Movies Like Money Monster (2016)

Money Monster is a 2016 drama, thriller film from Jodie Foster with a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Wall Street and Margin Call.

Drama Thriller

Wall Street

1987

A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless and greedy corporate raider, whom takes the youth under his wing.

7.2

MagicScore

Margin Call

2011

A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.

6.9

MagicScore

Inside Job

2010

A film that exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation and academia.

7.7

MagicScore

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

2005

A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.

7.2

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Five Minutes to Live

1961

A guitar playing killer terrorizes a housewife while his partner robs the bank where her husband works.

5.4

MagicScore

Yannick

2023

In the middle of a performance of the play "Le Cocu", a bad boulevard comedy at a Parisian theatre, Yannick gets up and interrupts the show to take the evening back in hand.

7.1

MagicScore

I Could Never Be Your Woman

2007

Mother Nature loves to cause mischief, and she steps in to help two love-starved souls find happiness. She helps an aging professional woman and single mother, Rosie, who's unlucky in love find her match with Adam, a much younger man. As their relationship blossoms beyond physical attraction, matters complicate when her adolescent daughter starts to fall for a handsome local boy.

5.8

MagicScore

Morning Glory

2010

A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a long-running morning show at a once-prominent but currently failing station in New York City. Eager to keep the show on air, she recruits a former news journalist and anchor who disapproves of co-hosting a show that does not deal with real news stories.

6.4

MagicScore

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

2013

In New York, a Pakistani native finds that his American Dream has collapsed in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

6.6

MagicScore

#10

The Other Guys

2010

Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. When a seemingly minor case turns out to be a big deal, the two cops get the opportunity to finally prove to their comrades that they have the right stuff.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

Assault on Wall Street

2013

Jim is an average New Yorker living a peaceful life with a well paying job and a loving family. Suddenly, everything changes when the economy crashes causing Jim to lose everything. Filled with anger and rage, Jim snaps and goes to extreme lengths to seek revenge for the life taken from him.

5.9

MagicScore

#12

The Hurt Locker

2008

During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.

7.3

MagicScore

#13

The Forecaster

2014

MARTIN ARMSTRONG, once a US based trillion dollar financial adviser, used the number pi to predict economic turning points with precision. When some big New York bankers asked him to join the club to help them to take over Russia, he refused to join the manipulation. A few days later the FBI stormed his offices accusing him of a 3 billion dollar Ponzi Scheme - an attempt to stop him talking about the real Ponzi Scheme of debts that the US has build up over the years and which he thinks starts to collapse after October 1, 2015, a mayor pi turning point he is predicting.

6.8

MagicScore

#14

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

2009

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

21 Bridges

2019

An embattled NYPD detective, is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy. As the night unfolds, lines become blurred on who he is pursuing, and who is in pursuit of him.

6.8

MagicScore

#16

Inside Man

2006

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.

7.4

MagicScore

#17

iHostage

2025

When a gunman enters an Apple Store in the heart of Amsterdam, the police face a delicate challenge to resolve the standoff.

6.0

MagicScore

#18

Default

2018

Only one week left until South Korea will go under sovereign default. Han Shi-hyun is a leader of the monetary policy team at the Bank of Korea. and is assigned to a crisis team.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

The China Hustle

2018

An unsettling and eye-opening Wall Street horror story about Chinese companies, the American stock market, and the opportunistic greed behind the biggest heist you've never heard of.

7.2

MagicScore

#20

The Big Short

2015

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

7.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Money Monster?

The top films similar to Money Monster by MovieMagicScore are Wall Street (7.2), Margin Call (6.9), Inside Job (7.7). Each shares drama/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Money Monster worth watching?

Money Monster holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10 from 3,063 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Money Monster?

Money Monster (2016) is a drama, thriller film directed by Jodie Foster, starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell.

Where can I find more recommendations like Money Monster?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Money Monster

This ranked list pairs Money Monster (2016), a drama and thriller film from Jodie Foster, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of George Clooney take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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