Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal
★ 6.6 · 2003 · 83m · Documentary
On May 19, 1984, an out of work ice cream truck driver from Southwestern Ohio broke the bank on CBS' hit game show of the mid-1980's "Press Your Luck" and made TV history by setting a record for the most money won by a contestant in one appearance on a daytime game show; A record which may have been long been surpassed with the Big-Jackpot game shows of today, but still stands strong as the biggest win in "Press Your Luck's" history. Was it brilliance? Was it cheating? And how did he do it? "Press Your Luck's" host and crew, the family of Michael Larson - the man who walked away with $110,237 in cash and prizes - and Michael's opponents from that fateful day gathered in Hollywood 19 years later to relive the events of that remarkable event in TV history.
More Like This
Sicko
2007 · ★ 7.4
A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States whose main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s lives. "The more people you deny health insurance, the more money we make" is the business model for health care providers in America.
More info →
Becoming Warren Buffett
2017 · ★ 7.2
The story of the evolution of a boy from Nebraska who became one of the most respected men in the world, and the heroes who helped guide him along the way. By allowing access to his life and never-before-released home videos, Buffett offers a glimpse into his unique mind to help us understand what is truly important when money no longer has meaning.
More info →
$avvy
2021 · ★ 8
$avy investigates the historical, cultural, and societal norms around women and money.
More info →
Money, Freedom, a Story of CFA Franc
2022 · ★ 6.7
The former French colonies in Central and West Africa have been independent since 1960, but most of these countries still use the currency of the former oppressor: the CFA franc. It was linked to the French franc when it was introduced, so the national bank in Paris controlled monetary policy. Now the currency has a fixed exchange rate with the euro. The link with the European currency strongly influences the monetary policy of CFA countries. And that means the value of the CFA franc is defined by political decisions taken elsewhere, rather than by the domestic economy.
More info →
Jean-Claude Darmon - L'argentier : L'homme, le pouvoir, le foot
2025
He never scored a single goal as a professional, but he profoundly transformed soccer. Starting from nothing, Jean-Claude Darmon ushered in a new era for the sport: one of business and spectacle. Sponsorship, marketing, television rights—he designed it all, negotiated it all, and turned it all upside down. Between confidential agreements, daring moves, and ego rivalries, his rise to the top reads like an epic tale.
More info →
Meltup: The Beginning Of US Currency Crisis And Hyperinflation
2010 · ★ 4.2
The National Inflation Association believes Meltup is the most important economic documentary ever produced in world history. The Second American Revolution has begun! Please share this documentary with all of your friends and family members immediately!
More info →
How I Made £1 Million in 90 Days
2025 · ★ 8
Oobah Butler has three months to make a million. Do the get-rich-quick schemes work? A rollercoaster of wins and setbacks follows as Oobah's conscience starts to bite.
More info →
The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin
2014 · ★ 7
A documentary about the development and spread of the virtual currency called Bitcoin.
More info →
The One Percent
2006 · ★ 5.9
Jamie Johnson takes the exploration of wealth that he began in Born Rich one step further. The One Percent, refers to the tiny percentage of Americans who control nearly half the wealth of the U.S. Johnson's thesis is that this wealth in the hands of so few people is a danger to our very way of life.
More info →
Game Changers
2018 · ★ 7.4
Alex Trebek hosts a documentary about television game shows featuring interviews with a number of game show hosts and producers.
More info →
Brains of Britain (or How Quizzing Became Cool)
2016 · ★ 7
We all love a good quiz. So here's a question - when did ordinary contestants turn into the pro-quizzers of today? Giving the answers are Victoria Coren Mitchell, Judith Keppel, Chris Tarrant, Mark Labbett, Nicholas Parsons and many more. Narrated by Ben Miller.
More info →