Robert Reich
Robert Reich has authored twelve books, most recently Supercapitalism. He is professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley, and a familiar commentator on television and radio. He was Secretary of Labor under Bill Clinton.
ROBERT REICH'S FIVE FAVORITE FILMS ABOUT MONEY
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The classic story of someone seeking gold—here, literally—and finding only desperation. Walter Huston's performance is a monument to greed and longing.
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Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
David Mamet's screenplay is the best ever written about high-pressure sales in a pressure-cooker environment of ruthless competition.
3. |
Wall Street (1987)
Gordon Gekko came to symbolize the entire "greed is good" decade of the 1980s, and could just as well symbolize the "greed ruins us all" first decade of the twenty-first century.
4. |
The Sting (1973)
Paul Newman and Robert Redford, as con artists who try to scam the mob bosses, are funny, brazen, and cool. They're in it less for the money than for the ride. Great fun.
5. |
Pulp Fiction (1994)
In Quentin Tarantino's hands the quest for money is dirty, funny, and violent, all at the same time.
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