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10 Real Wall Street Stories That Should Be Movies
10. 'The Rise and Fall of Jon Corzine.' Corzine went from top dog at Goldman Sachs to a senator and governor to seeing his firm MF Global collapse in spectacular fashion.
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Starring Charles Dance (AKA Tywin Lannister)
![Starring Charles Dance (AKA Tywin Lannister)](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348100,width-700,height-525,imgsize-34484/starring-charles-dance-aka-tywin-lannister.jpg)
9. 'The Collapse of Bear Sterns.' The top brass at Bear were known for their wild boys club, but it all came crashing down when JP Morgan almost bought the bank for $2 a share as the market crashed.
![9.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348103,width-700,height-525,imgsize-53786/9-the-collapse-of-bear-sterns-the-top-brass-at-bear-were-known-for-their-wild-boys-club-but-it-all-came-crashing-down-when-jp-morgan-almost-bought-the-bank-for-2-a-share-as-the-market-crashed-.jpg)
Starring Robert Redford as CEO Jimmy Cayne
![Starring Robert Redford as CEO Jimmy Cayne](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348105,width-700,height-525,imgsize-60684/starring-robert-redford-as-ceo-jimmy-cayne.jpg)
8. 'Icahn v. Ackman.' Undoubtedly the greatest CNBC segment of all time, what began as a fight over Herbalife stock quickly devolved into an ad homonym spat for the ages
![8.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348106,width-700,height-525,imgsize-48956/8-icahn-v-ackman-undoubtedly-the-greatest-cnbc-segment-of-all-time-what-began-as-a-fight-over-herbalife-stock-quickly-devolved-into-an-ad-homonym-spat-for-the-ages.jpg)
Starring John Slattery as Bill Ackman
![Starring John Slattery as Bill Ackman](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348107,width-700,height-525,imgsize-57496/starring-john-slattery-as-bill-ackman.jpg)
And Mel Brooks as Carl Icahn
![And Mel Brooks as Carl Icahn](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348108,width-700,height-525,imgsize-59746/and-mel-brooks-as-carl-icahn.jpg)
7. 'The Millionaire Madam.' Upper East Side madam Anna Gristina went to jail and has not released her little black book of Wall Street clients — did she cut a deal?
![7.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348109,width-700,height-525,imgsize-73442/7-the-millionaire-madam-upper-east-side-madam-anna-gristina-went-to-jail-and-has-not-released-her-little-black-book-of-wall-street-clients-did-she-cut-a-deal.jpg)
Starring Lindsay Lohan
![Starring Lindsay Lohan](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348110,width-700,height-525,imgsize-51118/starring-lindsay-lohan.jpg)
6. 'The London Whale.' JPMorgan's $6.2 billion trading loss was an embarrassment to the firm last year and heads rolled.
![6.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348111,width-700,height-525,imgsize-84498/6-the-london-whale-jpmorgans-6-2-billion-trading-loss-was-an-embarrassment-to-the-firm-last-year-and-heads-rolled-.jpg)
Starring Bill Pullman as Jamie Dimon
![Starring Bill Pullman as Jamie Dimon](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348112,width-700,height-525,imgsize-44574/starring-bill-pullman-as-jamie-dimon.jpg)
And Edie Falco as Ina Drew
![And Edie Falco as Ina Drew](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348115,width-700,height-525,imgsize-162208/and-edie-falco-as-ina-drew.jpg)
5. 'The Falcones: The Phil and Lisa Story.' Lisa once told Vanity Fair that her husband was "the American Dream." Both came from nothing, and could lose a lot as Phil fights with the SEC.
![5.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348116,width-700,height-525,imgsize-54004/5-the-falcones-the-phil-and-lisa-story-lisa-once-told-vanity-fair-that-her-husband-was-the-american-dream-both-came-from-nothing-and-could-lose-a-lot-as-phil-fights-with-the-sec-.jpg)
Starring William Fichtner as Philip Falcone
![Starring William Fichtner as Philip Falcone](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348117,width-700,height-525,imgsize-48239/starring-william-fichtner-as-philip-falcone.jpg)
And Megan Fox as Lisa Marie Falcone
![And Megan Fox as Lisa Marie Falcone](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348119,width-700,height-525,imgsize-52003/and-megan-fox-as-lisa-marie-falcone.jpg)
4. 'The Natural: The Tale of Lenny Dykstra." He went from professional baseball star to celebrity investor to jailbird.
![4.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348120,width-700,height-525,imgsize-69517/4-the-natural-the-tale-of-lenny-dykstra-he-went-from-professional-baseball-star-to-celebrity-investor-to-jailbird-.jpg)
Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman
![Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348129,width-700,height-525,imgsize-71858/starring-philip-seymour-hoffman.jpg)
3. 'Madoff.' Mr. Ponzi Scheme himself
![3.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348138,width-700,height-525,imgsize-74540/3-madoff-mr-ponzi-scheme-himself.jpg)
Starring Paul Giamatti's John Adams
![Starring Paul Giamatti](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348142,width-700,height-525,imgsize-39158/starring-paul-giamattis-john-adams.jpg)
2. "Gould Rush." Robber baron Jay Gould tried to corner the gold market, but ended up helping to spark the 1929 stock market crash and the ensuing Great Depression.
![2. "Gould Rush." Robber baron Jay Gould tried to corner the gold market, but ended up helping to spark the 1929 stock market crash and the ensuing Great Depression.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348149,width-700,height-525,imgsize-57267/2-gould-rush-robber-baron-jay-gould-tried-to-corner-the-gold-market-but-ended-up-helping-to-spark-the-1929-stock-market-crash-and-the-ensuing-great-depression-.jpg)
Starring a bearded Viggo Mortensen
![Starring a bearded Viggo Mortensen](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348152,width-700,height-525,imgsize-61312/starring-a-bearded-viggo-mortensen.jpg)
1. 'Safra.' Billionaire Edmond Safra died in a fire in 1999, and his male nurse was charged with arson. The prosecution argued he started the fire in order to stage a rescue before losing control of the blaze
![1.](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348153,width-700,height-525,imgsize-56545/1-safra-billionaire-edmond-safra-died-in-a-fire-in-1999-and-his-male-nurse-was-charged-with-arson-the-prosecution-argued-he-started-the-fire-in-order-to-stage-a-rescue-before-losing-control-of-the-blaze.jpg)
Starring Ray Liotta as convicted arsonist Ted Maher
![Starring Ray Liotta as convicted arsonist Ted Maher](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-21348155,width-700,height-525,imgsize-36283/starring-ray-liotta-as-convicted-arsonist-ted-maher.jpg)
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