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Feast on These 7 ‘Eat the Rich’ Class Satire Movies and Shows
Just desserts, indeed.
By Ashley Lee
Oct. 16, 2026
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“When the people shall have nothing more to eat,” the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau is said to have quipped in the years preceding the French Revolution, “they will eat the rich.” Around the world, the phrase has been employed to highlight economic inequality. The saying has also spawned a subgenre of storytelling — sharp class satires that cleverly serve the 1% their just desserts.
Satisfy your cravings for shady business deals, well-deserved consequences, and layered social commentary with these seven movies and shows. Often teetering on the line between dark comedy and horror, their stories unfold in glamorous yet unsettling locations — remote islands, clandestine caves, exclusive restaurants, and luxurious country clubs. Lucky for you, you can stream these stories from the comfort of your couch. Be sure to enjoy your favorite snack while consuming the splendid meal onscreen.
Sacrifice
In this mythical dark comedy, Chris Evans plays a down-on-his-luck actor in the midst of an existential crisis who attends a glamorous environmental event as a career move. Held in an austere Greek mine and hosted by a billionaire (Vincent Cassel) and his wife (Salma Hayek-Pinault), the charity gala is brimming with celebrities, billionaires, and empty speeches. These festivities are disrupted when a radical leader (Anya Taylor-Joy) and her followers take the party hostage to avoid an extinction-level event — by sacrificing three people to a nearby volcano.
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The second season of Lee Sung Jin’s Emmy Award–winning anthology series wades into the class wars. Charles Melton and Cailee Spaeny play a newly engaged couple who work at a luxurious Ojai country club. When the low-level staffers witness an alarming fight between their boss and his wife (played by Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan), the young lovers become entangled in the pair’s deteriorating marriage. And when an international scandal involves the club’s new billionaire owner, a delicious war of backstabbing and blackmail ensues.
Billionaire Island
Here’s a fictional dramedy about Norway’s very real (and very lucrative) fish-farming business. Trine Wiggen stars in the Norwegian series as Julie Lange, the ruthless CEO of a salmon-farming company. In order to become the world’s largest salmon producer, she’s planning a hostile takeover under the noses of her rivals — and even some of her closest confidantes. The series, from Lilyhammer creators Anne Bjørnstad and Eilif Skodvin, skewers the lives of Norway’s wealthiest fishing industry execs — and no, their nepo offspring aren’t off the hook either.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
This darkly funny murder mystery starts out with sun and surf and ends with smoke and cinders. In the Knives Out sequel, Daniel Craig reprises his role as the ultra-savvy detective Benoit Blanc — this time traveling to a remote Greek island after receiving a mysterious invitation from a tech billionaire (Edward Norton). When one of the wealthy guests winds up dead, Detective Blanc must sniff out the murderer among the ensemble of colorful characters (Kate Hudson, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Madelyn Cline, Leslie Odom Jr., and Jessica Henwick).
The Menu
It’s nearly impossible to secure a reservation at Hawthorne, which sits on a remote island that can be reached only by boat. One evening, the uber-wealthy diners settle in for their multicourse meals, anticipating one of the best nights of their lives. But they soon realize the chef has sinister intentions. Why were they really brought here? And why is the restaurant staff acting so … odd? Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Fiennes, Hong Chau, and John Leguizamo are in the cast of the horror flick.
Sirens
Welcome to the Kells’ lavish island estate, where everyone has otherworldly accents and an unbound affinity for Lilly Pulitzer. Set over Labor Day weekend, the darkly comedic series stars Meghann Fahy as Devon, who travels to the beachy compound of Peter and Michaela Kell (played by Kevin Bacon and Julianne Moore) in order to retrieve her little sister, Simone (Milly Alcock). Michaela’s billionaire life is like a drug to her assistant Simone, and while Devon is ready to rescue her, she has no idea how formidable Michaela can be.
Triangle of Sadness
The patrons of this yacht cruise order the staff to do ridiculous things for their entertainment and stuff themselves with decadent food. When a tumultuous storm and a band of pirates strand the helpless passengers on an island, the status quo is flipped on its head. Only a member of the ship’s cleaning staff, Abigail (Dolly de Leon), has the skills to keep them alive, and she’s not afraid to wield her newfound power. Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, and Woody Harrelson also star in the movie.
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