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Synopsis: 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 f
Director(s): Adam McKay
Production: Paramount Pictures
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 37 wins & 79 nominations.
 
IMDB:
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Metacritic:
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Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
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Year:
2015
130 min
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and ready to believe the

whole system was a lie.

Hold on!

It's Cynthia,

I'll be in the office in twenty minutes.

Hi honey!

The therapist called...

You did it again!

There were no cabs...

What was I supposed to do?

I worry about you mark!

At least I went

you're running around like you

have to right every wrong in the world.

Ok... fine!

How angry

you know what...

I'm a mean guy and I'm pissed off!

But... it is a shitstorm

out here sweetie. You

have no idea the kind of

crap people are pulling.

And everybody is walking around like

they're in a goddamn Enya-video.

They're all getting screwed you know!

You know what they care about?

They care about the ballgame!

Or they care about what

actresses went into rehab!

I, I think you should try medication!

No, no, we agreed,

if it interfered with work.

You hate wall-street,

but maybe it's time to quit?

I love my job!

You hate your job!

I love my job!

You're miserable!

I love my job,

I love my job honey!

Mark!

I am sad every day about what happened.

I know you must feel the same,

but you never show it!

I knew how close you were to your brother.

Cab!

Where'd ya go pal?

Cab!!

Everyday I think you're gonna talk

about it, and you're gonna do!

Will you ever think about

the idea of making a change?

Fine, fine, honey, you know what,

I will consider it, but honestly...

Cynthia I'm ok,

I really am!

Hey, hey!

No, no, my cab!

That's my cab, that's my cab,

that is my cab!

Schmuck! F*** you!

F*** you!

I'll call you later.

I wanna buy...

Swaps on mortgage bonds

credit default swap, that will pay off...

If the underlying...

Bond fails.

You want to bet against

the housing market? Yes

why?

Those bonds only fail if millions of

Americans don't pay their mortgages.

That's never happened in history.

If you'll excuse me Dr. burry,

that seems like a foolish investment.

Based on... prevailing sentiment of the

market and banks, and popular culture...

Yes, it's a foolish investment.

But eh...

Everyone's wrong...

That's a good one.

This is wall-street Dr. burry, if you offer

us free money, we're going to take it

my one concern is, is that.. Eh..

When the bonds fail..

Eh... I want to be certain,

of payment,

in case of solvency issues with the bank.

I'm sorry, are you for real?

You want to bet against the housing market,

and you're worried we won't pay you?

Yes.. That's correct.

whispersListen.. I don't

think this will work...

whispers

the market on housing is never gonna crash

whispers

this is all rock-solid by now

whispers

it wouldn't even if we wanted it to.

whispers

kinda hard one to deal with...

whispers

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Charles Randolph

Charles Randolph is an American screenwriter and producer for film and television. Randolph was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He was a cultural studies and philosophy professor. At age 33, Randolph spent a weekend in Los Angeles giving lectures at the University of Southern California. From a chance meeting with someone who worked for the Farrelly brothers, Randolph was inspired to attempt screenwriting.Randolph is married to Israeli actress Mili Avital, with whom he has two children. more…

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