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Play trailer 2:34 Poster for Money Monster R Released May 13, 2016 1h 38m Mystery & Thriller Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Foster deftly handles tonal shifts between humour, satire and comment to deliver a timely and thrilling entertainer. Aug 15, 2019 Full Review Nigel Andrews Financial Times 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. Rated: 2/5 Dec 30, 2016 Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 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. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 9, 2016 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 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. Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 15, 2022 Full Review Nikki Baughan AWFJ.org 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. Sep 29, 2021 Full Review Kip Mooney College Movie Review 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. Rated: B+ Aug 28, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dave C I find it bizarre that this rides 50%(ish) across the ratings board. It is a commentary on socioeconomic inequalities, and the anger flowing as a result, leading a person to take aggressive, affirmative action in the hope they can balance the scales. Whilst there are threads of mediocrity, these aren't in the performances. GC, JR, and JO'C all deliver in spades in that regard, and hold the writing to a high standard in bringing something taut and intriguing to our screens Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/20/24 Full Review Carlos T Filme: Jogo do Dinheiro Assistido: 14-7-24 Elenco: @georgeclooney.official_ @george_clooney @juliaroberts @jackoconnellove @caitrionabalfe @dominicwestfanpage @chrisbauer3 @thegiancarloesposito Modelo: #suspense #drama #investimentos Duração: 1h 39m Ano: 2016 Minha opinião: Um dos melhores filmes com a atuação de Julia Roberts, George Clooner. Só de ver os 2 atuando desta forma, valeu ver este filme. O filme conta a estoria de um programa de investimentos da TV. Onde levou o jovem e desesperado Kyle (O’Connell) a investir em uma empresa que depois de 1 semana perdeu mais de 800 milhões de dólares. Kyle que esta prestes a ser pai, entra em desespero invade o programa e coloca como refém Lee Gates (Clooney) e coloca nele um coleta de bomba. E temos Patty (Roberts) que é a produtora para acompanhar todo o drama e ajudar Lee. Lee com sua abilidade nas palavras tenta enrolar Kyle mas ele não cai na dele, até ele cair na real do mal que tinha causado a milhões de pessoas que também perderam dinheiro. Kyle exige falar com Walt que o dono da empresa, mas cada vez que abrem o buraco mais sujeira sai, onde ele dizia que foi uma falha do algoritmo, descobre que Walt simulou a perda para investir em uma empresa de mineração na Africa e triplicar seu capital, porem as coisas não saíram do seu jeito e acabou perdendo o dinheiro. Isso demonstrando que havia fraudado o sistema financeiro. Com um final eletrizante temos Kyle baleado e Walt desmascarado. O filme em si empolga e nos prende na cadeira. Roteiro e enredo bom roteiro. Vale apena assistir? Com certeza indico. Nota: 8,5 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/15/24 Full Review John A More concerned with being a thriller than a piece of absorbing sobering commentary. The cast is solid, the editing is punchy but I'm sure it will evaporate from you on an intellectual/artistic level. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/29/24 Full Review Nathan W Looks like we have mixed reviews on both sides here, but I thought it was pretty good. There weren't really any big name cast members, besides Julia Roberts and George Clooney, and I wouldn't say their performances were anything special. (They did get better as time went on, but somewhat flat in the early goings). The guy who played the hostage taker was great though, even though I've never seen him in anything before. (He brought a lot of intensity and relatability to the role, which is important later). I thought the whole production suffered from a lack of urgency or believability. People who were intimately involved in the plot were as cool as can be, despite the obvious danger, and everyone watching on TV seemed completely unphased by what was happening. It just didn't feel as tense as it was supposed to. But what I really like about it was the story. At around the halfway mark, it transformed into a very different kind of movie. Our character went from a hostage taker, to a likable and relatable everyman that we can't help feeling a little bad for. From generic hostage flick, to a narrative on corporate greed and the lack of accountability in the financial world. (How they don't care who they hurt as long as they keep making money). To that effect though, things still happened too easily and in ways that weren't totally believable. But execution problems aside, a powerful message and an interesting enough story is still a win in my book. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/29/24 Full Review Emilliano Jr S A forgetful ensemble cast, director thriller. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/01/24 Full Review Jelisije J My major problem with this film is that the first half takes a serious and realistic approach to the story and then the second half throws that all out the window.....still was an entertaining watch though. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/30/24 Full Review 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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