Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "economic-disaster"

1. Treme (2010–2013)

TV-MA | 55 min | Drama, Music

Life after Hurricane Katrina as the residents of New Orleans try to rebuild their lives, their homes, and their unique culture in the aftermath of one of the worst natural disasters in the USA.

Stars: Khandi Alexander, Rob Brown, Kim Dickens, Melissa Leo

Votes: 15,909

2. The Lorax (1972 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Family

A ruined industrialist tells his tale of his environmentally self-destructive greed despite the warnings of an old forest creature.

Director: Hawley Pratt | Stars: Eddie Albert, Bob Holt, Athena Lorde, Harlen Carraher

Votes: 3,386

3. The Pet (2006)

Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Thriller

A young woman in dire financial straights accepts an offer to be a wealthy aristocrat's human "pet" for six months. Then ruthless modern "pet-nappers" kidnap the woman to sell her on the GSM (Global Slave Market).

Director: D. Stevens | Stars: Pierre Dulat, Andrea Edmondson, Summer Nguyen, Steven Wollenberg

Votes: 717

4. Axed (2012)

R | 87 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A strict father loosens up enough to let his children take a day off school for a trip to the countryside. But things turn darker when the family realize he is planning to make it their last outing ever.

Director: Ryan Lee Driscoll | Stars: Jonathan Hansler, Andrea Gordon, Nicola Posener, Christopher Rithin

Votes: 978

5. Germany - Handle with Care! (1947)

Approved | 19 min | Documentary, Short, History

This "March of Time" entry examines the many problems, both human and economic, that faced the Allies in their respective zones of Germany -- USA, England and Russia -- following the end of... See full summary »

Director: Richard De Rochemont | Star: Jackson Beck

6. Moyers & Company (2012–2015)
Episode: Capitalism's 'Sacrifice Zones' (2012)

TV-G | 57 min | News, Talk-Show

Calling attention to America's 'sacrifice zones' with journalist Chris Hedges.

Stars: Chris Hedges, Bill Moyers, Joe Sacco

7. The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
Episode: The Storm (1920-1933) (2014)

TV-PG | 115 min | Documentary, Biography, History

FDR's battle with polio. Eleanor's independence and political activism. Political division within the Roosevelt clan. FDR returns to politics in a big way. The Great Depression ends the Roaring Twenties. Assassin targets FDR.

Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Peter Coyote, Geoffrey C. Ward, Doris Kearns Goodwin, George F. Will

Votes: 146