Told in reverse chronological order, the story starts in the present (June 7, 1994), when the stock market rebounded after the market became volatile and crashed for the weekend. After the stock market stopped trading for the weekend, the Ting's make the wrong bet and their entire fortune is wiped out, compounded by ending up in billions of dollars in debt. Ting Hai forces his sons to commit suicide by jumping off from the top of the stock exchange building before following after them.
Bull is a short-lived American drama series created by Michael S. Chernuchin, who had worked on Law & Order and Brooklyn South in 2000. It was TNT's first original series, and was cancelled in the middle of Season 1. The show's name is in reference to the bull market, but the airing of the series coincided with the dot-com bubble crash that turned what had until then been a bull economy in the United States into a bear market.
A college dropout gets a job as a stockbroker at a fraudulent investment firm, where he gets involved in illegal activities and white-collar crime. As he becomes wealthy, he also faces the consequences of his actions and must navigate the pressures and dangers of the financial world.
In the 1980s, a gold prospector in Southeast Asia discovers a massive gold mine. He forms a partnership with a geologist and together they venture into the jungle to establish a mining operation. However, they face financial difficulties, fraud, and the threat of the Wall Street establishment. Based on a true story, 'Gold' explores the greed and ambition that drive people to risk everything for wealth.
In the 1980s, amidst the tail end of British colonial rule in Hong Kong, the film explores the cut-throat machinations of the business elites. It follows the journey of Cheng Yiyan, the chairman of Jiali Group, a fictional Hong Kong company, as he navigates through 15 years of investigations by the Independent Commission Against Corruption. As murders are committed and billions in market value disappear, Cheng faces a series of challenges, including soaring litigation fees.
Max Peterson, an engineer, receives a mysterious package containing a cell phone. He soon discovers that the phone can predict stock market, sports scores, and even make decisions for him. However, he soon becomes a target of assassins, and he must uncover the truth behind the phone and its connection to a global conspiracy.
Intruder is a horror movie released in 1989. It takes place in a supermarket where a psychopathic killer goes on a rampage, brutally murdering the employees and customers. The movie is filled with gore, blood splatter, and violence as the deranged killer stalks his victims. The plot revolves around the mystery of who the killer is and the suspense of trying to survive the night.
Vitus is a young boy with extraordinary musical talent. Despite the expectations of his parents and the pressures of the stock market, he follows his passion for playing the piano. Along the way, he forms a unique bond with an old man who helps him discover his true potential.
In Ice Age: Surviving Sid, Sid the sloth tries to survive the challenges of the ice age with his ineptitude and clumsiness. Along with his friends, he embarks on an adventurous journey in the primeval forest, encountering various wild animals and naturalistic landscapes. Through their camping trip, they learn the value of teamwork, friendship, and the importance of nature.
In No Time for Nuts, Scrat the squirrel accidentally activates a time machine and is transported to different time periods in search of his precious acorn. Along the way, he encounters various obstacles and challenges while trying to make his way back home.
When a shooting star hits Earth, Scrat's nutty pursuit of it has catastrophic consequences that send him hurtling through space and time.
Whispering Smith is an American Western series that aired on NBC. Based on a 1948 movie, the series stars Audie Murphy as Tom "Whispering" Smith, a police detective in Denver, Colorado. Filming of the series began in 1959, but the program did not air until May 8, 1961, because of unexpected production problems. Whispering Smith combines elements of CBS's Have Gun – Will Travel starring Richard Boone, NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo starring Dale Robertson, the syndicated Shotgun Slade with Scott Brady, and ABC's The Man From Blackhawk, a Stirling Silliphant production starring Robert Rockwell. While the setting of the series is unique, it is otherwise a standard detective program.
Becoming Warren Buffett is a documentary that tells the life story of Warren Buffett, one of the most successful and renowned investors of all time. From his humble beginnings as a young boy with a fascination for stocks to his rise as a billionaire and equity investor, the film provides an in-depth look into Buffett's journey and his strategies for building wealth through investing.
A mild-mannered insurance salesman gets mixed up with gangsters.
Bluford H. Smythe, who has made it big in the big city, has returned to his small hometown of Glenwood after being away for twenty years. Accompanying him is his personal secretary, Ambrose Ames. Despite it being purely a vacation to get some rest and relaxation, the leading citizens of the town welcome him back with some official gatherings. Mayor Jonas Tompkins, who never liked Bluford, holds no grudges against him and too welcomes him with open arms. Although Bluford had no intention of making the news public, the townsfolk learn that he has indeed come back to do business, specifically develop a summer resort in Glenwood to rival that of the best summer resorts worldwide.
Abbott and Costello are mistakenly hired as Mexican musicians to perform in an international theatre. They must now evade the law and the real musicians while also dealing with a suspicious woman and a con man.
A crop of millionaire inmates struggle to get accustomed to prison life, while inmate Nick Burton watches out for everyone's interests on the inside.
The Black Sheep is a comedy crime movie that follows the story of a priest who becomes a detective and investigates a murder that takes place in a theater. With an arm in a sling, the priest faces various challenges and encounters interesting characters while trying to solve the case. The movie is based on a short story and features elements such as a church, a private detective, and a soccer fan.
After being run out of town after town for trying to sell worthless stock, two con artists breeze into the small town of Chesterville, where they find themselves accused of kidnapping a young boy to whom they offered a ride. When that misunderstanding is cleared up, the two conmen hatch a plot to unload all their worthless paper on the gullible citizens of Chesterville.
Four very different people inherit a percentage of a fashion house but in order to make it work they have to get along with each other.