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The best films, interviews and talks on Buffett and Munger. Free or legal to watch. Checked in October 2026.
The best Warren Buffett documentaries, interviews and speeches, picked by a Berkshire nerd. Every video plays right on this page.
- Picked by the Omaha expert: Tilman Versch has been to Omaha ten-plus times and wrote the original insider guides to the meeting, with 345,000+ page views since 2021.
- Built on 1,000+ hours of research: into the meeting, its history and what Buffett and Munger said on stage.
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Dear Buffett fan,
I’m Tilman, and I’m a Berkshire nerd. Since 2019, I have traveled to Omaha for the annual meeting more than ten times and spent 1,000+ hours on Berkshire research.
YouTube is full of Buffett videos, and most of them are clips and copies. This page keeps only the films and interviews I would recommend to a friend. Every video plays right here, and I link to the channels that made them.
Enjoy watching,
Tilman
Tilman Versch, Good Investing
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Which Warren Buffett documentaries are worth watching?
TL;DR: Twelve free films, from a 2-minute office tour to a 71-minute deep dive.
Looking for a Warren Buffett movie? Start here. All films below are free on YouTube and uploaded by their makers. If you only have time for one, watch The Entire History of Warren Buffett.
Full-length Buffett documentaries
The Entire History of Warren Buffett
FINAiUS · 1:11 h · 2026
Why watch: The full story in one sitting, from Omaha paper routes to the Greg Abel succession.
The Untold History of Warren Buffett
FINAiUS · 35 min · 2023
Why watch: The early partnership years, when Buffett often fought boards for control.
The Berkshire Empire
FINAiUS · 33 min · 2023
Why watch: Part two of the series: how Buffett and Munger built Berkshire Hathaway.
How Warren Buffett Made His First $1,000,000
The Swedish Investor · 41 min · 2020
Why watch: The early years in detail. Graham, the partnership and the road to the first million.
Charlie Munger: The Man Who Built Berkshire Hathaway
FINAiUS · 22 min · 2021
Why watch: Munger’s life, from the Great Depression to Buffett’s partner.
Mr. Buffett the Teacher
Jeremy Harris Lipschultz · 29 min · 2013
Why watch: A deep cut for nerds: the decade Buffett taught adult education classes in Omaha.
Short films
How Buffett Did It: Building Berkshire Hathaway
Business Casual · 10 min · 2018
Why watch: The fastest overview of how a textile mill became Berkshire.
How Warren Buffett Made His Fortune
Big Company · 19 min · 2022
Why watch: A crisp overview of how Berkshire became a compounding machine.
How Warren Buffett Turned $1,000 into $165 Billion
New Money · 20 min · 2025
Why watch: Follows the money step by step, from his first stock to Berkshire today.
The Stock Market Always Wins
Art of the Problem · 27 min · 2025
Why watch: A thoughtful essay film on markets and compounding, and where Buffett fits in.
Tour Warren Buffett’s Office
CNN Business · 2 min · 2012
Why watch: Two minutes inside the Omaha office where Buffett worked for decades.
Why Buffett Said No to Lehman and AIG
The Wall Street Journal · 5 min · 2018
Why watch: Buffett explains why he turned down Lehman Brothers and AIG in 2008.
A German film on the Giving Pledge
Das Milliardenversprechen (The Billionaires’ Pledge)
Trailer · 3 min · 2012 · German with English subtitles
Why watch: The Giving Pledge seen from Europe. It asks what it means when the richest promise to give most of it away.
In 2010 Warren Buffett and Bill Gates started the Giving Pledge. The richest families promise to give away at least half of their wealth. Buffett pledged more than 99 percent of his.
Gisela Baur and Ralph Gladitz followed the pledge for this German documentary. It ran at Filmfest München in 2012. Gisela has studied Buffett for 30 years and knows Omaha well.
The full film is not online. The trailer gives you the tone, and the film page has the details.
Where can you watch Becoming Warren Buffett?
TL;DR: Stream it on HBO Max or rent it. The long interviews behind the film are free on YouTube.
Becoming Warren Buffett (2017)
Why watch: The best-known film about Buffett, made by Peter W. Kunhardt for HBO. It follows his life in Omaha, his family and how he thinks about money and giving.
In the US, you can stream the Warren Buffett HBO documentary on HBO Max, also through Hulu or the HBO Max Amazon Channel. You can rent or buy it on Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play and YouTube. In the UK, it streams on the HBO Max Amazon Channel. Rights change by country, so check JustWatch for yours.
The full interviews from the film
This is the hidden gold. HBO and the Kunhardt Film Foundation published the long interviews they filmed for Becoming Warren Buffett. Free and official, on the Life Stories channel. You hear his children and old friends talk for an hour each. The full interviews with Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger are in the next chapter.
Warren Buffett: Rule #1, Never Lose Money
Life Stories · 48 min · 2021
Why watch: A second long sit-down with Buffett on family, focus and keeping emotions out of investing.
