Personal finance and saving money are a few of the topics we can learn about not only by reading blogs and books, but simply from watching movies as well. Many of the movies we watch often surround a central theme of money like bank robberies, corrupt Wall Street traders or just plain greed. Here is our definitive list of the top 50 finance-related movie quotes:
1. Wall Street (1987)
“Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.” -Gordon Gekko
2. Trading Places (1983)
“I had the most absurd nightmare. I was poor and no one liked me.” -Louis Winthorpe III
3. Rogue Trader (1999)
“I, Nicholas Leeson, have just lost 50 million quid, in one day!” -Nick Leeson
4. Risky Business (1983)
“My name is Joel Goodsen. I deal in human fulfillment. I grossed over eight thousand dollars in one night.” -Joel Goodsen
5. Brewster’s Millions (1985)
“I’m gonna teach you to hate spending money. I’m gonna make you so sick of spending money that the mere sight of it will make you wanna throw up!” -Rupert Horn
6. Scarface (1983)
“In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women. ” -Tony Montana
7. Rain Man (1988)
“That will be $1.5 million please. I’ll take it in cash, check or a transfer. I’m not greedy. I just want my half. ” -Charlie Babbitt
8. Boiler Room (2000)
“Anybody who tells you money is the root of all evil doesn’t f***ing have any.” -Jim Young
9. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
“A-B-C. A-Always, B-Be, C-Closing. Always be closing, always be closing.” -Blake
10. American Psycho (2000)
“I have all the characteristics of a human being: blood, flesh, skin, hair; but not a single, clear, identifiable emotion, except for greed and disgust.” -Patrick Bateman
11. Pretty Woman (1990)
“You and I are such similar creatures, Vivian. We both screw people for money.” -Edward Lewis
12. A Perfect Murder (1998)
“Rich people, they’re different from you and me. Well, for one thing, they’ve got a lot more money…” -Bobby Fain
13. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Martin Frohm: “What would you say if man walked in here with no shirt, and I hired him?”
Christopher Gardner: “He must have had on some really nice pants.”
14. Indecent Proposal (1993)
“Suppose… I were to offer you one million dollars for one night with your wife. ” -John Gage
15. Fight Club (1999)
“You’re not your job. You’re not how much money you have in the bank. You’re not the car you drive. You’re not the contents of your wallet. You’re the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world.” -Tyler Durden
16. The Bank Job (2008)
Terry Leather [on radio]: ” We can smell the money, over.”
Eddie Burton [on radio]: “Look, money may b
