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Documentaries like The Queen of Versailles

Not everyone loves The Queen of Versailles for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Queen of Versailles

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like laughing at a fortune falling apart in a half-built palace.

  2. You like seeing what money does to a family when it runs out.

  3. You like Jackie Siegel, cheerful and lost at once.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • Succession2018

    • laughing at a fortune falling apart in a half-built palace
    • seeing what money does to a family when it runs out

    Good for you if you like boardroom coups, takeover bids and family votes.

  • Generation Wealth2018

    • seeing what money does to a family when it runs out

    Good for you if you like questioning what money and status do to us.

  • The House of Flowers2018

    • laughing at a fortune falling apart in a half-built palace

    Good for you if you like laughing at a family scandal that should be a tragedy.

  • Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005

    • laughing at a fortune falling apart in a half-built palace
    • seeing what money does to a family when it runs out

    Good for you if you like watching executives build a giant on numbers that weren't real.

  • Inequality for All2013

    • seeing what money does to a family when it runs out
    • Jackie Siegel, cheerful and lost at once

    Good for you if you like asking who the economy really works for.

  • Steve Jobs2015

    • Jackie Siegel, cheerful and lost at once

    Good for you if you want a portrait of a man more than the story of a company.

  • House of Gucci2021

    • seeing what money does to a family when it runs out

    Good for you if you like a family fighting over who owns a fashion house.

  • The White Lotus2021

    • laughing at a fortune falling apart in a half-built palace
    • Jackie Siegel, cheerful and lost at once

    Good for you if you like laughing at people who would never laugh at themselves.

  • Weiner2016

    • laughing at a fortune falling apart in a half-built palace
    • seeing what money does to a family when it runs out

    Good for you if you want to see a New York mayoral race from the inside.

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