The Big Short (movie)

The Big Short
Directed byAdam McKay
Screenplay by
  • Charles Randolph
  • Adam McKay
Based onThe Big Short
by Michael Lewis
Produced by
  • Dede Gardner
  • Jeremy Kleiner
  • Arnon Milchan
  • Brad Pitt
Starring
Narrated byRyan Gosling
CinematographyBarry Ackroyd
Edited byHank Corwin
Music byNicholas Britell
Production
companies
  • Regency Enterprises
  • Plan B Entertainment
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12) (AFI Fest)
  • December 11, 2015 (2015-12-11) (United States)
Running time
130 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50 million[2]
Box office$133.4 million[3]

The Big Short is a 2015 American biographical comedy-drama movie. It was directed by Adam McKay. It was written by McKay and Charles Randolph. It is based on the 2010 book The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis that shows how the financial crisis of 2007–2008 was started by the United States housing bubble.[4] The movie stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Melissa Leo, Hamish Linklater, John Magaro, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong, Finn Wittrock, and Marisa Tomei.

The movie had a limited release in the United States on December 11, 2015. It had a wide release on December 23 by Paramount Pictures.[5][6]

Release

On September 22, 2015, Paramount set the movie for a limited release on December 11, 2015 and a wide release on December 23, 2015.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "THE BIG SHORT (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ FilmL.A. (June 15, 2016). "2015 Feature Film Study". Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Big Short (2015) - Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Paramount Taps 'Anchorman' Helmer Adam McKay To Adapt And Direct Michael Lewis' 'The Big Short' About Economic Meltdown". Deadline Hollywood. March 24, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Paramount pushes 'The Big Short' into awards season". Associated Press. September 25, 2015.
  6. ↑ "The Big Short | Trailer & Movie Site | December 2015". The Big Short. Archived from the original on 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  7. ↑ "Paramount pushes 'The Big Short' into awards season". CNS News. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016.
  8. ↑ "The Big Short Website". Paramount Pictures. Archived from the original on 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2019-09-27.

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