Votes: 1,825 | Gross: $0.50M

8. Let's Rob the Bank (1964)

88 min | Comedy, Crime

A grouchy shopkeeper made an unsuccessful financial investment, and now he is on the verge of bankruptcy. In order to avenge oneself he engages his own family into a plan to rob a next door bank.

Director: Jean Girault | Stars: Louis de Funès, Yvonne Clech, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Anne Doat

Votes: 2,621

9. Buy & Cell (1988)

R | 95 min | Comedy

Herbie Altman is framed for Stock fraud by his boss when the SEC starts investigating his company. Sent to prison, he helps a fellow inmate successfully invest his money. Soon all the ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Boris | Stars: Robert Carradine, Michael Winslow, Malcolm McDowell, Lise Cutter

Votes: 678

10. Client 9 (2010)

R | 117 min | Documentary

An in-depth look at the rise and fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, including interviews with the scandalized, former politician.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Eliot Spitzer, Alex Gibney, Hulbert Waldroup, Lloyd Constantine

Votes: 2,597 | Gross: $0.19M

11. Laboratory Greece (2019)

165 min | Documentary

A journey through Greece and Europe's past and recent history: from the Second World War to the current crisis. It is a historical documentary, a look into many stories.

Director: Jacopo Brogi | Stars: Filippo Abbate, Konrad Adenauer, Salvador Allende, Rania Antonopoulos

Votes: 32

12. I Can't Escape (1934)

60 min | Crime, Drama

An ex-convict, unable to get a good job because of his prison record, gets mixed up in a phony stock scam.

Director: Otto Brower | Stars: Onslow Stevens, Lila Lee, Russell Gleason, William Desmond

Votes: 71

13. A Regular Scout (1926)

Passed | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

Fred Blake sets out to avenge his mother who died of shock as the result of a raid by an outlaw gang. He discovers that a gang-member killed in the raid was the long-lost son (since ... See full summary »

Director: David Kirkland | Stars: Fred Thomson, Silver King the Horse, Olive Hasbrouck, William Courtright

Votes: 35

14. A Safe Investment (I) (1915)

10 min | Comedy, Short

Charley Sharp, a broker's clerk, with the aid of two pals starts the "Gee Whiz Mining Co.," and so well do they launch the enterprise that the money simply pours in. Dividends are paid the ... See full summary »

Director: Sidney Drew | Stars: Sidney Drew, Mrs. Sidney Drew, Donald MacBride

Votes: 26

15. Proxies (1921)

70 min | Crime, Drama

Ex-criminals Mendoza and Clare Conway are butler and maid in the home of wealthy Christopher Darley and are engaged. John Stover, who recognizes Peter as a former convict, informs Darley ... See full summary »

Director: George D. Baker | Stars: Norman Kerry, Zena Keefe, Raye Dean, Jack Crosby

16. Operation Stella Polaris (2003– )

180 min | Thriller

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Stars: Tobias Zilliacus, Carl-Kristian Rundman, Jonna Järnefelt, Ivan Mathias Petersson

Votes: 23

17. Hot Money (1936)

Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Romance

A crafty salesman attempts to raise some quick cash to fund an inventor's development of a gasoline substitute.

Director: William C. McGann | Stars: Ross Alexander, Beverly Roberts, Joseph Cawthorn, Paul Graetz

Votes: 124

18. Gilt Edge Stocks (1913)

11 min | Drama, Short

The police learn that Fleece has victimized a number of people by selling worthless stocks. Detectives Wallace and West are assigned to the case. The officers secure a room underneath ... See full summary »

Director: J.P. McGowan | Stars: William Brunton, J.P. McGowan, George A. Williams, Helen Holmes

19. Caught in the End (II) (1917)

Crime, Short, Comedy

A businessman's jealous wife suspects he is running around with other women. The tables are turned when a friend of the family involves her in a stock scheme. Her husband begins to suspect ... See full summary »

