What is the best or your favorite rags to riches movie?

Submitted by XenomorphXx121 t3_11b4awn in movies

My favorites are Trading Places, Slumdog Millionaire and Down and Out in Beverly Hills. I just love seeing movies with people going from being poor and succeeding and sometimes with overwhelming odds.

I also love The Star is Born which showed that an unknown becomes a someone and it isn't the bed of roses when they become a somebody and also The Greatest Showman.

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[deleted] t1_j9vuqyz wrote

I always loved Curly Sue when I was younger.

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Cw2e t1_j9vv5lf wrote

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

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Dude_and_The_Bug t1_j9vw0l6 wrote

Life Stinks…I guess it’s more riches to rags to riches, but yeah. That one. Overboard has a similar vibe, I guess. That’s quality too.

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Nizamark t1_j9vw8yt wrote

Citizen Kane

Hudsucker Proxy

Rocky

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

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80schld t1_j9vwpez wrote

Scarface (De Palma’s) Brewsters Millions (Pryors)

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n3m37h t1_j9vxxcv wrote

How High - 2 black guys from the projects end up at Havard because they smoked weed that grew in a dead friend's ashes and he came to them as a ghost to give them all the answers.

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tonvlasman t1_j9vz8o5 wrote

Dolemite Is My Name.

The character doesn't end up with significant financial riches, but it's a heartwarming depiction of an ascent to underground/cult success amidst a lifetime of unsuccessful artistic pursuits eventually finding an audience.

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Ok-Amphibian5353 t1_j9w03az wrote

Lowkey the first Jobs (2013) movie with ashton kutcher. Flopped in box office but was surprisingly good

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[deleted] t1_j9w2o1d wrote

The Pursuit of Happyness count?

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marvof_thedead t1_j9w311i wrote

Trading Places (1983)

Boiler Room (2000)

Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory (1971)

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ekydfejj t1_j9w3vwx wrote

Trading Places and Brewster's Millions. Though Brewster's had way to many of those....oh i almost lost, moments. But I love Richard and John, that cliche is easily forgiven.

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LoveEffective1349 t1_j9w6gyr wrote

Replying to XenomorphXx121 (#1,978,827)

It’s sooo old that its technical achievements are worse than passé, but the dark story and its critique of western publishing “imperialism” is more relevant than ever.

As is its existential commentary on the nature of wealth and the American Dream.

I thought it was worth watching just to see what everyone was talking about.

I am less enthused with the direction and blocking than some, but still think it’s a decent picture.

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crumbumcorvette t1_j9w9uje wrote

Shawshank redemption and if that doesnt count cinderella man

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ghost_toe t1_j9wblei wrote

The Founder. Michael Keaton was terrific as always.

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ekydfejj t1_j9wflui wrote

Replying to XenomorphXx121 (#1,980,118)

I may say the same, i've been watching a bunch of older comedies that i thought had down/boring drawn out scenes and upon a re-watch, its just constant comedy. I also love Richard Pryor, his movies with Gene Wilder are fantastic, I guess Stir Crazy could fit in some alternate world, but they are all great.

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bolshevik_rattlehead t1_j9whi0n wrote

Well heck, cus I just watched it and haven’t stopped thinking about it since, I’ll say Barry Lyndon

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LalaPaintGirl t1_j9wjygh wrote

Replying to justpayin (#1,982,594)

Riches aren’t always about the money up front. The movie is a resemblance of his life and what it took to go from rags to riches. His confidence due to his perseverance gave him the drive to succeed. We already knew in the end he became a success.

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lucia-pacciola t1_j9wkafb wrote

Replying to schadenfreudey (#1,982,689)

He was the senior officer of a trading ship belonging to a successful tradiing company. He was engaged to the daughter of the company's owner. He was well set up, career-wise, and stood to inherit a profitable business. Where he came from before that is not given much explanation, but he's definitely well off at the beginning of the story.

The story only works because he starts off with a lot to lose, and then loses it all.

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Happy_Chick21 t1_j9x0bhi wrote

I love The little princess. It's riches to rags and back to riches.

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Duel_Option t1_j9x4v6o wrote

Replying to XenomorphXx121 (#1,978,827)

I still think it’s arguably the best movie ever made.

Place yourself in the time period when it released when you watch it, and think for a minute that none of the stuff he’s doing with the camera existed before him.

The makeup, all the actors came from stage never been in a movie before, Wells’ transformation into an old man, watch the scope of Xanadu, how the fuck did he create the depth/scope back then??? It’s sheer magic.

But all that’s superfluous, designed to trick you while Orson Wells spins a tale about a man of great power and wealth who dies alone.

The final quote wraps up the movie perfectly…

“He was a man who got everything and then again lost everything, Rosebud must've been something he lost or something he wanted but never got"

It’s a movie about what’s really important in life, what’s worth living for and the mistakes and regret of an old man.

I saw it at 9 and didn’t understand it, again at 15 and thought it had a message but was past it’s prime, again at 25 and it hit harder.

41 now, life is at the halfway point, shit hits even harder as you get older.

I hope you find it as intriguing as I always have…

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europorn t1_j9xagvn wrote

Limitless with Bradley Cooper. He starts out as a struggling writer with writer's block and ends up running for the US senate.

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stavis23 t1_j9xhwgz wrote

Barry Lyndon- 1975, Kubrick’s period piece like none other, I think it’s the most beautiful film ever made. Ryan Oneal, Marisa Berenson, Schubert, Mozart, 18 century paintings, tragedy, humor. It’s spectacular, epic, poignant, superlative.

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Insightseekertoo t1_j9xl851 wrote

I scrolled a long way but didn't see. "The Secret of my Success". Sure, it's 80s nostalgia for Michael J Fox, but it's got a great soundtrack if you like the 80s and cute movie.

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dynobot7 t1_j9y6cli wrote

Doesn’t really fit the mold but Shawshank redemption! All time fav

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EthanAllenPoe07 t1_ja0uqfo wrote

Slumdog millionaire hands down. I never get tired of watching that movie

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