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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.
 
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2015
130 min
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did he awestruck you?

Mmhhhh.

Dr burry, we could work

out a pay-as-we-go

structure that would

payout if the bonds fail.

It would also apply to your payments

if the value of the mortgage-fund goes up

you'd have to pay us monthly premiums.

Is that acceptable Dr. burry?

Yes.. It is, yes.

Em.. I have prospectuses on,

six mortgage-backed securities

I want to show you

whispers the majority of

them are accepted mortgages.

Dr burry, these should be fine!

We're prepared to

sell you 5 million in

credit default swaps on

these mortgage bonds.

Can we make it a hundred million?

Absolutely! We can make

it one-hundred million.

We'll be in touch,

send some paperwork over.

I like these cups, could I take one for my son?

Have one, yes, yes!

Thank you!

Have two!

Is there any way to do two-hundred million?

We can...

But are you sure?

Absolutely...

Absolutely, we can!

We do, eh... different projects

we do gardening, we do

the bonds... I'd like to .. Eh...

It's not bad for yourself

to be found extreme

it's very cool!

Hey Randall, what with the Dom?

Bonuses aren't for three months.

We just sold 200 million in

credit-swaps for mortgage-bonds

some fund-manager from California,

f***ing crazy right?!

Only way to make money dog!

I didn't know there

were swaps on mortgages

there are now, we made it for him!

His head must have caught up with his hole

or do something... I don't know.

Want one? No?

Awwwww

Jared

did you hear about the deal

that Randall did with some fund-manager?

Randall?

Bullshit!

He's a foot-soldier,

I'm sure it's a sh*t deal.

No, it's for real!

I told you we'd meet later.

Unfortunately... it's in a place like this,

which I would never be in.

I never hung out with these idiots after

work, ever! I had fashion friends.

Apparently this guy wanted

two-hundred mill in credit default swaps.

Randall made the sale,

can you believe it?

Somebody shorted two-hundred mill

in mortgage bonds?

That was just with deutsche...

Word is... he had half the town.

How much in total?

1.3 billion

what?

That's... that's pretty much

all of scion's liquidity!

Michael, that's highly distressing!

Lawrence...

That is not all of our liquidity!

And I'm not certain that you

really understand this trade.

This is a certainty.

Mike, I consider myself a mentor to you.

But our company is not

comfortable with this investment.

Am I being clear?

Lawrence

I have full autonomy when it

comes to investment strategy

you can read our agreement.

Do not throw our acception-

agreement in my face Michael!

We had an underlying understanding,

you wouldn't act like a goddamn crazy man!

This is not crazy...

It's all very logical.

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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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