Fresh
McKay cowrote The Big Short's screenplay with Charles Randolph, and they know how to keep an audience engaged, broadcasting this knowledge often, as both parody and indictment.
Leah Pickett, Chicago Reader
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The Big Short
Overview
The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's funny because it's true. And it's tragic and frightening for the same reason.
Brad Wheeler, Globe and Mail
Fresh
The Big Short is an angry, fiery movie disguised as a comedy.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
The Big Short manages to be as enlightening as it is entertaining. But its ominous revelations linger long after it's over.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
Thanks to Anchorman (2004) auteur Adam McKay's caustic comedy The Big Short, the events of the great economic meltdown of 2008 are beginning to make sense.
Peter Keough, Boston Globe
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