The Big Short

IMDb

7.8/10

Rated

R

Adam McKay's 2015 comedy-drama, based on Michael Lewis's book, follows real investors who saw the financial crisis coming. Eccentric fund manager Michael Burry (Christian Bale) finds rot in mortgage bonds, trader Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling) spreads the idea, angry hedge-fund boss Mark Baum (Steve Carell) investigates, and two young investors get help from retired banker Ben Rickert (Brad Pitt). Witty asides explain the finance as the system heads for disaster.

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