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The Big Short is a 2015 American biographical crime comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Adam McKay. Co-written by Charles Randolph, it is based on the 2010 book The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis showing how the 2007–2008 financial crisis was triggered by the United States housing bubble.
Mar 2, 2024 · Mark Baum, based on Steve Eisman, earned $1 billion from the market crash depicted in the film. Jared Vennett, based on Greg Lippmann, made $47 million from swap sales as shown in the movie.
- Adam Mckay
- Brad Pitt
Dec 25, 2015 · In The Big Short, Steve Carell plays the outspoken Mark Baum, one of four main characters based on real-life men who worked in finance during the late-2000s financial crisis.
Aug 24, 2022 · Many of the film's subjects — who accurately predicted the crisis and made fortunes — are still legends in the financial world. Here's a look at the real-life players behind the award-winning...
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- Kara Warner
Jun 18, 2024 · Throughout the end of The Big Short, it’s emphasized that Baum continually refuses to sell his position even though others around his team already are. Even when the collapse of the economy is imminent, Baum holds off on selling until the very last moment of the movie.
Baum meets a businessman named Mr. Chau (Byron Mann) in a casino and learns that he has created synthetic CDOs, which is a series of bigger and bigger bets on faulty loans. Baum slowly but surely realizes the economy is going to collapse.
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The Big Short: Directed by Adam McKay. With Ryan Gosling, Rudy Eisenzopf, Casey Groves, Charlie Talbert. In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the United States mortgage market. In their research, they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.
