Understanding money isn’t an easy thing, but The Guardian has put together a list that helps one come to terms with the good that can come with money, as well as the evils.

Each of the movies has a message to tell, and they’ve wrapped them up in a nice bite-sized lesson for you.

Wall Street (1987): beware the corporate raiders.
Some Like It Hot (1959): the trouble with rentier capitalism.
The Matrix (1999): you can’t trust happiness.
Mary Poppins (1964): why banking is all about confidence.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005): the value of the welfare state.
Erin Brockovich (2000): how to measure environmental cost.
The Sound of Music (1965): how to handle success.
The Full Monty (1997): the reality of unemployment.

Read the entire breakdown of each movie on The Guardian.