As startup culture, corporate power and founder mythology dominate public discourse, cinema has quietly become one of the most honest record-keepers of ambition — its triumphs, excesses and collapses.
Across decades, filmmakers and documentarians have explored entrepreneurship not as a motivational slogan, but as a high-risk pursuit shaped by obsession, ethics, timing and control. From Silicon Valley boardrooms to family-run factories and underground trading floors, these stories reflect the real mechanics behind success and failure.
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🎬 ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BUSINESS & POWER — MASTER MOVIE LIST
| No. | Title | Format | Core Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Beautiful Mind | Film | Genius, obsession |
| 2 | Boiler Room | Film | Greed, ethics |
| 3 | Catch Me If You Can | Film | Hustle, persuasion |
| 4 | Chef | Film | Creative entrepreneurship |
| 5 | The Devil Wears Prada | Film | Corporate pressure |
| 6 | Air | Film | Branding, risk |
| 7 | BlackBerry | Film | Rise & fall of tech |
| 8 | You’ve Got Mail | Film | Big vs small business |
| 9 | Walt Before Mickey | Film | Early-stage struggle |
| 10 | The Godfather | Film | Power, leadership |
| 11 | The Greatest Showman | Film | Branding, storytelling |
| 12 | Ferrari | Film | Obsession, legacy |
| 13 | The Wolf of Wall Street | Film | Excess, sales |
| 14 | Joy | Film | Product innovation |
| 15 | Pirates of Silicon Valley | Film | Tech rivalry |
| 16 | Slumdog Millionaire | Film | Survival mindset |
| 17 | Tetris | Film | Licensing, geopolitics |
| 18 | Dangal | Film | Discipline, vision |
| 19 | Mongol | Film | Leadership, strategy |
| 20 | The Internship | Film | Adaptability |
| 21 | Steve Jobs | Film | Visionary leadership |
| 22 | The Iron Lady | Film | Political leadership |
| 23 | The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Film | Taking risks |
| 24 | The Theory of Everything | Film | Perseverance |
| 25 | The Truman Show | Film | Control, freedom |
| 26 | War Dogs | Film | Scale without ethics |
| 27 | We Bought a Zoo | Film | Risk & reinvention |
| 28 | Whiplash | Film | Obsession |
| 29 | Yes Man | Film | Momentum |
| 30 | Any Given Sunday | Film | Business of sports |
| 31 | Glengarry Glen Ross | Film | Sales pressure |
| 32 | It’s a Wonderful Life | Film | Legacy |
| 33 | Molly’s Game | Film | High-risk enterprise |
| 34 | Tommy Boy | Film | Sales, sincerity |
| 35 | Hustle | Film | Mentorship |
| 36 | Rush | Film | Competition |
| 37 | Pad Man | Film | Social innovation |
| 38 | Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year | Film | Ethical business |
| 39 | Middle Men | Film | Internet monetisation |
| 40 | Moneyball | Film | Data-driven strategy |
| 41 | Office Space | Film | Corporate satire |
| 42 | There Will Be Blood | Film | Capitalism |
| 43 | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | Film | Visionary founder |
| 44 | Erin Brockovich | Film | Grassroots power |
| 45 | The Aviator | Film | Vision, obsession |
| 46 | The Big Short | Film | Financial systems |
| 47 | The Founder | Film | Corporate takeover |
| 48 | The Pursuit of Happyness | Film | Resilience |
| 49 | The Social Network | Film | Startup conflict |
| 50 | Wall Street | Film | Greed & power |
📽 DOCUMENTARIES
| No. | Title | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Startup.com | Dot-com boom & bust |
| 52 | Print the Legend | 3D printing startups |
| 53 | The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley | Theranos |
| 54 | Something Ventured | Venture capital |
| 55 | Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room | Corporate fraud |
| 56 | The Donut King | Immigrant entrepreneurship |
| 57 | Silicon Cowboys | Compaq vs IBM |
| 58 | Becoming Warren Buffett | Long-term thinking |
| 59 | The Social Dilemma | Data ethics |
| 60 | The Great Hack | Political data misuse |
📺 TV SERIES / MINISERIES
| No. | Title | Theme |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Silicon Valley | Startup culture |
| 62 | The Playlist | Spotify’s rise |
| 63 | Self Made | Building against odds |
| 64 | The Billion Dollar Code | Innovation vs giants |
| 65 | Generation Startup | Early-stage founders |
| 66 | The Startup Kids | Young entrepreneurs |
| 67 | Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview | Founder insight |
| 68 | The Dropout | Startup deception |
When Vision Builds Empires — and Destroys Them
Some of the most compelling narratives focus on founders whose confidence outpaced reality.
Series such as The Dropout and documentaries like The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley reveal how hype, power and fear of failure fuelled the Theranos collapse. Films including The Founder, There Will Be Blood, and Wall Street expose how ambition, when unchecked, can turn innovation into exploitation.
These stories resonate strongly at a time when startups face increasing scrutiny over governance, data ethics and financial transparency.
The Rise-and-Fall Cycle of Innovation
Several titles capture how early dominance offers no protection against disruption.
BlackBerry, Pirates of Silicon Valley, The Billion Dollar Code, and Silicon Cowboys document how pioneering ideas can lose relevance through strategic missteps, internal conflict or legal blind spots. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room remains a reminder that sophisticated systems can still collapse under unethical leadership.
Together, these narratives underline a consistent theme: innovation without adaptability is fragile.
The Psychology Behind Relentless Drive
Not all entrepreneurial stories are built around startups. Many examine the mindset that fuels high performance.
