Big Short, The

Big Short, The

2015

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.

This is a true story

JBscale
85
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Biography
Length
2 hrs. 10 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 23, 2015
US Box Office
$70,259,870 (#1260 of 7074)
Global Office
$133,346,506 (#1280 of 3929)
Rating
R
Restricted
Pervasive Language, Some Nudity, Some Sexuality

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.40:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Paramount
Released
March 15, 2016
Acquired Date
May 20, 2016
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched
May 28, 2016

Actors

Christian Bale
Christian Bale
Steve Carell
Steve Carell
Ryan Gosling
Ryan Gosling
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
Tracy Letts
Tracy Letts
Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei
Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye
Rafe Spall
Rafe Spall
Hamish Linklater
Hamish Linklater
Jeremy Strong
Jeremy Strong
John Magaro
John Magaro
Finn Wittrock
Finn Wittrock
Wayne Pére
Wayne Pére
Max Greenfield
Max Greenfield
Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo
Al Sapienza
Al Sapienza
Karen Gillan
Karen Gillan
Byron Mann
Byron Mann
Lyle Brocato
Lyle Brocato

Directors

Adam McKay
Adam McKay

Producers

Dede Gardner
Dede Gardner
Jeremy Kleiner
Jeremy Kleiner
Arnon Milchan
Arnon Milchan
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt

Writers

Adam McKay
Adam McKay
Charles Randolph
Charles Randolph

Awards & Accolades

  • 2015 Oscar : Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh Certified
89%
Tomatometer
326 votes
RT Fresh Certified
88%
Popcornmeter
3,097 votes
METASCORE
81
45 votes
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
501,849 votes

Additional Info

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