The Big Short

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About The Big Short

The Big Short is a 2015 English-language comedy and drama film directed by Adam McKay. The cast is led by Steve Carell, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling. It has a runtime of 2h 11m. Viewers rate it 7.4/10 across 9900 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel.

The Big Short was produced by Paramount Pictures, Regency Enterprises, and Plan B Entertainment and made in United States of America. It was released on December 11, 2015, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $28 million, it went on to gross $133 million worldwide.

Director

Adam McKay

Writers

Adam McKay, Charles Randolph

Release date

December 11, 2015

Original language

English

Age rating

R

Status

Released

Country

United States of America

Budget

$28 million

Box office

$133 million

Production

Paramount Pictures, Regency Enterprises, Plan B Entertainment

The Big Short cast & crew

The Big Short was directed by Adam McKay and written by Adam McKay and Charles Randolph.

The cast features Steve Carell as Mark Baum, Christian Bale as Michael Burry, Ryan Gosling as Jared Vennett, Brad Pitt as Ben Rickert, Marisa Tomei as Cynthia Baum, and Melissa Leo as Georgia Hale.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Nicholas Britell, cinematography is by Barry Ackroyd, and it was produced by Jeremy Kleiner and Louise Rosner-Meyer.

Is The Big Short worth watching?

The Big Short holds an audience score of 7.4/10 from 9,872 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.

At 2h 11m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy and drama, The Big Short is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Big Short

In United States, you can stream The Big Short on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Kanopy, and Hoopla, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

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Cast of The Big Short

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

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