
The Big Short (2015)★ 8.1/10
- Comedy
- Drama
- History
- Biography
Directed by: Adam McKay
Written by: Charles Randolph, Adam McKay, Michael Lewis
When four guys outside the system discover that the big banks, the media and the government refuse to acknowledge the collapse of the economy, they have an idea: 'The Big Bet'... but their risky investments lead them to the dark side of modern banking, where everything is called into question.
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Margot Robbie: A Blond Beauty. Also, an all-rounded producer!
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See all ›- WinnerBAFTA Awards 2016BAFTA Film Award · Best Adapted Screenplay
- WinnerAcademy Awards, USA 2016Oscar · Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- NomineeGolden Globes, USA 2016Golden Globe · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
- NomineeGolden Globes, USA 2016Golden Globe · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
- NomineeGolden Globes, USA 2016Golden Globe · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Reviews
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Celeste_EatonFebruary 18, 2025
Celeste_EatonFebruary 18, 2025It’s rare to see such a dynamic use of cinematic language in a Hollywood A-lister production. Visually and editorially, it echoes the energy of the American New Wave. The film’s approach is unconventional—breaking the fourth wall, employing rapid-fire montages, and even enlisting Margot Robbie to directly explain financial jargon to the audience. Structurally, it rejects both the conventional hero narrative and traditional climactic payoffs, which might just be the perfect way to tell this story of economic collapse.
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Stag-s5February 14, 2025
Stag-s5February 14, 2025Financial dramas are rarely this engaging. I expected a dense, incomprehensible lesson in economics, but the film brilliantly distills complex financial concepts into digestible, real-world analogies. It’s a remarkable feat of storytelling that exposes the staggering corruption of Wall Street—leaving one with a sobering realization of just how ruthless the financial world can be.
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Andre_BuckleyFebruary 27, 2025
Andre_BuckleyFebruary 27, 2025É raro ver um uso tão dinâmico da linguagem cinematográfica em uma produção de um astro de Hollywood. Visual e editorialmente, ele ecoa a energia da New Wave norte-americana. A abordagem do filme não é convencional, quebrando a quarta parede, empregando montagens rápidas e até mesmo recrutando Margot Robbie para explicar diretamente o jargão financeiro ao público. Estruturalmente, ele rejeita tanto a narrativa convencional do herói quanto o clímax tradicional, o que pode ser a maneira perfeita de contar essa história de colapso econômico.
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Charles_GreshamFebruary 25, 2025
Charles_GreshamFebruary 25, 2025Es raro ver un uso tan dinámico del lenguaje cinematográfico en una producción de Hollywood de alto perfil. Visual y editorialmente, evoca la energía de la Nueva Ola Americana. El enfoque de la película es poco convencional: rompiendo la cuarta pared, empleando montajes rápidos, e incluso enlistando a Margot Robbie para explicar directamente la jerga financiera al público. Estructuralmente, rechaza tanto la narrativa convencional del héroe como los desenlaces climáticos tradicionales, lo que podría ser la manera perfecta de contar esta historia de colapso económico.
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Carlos_ColemanFebruary 24, 2025
Carlos_ColemanFebruary 24, 2025Os dramas financeiros raramente são tão envolventes. Eu esperava uma lição densa e incompreensível de economia, mas o filme destila brilhantemente conceitos financeiros complexos em analogias digeríveis do mundo real. É uma façanha incrível de contar histórias que expõe a espantosa corrupção de Wall Street, e nos deixa com uma percepção sóbria de como o mundo financeiro pode ser implacável.
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Charlie_QuallsFebruary 24, 2025
Charlie_QuallsFebruary 24, 2025Los dramas financieros rara vez son tan atractivos. Esperaba una lección densa e incomprensible sobre economía, pero la película destila brillantemente conceptos financieros complejos en analogías digeribles del mundo real. Es un logro notable de narración que expone la corrupción asombrosa de Wall Street, dejando a uno con una sobria realización de lo despiadado que puede ser el mundo financiero.
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Movie WizardMay 12, 2021
Movie WizardMay 12, 2021No se si es una comedia
Película sobre el desastre económico de Wall Street del 2008. Gran elenco y un guion que te hace entender que fue lo que paso.
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BB_BALDUÍNOJanuary 5, 2021
BB_BALDUÍNOJanuary 5, 2021Uma obra de arte necessária
Compondo um personagem complexo, sem temer abdicar a condição de galã ao abraçar a idade e as decisões difíceis tomadas pelo personagem, Brad mereceria a indicação.



































