When a corporate raider threatens a hostile takeover of a 'mom and pop' company, the patriarch of the company enlists the help of his wife's attractive daughter—who is a lawyer—to stop the takeover. However, the raider soon becomes infatuated with her, and enjoys the legal manoeuvring as he tries to win her heart.

A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.

When an office full of Chicago real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to heat up. Shelley Levene, who has a sick daughter, does everything in his power to get better leads from his boss, John Williamson, but to no avail. When his coworker Dave Moss comes up with a plan to steal the leads, things get complicated for the tough-talking salesmen.

A troubled hedge fund magnate, desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire, makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.

A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.

A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.

A mathematical genius discovers a link between numbers and reality, and thus believes he can predict the future.

In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the United States mortgage market. In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.

2010 film directed by Charles Ferguson

1999 film directed by Michael Mann

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm and is on the fast track to success—but the job might not be as legitimate as it sounds.

尼克（伊万·麦克格雷格 Ewan McGregor 饰）虽然身为银行的小小职员，但他从未放弃过升职发财的梦想。在一次外派工作中，尼克结识了漂亮迷人的莉莎（安娜·弗莱尔 Anna Friel 饰），坠入情网的两人很快就结为夫妻，开始了幸福的生活。一次偶然中，尼克发现了银行系统的漏洞，而这个漏洞使得他能够从中牟利，在利用这个漏洞度过一次经济危机后，莉莎发现了他的不轨行为。
虽然向妻子保证过不再利用这个漏洞，但在巨大的利益面前，尼克无法控制自己。尼克的工作做得越来越好，职位越来越高，但与此同时，他肩上的压力也越来越大。常在河边走哪有不湿鞋，当错误无法盖过错误，谎言无法掩饰谎言之时，便是尼克付出代价的时刻。

位于美国北卡罗莱纳州温斯顿沙兰市（Winston Salem）的RJR纳贝斯克饼干公司股 东们，虽然受到全球瞩目，金钱不断涌入，光是在２月底的邮件中，就收到总数达２０ 亿美圆的支票，但很少有股东对公司的高级执行总裁罗斯.强生（Ross Johnson）心存 感激。现在，温斯顿沙兰市也变成前所未有的百万富翁市。所有与RJR公司有关的华尔街 大亨都想从中分到一点好处，于是罗斯找来财务专家亨利和彼得来为他效力。接下来上演的便是一出充满贪婪、背叛、尔虞我诈和高风险赌注的华尔街风云。
根据布莱恩.巴勒和约翰.海勒撰写的《Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco》中文译名：《门口的野蛮人：RJR纳贝斯克的陨落》改编。
该书描写了1988年美国第二大烟草公司RJR融资收购饼干生产商Nabisco的交易。即使如今看来，这笔总额达250亿美元的收购也十分惊人，不禁让人对有关人物的行动产生 疑虑。当时，这也是华尔街历史上最大的收购资金。而1989年美国Kohlberg KravisRoberts 公司又以314亿美元的价格刷新了此纪录，其收购对象就是RJR Nabisco公司。
读过此书，你会惊奇地发现网络和个人对世界商业和经济的操纵力有多大。它向我 们揭示了CEO被给予的巨大权利和机会，从中你会懂得谁才是真正的"玩家"。 该书被《福布斯》杂志评选为20年来美国最具影响力的20本商业书籍之一。也被选择摘编到里奥·高夫的投资经典著作《一次读完25本投资经典》中。

2011 TV film on the 2008 financial crisis directed by Curtis Hanson

A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.

2010 film by Oliver Stone

1987 film directed by Oliver Stone

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.