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Bill Moyers | 6 Movies You Have to See About the Financial Crisis

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 15:37 — Dave Culver
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Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company / AlterNet

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Given a theme as dramatic and consequential as America’s financial collapse, many filmmakers have risen to the challenge of going behind the headlines to tell important stories and make critical points that need to be shared if we’re to learn anything from the crisis. Below are some of those important movies and documentaries. Please share your own favorite financial-themed films in the comments below.

Margin Call (2011)
Margin Call, directed by J.C. Chandor, focuses on crises of conscience — and lack thereof — behind investment banking and the financial meltdown. Chandor’s original screenplay is up for an Academy Award.

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Foxes and Reptiles: Psychopathy and the Financial Meltdown, Jonathan Zap, Reality Sandwich

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