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The Big Short

  • 2015
  • R
  • 2h 10m
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Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, and Ryan Gosling in The Big Short (2015)
When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of modern banking where they must question everyone and everything.
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In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the United States mortgage market. In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the United States mortgage market. In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the United States mortgage market. In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.

  • Director
    • Adam McKay
  • Writers
    • Charles Randolph
    • Adam McKay
    • Michael Lewis
  • Stars
    • Christian Bale
    • Steve Carell
    • Ryan Gosling
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    498K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    717
    100
    • Director
      • Adam McKay
    • Writers
      • Charles Randolph
      • Adam McKay
      • Michael Lewis
    • Stars
      • Christian Bale
      • Steve Carell
      • Ryan Gosling
    • 709User reviews
    • 496Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 37 wins & 81 nominations total

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    Christian Bale
    Christian Bale
    • Michael Burry
    Steve Carell
    Steve Carell
    • Mark Baum
    Ryan Gosling
    Ryan Gosling
    • Jared Vennett
    Brad Pitt
    Brad Pitt
    • Ben Rickert
    Rudy Eisenzopf
    Rudy Eisenzopf
    • Lewis Ranieri
    Casey Groves
    Casey Groves
    • Fund Manager
    Charlie Talbert
    Charlie Talbert
    • Lewis Bond Trader
    Harold Gervais
    • Lewis Bond Trader
    Maria Frangos
    • Exotic Dancer
    Hunter Burke
    Hunter Burke
    • Analyst
    Bernard Hocke
    Bernard Hocke
    • Coach
    Shauna Rappold
    Shauna Rappold
    • Michael Burry's Mom
    Brandon Stacy
    Brandon Stacy
    • Michael Burry's Dad
    Aiden Flowers
    Aiden Flowers
    • Young Michael Burry
    Peter Epstein
    Peter Epstein
    • Paul Baum
    Anthony Marble
    Anthony Marble
    • Therapy Businessman
    Silas Cooper
    • Therapy Businessman
    Leslie Castay
    Leslie Castay
    • Therapist
    • Director
      • Adam McKay
    • Writers
      • Charles Randolph
      • Adam McKay
      • Michael Lewis
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    • Trivia
      After Christian Bale met with the real Dr. Michael Burry, he asked to have Burry's cargo shorts and T-shirt, which he then wore in the movie. Bale later said he hoped Burry would make it to the film's L.A. premiere, "because I really want to sit next to him and see if he's going to punch me in the f***ing face."
    • Goofs
      The quote, "And Caesar wept, for there were no more worlds to conquer." is wrong. It was Alexander the Great who wept.
    • Quotes

      Mark Baum: I don't get it. Why are they confessing?

      Danny Moses: They're not confessing.

      Porter Collins: They're bragging.

    • Connections
      Featured in 73rd Golden Globe Awards (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Blood and Thunder
      Written by Brann Dailor, Brent Hinds, Bill Kelliher, and Troy Sanders
      Performed by Mastodon
      Courtesy of Relapse Records

    User reviews709

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    9/10

    The rich get rich and the poor get evicted. Ain't we got Fun

    Don't know how Adam McKay made deplorable humans, blinding fear, gut-boiling outrage and gleeful shaming so much fun to watch. He brought along his bag o' laffs but planted them in such rich soil so we had to hack our way through the thick underbrush of tainted greenbacks and marked decks.

    Everyone's in top form. Didn't recognize Brad Pitt for awhile. Ryan Gosling funniest. Christian Bale let us feel his pain and lonely genius. Steve Carell dug deep and came up with a real mensch.

    Nice to see Marisa Tomei, Hamish Linklater, John Magaro, Rafe Spall, Finn Wittrock, Max Greenfield and talented others working at a solid level.

    I walked out of the Westwood Bruin Theater in awe and mad as hell.
    • tkn10015
    • Nov 13, 2015
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 23, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La gran apuesta
    • Filming locations
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA(primarily the Algiers neighborhood)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • New Regency Productions
      • Plan B Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $28,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $70,259,870
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $705,527
      • Dec 13, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $133,440,870
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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