Nothing to Hide
2018France★ 6.64 pt match
What ties these together is guilt. Same energy: dark comedy, absurdist, and escalating.
The Big Short
2015USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Adam McKay★ 7.4
The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.
Themes and style
Tone
dark comedybleakchaoticabsurdistcold and detached
Pacing
erraticescalatingrelentless
Story
investigationunravelingcon deception
Emotion
rageinjusticeguiltfeeling powerless
Themes
class and moneycorrupt institutionspovertylife under oppression
Feel
cerebralgut punchdiscussion starterexhaustingcathartic
Violence
noneWhere to watch
Foreign films like The Big Short
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as The Big Short. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
Le Brio
2017France★ 74 pt match
Both films sit with guilt and injustice. Both circle the same ground: class and money and corrupt institutions. Same energy: dark comedy and escalating.
3 Idiots
2009India★ 84 pt match
What ties these together is guilt. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions and class and money. The feel is the same: dark comedy and escalating.
The Second Mother
2015Brazil★ 84 pt match
What ties these together is guilt. Both circle the same ground: class and money and poverty. The feel is the same: dark comedy and escalating.
The Rules of the Game
1939France★ 7.54 pt match
The world both films live in revolves around class and money. The feel is the same: dark comedy, absurdist, and escalating.
