If you saw the movie "The Big Short"

[SheilaT]

you need to see "99 Homes".

It takes place in 2010, in Florida. A man who does construction work has fallen on hard times and very little work because of the housing bust, and gets evicted from his home. He winds up working for the realtor who did the eviction. Even though it is a scripted movie, it feels like a documentary. There are a lot of moral issues raised, and not glossed over. Excellent movie, and I highly recommend it.

[villager]

1. Yes! It's excellent, and tackles many of the same themes. Though in "99 Homes,"

..."the political is personal," to reverse the old phrase, and it's a much more intimate drama about the kind of fall-out the Brad Pitt character was describing in his "casino monologue" in Big Short....

Michael Shannon's performance in the film is also terrific...

[still_one]

2. It sure is. It is out on video now

[deathrind]

3. Thanks,

I will keep an eye out for it.

Speaking of this issue and movies/documentary on it "Inside Job" is a very good one to watch.

[SheilaT]

4. I just added "Inside Job" to my Netflix list.

Thanks.

[LanternWaste]

5. Margin Call is another good film about the financial crisis.

Margin Call is another good film about the financial crisis.

It contrasts well with Wolf of Wall Street; while Wolf is an outside-looking-in perspective with a rock and roll pace, Margin Call is an inside-looking-out movie with a much slower, almost psychological thriller-like pacing. The director recreates the earliest moments of the crisis with the tight time frame and claustrophobic setting of a David Mamet play, depicting the dramatic developments without melodrama, but rather a steady, unnerving drumbeat as one character after another comes to the chilling realization of their business decisions to date.

[SheilaT]

6. Thanks. I've now added that one.