bankruptcy
36 movies and shows
No Hard Feelings
Thu, 15 Jun 2023
On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, before he leaves for college. To her surprise, Maddie soon discovers the awkward Percy is no sure thing.
Fun with Dick and Jane
Wed, 21 Dec 2005
After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they now face. Two intelligent people, Dick and Jane actually get pretty good at robbing people and even enjoy it -- but they have second thoughts when they're reminded that crime can hurt innocent people. When the couple hears that Globodyne boss Jack McCallister actually swindled the company, they plot revenge.
The Crucified Lovers
Tue, 23 Nov 1954
When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his best employee, the pair flee the city and find themselves falling for one another.
Hula Girls
Sat, 09 Sep 2006
Young women in a small Japanese town look to revive their home's declining fortunes by building a Hawaiian village tourist attraction.
Live Nude Girls
Tue, 19 Aug 2014
When Shane inherits a gentleman's club from his estranged uncle, he leaves his Midwestern home for Los Angeles. Run by a booze hound and employing a dozen out of control strippers, Shane must do everything he can to save the club from bankruptcy and maybe make history in the process.
The Great Madcap
Fri, 25 Nov 1949
Portrayal of a family’s attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo. The family decides to try to fool him into spending less by telling him that his large fortune is gone.
The Furies
Sat, 22 Jul 1950
A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over land and love.
Bobbos
Wed, 17 Jun 2009
A wealthy businessman and a businesswoman face financial ruin during an economic crisis. As they try to recover, a comedic romance develops between them.
Mr. Shosuke Ohara
Tue, 08 Nov 1949
Saheita, the final heir of a once rich and respectable family, can't refuse the many villagers that come to him for favours and money, even though he is on the brink of bankruptcy. Around town he is better known by his nickname Mr. Shosuke Ohara.
The Queen of Versailles
Fri, 06 Jul 2012
With the epic dimensions of a Shakespearean tragedy, The Queen of Versailles follows billionaires Jackie and David’s rags-to-riches story to uncover the innate virtues and flaws of their American dream. We open on the triumphant construction of the biggest house in America, a sprawling, 90,000-square-foot mansion inspired by Versailles. Since a booming time-share business built on the real-estate bubble is financing it, the economic crisis brings progress to a halt and seals the fate of its owners. We witness the impact of this turn of fortune over the next two years in a riveting film fraught with delusion, denial, and self-effacing humor.
The Entertainer
Mon, 25 Jul 1960
Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.
Don't Think About It
Sat, 01 Sep 2007
Still an unsuccessful punk rock musician at 36, Stefano returns to his hometown in the countryside to help with his family's business.
Don't Read This on a Plane
Thu, 17 Jun 2021
As novelist Jovana Fey attempts to check into the first hotel of her 3-week European book tour, she learns that her publisher has gone bankrupt. Penniless and stranded, she decides to continue the tour regardless.
A Cut Above
Thu, 28 Jul 2022
With his mom's salon on the brink of bankruptcy, a dedicated son rolls up his sleeves to help and discovers himself as the coolest barber on the block.
Mayflower Madam
Sun, 15 Nov 1987
Inspired by the explosive sex-for-sale scandal that rocked Manhattan in 1984, the infamous Sydney Biddle Barrows, a driven young socialite, opens an exclusive escort service catering to the wealthy and affluent. From Sydney's rise to become a million-dollar, modern-day madam to her notorious plummet into bankruptcy and public disgrace, experience a private glimpse into the forbidden world of high-class prostitution-where money talks...pleasure sells...and discretion is everything.
Lady in a Jam
Fri, 19 Jun 1942
A psychiatrist's patient, a nutty heiress, travels west to find gold in her grandfather's abandoned mine. The psychiatrist, unable to talk her out of it, decides to follow her out there.
A Touch of the Sun
Mon, 01 Oct 1956
A hotel porter is left a fortune but after living it up for a while he returns to his old place of work which is in financial difficulties.
Looking Forward
Fri, 28 Apr 1933
Depression Era story set in London about a wealthy shop owner who goes bankrupt and is forced to fire his faithful staff.
Broke
Wed, 08 Nov 2017
A teenager's millionaire father goes bankrupt, and rumors about the girl's family finances make the school day a painful struggle.
Ingeborg Holm
Mon, 27 Oct 1913
After Ingeborg Holm's husband becomes sick and dies, the family's small grocery store fails, Ingeborg becomes bankrupt, and she is forced to move to the workhouse. Her three children go to foster homes. Ingeborg simply must see them again.