Dumb Money (2023)
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A small-scale investor becomes a financial guru during the chaotic GameStop short squeeze of 2021.
The story
Keith Gill, a middle-class financial analyst in Massachusetts, finds solace in the stock market community of r/WallStreetBets, where he shares his views as 'Roaring Kitty.' During the 2020 pandemic, he notices a decline in GameStop's stock and decides to invest his life savings into it. As he live-streams his journey, he joins a growing movement of retail investors. By early 2021, his actions, combined with those of other online investors, begin to clash with the strategies of major hedge funds, creating a volatile situation in the financial markets.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Keith Gill, a struggling analyst in Massachusetts, gains notoriety as 'Roaring Kitty' on the r/WallStreetBets subreddit. In 2020, he invests his life savings into GameStop stock, which begins to surge as retail investors defy hedge funds like Melvin Capital Management. The success leads to a massive price spike, causing significant losses for institutional investors like Gabe Plotkin. However, the movement faces a crisis when Reddit shuts down the forum, causing panic selling. The trading platform Robinhood subsequently halts trading, leading to a federal investigation where Keith and others are subpoenaed. In the aftermath, the film depicts the fallout: Plotkin shuts down his firm, Robinhood faces lawsuits, and various retail investors deal with the consequences of their gains or losses. Keith eventually retires from the public eye, while his brother Kevin finally receives a new car.
- First release year
- 2023
- Runtime (minutes)
- 104
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Craig Gillespie
- Writers
- Lauren Schuker Blum · writer; Rebecca Angelo · writer
- Cast and characters
- Paul Dano; Pete Davidson; Vincent D'Onofrio; America Ferrera; Nick Offerman; Anthony Ramos; Sebastian Stan; Shailene Woodley; Seth Rogen
- Genres
- biographical; comedy-drama
- Themes
- Internet populism; financial volatility
- Tone and mood
- comedy-drama
- Premise and plot tags
- finance; social media; biographical
- Source material / true-story basis
- The Antisocial Network by Ben Mezrich
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 66 · scale: 100 · review count: 53
- Production trivia
- The cast members were unable to attend the premiere due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.
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