Highest-Rated Movies about 'Materialism', Sort by Popularity

Priceless (2006), Masculine-Feminine (1966), Hors de prix (2006), Sorry to Bother You (2018), Generation Wealth (2018), Smartest Girl in Town (1936), American Gigolo (1980), Identity Thief (2013) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Materialism movies.

#2. Masculine-Feminine (1966)

Storyline: Paul is young, just demobbed from national service in the French Army, and disillusioned with civilian life. As his girlfriend builds herself a career as a pop singer, Paul becomes more isolated from his friends and peers ('the children of Marx and Coca Cola', as the credits announce) and their social and emotional politics.—D.Giddings <darren.giddings@newcastle.ac.uk>

Plot Keywords: aspiring writer, singer, roommate, researcher, beauty queen, cool, hedonistic ...

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#3. Hors de prix (2006)

Storyline: In Biarritz with her elderly provider to celebrate her birthday, Irene slips down to the hotel bar when he falls asleep on her. She mistakes barman Jean for a well-healed guest and he encourages the deceit by taking her up to the Royal Suite for the night. A year later the same thing happens but this time her lover finds out and disowns her. Now knowing Jean is indeed a barman of little means doesn't stop her from continuing to live in style until his money is gone. He soon finds himself in Irene's business with older and worldly-wise Madeleine, and though Irene also takes up with a new paramour the two of them keep in increasingly close touch.

Plot Keywords: gold digger, older man, wealthy man, bartender, widow, older woman, lighthearted ...

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#4. Sorry to Bother You (2018)

Storyline: In an alternate version of Oakland, Cassius Green gets a telemarketing job and finds the commission paid job a dispiriting struggle as a black man selling to predominately white people over the phone. That changes when a veteran advises him to use his "white voice," and the attitude behind it to make himself more appealing to customers. With a bizarrely high-pitched accent, Cassius becomes a success even as his colleagues form a union to improve their miserable jobs. Regardless, Cassius finds himself promoted a "Power Caller" selling the most morally abhorrent but lucrative products and services as his connection to his girlfriend and colleagues fades away. However, Cassius' conscience arises anew as he finds himself in the midst of his boss' bizarre world of condescending bigoted decadence and his sinister plans to create the perfect subservient work force with Cassius' help.

Plot Keywords: telemarketer, friend, co-worker, ceo, amusing, hilarious, outlandish ...

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#6. Smartest Girl in Town (1936)

Storyline: Modeling furs has given our heroine Cookie a taste for them, so she's determined to marry a rich man. Scheduled to meet a male model aboard a yacht, she meets the yacht's rich owner Dick Smith instead; he welcomes the confusion of identity and sets out to win her by force of personality alone. It's an uphill battle. Lots of wry repartee.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: model, wealthy man, male model, butler, sister, hilarious, madcap ...

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#7. American Gigolo (1980)

Storyline: Julian makes a lucrative living as an escort to older women in the Los Angeles area. He begins a relationship with Michelle, a local politician's wife, without expecting any pay. One of his clients is murdered and Detective Sunday begins pumping him for details on his different clients, something he is reluctant to do considering the nature of his work. Julian begins to suspect he's being framed. Meanwhile Michelle begins to fall in love with him.

Plot Keywords: gigolo, pimp, wife, police detective, politician, manager, dreamy ...

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#8. Identity Thief (2013)

Storyline: Sandy Patterson (Jason Bateman) gets a nice call confirming his name and other identifying information. The next thing he knows, a spa in Florida is reminding him of his appointment and his credit cards are maxed out. With his identity stolen, Sandy leaves his wife, kids and job to literally bring the thief to justice in Colorado. Keeping tabs on the other Sandy (Melissa McCarthy) and run-ins with bounty hunters is harder than he was expecting, and ultimately the cross-country trip is going to find both Sandys learning life tips from one another.

Plot Keywords: man, thief, woman, investigator, girlfriend, hilarious, outlandish ...

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#9. Material Girls (2006)

Storyline: The silver spoon daughters of the late cosmetics empire founder Victor Marchetta, Avan and Tanzie, never even took an interest in the business, happy to let it be run by their and the firm's administrator, Tommy Katzenbach, while they lead socialite lives, aiming at a marriage with soap star Mic Rionn. Suddenly a scandal wrecks the firm's stock and their family reputation. Their credit cards are canceled, one of them torches the mansion, the other hands their sports-car to a thief mistaken for a parking valet. So they end up living with their Latina former cleaning lady. Help to investigate whether the firm is really best sold to competitor Fabiella, as Tommy claims, comes from hunky lab technician Rick, whom the previously mistook for the inexistent firm parking lot attendant, and Henry Baines, whose free law for the poor charity they didn't even consider for sponsoring.

Plot Keywords: heiress, sister, father, competitor, businessman, boyfriend, lighthearted ...

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