Big Money Bets in Movies & TV: Analyzing Hollywood Portrayals of Investing & Finance

How close to real life are the big money bets we see in movies and TV? In movies and TV risky ways to wealth often seem the most entertaining. From investments to gambling (which really aren’t that different after all, it seems...) characters on screen often make mega bucks by taking big bets and winning. And while these were once mainly reserved for the wealthy, tech has allowed them to become more accessible to regular people. But there are some darker truths hiding on all of those enthralling stories, and sometimes they can give us an unrealistic sense of just how possible those kinds of wins could be for us. So, how close to real life are the portrayals, actually? Let's take a deeper look.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:53 Big risks = bigger rewards
01:20 Ambitious upstarts making their name
03:35 Titans holding onto power at all costs
04:47 Never really losing too much
06:45 Real people, without the industry safety net
09:07 Taking a gamble
11:17 The biggest key to success...
12:28 So why do we enjoy watching this stuff, anyway?
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[@bryantgrove6199]

Will you post to spotify?

[@annejohnson5875]

I remember a reality show entitled "Millionaire Matchmaker "
They would pair up young women with wealthy men. Some of the men were "millionaires" through internet gambling and I would always think, "that's not a millionaire, that's an addict on a lucky streak."

[@r3dsnow757]

Workaholics and high achievers are also addicts.
It's hard to judge.

[@nataliaalfonso2662]

That’s what all new millionaires and billionaires are. That’s how they got that way.

[@r3dsnow757]

@@nataliaalfonso2662 You either play risky or sell out your privacy/morals.
That's the only way to make it fast.

[@user-rz3tg4mb5g]

​@@r3dsnow757ia, but don't underestimate an overachiever. I can't help but admire someone who cares enough to try.

[@janehopke878]

I’m glad you’re showing so many clips of Margin Call. It’s such an underrated film about the 2008 financial crisis and one of my faves.

[@kayleighdriessen]

Money doesn't bring happiness, those who love money the most are often the easiest to corrupt. We shouldn't be so obsessed with money like how we are conditioned to be today.

[@ilovemesomme]

The only exception to this rule is in Trading Places and Coming to America

[@728huey]

These are supposed to be Hollywood depictions of people getting wealthy, so they're not going to show people who gradually get wealthy by investing in index funds or residential mom and pop real estate because there's no drama or pizazz involved.

[@kamsismith]

Not to say people acquire their wealth through illegal means in real life, but not everything needs to be realistic. All these stories are entertaining because of good storytelling and morally grey characters.

[@wilfredpeake9987]

When your investing your selling your money in hopes of getting more back, in gambling your putting it in a pot and the casino shuffles it around and maybe you get back.

[@lucacamilleri4215]

Working in finance sucks. If you want a real view go look at the memes made by people who actually work there

[@janehopke878]

Been there, done that. I’m now in healthcare doing regulatory reporting. It’s much more rewarding for me.

[@garethgay9133]

class war talk?

[@erikdayne5429]

Uh, what? Half of these are based on true stories. How is that unrealistic?

[@magicdance4273]

The unrealistic part is where the main character has doubts or morality.
They start out in the game as corrupt, evil shits who'd pimp out their mother for pennies on the dollar.

[@marksoberay2318]

This channel is run by liberals...they have no concept of free enterprise

[@CrimsonNineTail]

To be fair, Jordan Belfort most likely lied or "fluffed up" most of his story. However, I fo see you point.

[@kobochaos]

Based on key words

[@krombopulos_michael]

"Based on" is a pretty loose term. Dumb Money was almost complete bullshit

[@jadziawynter9241]

Second! 🥈✌🏾