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The Big Short is a 2015 American biographical drama and comedy film directed by Adam McKay. Based on the book of the same name, the film stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt. It depicts the 2007–2008 financial crisis and the United States housing bubble. The screenplay was written by Adam McKay, Charles Randolph, and Michael Lewis, with music composed by Nicholas Britell and cinematography by Barry Ackroyd. Principal photography took place in New York City and New Orleans.
The film has a runtime of 130 minutes and was distributed by Paramount Pictures, Netflix, and Disney+. It received an Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. Critical reception included an IMDb rating of 7.8/10, a Metascore of 81, and an Rotten Tomatoes score of 89%. The film was rated R and had a production budget of $28,000,000.
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Film · TMDB
7.4The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
Cast
- Steve Carell as Mark Baum
- Christian Bale as Michael Burry
- Ryan Gosling as Jared Vennett
- Brad Pitt as Ben Rickert
- Marisa Tomei as Cynthia Baum
- Melissa Leo as Georgia Hale
Themes
- based on novel or book
- bank
- fraud
- wall street
- biography
- based on true story
- finances
- animated scene
- historical fiction
- loan
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Ratings
IMDb
7.8/10
532,875 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
Metacritic
81/100
- Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Genres
- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 37 wins & 81 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Key facts
- Directed by
- Adam McKay
- Screenplay by
- Charles Randolph Adam McKay
- Based on
- The Big Short , by Michael Lewis
- Produced by
- Brad Pitt Dede Gardner Jeremy Kleiner Arnon Milchan
- Starring
- Christian Bale Steve Carell Ryan Gosling Brad Pitt
- Cinematography
- Barry Ackroyd
- Edited by
- Hank Corwin
- Music by
- Nicholas Britell
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures Regency Enterprises Plan B Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release dates
- November 12, 2015 ( 2015-11-12 ) ( AFI Fest ) December 23, 2015 ( 2015-12-23 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 130 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $50 million
- Box office
- $133.4 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Big Short
- Main subject
- United States housing bubble
- Director
- Adam McKay
- Screenwriter
- Charles Randolph
- Cast member
- Michael Burry
- Composer
- Nicholas Britell
- Producer
- Jeremy Kleiner
- Production company
- Regency Enterprises
- Cinematographer
- Barry Ackroyd
- Narrative location
- Devon
- Filming location
- New Orleans
- Duration
- 130
- FilmAffinity ID
- 774066
- Distribution format
- DVD
- Image
- The Big Short logo.svg
- Significant event
- principal photography
Show 12 more facts
- publication date
- 2015-11-12
- title
- The Big Short
- review score
- 7.8/10
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- film editor
- Hank Corwin
- distributed by
- Disney+
- after a work by
- Michael Lewis
- box office
- 133346506
- capital cost
- 28000000
- different from
- Flawless
- social media followers
- 48283
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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Encyclopedic overview
The Big Short is a 2015 American biographical comedy drama film directed by Adam McKay from a screenplay by McKay and Charles Randolph. Based on the 2010 book by Michael Lewis, it depicts how the 2008 financial crisis was triggered by the United States housing bubble. The film stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt, with John Magaro, Finn Wittrock, Hamish Linklater, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong, and Marisa Tomei in supporting roles.
The Big Short began a limited release in the United States on December 11, 2015, followed by a wide release on December 23 by Paramount Pictures. A critical and commercial success, the film grossed $133 million on a $50 million budget and received acclaim for the performances of the cast (particularly those of Bale and Carell), McKay's direction, editing, and the screenplay. The film won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in addition to nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Bale), and Best Film Editing. The film was also nominated for four Golden Globe awards (Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy (Bale, Carell), Best Screenplay - Motion Picture (Randolph), and Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy).
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