Bibliograph

The big short, Paramount Pictures and Regency Enterprises present ; a Plan B Entertainment production ; produced by Brad Pitt p.g.a. [and three others] ; screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay ; directed by Adam McKay

Type

Label

The big short, Paramount Pictures and Regency Enterprises present ; a Plan B Entertainment production ; produced by Brad Pitt p.g.a. [and three others] ; screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay ; directed by Adam McKay

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Rating: R; for pervasive language and some sexuality/nudity

Main title

The big short

Medium

Blu-ray

Oclc number

942100095

Responsibility statement

Paramount Pictures and Regency Enterprises present ; a Plan B Entertainment production ; produced by Brad Pitt p.g.a. [and three others] ; screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay ; directed by Adam McKay

Runtime

130

Summary

The 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; Jarred Vennet, a smart-aleck broker who confirms the ominous suspicion; and Charles Gellar and James Shipley, small-time players who hit it big

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Classification