10 movies about marketing and business that you need to watch

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Combining leisure with learning is great. Movies, in addition to being entertaining, are also great sources of knowledge. Through them, we learn so much information and interesting facts about various topics that it is possible to make several lists on specific subjects.

The importance of this text, however, focuses on marketing and business. We have selected titles that address the topic and, in some way, can contribute to learning in this fascinating area.

10 Films about Marketing and Business
1 – Moneyball (2011)
Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), general manager of the Oakland A's, one day loan database has an epiphany: conventional baseball wisdom is all wrong. Faced with a tight budget, Beane tries to reinvent his team by outperforming the richest ballclubs. Joining forces with Ivy League graduate Peter Brand, Beane sets out to challenge old-school traditions. He recruits bargain-basement players whom scouts have labeled as flawed but who have the potential to win the game.

2 – Love by Contract (The Joneses, 2009)
The Joneses are a seemingly perfect family. Steve and his wife Kate, as well as their children, are handsome, popular and confident, making the neighborhood envious. However, they are not a real family: they are employees of a company that decided to insert families into luxury markets to bring life to its products and increase its profitability.

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3 – Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Is your job to sell or advocate a controversial product? Then this movie is for you!

It is a satirical comedy that follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's top spokesman, Nick Naylor, who turns to cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his 12-year-old son.

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4 – Syrup (2013)
The film tells the story of two marketing executives trying to sell their energy drinks by creating the right image. In their market, a soft drink is just syrup and water. But that's not what really matters. Besides, brand image is everything and consumers are naive. In this context, the marketing department does whatever it takes to sell a product, grab the attention of the buyer, create a luxury image and sell it.

5 – Art & Copy (2009)
A must-see documentary for anyone working in marketing. Familiar and evocative slogans such as 'Just Do It' and 'I Love NY' mark the advertising of the 1960s, which mastered the art of persuasion. The documentary reveals the efforts and wisdom of some of the most influential and creative advertisers of the era.

6 – The Social Network (The Social Network, 2010)
Everyone knows the story of Mark Zuckerberg and the creation of Facebook, however, it is worth watching and rewatching the film to process how the young student at the time managed to develop the social network and dominate such a market years later. Analyze his strategies, posture and handling of the most diverse situations he had to deal with.

7 – 99 Francs (99 francs, 2009)
The film follows the behind-the-scenes of advertising and an almost voyeuristic peek into the lives of its professionals through the trajectory of Octave Parango, a successful advertising executive who is forced to face the enormous consequences of the monumental failure of a campaign for one of his major clients.

8 – Jobs (2013)
The biopic of Steve Jobs and his journey, alongside his friend Steve Wozniak, in the creation of Apple, a disruptive business that was born in a garage. The film shows how Jobs changed the world with his visions and creations, as well as his personal dramas.

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9 – No (2013)
In Chile in 1988, the dictatorial government called a plebiscite to ask whether the population supported the military. An advertising executive was then responsible for the No Campaign, with bold ideas to convince the people to end the military regime.

The film recounts the real-life triumph of the marketing campaign launched by the young René Saavedra, an executive who convinced the Chilean population, through a plebiscite, to prevent General Pinochet from governing for another eight years.

10 – Lord of War (2005)
The film focuses on customer loyalty and that's all you need to keep in mind when watching it. The setting is the illegal firearms market, but it's practically a course given by the main character on how to sell your product through assertive strategies.

Bonus – Mad Men (2007 series)
One of the greatest dramas on international television follows one of the most prestigious advertising agencies in New York in the 1960s, a time of few regulations, many unscrupulous professionals in advertising and a lot of tension in professional relationships. Everything in the series is captivating, even the anger we feel towards the characters.