Discover

Movies and TVFresh releases from across the catalog, mixed to keep movies and TV side by side.Movies TV Awards

Workspace

Watchlists My lists My reviews

Trivia

Play movie quizzes and chase the scoreboard

Play film and television quizzes, test your knowledge, and climb the Cinephilist leaderboards.

FeedEpisode threads, fan theories, polls, predictions, and moderated reports keep discussion lively without turning it chaotic.Lists

Spoiler shield

Spoiler gates protect reviews, posts, and scene notes until readers choose to reveal them.

Sign in Sign up

The Big Short poster

Movie2015 · 2 hr 11 min · English

The Big Short

This is a true story.

Your rating

Overview Cast & Crew Reviews Discussions Lists Music

About Contact Editorial policy Discover Pricing Privacy Terms DMCA Blog

© 2026 Cinephilist

Proudly powered by

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Some biographical and reference content is provided by Wikipedia under its applicable licenses.

Synopsis

The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

Cast

Steve Carell photo

Steve Carell

Mark Baum

Christian Bale photo

Christian Bale

Michael Burry

Ryan Gosling photo

Ryan Gosling

Jared Vennett

Brad Pitt photo

Brad Pitt

Ben Rickert

Marisa Tomei photo

Marisa Tomei

Cynthia Baum

Melissa Leo photo

Melissa Leo

Georgia Hale

1 wins · 4 nominations

Oscars

View awards and nominations

Awards and recognition

Best Adapted Screenplay

Won

Charles Randolph

Oscars · 2016

Best Picture

Nominated

Oscars · 2016

Videos

Now playing

Official video

Open on YouTube

Reviews

0 featured reviews

No reviews yet

Reviews will appear here once members share their thoughts.

Discussions

The Big Short

Discuss this title with the community.

No music yet

Lists

0

User score

0.0 / 10

Across 0 community ratings

Where to watch

Availability for United States

Kanopy

Hoopla

JustWatch TV Free

Amazon Video

Streaming availability data provided by JustWatch.

Best Director

Nominated

Oscars · 2016

Best Film Editing

Nominated

Oscars · 2016

Movie Details

DirectorAdam McKay

OriginUnited States

Budget$28,000,000

Revenue$133,346,506

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Studios

Paramount Pictures

Plan B Entertainment

Regency Enterprises

Advertisement

Advertisement