Too Big to Fail (2011)

Synopsis of Too Big to Fail

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. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

98 mins

Director(s):

Curtis Hanson

Writer(s):

Peter Gould

Producer(s):

Ezra Swerdlow

Categories:

Drama

• 2011 - Screen Actors Guild - Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television

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