Disclaimer: We don’t approve, support or condone some of the “tactics” in these movies. They are shared with you for educational purposes as a motivational tool to get you prospecting more and to get your creative juices flowing in the sales game. They are in no particular order.
Wall Street
Michael Douglass & Charlie Sheen
Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) desperate for wealth, maneuvers his way into Gekko’s (Michael Douglass) inner circle by offering insider tips.The plot of Oliver Stone’s 1987 film “Wall Street” follows ambitious junior stockbroker Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) who idolizes ruthless corporate raider Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas); Bud becomes Gekko’s protégé, feeding him insider info (like from his airline union dad) for riches, but gets embroiled in unethical deals, ultimately leading him to betray Gekko to save his father’s airline.
Boiler Room
Giovanni Ribisi
He s a 19-year-old who goes from running a home casino to working as a stockbroker at a dubious firm. He excels in his job, quickly advancing to junior broker and producing for his own account. However, his temptation for easy money makes it challenging for him to leave the job. Here, in the inner sanctum of a fly-by-night brokerage firm, hyper-aggressive young stock jocks peddle to unsuspecting buyers over the phone — and are rewarded with mansions, Ferraris and more luxury toys than they know what to do with.
GlenGarry Glen Ross
Alec Baldwin
The film depicts two days in the lives of four real-estate salesmen and their increasing desperation when the corporate office sends Blake, a motivational trainer with the threat that all but the top two salesmen will be fired within one week.
Money Ball
Brad Pitt
Moneyball is about the true story of the 2002 Oakland Athletics baseball team, whose general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) uses a revolutionary, data-driven approach (sabermetrics) to build a competitive team on a tiny budget, challenging traditional baseball wisdom by finding undervalued players through advanced statistical analysis, especially focusing on on-base percentage
Door to Door
William H. Macy
Bill Porter (William H. Macy), a man afflicted with cerebral palsy, is desperate to find a job despite his condition. He uses his sense of humor, determination and winning spirit to convince a manager to hire him as a door-to-door salesman for Watkins, a supplier of household items and baking products. Porter walks several miles every day on his sales route, eventually working his way into the hearts of his customers. This film is based on a true story.
The Goods
Jeremy Piven
Used-car liquidator Don Ready is hired by a failing auto dealership to turn their Fourth of July sale into a majorly profitable event.
In a desperate attempt to save his rapidly failing used car dealership, Ben Selleck hires a crack team of “car mercenaries” to ramp up sales during the Fourth of July weekend. Led by the fast-talking, foul-mouthed, self-assured Don “The Goods” Ready, the group has three days to sell over 200 cars.