Business Ethics is a 2019 Canadian dark comedy-tragedy drama film about a young, ambitious businessman who gradually loses his friends - and his soul - as he tries to keep his elaborate Ponzi scheme afloat with acts of fraud and deception.

Directed by Nick Wernham, the film features Larenz Tate as main character Zachery Cranston, with Sarah Carter, Julian Richings, Lance Reddick and Kurtwood Smith.

The film opens with a flashback of a young Zachery Cranston, a commerce student who questions the ethics of illegal business practices.

Fast forward to the present, Zachery is now a successful but morally bankrupt hedge fund manager, contemplating suicide as his life spirals out of control.

His last attempt to salvage his empire by exploiting hidden funds is thwarted when Veronica, realizing the extent of his deceit, kills him in a fit of rage.

The film utilized mostly Ontario-based scenery for its backgrounds, while the colour purple was used as a reoccurring motif and symbol for ethical morality, appearing on Professor Wrightway's suit and as the color of the teddy bear plush that Veronica takes with her from her original job.