Too Big to Fail (2011)
Directed by Curtis Hanson
Genres - Drama, Historical Film |
Sub-Genres - Docudrama, Political Drama |
Release Date - May 23, 2011 (USA) |
Run Time - 99 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
Oscar-winning director Curtis Hanson (8 Mile, L.A. Confidential) adapts author Andrew Ross Sorkin's penetrating expose of the 2008 Wall Street financial crisis in this made-for-HBO docudrama featuring an all-star cast. As the U.S. economy hits the skids, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (William Hurt) finds himself caught up in a critical battle of wills between the key players on Wall Street, and the powers that be in Washington, D.C. With just weeks to go before the country plunges into the most devastating financial crash since the Great Depression, the powerbrokers on both sides scramble to pull the failing economy back from the brink of disaster. Ed Asner, Billy Crudup, Paul Giamatti, Cynthia Nixon, James Woods, Tony Shalhoub, and Topher Grace co-star.
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capitalism, economy, financial-crisis, government, Wall-Street