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Too Big to Fail (2011) — Stream on Max · CriticCrunch

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Too Big to Fail

Movie2011·97 min

Too Big to Fail

Directed by Curtis Hanson

Drama TV Movie History

An Emmy-nominated drama tv movie film directed by Curtis Hanson.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 42%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.9/10

266 ratings

About Too Big to Fail

An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Tense, Gritty
Story Tags: ambition hubris, corruption power, fate destiny, politics, historical event, new york, washington dc, colleagues, ensemble, everyman, conspiracy, race against time, white collar crime, corruption

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Details

Director: Curtis Hanson
Language: English

Cast

James Woods, John Heard, William Hurt

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Awards

◆Emmy Nominee — TV Movie (2011)

How Too Big to Fail Ranks

All movies

Top 42%

2010s movies

Top 35%

Drama movies

Top 44%

2010s Drama movies

Top 34%

Curtis Hanson films#5 of 12

Top 42% All movies.

the vibe

Too Big to Fail Vibe

What it feels like

briskdarkintenselayeredseriousbroadearnest

tense

gritty

What it's about

conspiracyrace against timeambition hubriscorruption powerfate destinyensembleeverymancolleaguespoliticshistorical eventwhite-collar crimecorruptionNew YorkWashington DC

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

tensetense