The Big Short

“This is a true story.”

A handful of investors spot the rot inside the housing market before the 2008 collapse: Michael Burry (Christian Bale), a socially awkward analyst who sees the math first; Mark Baum (Steve Carell), a moral trader who can't believe no one else smells the fraud. McKay cuts between their offices and phone calls with the energy of a mania, but their bet against the market means billions in losses for ordinary people if they're right.