The Big Short
In 2006-7 a group of investors bet against the US mortgage market. In their research they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.
Three separate but parallel stories of the U.S mortgage housing crisis of 2005 are told. Michael Burry, an eccentric ex-physician turned one-eyed Scion Capital hedge fund manager, has traded traditional office attire for shorts, bare feet and a Supercuts haircut. He believes that the US housing market is built on a bubble that will burst within the next few years. Autonomy within the company allows Burry to do largely as he pleases, so Burry proceeds to bet against the housing market with the banks, who are more than happy to accept his proposal for something that has never happened in American history. The banks believe that Burry is a crackpot and therefore are confident in that they will win the deal. Jared Vennett with Deutschebank gets wind of what Burry is doing and, as an investor believes he too can cash in on Burry's beliefs. An errant telephone call to FrontPoint Partners gets this information into the hands of Mark Baum, an idealist who is fed up with the corruption in the ...
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- 130 minutes
- Language:
- English
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- Resolution:
- 480x208 px
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- Price:
- $0.65
Actors movie: The Big Short
- Seminar Greeter
- Office Worker
- Herself (archive footage)
- Sales Manager
- Himself (archive footage)
- 'Enya video' couple
- Lehman Brothers Banker
- Barclays Bank Professional
- Himself (archive footage)
- Cocktail Waitress / Dancer