Director: Adam McKay Writer: Charles Randolph, Adam McKay Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling Released: January 14, 2016 Rating: Runtime: 130 minutes Websites: Story: 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. Cast: Ryan Gosling Jared Vennett Rudy Eisenzopf Lewis Ranieri Casey Groves Fund Manager Charlie Talbert Lewis Bond Trader #1 Harold Gervais Lewis Bond Trader #2 Maria Frangos Exotic Dancer Christian Bale Michael Burry Hunter Burke Analyst Bernard Hocke Coach Shauna Rappold Michael Burry's Mom Brandon Stacy Michael Burry's Dad Aiden Flowers Young Michael Burry Peter Epstein Paul Baum Anthony Marble Therapy Businessman #1 Silas Cooper Therapy Businessman #2 Steve Carell Mark Baum Leslie Castay Therapist Marisa Tomei Cynthia Baum Rafe Spall Danny Moses Anthony Bourdain Anthony Bourdain John Magaro Charlie Geller Finn Wittrock Jamie Shipley Joseph Brooks Banker at Goldman Sachs Colette Divine B of A Lobby Security Brad Pitt Ben Rickert