Whether it’s Facebook’s frat-house origins, Uber’s toxic rise, or Theranos’ blood-soaked lies, Hollywood has been mining Silicon Valley for stories like it’s a gold rush. Some are cautionary tales, some are slick biopics, and a few are unintentional comedies about how quickly hubris can turn to rubble. Here are the best movies, shows, and documentaries about tech billionaires you can stream right now.
Movies, Documentaries And Shows About Tech Billionaires On Netflix, JioHotstar, Prime Video And More
The Social Network
Where to watch: SonyLIV
Mark Zuckerberg creates Facebook with his friend Eduardo’s help, only to sever ties with him and several others along the way. A slick, razor-sharp chronicle of ambition, betrayal, and coding in dorm rooms.
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Where to watch: JioHotstar
Elizabeth Holmes promised to revolutionise blood testing, becoming the world’s youngest self-made billionaire. Two years later, her multibillion-dollar empire crumbled. A chilling look at how far charisma and lies can go.
BlackBerry
Where to watch: Netflix
Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin attempt to revolutionise communication with the world’s first smartphone. What follows is a rise-and-fall story that feels both funny and tragic.
Mountainhead
Where to watch: JioHotstar
A curveball in the genre, this one uses the backdrop of tech-driven change to explore four friends navigating personal and societal shifts. Not your typical billionaire drama, but worth the detour.
Steve Jobs
Where to watch: TBD
From garage tinkering with Wozniak to ouster and return, this film paints Jobs as both genius and tyrant. It’s less a biography and more a character study of a man obsessed with control and beauty.
Tetris
Where to watch: Apple TV+
Henk Rogers brings a Soviet-born puzzle game to the world stage in 1988. A wild, Cold War-tinged ride that shows how even a simple video game can spark billion-dollar battles.
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Where to watch: JioHotstar
Travis Kalanick’s crusade to make Uber a global powerhouse is all hubris, disruption, and collateral damage. A ride-hailing story that quickly turns into a morality play.
The Playlist
Where to watch: Netflix
A Swedish entrepreneur dreams of revolutionising music through streaming. The series captures the idealism, greed, and legal grey zones that turned Spotify into a household name.
WeCrashed
Where to watch: Apple TV+
A love story wrapped around one of the most catastrophic startup collapses. Adam and Rebekah Neumann turn WeWork into a $47 billion mirage, before it all goes up in smoke.
The Billion Dollar Code
Where to watch: Netflix
The underdog story of engineers who claim to have invented the idea behind Google Earth. Their David vs Goliath legal battle is a gripping reminder that in tech, credit rarely goes to the originators.
