In 2008 Wall Street guru Michael Burry realizes that a number of subprime home loans are in danger of defaulting. Burry bets against the housing market by throwing more than $1 billion of his investors’ money into credit default swaps. His actions attract the attention of banker Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling) hedge-fund specialist Mark Baum (Steve Carell) and other greedy opportunists. Together these men make a fortune by taking full advantage of the impending economic collapse in America.
