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Too Big to Fail

6.920111h 37mRMovieDramaTV MovieHistory

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.

DirectorCurtis Hanson
WritersPeter Gould·Andrew Ross Sorkin
ProducersEzra Swerdlow·Paula Weinstein

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Cast · Directed by Curtis Hanson

JWJames Woods
James Woods
Dick Fuld
JHJohn Heard
John Heard
Joe Gregory
WHWilliam Hurt
William Hurt
Henry Paulson
PGPaul Giamatti
Paul Giamatti
Ben Bernanke
BCBilly Crudup
Billy Crudup
Timothy Geithner
TGTopher Grace
Topher Grace
Jim Wilkinson
MMMatthew Modine
Matthew Modine
John Thain
TSTony Shalhoub
Tony Shalhoub
John Mack
BPBill Pullman
Bill Pullman
Jamie Dimon
EAEd Asner
Ed Asner
Warren Buffett
EHEvan Handler
Evan Handler
Lloyd Blankfein
JSJoey Slotnick
Joey Slotnick
Dan Jester

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Too Big to Fail is streaming on HBO Max in United States, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. It's not currently on Netflix.

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