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The Big Short

The Big Short

This is a true story.

20157.42h 11m

Overview

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

Directed by Adam McKay
Written by Adam McKay, Charles Randolph, Michael Lewis
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Arnon Milchan
Box OfficeBudget: $28.0MRevenue: $133.3M

Top Cast

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Mark Baum

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Michael Burry

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling

Jared Vennett

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

Ben Rickert

Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

Cynthia Baum

Melissa Leo

Melissa Leo

Georgia Hale

Hamish Linklater

Hamish Linklater

Porter Collins

John Magaro

John Magaro

Charlie Geller

Rafe Spall

Rafe Spall

Danny Moses

Jeremy Strong

Jeremy Strong

Vinny Daniel

Themes & Keywords

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About The Big Short

The Big Short is a comedy, drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of based on novel or book, bank, fraud, wall street, biography, based on true story. Directed by Adam McKay, it stars Steve Carell, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling. The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

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