Director: Robin Williamson | Stars: Ben Turpin, Margaret Templeton, Lillian Hamilton, Edward J. Laurie

20. Forbidden Fruit (1915)

Drama

Ruth Ancaster is about to marry her fiance, Edward, when she discovers that he has been cheating on her with a variety of different women. Angered, she marries Henry, Edward's best friend. ... See full summary »

Director: Ivan Abramson | Stars: Paula Shay, Everett Butterfield, Minna Phillips, James Cooley

21. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962–1965)
Episode: Power of Attorney (1965)

TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

A clever con man makes a living by preying on women by having them invest their life savings into non-existent stocks.

Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Richard Johnson, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Fay Bainter

Votes: 403

22. Independent Lens (1999– )
Episode: Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)

R | 109 min | Documentary

Corporate audio and videotapes tell the inside story of the scandal involving one company's manipulation of California's energy supply and its, and how its executives wrung a billion dollars out of the resulting crisis.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Kenneth Lay, Peter Coyote, John Beard, Barbara Boxer

Votes: 4,539 | Gross: $4.06M

23. Bat Masterson (1958–1961)
Episode: Deadly Diamonds (1960)

TV-14 | 30 min | Western

Bat's friend, Ellie Winters, is hired by promoters selling shares in their diamond mine. Although Ellie is convinced that the mine is legitimate, Bat investigates and discovers the owners are salting the mine with high-grade quartz.

Director: Walter Doniger | Stars: Gene Barry, Kenneth Tobey, Allison Hayes, William Tannen

Votes: 47

24. Kojak (1973–1978)
Episode: Wall Street Gunslinger (1974)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Kojak works on a Wall Street robbery that involves three murders. When usual methods fail, Kojak goes undercover as a Greek millionaire. He suspects a well-known stockbroker whom he hopes ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Telly Savalas, Dan Frazer, Kevin Dobson, George Savalas

Votes: 140

25. Numb3rs (2005–2010)
Episode: Calculated Risk (2005)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Don takes under his wing the son of a murdered executive as the team and Charlie try to narrow down who's responsible out of a pool of six thousand or more.

Director: Bill Eagles | Stars: Rob Morrow, David Krumholtz, Judd Hirsch, Alimi Ballard

Votes: 303

26. They Came from Outer Space (1990–1991)
Episode: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow (1991)

Comedy, Sci-Fi

Desperate to earn money to replace the wheels stolen off their Corvette, the boys answer an ad to become apprentice hairdressers. The beauty salon that hires them is run by a husband and ... See full summary »

Director: Chuck Bowman | Stars: Stuart Fratkin, Dean Cameron, Allan Royal, Christopher Carroll

Votes: 8

27. The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode: Five Votes Down (1999)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama

After a speech touting the success of a gun control bill, the team learns they are actually five votes short. The fight to get them back puts a strain on Leo's marriage and Josh's ... See full summary »

Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney

Votes: 1,324

28. The Jeffersons (1975–1985)
Episode: Louise Forgets (1977)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

Despite trying to improve her memory, Louise forgets to call George's broker about a stock tip that George got from Ralph, and she's scared of how George will react. Meanwhile, Florence has an altercation with a fellow elevator passenger.

Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Roxie Roker, Franklin Cover

Votes: 93

29. Masterminds (2003–2007)
Episode: Fools Gold (2004)

22 min | Documentary, Crime

A recreation of the Bre-X goldmine scam in Indonesia that swindled thousands of investors out of their life savings.

Directors: Michel Plaxton, Howard Wiseman | Stars: Jamie Watson, Jorges Torres, Scott Andrews, Pat McManus

Votes: 7

30. The Man Behind the Badge (1953–1955)
Episode: The Case of the Hot Stock (1955)

Crime, Drama

A securities investigator goes after a swindler who's selling unregistered stock.

Director: Paul Landres | Stars: Charles Bickford, Rhys Williams, Donald Murphy, Ellen Corby

Votes: 18