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Lee Gates is a Wall Street guru who picks hot stocks as host of the television show "Money Monster." Suddenly, during a live broadcast, disgruntled investor Kyle Budwell storms onto the set and takes Gates hostage. He tells Lee that he lost everything on one of his tips. As Gates tries to plead with Kyle, he's also using an earpiece to communicate with his longtime producer in the control room. Together, they must figure out a way to defuse the situation and disarm the angry young man.
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Money Monster's strong cast and solidly written story ride a timely wave of socioeconomic anger that's powerful enough to overcome an occasionally muddled approach to its worthy themes.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala Livemint 08/15/2019
Foster deftly handles tonal shifts between humour, satire and comment to deliver a timely and thrilling entertainer. Go to Full Review
Nigel Andrews Financial Times 12/30/2016
2/5
The yammer and righteousness defeat Clooney and even Julia Roberts, stuck at a console twitching knobs and micromanaging frowns as the producer trying to hold the show together. Go to Full Review
Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 08/09/2016
2.5/4
There's a great moment near the end where she literally turns the camera on the audience itself, breaking the fourth wall in a way that is eerie and striking. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 04/15/2022
2.5/4
For a hostage thriller that wants its audience to ponder Wall Street's crimes, Money Monster's message feels muddled, and the film remains far too dismissible after it's over. Go to Full Review
Nikki Baughan AWFJ.org 09/29/2021
A cracking cast, together with a tense screenplay and strong direction from Foster make for an early summer must-see with brains as well as brawn. Go to Full Review
Kip Mooney College Movie Review 08/28/2021
B+
While the movie strains the limits of believability in its third act, it's still entertaining throughout and finds plenty of dark laughs in the tension. Go to Full Review
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Les N Oct 13 This is Hollywood pretending they care. See more lisa l May 21 Riveting and unlikely....I really liked this flick. See more Vítor Pimentel de Oliveira V Mar 20 A taut thriller directed without affectations by Jodie Foster, with a hugely charismatic George Clooney as an amoral TV host in the main role. See more Olivier S Mar 15 Modern drama, very entertaining, Jodie Foster directing at her best, moving characters, reflection on our world, what we are up against, what we have lost, loved it. See more And A Feb 16 Has some similarities to the China syndrome but in general is not all that well put together and comedic cuts seem inappropriate. See more Dane B. M Feb 15 Not as bad as some are saying here, because Jodie Foster directed. It's taut and interesting. There are moments of suspension of disbelief. They can be forgiven if you give it a chance. It held me to... pretty much the ending. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Lee Gates is a Wall Street guru who picks hot stocks as host of the television show "Money Monster." Suddenly, during a live broadcast, disgruntled investor Kyle Budwell storms onto the set and takes Gates hostage. He tells Lee that he lost everything on one of his tips. As Gates tries to plead with Kyle, he's also using an earpiece to communicate with his longtime producer in the control room. Together, they must figure out a way to defuse the situation and disarm the angry young man.
Director
Jodie Foster
Producer
Lara Alameddine, George Clooney, Daniel Dubiecki, Grant Heslov
Screenwriter
Jamie Linden, Alan Di Fiore, Jim Kouf
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Smokehouse, Allegiance Theater
Rating
R (Language Throughout|Brief Violence|Some Sexuality)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 13, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 14, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$41.0M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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