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Movies like The Last Days of Lehman Brothers (2009)

The best movies like The Last Days of Lehman Brothers (2009) are Too Big to Fail (2011), Cheaters (2000) and Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008). If The Last Days of Lehman Brothers hooked you with its drama and tv movie, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Too Big to Fail (2011)

    An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  2. Cheaters (2000)

    In the fall of 1994, a teacher at Chicago's run-down Steinmetz High conspires with the school's academic decathlon team to cheat on an academic competition.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  3. Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008)

    Based on a true story. Five high school cheerleaders, including the daughter of the school principal, run amok -- and teachers, parents and administrators allow them to get away with a wide range of scandalous behavior. Known as the "Fab Five," the girls disregard school rules, drink alcohol and post suggestive pictures on the Internet. But when the new cheerleading coach attempts to discipline them, her superiors ask her to resign.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  4. ...First Do No Harm (1997)

    When Lori Reimuller learns that her young son Robbie has epilepsy, she first trusts the judgment of the hospital staff in how best to bring it under control. As Robbie's health slides radically downhill, however, she becomes frustrated and desperate, and so does her own research into the existing literature on treatments. When she decides to try an alternative treatment called the Ketogenic Diet, devised long ago by a doctor from Johns Hopkins, she is met with narrow-minded resistance from Robbie's doctor, who is prepared to take legal action to prevent Lori from removing him from the hospital.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  5. Double Teamed! (2002)

    Heather and Heidi play volleyball for their school team, when their family decides that they need to go to a bigger school so that they will have a better chance for scholarships. But at the new school, the twins are discovered by the basketball coach. Inspired by the true story of Heather and Heidi Burge.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  6. Twelve Angry Men (1954)

    Twelve Angry Men is a 1954 teleplay by Reginald Rose for the Studio One anthology television series. Initially staged as a CBS live production on 20 September 1954, the drama was later rewritten for the stage in 1955 under the same title and again for a feature film, 12 Angry Men (1957). The episode garnered three Emmy Awards for writer Rose, director Franklin Schaffner and Robert Cummings as Best Actor.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  7. Iron Jawed Angels (2004)

    Defiant young activists take the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  8. Heaven (2019)

    Heaven Leigh Casteel, gifted and intelligent, is the eldest of five dirt-poor children struggling to survive in a mountain shack. As she endures neglect and abuse, Heaven discovers a dark secret that changes everything she thought she knew about her family. Then tragedy tears her world apart and she must forge her own way in the cruel, unknown world.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  9. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

    An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  10. TalhotBlond (2012)

    Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  11. Inherit the Wind (1999)

    Two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  12. Seeds of Yesterday (2015)

    The Sheffield family reveal and go through some home truths as their middle child inherits the Foxworth mansion. The family's ghosts looming over, and more tragedies are in store as the curse lives on.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  13. Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)

    A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devote the rest of his life to the young kids of Harlem. 1996 was the 25th anniversary of the first tournament named after him.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  14. The Memory Keeper's Daughter (2008)

    During a blizzard in 1964, Dr. David Henry delivers his son Paul with the help of nurse Caroline. But when Henry realizes his wife is also carrying a girl with Down syndrome, he hands the second child over to Caroline without his wife's knowledge. Henry's fateful decision yields grave consequences for his family over the next 20 years.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  15. Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003)

    Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  16. Meltdown: Days of Destruction (2006)

    Despite scientist Nathan's warnings, his boss continues an experiment meant as publicity for his satellite firm: exploding an asteroid. Instead it splits, and the major piece, the size of Iceland, changes course to earth. It is deflected but so close that it shift our course closer to the sun, causing rapid extreme heating, hopefully only mid-term. Nathan warns his sister, TV journalist Carly, and she her lover, police detective Tom. He brings his unruly daughter Kim, her ex-con lover C.J. and her mother, nurse Bonnie, when Nathan offers a flight to a friend's Arctic weather station. Tom takes charge of a dangerous trip to the airport, as everywhere on earth things catch fire and people fight for water, transport and sheer looting.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  17. Hello Sister, Goodbye Life (2006)

    A college student must take care of her 7-year-old half sister after the death of their parents.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. 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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

  19. Arbitrage (2012)

    A troubled hedge fund magnate, desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire, makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. Margin Call (2011)

    Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, involving the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. An entry-level analyst unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the firm.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  21. She's Too Young (2004)

    A mother/daughter relationship is thrown off balance when the mother discovers that her "good girl" daughter is part of a group who are engaging in sexual activities with multiple partners that results in an outbreak of sexually transmitted diseases.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  22. Crazy Canucks (2004)

    Based on the book White Circus by Ken Read, this is the story of the Canadian skiing legends that became the first North Americans to crack the Euro dominated World Cup Circuit in 1975

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  23. The Blue Lightning (1986)

    Harry Wingate, a rugged adventurer, is hired by a gem collector to retrieve a priceless opal, known as "The Blue Lightning," from Lester McInally, a super-criminal with an army of killers operating in the Australian outback.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  24. Probable Cause (1994)

    A series of cop murders plagues the city. The remaining officers on the force are increasingly worried as the deaths increase with no leads. As the department's finest must solve the case before the killer strikes again.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  25. The Colt (2005)

    During the heat of battle in the midst of the Civil War, a beguilingly innocent colt is born to Union Jim Rabb's beloved mare. Refusing the orders to shoot it, lest it prove a hindrance, Rabb keeps the colt as a consolation in these desperate times-a symbol of hope that leads the men of the First Cavalry on a journey of self-discovery and newfound brotherhood.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  26. Kansas (1995)

    When a single mother and high-powered Chicago ad executive returns to her home town in Kansas to care for her ailing father, she rediscovers the joys and hardships of farm life.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  27. Sea Change (2017)

    A teenage girl makes a startling discovery about her connection to the Seawalkers, legendary beings who are half-human, half-sea creature.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  28. White Girl (2008)

    Debbie, a working class single mother from Leeds, moves her family to Bradford, where they find themselves in an ethnic minority. Daughter Leah must adapt to being the only white girl at school.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  29. Last Exit (2006)

    The parallel stories of two ordinary women - one, a single mother barely supporting her handicapped son, and the other, a working mom precariously balancing her family with a high-pressure career - on one extraordinary day. Each woman's life frays under the weight of her circumstances and spirals out of control. As police officers race to save them, pieces of a shattered puzzle fall into place - maybe this wasn't just a tragic car accident after all. Both women fight for their lives, but ultimately, only one will survive.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

  30. Marvellous (2014)

    Dramatisation of the true story of the life of Neil "Nello" Baldwin. Born with a mild learning disability but without the burden of social embarrassment & how his inexhaustible ability to see the good in any situation overcame any stigma society tried to label him with.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both drama

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Last Days of Lehman Brothers?

The closest matches to The Last Days of Lehman Brothers are Too Big to Fail (2011), Cheaters (2000) and Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Last Days of Lehman Brothers?

Start with Too Big to Fail (2011), the closest match to The Last Days of Lehman Brothers.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Last Days of Lehman Brothers?

Too Big to Fail (2011), rated 6.9/10 by 283 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Last Days of Lehman Brothers?

Heaven (2019) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Last Days of Lehman Brothers?

Yes: Too Big to Fail (2011), Cheaters (2000) and Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008).

How are movies similar to The Last Days of Lehman Brothers chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Last Days of Lehman Brothers, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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