Every banker, trader, broker etc. we've talked to will barely glance at their Blackberry, let alone their Bloomberg screens over the next couple of days.
Everyone is in holiday mode.
So while you're kicking it with your loved ones over BBQ and what not, feel free to relax with one of these movies. They'll serve as a reminder for why you actually love working on Wall Street, and why you can't wait for all the stupid relaxing to be over, obviously.
The 25th Hour (2002)
In a sentence: The broker scene, that's all you need to see "...when you become a cowboy, that's when I draw the line."
Plot: Okay, not totally a Wall Street movie, but when there's a full-on scene about trading on employment numbers in a movie, it makes the list. Directed by Spike Lee, the movie is mostly about a man's last day of freedom before going to jail for selling drugs.
Quants: The Alchemists Of Wall Street (2010)
In a sentence: A rare look inside the minds of mathematical geniuses who have invented financial models that have both destroyed and made Wall Street.
Plot: Quants is 45-minute documentary on the inner-workings of quantitative analysts on Wall Street. If you'd like to watch it, it's embedded below via YouTube.
Money, Power and Wall Street (2012)
In a sentence: A Frontline documentary that breaks down our latest doom machine.
Plot: The financial crisis comes alive as Frontline's expert documentarians interview the people that watched it all fall down, from journalists to regulators, to Wall Streeters. This is a two parter.
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