Chronicles the financial meltdown of 2008 and centers on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
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Curtis Hanson
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| James Woods | ... | Richard Fuld | |
| John Heard | ... | Joe Gregory | |
| William Hurt | ... | Henry Paulson | |
| Erin Dilly | ... | Christal West | |
| Amy Carlson | ... | Erin Callan | |
| Topher Grace | ... | Jim Wilkinson | |
| Ayad Akhtar | ... | Neel Kashkari | |
| Cynthia Nixon | ... | Michele Davis | |
| Kathy Baker | ... | Wendy Paulson | |
| Edward Asner | ... | Warren Buffett | |
| Paul Giamatti | ... | Ben Bernanke | |
| Beau Baxter | ... | Skip McGee | |
| Ben Livingston | ... | Investment Banker | |
| Erin Burnett | ... | Self | |
| Chance Kelly | ... | Bart McDade | |
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A close look behind the scenes, between late March and mid-October, 2008: we follow Richard Fuld's benighted attempt to save Lehman Brothers; conversations among Hank Paulson (the Secretary of the Treasury), Ben Bernanke (chair of the Federal Reserve), and Tim Geithner (president of the New York Fed) as they seek a private solution for Lehman's; and, back-channel negotiations among Paulson, Warren Buffet, investment bankers, a British regulator, and members of Congress as almost all work to save the U.S. economy. By the end, with the no-strings bailout arranged, modest confidence restored on Wall Street, and a meltdown averted, Paulson wonders if banks will lend. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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financial | global economic crisis of 2008 | year 2008 | financial system | economic crisis |Parents Guide:
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Topher Grace initially had a hard time putting aside his political beliefs to fill his role, but after talking to Curtis Hanson he figured out how to access his character's emotions and was fine from that point forward. See more »Goofs
A poster for Toy Story 3 is seen in Times Square. This movie takes place in 2008 and Toy Story 3 wasn't released until 2010. See more »Quotes
Richard Fuld: [on the phone with Neel Kashkari] Last February, we were at 66 a share. Lehman Brothers is *not* Bear Stearns. We have a great business. Real estate will come back. I am not *fucking* giving this company away!See more »
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After watching hours of news stories about the bank bailouts, I still never fully grasped what was going on - only the most broad outlines of it.
This movie explained it clearly - and, most shockingly, somebody made a movie about banking regulations that was interesting and engrossing.
Excellent cast at the top of their game - and first rate writing and directing. Check this one out!
(Disclaimer: If you need car chases, boobs-and-butts, terrorist bombings, food fights or sex and drugs to enjoy a film, skip this one! It's not going to be up your alley!)