I wanted to start a thread with very informative documentaries for any HPC'er.
I'll start with theses twoe must's:
1) http://documentary-movie.com/inside-job/
Narrated by Mat Damon, the documentary explains the wallstreet crash of 08. Subjects include liar loans (predatory loans), Collaterlatised Debt Obligations and Securities Fraud.
2) Princes of the Yen
This documentary explains the rise and fall of the Japanese economy between the end of WWII and the bubble crash of the 80's.