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The Big Short

2015 film directed by Adam McKay
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Summary

The Big Short is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.51% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40,146 views/month, #479 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[3]
  • Director: Adam McKay[4]
  • Screenwriter: Adam McKay[5], Charles Randolph[6], Michael Lewis[7]
  • Composer: Nicholas Britell[8]
  • Genre: biographical film[9], drama film[10], crime film[11], comedy drama[12]
  • Based on: The Big Short[13]
  • Cast member: Christian Bale[14], Steve Carell[15], Ryan Gosling[16], Brad Pitt[17], Karen Gillan[18], Marisa Tomei[19], Richard Thaler[20], Finn Wittrock[21], Melissa Leo[22], Rafe Spall[23], Hamish Linklater[24], Byron Mann[25], Jeremy Strong[26], John Magaro[27]
  • Producer: Dede Gardner[28], Brad Pitt[29], Arnon Milchan[30], Jeremy Kleiner[31]
  • Production company: Plan B Entertainment[32], Regency Enterprises[33], Paramount Pictures[34]
  • Director of photography: Barry Ackroyd[35]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[36]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[37], DVD[38]
  • Review score: 7.8/10[39], 81/100[40], 89%[41]
  • Color: color[42]
  • Country of origin: United States[43]
  • Publication date: December 11, 2015[44], January 14, 2016[45], February 4, 2016[46], November 12, 2015[47]
  • Characters: Michael Burry[48], Steve Eisman[49], Greg Lippmann[50], Joel Greenblatt[51], Margot Robbie[52], Anthony Bourdain[53], Richard Thaler[54], Selena Gomez[55], Jamie Mai[56]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[57], UIP-Dunafilm[58], Netflix[59], Disney+[60]
  • Significant event: principal photography[61]
  • Narrative location: New York City[62], Devon[63]

Why It Matters

The Big Short has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

FAQs

What awards did The Big Short receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[3].

Related Entities

Adam McKay Anthony Bourdain Brad Pitt Christian Bale DVD film Hamish Linklater Jeremy Strong Karen Gillan Margot Robbie Marisa Tomei Max Greenfield Melissa Leo Michael Lewis Netflix New York City Richard Thaler Ryan Gosling Selena Gomez Steve Carell United States

References

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  43. [45] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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