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Money Monster
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Money Monster is a 2016 American drama, crime, and thriller film directed by Jodie Foster, with a screenplay by Jim Kouf and Jamie Linden. Produced by George Clooney, who also stars alongside Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell, and Dominic West, it was filmed in and set in New York City, with cinematography by Matthew Libatique and a score by Dominic Lewis. Matt Chesse edited the film, which was produced by TriStar Pictures, LStar Capital, Smokehouse Pictures, and The Allegiance Theater, and distributed by TriStar Pictures and Netflix.
The film ran 99 minutes, had a budget of 27,000,000, and earned 93,282,604 at the box office.
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6.4Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.
Cast
- George Clooney as Lee Gates
- Julia Roberts as Patty Fenn
- Jack O'Connell as Kyle Budwell
- Dominic West as Walt Camby
- Caitríona Balfe as Diane Lester
- Giancarlo Esposito as Captain Powell
Themes
- new york city
- wall street
- hostage situation
- tv show in film
- held at gunpoint
- nypd
- financial crisis
- bomb squad
- ceo
- held hostage
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jodie Foster
- Screenplay by
- Jamie Linden Alan Di Fiore Jim Kouf
- Story by
- Alan Di Fiore Jim Kouf
- Produced by
- Daniel Dubiecki Lara Alameddine George Clooney Grant Heslov
- Starring
- George Clooney Julia Roberts Jack O'Connell Dominic West Caitríona Balfe Giancarlo Esposito
- Cinematography
- Matthew Libatique
- Edited by
- Matt Chessé
- Music by
- Dominic Lewis
- Production companies
- TriStar Pictures LStar Capital Smokehouse Pictures The Allegiance Theater
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release dates
- May 12, 2016 ( 2016-05-12 ) ( Cannes ) May 13, 2016 ( 2016-05-13 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 99 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $27.4 million
- Box office
- $93.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 2016 Cannes Film Festival
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jodie Foster
- Screenwriter
- Jamie Linden
- Composer
- Dominic Lewis
- Producer
- George Clooney
- Production company
- TriStar Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Matthew Libatique
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 472792
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.moneymonster-movie.com
- Image
- Money Monster Title.JPG
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- publication date
- 2016-05-26
- title
- Money Monster
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Matt Chesse
- Commons category
- Money Monster
- box office
- 93282604
- capital cost
- 27000000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 55/100
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
Money Monster is a 2016 American crime thriller film directed by Jodie Foster, from a screenplay by Jamie Linden, Alan Di Fiore, and Jim Kouf. It stars George Clooney as financial television host Lee Gates and Julia Roberts as his producer Patty Fenn, as they are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes them and their crew as hostage. The cast also features Jack O'Connell, Dominic West, Caitríona Balfe, and Giancarlo Esposito.
Money Monster had its world premiere at the 69th Cannes Film Festival on May 12, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States the next day by Sony Pictures Releasing. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was a box office success, grossing over $93 million against a budget of $27.4 million.
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