The Big Short
In the mid-2000s, a group of finance outsiders discovers flaws in the U.S. mortgage market and bets against the housing bubble, foreseeing the financial crisis of 2008. As they position themselves to profit from the impending economic collapse, they expose the corruption and greed pervading the banking system.
- Director
- Adam McKay
- Release Date
- December 23, 2015
- Cast
- Brad Pitt , Melissa Leo , Ryan Gosling , Marisa Tomei , Steve Carell , Christian Bale
- Writers
- Adam McKay , Charles Randolph
- Runtime
- 130 Minutes
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