The Big Short

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The Big Short

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2015

2h 10m

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In 2008, Wall Street guru Michael Burry realizes that a number of subprime home loans are in danger of defaulting. Burry bets against the housing market by throwing more than $1 billion of his investors' money into credit default swaps. His actions attract the attention of banker Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling), hedge-fund specialist Mark Baum (Steve Carell) and other greedy opportunists. Together, these men make a fortune by taking full advantage of the impending economic collapse in America.

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Critics Consensus

The Big Short approaches a serious, complicated subject with an impressive attention to detail -- and manages to deliver a well-acted, scathingly funny indictment of its real-life villains in the bargain.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

09/01/2017

D

... it wreaks of self-important pseudo-commentary that is more hollow and garishly humorous than it cares to admit.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

08/16/2016

3/4

While The Big Short is hardly uplifting, it still manages to tell a rambunctiously funny tale that's as informative as it is entertaining, humor walking hand-in-hand with tragedy to ultimately craft a comedy that's impossible to dismiss.

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Max Weiss

Baltimore Magazine

06/12/2016

3.5/4

Adam McKay's The Big Short plays like an elaborate con, albeit one that uses its powers for good.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Jun 24

10/10

This is such an improbably brilliant film.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

02/16/2024

5/5

Headlined by a star-studded cast, this legitimate must-see film tip-toes audaciously between biting satire and topical cautionary tale. You won't know whether to be pissed or be entertained and that's a powerful quality to pull off.

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Sean Axmaker

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08/27/2023

'The Big Short' is the film that we needed at this time.

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Will L

@Will05 3d

Presents some serious and complicated topics in a very manageable and easy to understand format. If you aren’t a little bit experienced in the stock market and its terms youll be a little confused. Overall though: stellar acting, strong cast, brilliant cinematography. Like all good movies, it is bigger than itself and leaves the viewer with the uncomfortable reality: if it happened once it can happen again.

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Pongo K

@RT48921889 4d

A really good and meaninful movie. Pay close attention and enjoy!

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Brandon T.

@brandontuley43 Feb 28

I would give it 6 stars if I could.

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Par H

@Parhwy Feb 25

The Big Short is glitzy, savvy, fast paced and hard-hitting documentary masquerading as a movie to assuage your fear that the true horror behind the scary clown mask, and that horror is: this will not only happen again, it IS happening again. Casting is schmick. Carrell and Pitt are excellent for being unexpected opposites to their stereotypical characters: they look different, they act different. On this subject, and to acknowledge a sharp embarrassment: I only realised while researching for this review that Gosling is Vennett. I have watched this film seven times and never could place the actor. Obviously, I never fussed enough to investigate it. That’s unreal. Apparently, Michael Burry is shorting AI. Rewatch: Yes. Should you watch it? Definitely.

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Tay O.

@tayjoneil Feb 10

One of my favorite movies of all time. Everyone is perfectly cast. The humor is fast-paced and crackles with energy. The climax of the movie is emotional and surreal. One of the most poignant films in the 2010s.

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Tyler P.

@TylerPhoenixMD Dec 24

Really interesting movie! Kinda complicated with the terms but they try to explain it a really funny way!

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Synopsis

In 2008, Wall Street guru Michael Burry realizes that a number of subprime home loans are in danger of defaulting. Burry bets against the housing market by throwing more than $1 billion of his investors' money into credit default swaps. His actions attract the attention of banker Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling), hedge-fund specialist Mark Baum (Steve Carell) and other greedy opportunists. Together, these men make a fortune by taking full advantage of the impending economic collapse in America.

Director: Adam McKay
Producer: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Arnon Milchan
Screenwriter: Adam McKay, Charles Randolph
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Plan B Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Sexuality/Nudity|Pervasive Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 23, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 7, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $70.2M
Runtime: 2h 10m

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