12 Movies Real Estate Brokers Should Watch
The best movies are those we can definitely relate to. The struggles of the main character, the lessons we learn at the end of the story, and the way a certain character behaves impact us. There is a movie for everyone, movies that positively assure us that there are also people out there who can identify with us.
For real estate brokers, they relate to movies that reveal how perfectly imperfect life in the real estate sector or generally the financial industry is. We have selected 12 movies they and the industry partakers should watch.
The Big Short
Genre: Drama
Year: 2015
Synopsis: The Big Short tells the story of a group of moneymen, who predicted the collapse of the credit and housing bubble during the 2008 financial crisis, and made millions from the global economic crisis.
Famous line: “Truth is like poetry. And most people hate poetry.” – Overheard at a Washington, D.C. bar
99 Homes
Genre: Drama
Year: 2014
Synopsis: After the eviction of his family from their home due to foreclosure, an unemployed father agreed to work with the real broker who was the cause of his frustration; but, soon finds himself in unlawful situations.
Famous line: “Don’t get emotional about real estate.” – Rick Carver
Closing Escrow
Genre: Comedy / Indie
Year: 2007
Synopsis: The marriages of three families and the commitment and resolve of their agents are put to test when they try to purchase the same property.
Famous line: “I’m a real estate agent. And with my money I do good things and good works, and I will go into the ghetto and I will start a music program.” – Hillary
American Beauty
Genre: Comedy-Drama
Year: 1999
Synopsis: Disregarded by his wife and despised by his daughter, a 42-year-old father experiences midlife crisis after becoming infatuated with the best friend of her daughter.
Famous line: “It’s hard to stay mad when there’s so much beauty in the world.” – Lester Burnham
Pursuit of Happyness
Genre: Drama
Year: 2006
Synopsis: Based on a true story about the life of a single father who was forced to live in the streets with his young son. Desperate to secure a stable job, he takes on a job as a stockbroker in a prestigious firm. However, before he can receive salary, he needs to train for 6 months and sell his products. He refuses to succumb to despair despite the hardships to create a better life for himself and his son.
Famous line: “You got a dream… You gotta protect it. People can’t do somethin’ themselves, they wanna tell you you can’t do it. If you want somethin’, go get it. Period.” – Christopher Gardner
Wolf of Wall Street
Genre: Drama / Biography
Year: 2013
Synopsis: Based on the life of Jordan Belfort who started his own firm and made a huge fortune by defrauding wealthy investors. From being an affluent stockbroker, he finds himself in a downfall because of his involvement in crimes and corruption.
Famous line: “Let me tell you something. There’s no nobility in poverty. I’ve been a poor man, and I’ve been a rich man. And I choose rich every time.” – Jordan Belfort
Parker
Genre: Thriller / Action
Year: 2013
Synopsis: Parker is a successful thief in the business. However, his latest robbery turns out deadly because of the betrayal of his crew. He finds himself with an unlikely ally to hijack the next heist of his former gang.
Famous line: “I don’t steal from anyone who can’t afford it, and I don’t hurt anyone who doesn’t deserve it.” – Parker
Inside Job
Genre: True Crime / Political
Year: 2010
Synopsis: A documentary film about the worldwide financial meltdown in 2008 which caused millions of job and home losses. It provides an extensive analysis of the crisis that nearly caused a global financial collapse.
Famous line: “The financial industry is a service industry. It should serve others before it serves itself.” – Christine Lagarde
Glengarry Glen Ross
Genre: Drama / Indie
Year: 1992
Synopsis: The news that only the top two real estate salesmen will remain in the office at the end of the week and the losers will be fired made things complicated and tough. The eager agents work their leads until one decided to steal and sell the leads to a competitor.
Famous line: “You want to know what it takes to sell real estate? It takes brass balls to sell real estate.” – Blake
Trading Places
Genre: Comedy
Year: 1983
Synopsis: An executive who works for a brokerage firm and a street hustler trade places as part of a bet by successful broker brothers who want to know what determines the life of a person.
Famous line: “The best way you hurt rich people is by turning them into poor people.” – Billy Ray Valentine
Good Advice
Genre: 2001
Year: Romance / Indie
Synopsis: A stockbroker loses his job because of unethical practices and finds himself doing the job of her girlfriend as a writer after she runs off with another man. He quickly grows into the job, but things get messy when his now ex-girlfriend reappears.
Famous line: “Don’t be a man. Be human.” – Iris
The Money Pit
Genre: 1986
Year: Comedy Music / Romance
Synopsis: A young couple moves to a beautiful mansion that they bought at a nonsensically low price. But when they start moving in, the house also starts falling apart. They now have to renovate it before it totally crumbles. The relationship of the couple struggles similarly.
Famous line: Walter – “It doesn’t make any sense, why would somebody be selling a million dollar house for a hundred thousand?”
Jack – “Who knows; a divorce, loan sharks, a scandal? The point is you get to capitalize on another human being’s misfortune. That’s the basis of real estate. So do we have a deal?”
Do you know other movies that real estate professionals and industry partakers should watch? Share it with us in the comments section.
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