The Wizard of Lies Movie Trailer: Bernie Madoff HBO Film

HBO has released a trailer for its new film The Wizard of Lies featuring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer.  This new television movie tells the story of Bernie Madoff's infamous ponzi scheme. 

It premiers on May 20th on HBO and also features Hank Azaria, Alessandro Nivola, and Kristen Connolly, among others.

Embedded below is the video trailer for HBO's Wizard of Lies:



There has been a surge of recent documentaries, shows, and films on finance.  We've highlighted HBO's Becoming Warren Buffett as well as Showtime's Billions if you're interested.

Chasing Madoff Trailer: Documentary About Harry Markopolos Exposing Bernie Madoff's Ponzi Scheme

Below is the trailer for the new documentary Chasing Madoff which was released on August 26th, 2011. It details the story of Bernie Madoff's $18 billion ponzi scheme and how Harry Markopolos spent ten years trying to expose the fraud.

Directed by Jeff Prosserman, it seems that the documentary is based on Harry Markopolos' book, No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller. You can also read our review of the book here.

The trailer for Chasing Madoff is embedded below (email readers come to the site to watch):



For more financial film trailers, check out the Margin Call movie trailer.

Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme According to Sesame Street

Funny video parody of the Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme illustrated by the children's show Sesame Street, courtesy of Jimmy Kimmel:

Bernie Madoff Rap Spoof Video

Great Bernie Madoff/Ponzi Scheme Rap Spoof - "droppin' bows on portfolios"