The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
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Movie2015·131 min
The Big Short
Directed by Adam McKay
An Academy Award-winning comedy drama film directed by Adam McKay. Winner of Best Adapted Screenplay, with 4 additional Oscar nominations including Best Picture.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 5%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.4/10
10K ratings
About The Big Short
- Pacing
- Gripping (8 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Funny (6 of 9)
- Scale
- Broad (6 of 9)
- Spirit
- Bleak (1 of 9)
- Texture
- Stylized, Gritty
- Story Tags
- corruption power, ambition hubris, social injustice, late 20th century, politics, historical event, new york, urban, colleagues, anti hero, outsider misfit, con deception, rise and fall, white collar crime, corruption