If you loved The Wolf of Wall Street, try The Big Short

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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The Wolf of Wall Street

2013 · dir. Martin Scorsese

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The Big Short

2015 · dir. Adam McKay

What they share

Theysit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Wolf of Wall Street, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What The Big Short is

Las Vegas, a raucous casino, a cocktail waitress serving champagne. A group of investors see through the subprime mortgage facade, a complex web of financial deceit. McKay tackles high finance with humor and disdain.

If you loved The Wolf of Wall Street, try The Big Short

The Wolf of Wall Street

The Big Short

What they share

What The Big Short is

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