The big short

The Resource The big short
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The big short
Statement of responsibility
directed by Adam McKay ; screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay ; produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner ; produced by Arnon Milchan ; Paramount Pictures and Regency Enterprises present a Plan B Entertainment production ; an Adam McKay film
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  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • fre
  • por
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Based on a true story, The big short presents the 2008 financial meltdown from the perspective of a number of players: Michael Burry, a bizarre autistic-like stock-picking genius, and the first to realize that the market's housing boom is based on a "house of cards" sham; Mark Baum, self-loathing fictional character whose firm picks up insider trading information from a wrong number phone call; Jared Vennet, a smart-aleck broker who confirms the ominous suspicion; and Charlie Gellar and Jamie Shipley, small-time players who hit it big
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Academy Awards, 2015: Best writing, adapted screenplay (Adam McKay)
Cataloging source
TEFMT
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videorecording
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Director of photography, Barry Ackroyd ; production designer, Clayton Hartley ; edited by Hank Corwin ; costume designer, Susan Matheson ; music by Nicholas Britell
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In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish with optional English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish subtitles; optional English audio description track for people with visual disabilities; closed-captioned
PerformerNote
Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Melissa Leo, Hamish Linklater, John Magaro, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong, Finn Wittrock, Marisa Tomei, Tracy Letts, Byron Mann, Adepero Oduye, Karen Gillan, Max Greenfield, Billy Magnussen
Runtime
130
Technique
live action
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