The Big Short

Movie / Show Details

Adam McKay directs this 2015 biographical comedy-drama about the financial professionals who saw the 2008 housing crisis coming and positioned themselves to profit from it. Christian Bale plays hedge fund manager Michael Burry, whose analysis of the subprime mortgage market convinced him that catastrophic defaults were inevitable. As Burry and a small group of industry insiders make massive bets against the banks, they grapple with the moral weight of their knowledge while pursuing enormous financial gain. The film, inspired by Michael Lewis’s bestselling book, features an ensemble cast including Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, and Marisa Tomei, and employs unconventional storytelling techniques to break down the complex mechanics of economic collapse.

This single-disc DVD release runs 130 minutes and carries an R rating from Paramount Pictures. The film’s sharp screenplay comes from Adam McKay and Charles Randolph. Grab this used copy and own a sharp examination of greed and systemic failure at a fraction of retail cost.