12 Best CEO Movies: Business Leaders, Corporate Power and Success Stories

The Founder

2016 • 115 min • Budget $15M • Box office $24M

Drama, History

This is the true story of how Ray Kroc, an Illinois salesman, encountered Mac and Dick McDonald, who were operating a successful burger restaurant in Southern California during the 1950s. Kroc was drawn to their efficient food preparation and recognized…

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Steve Jobs

2015 • 122 min • Budget $30M • Box office $34M

Drama, History

Behind the scenes of three major product launches, culminating in the 1998 iMac reveal, Steve Jobs offers a personal look at the man who drove the digital revolution.

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Jobs

2013 • 129 min • Budget $12M • Box office $42M

Drama, History

This is the story of Steve Jobs, charting his rise from dropping out of college to becoming one of the most celebrated and influential creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.

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The Wolf of Wall Street

2013 • 180 min • Budget $100M • Box office $407M

Crime, Drama, Comedy

A New York stockbroker becomes a key witness in a major securities fraud case, exposing widespread corruption within Wall Street, corporate banking, and organized crime. Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort.

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Wall Street

1987 • 126 min • Budget $15M • Box office $43M

Crime, Drama

This is a story about a young stockbroker driven by ambition who will do anything to succeed. He teams up with a ruthless corporate raider, who quickly takes him under his wing. The older man shows the young broker the…

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The Social Network

2010 • 121 min • Budget $40M • Box office $224M

Drama

In 2003, Harvard student and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg develops an idea that evolves into Facebook, the world's largest social network. By 2009, Zuckerberg has become one of the youngest billionaires, but his rapid success brings unexpected challenges. He faces…

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The Intern

2015 • 121 min • Budget $35M • Box office $194M

Comedy

Ben Whittaker, a 70-year-old widower, finds retirement unfulfilling. Seeking a new challenge, he takes a senior internship at an online fashion company run by its founder, Jules Ostin.

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Money Monster

2016 • 99 min • Budget $27M • Box office $93M

Thriller, Drama

Financial television host Lee Gates and his producer Patty face a crisis when an angry investor seizes control of their studio.

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Can You Keep a Secret?

2019 • 94 min • Box office $1M

Romance, Comedy

Emma Corrigan, harboring some secrets, believes she's facing her end during a rough flight and confesses everything to the attractive man beside her – or so she thinks. But when her company’s enigmatic CEO appears at work, it’s revealed he’s…

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Good Deeds

2012 • 129 min • Budget $14M • Box office $35M

Drama, Romance

Wesley Deeds, a successful businessman, has always lived a planned life. That changes when he meets Lindsey Wakefield, a single mother recently evicted and working as a night janitor at his company. He offers to help her, and despite being…

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Babygirl

2024 • 115 min • Budget $20M • Box office $60M

Drama, Romance

A successful CEO risks everything – her career and her family – when she starts a passionate relationship with her young employee.

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I Care a Lot

2021 • 119 min

Crime, Thriller, Drama

A legal guardian, responsible for the finances of elderly clients, begins exploiting them, gaining control over their lives. Her newest client presents unforeseen complications.

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