---
title: 'The Big Short (2015)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Adam McKay'
released: '2015-11-12'
runtime_minutes: 130
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-big-short-2015'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596363/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Big Short (2015)

2015 · R · 130 min · Crime, Drama, History, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

The Big Short is a 2015 American biographical comedy drama film directed by Adam McKay from a screenplay by McKay and Charles Randolph. Based on the 2010 book by Michael Lewis, it depicts how the 2008 financial crisis was triggered by the United States housing bubble. The film stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt, with John Magaro, Finn Wittrock, Hamish Linklater, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong, and Marisa Tomei in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Brad Pitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-pitt), [Arnon Milchan](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnon-milchan), [Dede Gardner](https://cinepixo.com/people/dede-gardner), [Jeremy Kleiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-kleiner)
- **Director:** [Adam McKay](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-mckay)
- **Screenplay:** [Adam McKay](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-mckay), [Michael Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-lewis), [Charles Randolph](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-randolph)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nicholas Britell](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-britell)
- **Director of Photography:** [Barry Ackroyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-ackroyd)
- **Editor:** [Hank Corwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-corwin)

## Cast

- [Brad Pitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-pitt) as Ben Rickert
- [Brandon Stacy](https://cinepixo.com/people/brandon-stacy) as Michael Burry's Dad
- [Richard Thaler](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-thaler) as Richard Thaler
- [Christian Bale](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-bale) as Michael Burry
- [Finn Wittrock](https://cinepixo.com/people/finn-wittrock) as Jamie Mai
- [Lara Grice](https://cinepixo.com/people/lara-grice) as Deutsche Auditorium Host
- [Marisa Tomei](https://cinepixo.com/people/marisa-tomei) as Cynthia Baum
- [Margot Robbie](https://cinepixo.com/people/margot-robbie) as Margot Robbie
- [Rafe Spall](https://cinepixo.com/people/rafe-spall) as Danny Moses
- [Jae Suh Park](https://cinepixo.com/people/jae-suh-park) as Burry's wife
- [Anthony Bourdain](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-bourdain) as Anthony Bourdain
- [Karen Gillan](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-gillan) as Evie
- [Melissa Leo](https://cinepixo.com/people/melissa-leo) as Georgia Hale
- [Billy Magnussen](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-magnussen) as mortgage broker
- [Selena Gomez](https://cinepixo.com/people/selena-gomez) as Selena Gomez

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-big-short-2015
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