Lights,
Camera...
Busted!
Did you know...
Want to dive in
deeper and learn
more about white
collar crimes?
At Stevenson
University, you can
learn about subjects
such as securities fraud,
environmental crimes,
and racketeering as
part of our forensics
curriculum.
White collar crime
is not only a popular
movie topic but
solving it is also an
interesting and rewarding career option.
For more
information visit
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that forensics is a popular topic in several highly
rated movies? You may think we only read books or
journals to sharpen our forensics knowledge, but
we also understand the value of entertainment.
This is especially so when the entertainment is
based on real events, specifically on white collar
crime. Here are our top-rated movies you should
check out to brush up on the variety of white collar
crime that exists:
The Insider: Based on the true story of a 60
Minutes segment about Jeffrey Wigand, a whistleblower who accused American tobacco company
Brown & Williamson of intentionally manipulating its tobacco blend to increase the amount of
nicotine in cigarette smoke.
All the President’s Men: Based on the 1974 nonfiction book of the same name about two journalists investigating the Watergate scandal for The
Washington Post.
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room:
Documentary film that examines the 2001 collapse
of the Enron Corporation, which resulted in criminal trials for several of the company’s top executives during the ensuing Enron scandal.
Glengarry Glen Ross: Film depicting two days in
the lives of four New York real estate salesmen and
how they become desperate enough to utilize illegal
avenues including blackmail and theft in order to
make sales.
Catch Me if You Can:
American biographical crime drama film
based on the life of
Frank Abagnale, who successfully performed cons
worth millions of dollars, including
committing multiple counts of check fraud.
Trading Places: The story of an upper-class commodities broker and a homeless street hustler who
uncover a plot involving insider trading.
Boiler Room: Based on interviews the writer conducted with numerous brokers over a two-year
period and inspired by both the firm Stratton
Oakmont and the life of Jordan Belfort, famed
securities fraud and money laundering criminal.
Wall Street: Film telling the story of a young stockbroker who becomes involved with Gordon Gekko,
a wealthy, unscrupulous corporate raider and notorious inside trader.
Weekend at Bernie’s: Film about two young insurance corporation employees wh o discover their
boss was going to kill them in order to cover up his
embezzlement.
Owning Mahowny: Based on the true story of a
Toronto bank employee who embezzled more than
$10 million to feed his gambling habit.
Office Space: Satire of work life in a typical mid-tolate-1990s software company that focuses on a
handful of individuals who are fed up with their
jobs and steal money from the company.
Chinatown: Film inspired by the California Water
Wars, a series of disputes over southern California
water at the beginning of the 20th century that led
to multiple crimes including blackmail and murder.
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