Film · 2016

Money Monster

Name: Money Monster
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Released: 2016-05-13
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell, Dominic West, Caitríona Balfe

Directed by Jodie Foster · starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jack O'Connell

1 h 38 min
15
Action · Crime · Drama
USA
Released in the UK 26 May 2016

6.4 AverageMovieNCo
6.1 Users29 votes
6.8 Critics7 reviews

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Synopsis

George Clooney is Lee Gates, a TV guru expert in finance and Wall Street. When Kyle Budwell (Jack O'Connell) lose all the family money for a bad advice of the show, he decides to kidnap Gates while the show is on air, demanding that all be resolved before the bell. Gates and Fenn (Julia Roberts), the show producer, have to find a way to keep alive and simultaneously uncovering the truth behind a tangle of big money lies. Jodie Foster directs this thriller economical drama starring by George Clooney ('¡Ave César!', 'Tomorrowland'), Julia Roberts ('August', 'Larry Crowne', 'Mirror Mirror'), Jack O'Connell (300: Rise of an Empire', 'Unbroken') Dominic West (Pride) and Giancarlo Expósito ('Solace', 'Breaking Bad'). An Alliegance Theater, Smokehouse Pictures, TriStar Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures production.

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The essentials

Runtime: 98 min1 hour and 38 minutes
Budget: $27mSmoke House Pictures
Box office: $40.3m1.5 times its budget
Rating: 15Suitable only for 15 years and over

How long is Money Monster?: 1 hour and 38 minutes (98 minutes).
When was Money Monster released in the UK?: It was released in the UK on 26 May 2016.
Who directed Money Monster?: Jodie Foster.
Who is in Money Monster?: It stars George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell and Dominic West.
Where can I watch Money Monster?: In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV.
How much did Money Monster make?: It took $40.3 million in US. It cost $27 million.

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Cast

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Director: Jodie Foster
Writers: Jamie Linden
Producers: George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Ben Waisbren

Videos and trailers

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'Money Monster' trailer 2:4212 January 2016

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Reviews

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What the critics say average 6.8 from 7 outlets

8.8 Chicago Sun-TimesRichard Roeper Thanks to a stylish directorial turn by Jodie Foster and the shining star power of George Clooney and Julia Roberts (as well as a first-rate supporting cast), Money Monster rises above an uneven… Read
7.5 New York PostLou Lumenick Cross 'Dog Day Afternoon?' with 'The Big Short?' and throw in a dash of 'Network?' and you?ve got Money Monster, a clever financial thriller with comic overtones that?s a solid investment of your… Read
7.5 El PaísCarlos Boyero In the script there are things that sound déjà vu to me, some unlikely situation and foreseeable, but is also a film with tension, well told. Read

Box office

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Budget $27m
US $40.3m
UK £2.4m

Soundtrack

All 6 songs

What Makes The World Go Round? (MONEY!)Dan The Automator, featuring, Del the Funky Homosapien Spotify
Sweet Georgia BrownBrother Bones, His Shadows Spotify
Da Da DaGot a Girl Spotify
CrashGraeme Revell Spotify

Trivia

This is the fourth collaboration between Julia Roberts and George Clooney--they previously co-starred in Oceans Eleven, Ocean's Twelve and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.
The script was in the blacklist of 2014 of the "most like" unmade scripts of the year.
For scheduling reasons, Julia Roberts and George Clooney didn't work together a lot in the movie. Furthermore, Roberts shot all of her scenes with green screen on the monitors her character is constantly watching.
Director Jodie Foster was considered for Julia Roberts' roles in Pretty Woman (1990) and Conspiración (1997).
Julia Roberts' character was originally called Nancy.