- The Social Network 2010
Genres – Biography, Crime, Drama | Release Date – Oct 1, 2010 | Run Time – 121 min. |
Base on Book: The Accidental Billionaires
The Social Network” tells the story of how Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook. It starts with his college website “Facemash,” which compared students’ photos. Later, he was asked to help build a social network called “Harvard Connection” but instead made his own version—”The Facebook.” The movie shows how the website grew fast, the lawsuits that followed (with people saying he stole their ideas), and his broken friendship with co-founder Eduardo Saverin.
The Social Network” stars Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg, Andrew Garfield as Eduardo Saverin, and Justin Timberlake as Sean Parker. Armie Hammer plays the Winklevoss twins, while Rooney Mara, Brenda Song, and others round out the cast.
- The Pursuit of Happyness 2006
Genres – Biography, Drama | Release Date – Dec 15, 2006 | Run Time – 117 min. |
The Pursuit of Happyness is a true story movie from 2006 about a man named Chris Gardner. Will Smith plays Chris, a salesman who loses his home and has to survive on the streets with his little son (played by Will’s real son Jaden). The movie shows their tough life in San Francisco during 1981 as Chris tries to find work and take care of his boy. The story is based on Chris’s own book about his difficult year being homeless.
Starring:
The Pursuit of Happyness” (2006) casted by Will Smith as Chris Gardner, a struggling father trying to build a better life. His young son, Christopher, is played by Jaden Smith. Thandiwe Newton appears as Chris’s wife, Linda, but she leaves early in the story.
- The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Genres – Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Black Comedy Film, Satire | Release Date – Dec 25, 2013 | Run Time – 180 min. |
In 1987, Jordan Belfort starts working at a small Wall Street stockbroker office. Just a few years later, before he even turns 30, he opens his own company called Stratton Oakmont. With help from his close friend and team of brokers, Belfort gets rich by tricking rich people into bad investments. But as Belfort and his friends enjoy wild parties with drugs and luxury, government investigators start looking into their illegal business.
Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Jordan Belfort in this Scorsese film, with Jonah Hill as his partner Donnie, Margot Robbie as wife Naomi, Matthew McConaughey as mentor Mark, and Kyle Chandler as FBI agent Denham.
- Steve Jobs (2015)
Genres – Biography, Drama, History | Sub-Genres – Biographical Film | Release Date – Sep 7, 2015 | Run Time – 122 min. |
The movie shows Apple’s Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak preparing to launch the first Macintosh in 1984. While dealing with personal struggles involving his ex-girlfriend and daughter, Jobs gets fired from Apple. He later starts NeXT Inc. and returns to Apple in the 1990s to create the iMac. The film stars Michael Fassbender as Jobs, with Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, and Jeff Daniels in key roles.
- The Founders (2016)
Genres – Biography, Drama, History | Sub-Genres – Biographical Film, Historical Film | Release Date – Nov 21, 2016 | Run Time – 115 min. |
The movie stars Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc, the man who turned McDonald’s into a fast-food empire. It shows how he pushed out the original founders, Richard and Maurice McDonald (played by Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch), to take over the company. The cast also includes Linda Cardellini as Kroc’s wife Joan and B.J. Novak as McDonald’s executive Harry Sonneborn
- Jerry Maguire (1996)
Genres – Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sports | Sub-Genres – American Football Film, Sport Film | Release Date – Dec 13, 1996 | Run Time – 139 min. |
Jerry Maguire is a sports agent who loses his job after writing an honest memo about his company. With only one loyal coworker, Dorothy, and one client, football player Rod Tidwell, he starts his own business. As they fight to succeed, Jerry and Dorothy grow closer. The movie stars Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger, and Cuba Gooding Jr.
