Too Big to Fail

Nov 25, 2011

1h 37m

★ 7.0

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

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.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

History

Production Companies

HBO Films

Deuce Three Productions

Spring Creek Pictures

Too Big to Fail Trailers

Cast

Dick Fuld

James Woods

Joe Gregory

John Heard

Henry Paulson

William Hurt

Ben Bernanke

Paul Giamatti

Timothy Geithner

Billy Crudup

Jim Wilkinson

Topher Grace

John Thain

Matthew Modine

John Mack

Tony Shalhoub

Jamie Dimon

Bill Pullman

Warren Buffett

Ed Asner

Lloyd Blankfein

Evan Handler

Dan Jester

Joey Slotnick

Kurt Anderson is the tyrannical manager of a New York department store in financial straits. He thinks nothing of firing an employee of more than 20 years or of toying with the affections of every woman he meets. One such victim is Madeline, a beautiful young woman in need of a job. Anderson hires her as a salesgirl, but not before the two spend the night together. Madeline is ashamed, especially after she falls for Martin West, a rising young star at the store. Her biggest fear is that Martin finds out the truth about her "career move."

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