Greed in Film: A Drama Collection

Description: This classic film explores the corrosive effects of greed on three prospectors searching for gold in Mexico, showing how the desire for wealth can turn friends into enemies and lead to moral decay.

Fact: The film won three Academy Awards, including Best Director for John Huston, who also wrote the screenplay and played a role in the film.

Description: Oliver Stone's iconic film about the stock market, where the mantra "Greed is good" becomes the guiding principle for Gordon Gekko, a corporate raider whose greed leads to his eventual downfall, offering a cautionary tale of the 1980s financial boom.

Fact: Michael Douglas won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Gekko. The film was followed by a sequel, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" in

Description: Tom Ripley's greed for a life of luxury and identity leads him to impersonate a wealthy man, showcasing how greed can drive one to commit heinous acts to maintain a facade of wealth and status.

Fact: The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Adapted Screenplay.

Description: While not directly about greed, this film shows how corporate greed can suppress truth and endanger lives, focusing on a whistleblower's battle against a tobacco company, highlighting the ethical dilemmas faced when personal gain conflicts with public good.

Fact: The film was based on a true story and received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.

Description: Patrick Bateman, a wealthy investment banker, embodies the extreme of yuppie greed and superficiality, leading to a descent into violence and madness, highlighting the emptiness of a life driven by materialistic desires.

Fact: The film was controversial upon release due to its graphic content, but it has since gained cult status.

Description: Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Daniel Plainview, an oil prospector whose ruthless ambition and greed drive him to isolate himself from humanity, showcasing the destructive power of greed on personal relationships and integrity.

Fact: The film was inspired by Upton Sinclair's novel "Oil!" and won two Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Day-Lewis.

Description: This film captures the excesses of Wall Street in the late '80s and '90s, focusing on Jordan Belfort, whose insatiable greed leads him down a path of fraud, debauchery, and eventual downfall. It's a vivid portrayal of how greed can blind individuals to morality.

Fact: The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Leonardo DiCaprio gained 30 pounds for his role as Belfort.

Description: This film dramatizes the build-up to the 2007-2008 financial crisis, focusing on a few investors who bet against the housing market, driven by greed and the desire to profit from others' misfortune.

Fact: The film uses celebrity cameos to explain complex financial terms, making the subject accessible to a broader audience.

Description: This film delves into the cutthroat world of real estate sales, where greed for the best leads and the pressure to succeed push salesmen to unethical lengths, illustrating the moral decay driven by financial desperation.

Fact: The film features an all-star cast including Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, and Alec Baldwin, who delivers the famous "Always Be Closing" speech.

Description: This drama examines the lives of three men laid off from a major corporation, exploring how the pursuit of wealth and status can lead to personal and professional ruin, and the reevaluation of what truly matters in life.

Fact: The film was inspired by the real-life experiences of director John Wells during the economic downturn.