When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media, and government refused to see—the global collapse of the economy—they had an idea: The Big Short. Their bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of modern banking where they must question everyone and everything.

2008 marked the shocking collapse of Wall Street. Director Adam McKay won an Oscar® for this wry drama, which looks at how the housing market bubble triggered the financial crisis. Dynamic acting from Christian Bale, Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling realizes the high-stakes fragility of capitalism.