The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
Directed by Adam McKay
based on novel or book
bank
fraud
wall street
biography
based on true story
finances
animated scene
historical fiction
loan
financial crisis
real estate
mortgage
factual
Rank
#59 in 2015·#2642 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Steve Carell
Mark Baum
Christian Bale
Michael Burry
Ryan Gosling
Jared Vennett
Brad Pitt
Ben Rickert
Marisa Tomei
Cynthia Baum
Melissa Leo
Georgia Hale
Hamish Linklater
Porter Collins
John Magaro
Charlie Geller
Rafe Spall
Danny Moses
Jeremy Strong
Vinny Daniel
Finn Wittrock
Jamie Shipley
Tracy Letts
Lawrence Fields
Crew
Adam McKay
Director
Adam McKay
Screenplay
Nicholas Britell
Original Music Composer
Hank Corwin
Editor
Barry Ackroyd
Director of Photography
Jeremy Kleiner
Producer
Arnon Milchan
Producer
Brad Pitt
Producer
Dede Gardner
Producer
Kevin J. Messick
Executive Producer
Andrew DeCristofaro
Sound Designer
Peter Epstein
Stunts
Popular Reviews
5035 reviews
Liam RPRO
8.2★ · 08/28/24
great way to learn about what happened
great way to learn about what happened
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Tomé
8.8★ · 11/19/25
Filled cast, amazing performances and incredible editing. Explained everything pretty well and in a creative way which made it easier to follow and more enjoyable. My goat Ryan Gosling is phenomenal as always.
Filled cast, amazing performances and incredible editing. Explained everything pretty well and in a creative way which made it easier to follow and more enjoyable. My goat Ryan Gosling is phenomenal as always.
5
Katie ReevesratePRO
9.8★ · 08/07/25
one of my favorite movies of all time, probably the movie I’ve rewatched the most. makes a really hard to understand concept exciting and cool and sexy and also super devastating and real
one of my favorite movies of all time, probably the movie I’ve rewatched the most. makes a really hard to understand concept exciting and cool and sexy and also super devastating and real
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