An expert forger detained in a Nazi concentration camp agrees to work with a team of imprisoned counterfeiters, who potentially extend the war for the sake of their own safety.Ĥ. "The Counterfeiters" (2007, rated R): What moral responsibility does a Jewish man bear for aiding the Nazi war effort for the sake of self-preservation? That's the impossible question posed in this Oscar-winning dramatization of Operation Bernhard, a Nazi scheme to flood the British economy with forged pound notes. Douglas' iconic, archetypal portrayal of excess, with his mantra of "Greed is good," earned him an Oscar.ĥ. "Wall Street" (1987, rated R): Oliver Stone has made any number of movies that speak to his generation's historical, cultural and political experiences, often scathing critiques shouted through a megaphone: "JFK," "Platoon," "Born on the Fourth of July." But he captured the darkest side of his generation in an era of unparalleled greed with stockbrokers and corporate raiders Bud Fox (Martin Sheen) and Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas). Suspicion, greed and paranoia consume the men in a bitterly dark avalanche of snowballing horrors.Ħ. The pact to keep the cash a secret is indeed simple, but you know what they say about the best laid plans of mice and men. Two brothers (Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton, whose relationship has a certain "Of Mice and Men" quality to it) and a friend happen across a plane crash in rural Minnesota - and $4.4 million in cash. "A Simple Plan" (1998, rated R): Nothing ever good came out of stumbling over a bag of cash, especially not in this Sam Raimi-directed neo-noir thriller. He's too good-hearted to grasp the greed that surrounds him like vultures, but a quick-witted journalist (Jean Arthur) shows him the ropes of human venality.ħ. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936, not rated): Director Frank Capra goes full ah-shucks Americana with Longfellow Deeds (Gary Cooper), a tuba-playing greeting-card poet who suddenly finds himself in possession of $20 million. The screwball high jinks get more desperate and clever as the deadline looms.ĩ. ![]() "Brewster's Millions" (1985, rated PG): Minor-league pitcher Monty Brewster (Richard Pryor) finds himself in the unlikeliest of high-concept scenarios when a distant relative, recently deceased, bequeaths him $300 million on the condition that he first manage to spend $30 million in 30 days without wasting it - and without telling anybody. But none of that seems to stop us from wanting it, especially in these 10 movies where money - a lack of it or too much of it, illegally acquired and otherwise - causes trouble.ġ0. ![]() ![]() It's said that nothing is certain but death and taxes, that money can't buy happiness, that money is, in fact, the root of all evil.
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