"Main Street took the fall. Wall Street got the check."

2011

1h 37m

7.0(236 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks.

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Production Companies

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

37 members

Acting

William Hurt

Henry Paulson

Acting

Paul Giamatti

Ben Bernanke

Acting

James Woods

Dick Fuld

Acting

Billy Crudup

Timothy Geithner

Acting

Topher Grace

Jim Wilkinson

Acting

Matthew Modine

John Thain

Acting

Tony Shalhoub

John Mack

Acting

Bill Pullman

Jamie Dimon

Acting

Cynthia Nixon

Michele Davis

Acting

Ed Asner

Warren Buffett

Acting

Fiona Choi

Second Reporter

Acting

Evan Handler

Lloyd Blankfein

Acting

Joey Slotnick

Dan Jester

Acting

Peter Hermann

Christopher Cox

Acting

Michael O'Keefe

Chris Flowers

Acting

Maria Bartiromo

Self

Acting

Chance Kelly

Bart McDade

Acting

Ben Livingston

Investment Banker

Acting

Kathy Baker

Wendy Paulson

Acting

Amy Carlson

Erin Callan

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Erin Dilly

Christal West

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John Heard

Joe Gregory

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Bea Miller

Buffett's Great Grandkid

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Beau Baxter

Skip McGee

Acting

Ajay Mehta

Vikram Pandit

Acting

Laurence Lau

Greg Fleming

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Ayad Akhtar

Neel Kashkari

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Dan Hedaya

Congressman Barney Frank

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Steve Tom

Senator Chris Dodd

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Jonathan Freeman

Senator Richard Shelby

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Linda Glick

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi

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Rutanya Alda

Admiral Evans

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Rob Evans

Sir Christopher

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Laila Robins

Christine Lagarde

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Patricia Randell

Chairman Sheila Bair

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Jennifer Van Dyck

Ruth Porat

Acting

Erin Burnett

Self

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