Susie Buffett: the full interview
Life Stories · 57 min · 2021
Why watch: His daughter on how Buffett thinks, how he handled money with his kids and the role of her mother.
Howard Buffett: lessons from my father
Life Stories · 43 min · 2021
Why watch: Howie on growing up as the middle child and what his father taught him.
Sandy Gottesman: a friendship in finance
Life Stories · 1:04 h · 2021
Why watch: An early Berkshire investor on decades of friendship and business with Buffett.
Investing Style and Strategy
Life Stories · 7 min · 2021
Why watch: Float, circle of competence and investing in what you know. In seven minutes.
The Salomon Brothers Scandal
Life Stories · 6 min · 2021
Why watch: How Buffett stepped in as interim chairman of Salomon in 1991.
What are the best Warren Buffett interviews?
TL;DR: Fifteen long interviews with Buffett, his family and Munger. From HBO, CNBC, Charlie Rose and more.
Warren Buffett interviews
Warren Buffett: the full interview
Life Stories · 1:39 h · 2015
Why watch: Filmed for Becoming Warren Buffett. Buffett on his childhood, his wife Susie, Omaha, Berkshire and Munger.
CNBC: the 2-hour Becky Quick interview
CNBC Television · 2:01 h · 2020
Why watch: Buffett answers viewer questions live on Squawk Box. Over 14 million views.
Warren Buffett on CNBC (2019)
CNBC Television · 2:00 h · 2019
Why watch: Two hours with Becky Quick on Kraft Heinz, Apple and the banks.
Charlie Rose: what made Buffett so great
Charlie Rose · 1:14 h · 2022
Why watch: A long, calm conversation from 2022. Published again in 2026 as Buffett stepped down as chairman.
Warren Buffett on Charlie Rose (2011)
Charlie Rose · 51 min · 2011
Why watch: Buffett explains his op-ed on raising taxes for the super-rich.
Warren Buffett at Fortune (2014)
Fortune Magazine · 38 min · 2014
Why watch: A relaxed on-stage talk at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit.
Warren Buffett on Yahoo Finance (2019)
Yahoo Finance · 1:20 h · 2019
Why watch: Berkshire’s future, his mistakes, China and Elon Musk.
Buffett and Becky Quick (2026)
CNBC Television · 25 min · 2026
Why watch: The most recent one. Recorded at the 2026 annual meeting in Omaha.
Buffett, Munger and Gates (2019)
CNBC Television · 2:06 h · 2019
Why watch: Three friends at one table for two hours. Rare and relaxed.
The Buffett family
Giving Away the Buffett Fortune
CNBC Television · 1:02 h · 2026
Why watch: Susie, Howie and Peter with Becky Quick on how they will one day give away their father’s fortune.
His Sister Bertie on Her Big Brother
CNBC Television · 7 min · 2024
Why watch: Bertie Buffett Elliott tells Becky Quick what growing up with Warren was like.
Howard Buffett on 60 Minutes
60 Minutes · 13 min · 2011
Why watch: Lesley Stahl’s profile of Howie, the farmer and philanthropist.
Charlie Munger interviews
Charlie Munger: the power of partnership
Life Stories · 35 min · 2016
Why watch: Munger on working with Buffett since 1959 and what makes a great company.
Charlie Munger’s Last TV Interview
CNBC Television · 1:42 h · 2023
Why watch: Munger at 99, sharp as ever, shortly before he died.
Charlie Munger at Michigan (2017)
Ross School of Business · 56 min · 2017
Why watch: A calm conversation at Michigan Ross on investing and life.
More interviews: all long interviews from the film in the Life Stories playlist, and decades of CNBC interviews and full meetings in the CNBC Warren Buffett Archive.
Which Buffett and Munger speeches should you know?
TL;DR: Buffett’s best talks for students and the classic Charlie Munger speeches.
Buffett at the Terry College of Business
University of Georgia · 1:17 h · 2001
Why watch: Lecture and Q&A for students on careers, character and investing. 2.4 million views.
Buffett at the University of Nebraska
BATTLE BEARS · 1:19 h · VHS recording
Why watch: A rare tape of Buffett at his alma mater, saved by a game founder. Accounting, moats and choosing your heroes.
Buffett at the University of Florida
Investor Archive · 1:24 h · 1998
Why watch: The classic lecture and Q&A for MBA students. Many investors call it his best talk.
Munger: The Psychology of Human Misjudgment
BuffettMungerWisdom · 1:16 h · 1995
Why watch: Munger’s famous Harvard talk on why smart people make bad decisions. Read it instead.
Munger: USC Law commencement speech
Seeking Wisdom · 37 min · 2007
Why watch: Munger’s advice for a good life, given to law graduates. Short and full of ideas.
Charlie Munger at Caltech
Seeking Wisdom · 1:40 h · 2008
Why watch: A long, candid Q&A with Caltech students on thinking, mistakes and life.
Where can you keep learning?
TL;DR: Read Buffett’s own words, study the meetings and plan your trip to Omaha.
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