Midnight in Paris (2011) Modern-day Owen Wilson somehow visits Paris of the early 20th century and meets its luminaries.
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) Damaged as a child, Richard Gere learns to work well with others during officer training in the Navy.
The Big Short (2015) "In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the US mortgage market. In their research they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is." --IMDB
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) Possibly the darkest movie the Coen Brothers ever made. The gallows humor is a relief but doesn't counterbalance.