Title: The Big Short
Original Title: The Big Short
Year: 2015
Info
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Length: 130 Minutes (2 hours 10 min)
- Budget: $28,000,000
- Genre: Comedy Drama Biography
- Studios: Regency Enterprises Plan B Entertainment
- Distributor: Paramount Pictures
- Age rating: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over)
Release Dates
- UK: January 22 2016
- United States: December 23 2015
Plot
'The Big Shot' is the new film by Adam McKay, director of such films as 'The other two', 'Step Brothers' or 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'. The film is an adaptation of the novel by Michael Lewis 'The Big Shot: Inside the Doomsday Machine' and has a star cast to be starring Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Finn Wittrock, Karen Gillan, Ryan Gosling, Marisa Tomei and Steve Carell, among other actors. Based on true events, the story of the film focuses on the real estate crisis that occurred in the US in autumn 2008 and developed the subsequent economic crisis that affected the whole world. Four individuals discover that both the media, banks and the government refuse to confirm what is self-evident, so they decide to bet against their own country. With a light touch of acid humor, is intended to show the absurd, hilarious and depressing truth about the global financial crisis of 2008. This movie part as a favorite in the Grand Prix of the film industry. 'The Big Shot' has been nominated for Golden Globes four times, including best film comedy or musical.
Awards
- 2016 Academy Awards (Oscars): 5 1
- 2016 Golden Globes: 4 0
- 2016 BAFTA Awards: 6 1
Cast
Director:
Ben Rickert
Lewis Ranieri
Michael Burry
Jared Vennett
Analyst
Selena Gomez
Mark Baum
Videos
October 2 2015
Photos
Trivia
The celebrity Selena Gómez has a cameo in the film.
Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize Winner and Op-Ed Columnist for New York Times, has recommended the film.
Karen Gillan announced his participation in the film through Twitter in may 2015.
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