Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- urgent
- paranoid
- political thriller night
- late night suspense
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film's timely socioeconomic anger, suspenseful direction, and strong performances compelling despite a muddled approach and an uneven script.
What sets it apart
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Lee Gates and Patty Fenn must manage a hostage crisis while their program remains on air before millions of viewers.
Kyle Budwell's loss and armed takeover expose resentment toward opaque global markets and insulated executives.
The hostage standoff is staged inside the Money Monster television studio and controlled through its production infrastructure.
Lee and Patty work against the clock to trace the unexplained market collapse and its connection to a powerful company.
Films like Money Monster, and why
Dog Day Afternoon
shares a real-time hostage crisis, media spectacle, escalating suspense, and institutional corruption
The Big Short
combines financial conspiracy, urban paranoia, social inequality, and a charismatic protagonist under pressure
Network
features a live broadcast, public manipulation, corporate wrongdoing, and tense investigative suspense
Inside Man
shares a contained hostage thriller structure, moral urgency, and conflict between ordinary people and powerful institutions
Movie Details
- Director
- Jodie Foster
- Release Date
- 2016-05-12
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (3207)
Cast
- George Clooney
- Julia Roberts
- Jack O'Connell
- Dominic West
- Caitríona Balfe
- Giancarlo Esposito
- Christopher Denham
- Lenny Venito
- Chris Bauer
- Dennis Boutsikaris
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Money Monster about?
- A bomb-wearing investor hijacks a financial television show, forcing its charismatic host and producer to expose the market conspiracy that destroyed his life.
- What is Money Monster like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Money Monster as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Money Monster violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Money Monster as mild.
- What did critics think of Money Monster?
- Critics broadly found the film's timely socioeconomic anger, suspenseful direction, and strong performances compelling despite a muddled approach and an uneven script.
- Which films are like Money Monster?
- Films with a similar feel include Dog Day Afternoon, The Big Short, Network, and Inside Man.
- How long is Money Monster?
- Money Monster runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch Money Monster?
- In United States, Money Monster streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
