Money Monster

"Not every conspiracy is a theory."

2016 1h 39m EN

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6.4

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58%

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METACRITIC

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6.5

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 3,211🥫58%Rotten Tomatoes●55Metacritic★6.5IMDB · 111,414

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Synopsis

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Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.

“Not every conspiracy is a theory.”

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Cast

George Clooney
Lee Gates
Julia Roberts
Patty Fenn
Jack O'Connell
Kyle Budwell
Dominic West
Walt Camby
Caitríona Balfe
Diane Lester
Giancarlo Esposito
Captain Powell
Christopher Denham
Ron Sprecher
Lenny Venito
Lenny

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jodie Foster
Writers: Alan DiFiore, Jim Kouf, Jamie Linden
Languages: English, Icelandic, Korean
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Icelandic, Korean.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jodie Foster, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dominic Lewis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Matt Chessé shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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George Clooney and Julia Roberts and Jack O'Connell carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Not every conspiracy is a theory.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jodie Foster directs. Matthew Libatique behind the camera. Dominic Lewis scores. Matt Chessé cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Icelandic, Korean.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Icelandic, Korean.
4Directed by Jodie Foster, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Dominic Lewis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Matt Chessé shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7George Clooney and Julia Roberts and Jack O'Connell carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Not every conspiracy is a theory.".
9IMDB entry: tt2241351 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 17 themes, including "new york city", "wall street", "hostage situation", "tv show in film".

The technical file

Cinematography: Matthew Libatique
Original score: Dominic Lewis
Editing: Matt Chessé
Production design: Kevin Thompson
Makeup / hair: Judy Chin
Sound: Lora Hirschberg
Stunt coordinator: Jery Hewitt
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $27,000,000
Box office: $93,282,604
Return: 345% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Money Monster (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes: 58% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 55/100
IMDB rating: 6.5/10 · 111,414 votes
MPAA: R

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2 nominations total

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Simon Foster2016-05-13
"A slick and satisfying vehicle for the capital-M/capital-S charisma of two of Hollywood’s most reliable Movie Stars..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2016/5/13/money-monster.html
Reno2016-09-09
★ 6/10
What if the experts are wrong! And how it affects the common man! Jodie Foster did wonderfully as a captain of the ship. She could have acted in it, instead concentrate only on the direction, so that opportunity went to Julia Robers. With George Clooney onboard for one of the main roles, this was one of the best team to work together, as well the film was very enjoyable. So better than what I thought of it and I feel I should have given a better rating. But one thing is for sure that it was made for the people to have a good time, not for the critics morons. A real time narration, takes place in one normal morning is a newsroom studio where the financial expert Lee Gates, going to give his advice to the investor where to put their money. But the show suddenly got hit by an intruder when he takes the host as a hostage. He demands some answers from him regarding what he'd said a week ago in the same show, which led him to lose all his money. With this kind of complication how its going to conclude was nicely told with some edgy scenes towards the end. Both, Clooney and Julia was good, but it was Jack O'Connell who hand upper hand. He has done some great films lately and now this, I hope he continues his good work. It was inspired by the real glitch that saw in the stock market, but altered to suit the cinematic, especially turning it into a crime-thriller with some powerful characters to deal such an interesting situation made big differences in its success. The writing was good, because, it was kind of realistic like what a common man do and his intentions are when he can't understand the terms the experts speak or give the reason for the loss. So there are some pauses like 'what next' kind of stuffs that intentionally did. Despite a serious thriller, there are some funs. Whom you're going to cheer is up to you, but it keeps your head up all the time with its fine pace and developments. This is not the best among you find from this year, but surely a good watch if your purpose is entertainment or timepass, 6/10

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