Money Monster

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Money Monster

R

2016

1h 38m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Lee Gates is a Wall Street guru who picks hot stocks as host of the television show "Money Monster." Suddenly, during a live broadcast, disgruntled investor Kyle Budwell storms onto the set and takes Gates hostage. He tells Lee that he lost everything on one of his tips. As Gates tries to plead with Kyle, he's also using an earpiece to communicate with his longtime producer in the control room. Together, they must figure out a way to defuse the situation and disarm the angry young man.

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Critics Consensus

Money Monster's strong cast and solidly written story ride a timely wave of socioeconomic anger that's powerful enough to overcome an occasionally muddled approach to its worthy themes.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Livemint

08/15/2019

Foster deftly handles tonal shifts between humour, satire and comment to deliver a timely and thrilling entertainer.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

12/30/2016

2/5

The yammer and righteousness defeat Clooney and even Julia Roberts, stuck at a console twitching knobs and micromanaging frowns as the producer trying to hold the show together.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

08/09/2016

2.5/4

There's a great moment near the end where she literally turns the camera on the audience itself, breaking the fourth wall in a way that is eerie and striking.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

04/15/2022

2.5/4

For a hostage thriller that wants its audience to ponder Wall Street's crimes, Money Monster's message feels muddled, and the film remains far too dismissible after it's over.

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

08/28/2021

B+

While the movie strains the limits of believability in its third act, it's still entertaining throughout and finds plenty of dark laughs in the tension.

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Hosea Rupprecht

Pauline Media Studies

08/27/2021

Only the performances from Clooney and Roberts keep the film afloat.

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David S

@David226 Apr 20

If you love being lectured by elitist Hollywood millionaires on why all other millionaires are evil you'll love this movie. Spoiler Alert: (as if this wasn't predictable anyway) the CEO of Ibis Capital Management is a vile evil white man who steals from his clients. The paragon of virtue in the movie is the black South African Cesar Chavez who can't be bribed. (South Africe is one of the most corrupt places on the planet in reality) Capitalism is evil, the stock market is rigged, and all working class folks are not responsible for their decisions and are instead at the whims of a vast conspiracy that colludes to hold them down in poverty. Sigh...

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Susan G

@RT63257703 Feb 9

Anyone who's interested in the stock market will love this movie.

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Shawan L

@ShawanLLibang Jan 14

Money Monster is a sleek, high‑tempo thriller that grabs your attention immediately. George Clooney and Julia Roberts add real depth to a story that mixes sharp suspense with timely insights about media and finance. Under Jodie Foster’s tight direction, the tension never slips. It’s stylish, relevant, and genuinely absorbing a strong pick for anyone who enjoys smart, energetic thrillers.

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Les N

@Vegas628 Oct 13

This is Hollywood pretending they care.

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lisa l

@RT76758397 05/21/2025

Riveting and unlikely....I really liked this flick.

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Vítor Pimentel de Oliveira V

@RT19027067 03/20/2025

A taut thriller directed without affectations by Jodie Foster, with a hugely charismatic George Clooney as an amoral TV host in the main role.

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Synopsis

Lee Gates is a Wall Street guru who picks hot stocks as host of the television show "Money Monster." Suddenly, during a live broadcast, disgruntled investor Kyle Budwell storms onto the set and takes Gates hostage. He tells Lee that he lost everything on one of his tips. As Gates tries to plead with Kyle, he's also using an earpiece to communicate with his longtime producer in the control room. Together, they must figure out a way to defuse the situation and disarm the angry young man.

Director: Jodie Foster
Producer: Lara Alameddine, George Clooney, Daniel Dubiecki, Grant Heslov
Screenwriter: Jamie Linden, Alan Di Fiore, Jim Kouf
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Smokehouse, Allegiance Theater
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Brief Violence|Some Sexuality)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 13, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 14, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $41.0M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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