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The Big Short

The Big Short

Comedy · Drama · 2015

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

Movie details

The Big Short

“This is a true story.”

2015 Comedy · Drama 2h 11m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

7.4 / 10

Community rating

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Big Short?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Adam McKay

Written by

Adam McKay · Charles Randolph

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Mark Baum

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Michael Burry

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling

Jared Vennett

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

Ben Rickert

Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

Cynthia Baum

Melissa Leo

Melissa Leo

Georgia Hale

Hamish Linklater

Hamish Linklater

Porter Collins

Court is in session

Put The Big Short on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.