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The movie The Big Short opened in theaters nationwide Dec. Adapted from the Michael Lewis book of the same name, the film from Viacom's via Paramount Pictures follows a group of rogue investors who predicted the housing and credit bubble and made money betting against the bubble ahead of the nation's economic collapse. So far, the movie has been praised by critics for its ability to infuse its unwieldy subject matter with levity and flash.

The Big Short is even picking up Oscar buzz , thanks to its clever handling of a tough subject and a star-studded cast that includes Brad Pitt, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, and Steve Carell. Though Fortune 's Chris Matthews argued the film, and the book it is based on, could improve by expanding their focus beyond just the U.

The film, from director Adam McKay Anchorman, Step Brothers , also does not pull punches when it comes to whom its creators feel should be held responsible for the economic collapse. Vulture called The Big Short "The Ultimate Feel-Furious Movie About Wall Street" and, like the book it's based on, the movie clearly pins the blame for the financial crisis on greedy bankers.

And, it's certainly not the first film to do just that, though some took a more balanced approach while others covered the collapse from unique angles.

Here are six more films features and documentaries that have tackled the financial crisis to varying results: Perhaps the most balanced Hollywood portrayal of the bankers and regulators behind the scenes of the financial crisis is 's Too Big to Fail.

HBO enlisted a parade of stars to inhabit the roles of banking and investment bigwigs such as Warren Buffett and JPMorgan jpm CEO Jamie Dimon as well as then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed chair Ben Bernanke.

This documentary has been lauded as one of the first in its form to tackle the cumbersome subject of the financial collapse and distill it into something easily digested.

In his acceptance speech and, later, in an interview with Fortune Ferguson lamented that no financial executives had gone to jail in the wake of the financial crisis. Before Inside Job , though, there was this entry from Academy Award-winning documentarian, and liberal firebrand, Michael Moore.

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Released in , Capitalism: A Love Story did not receive quite as much critical acclaim as other Moore films, with some critics complaining that the movie at times over-simplified aspects of the U. Money Never Sleeps brings back Gekko as a somewhat more sympathetic character who attempts to warn his former peers about the economic collapse before it hits and then spends much of the movie trying to reunite with his estranged daughter.

The movie uses the financial crisis as a plot device, particularly the collapse of a fictional white-shoe investment bank. The film from Oscar-nominated director J. The documentary follows them as construction on the giant home is halted and the family is forced to lay off staff and slash their excessive spending in order to avoid foreclosure on the unfinished monstrosity.

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These 7 Movies Tell the Real Story Behind the Financial Crisis. Warren Buffett with actor Ed Asner at HBO's "Too Big to Fail" premiere, Photograph by Rob Kim—FilmMagic.

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The winners of the Best Documentary Feature "Inside Job," Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs address the audience at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards. Photograph by Kiyoshi Ota—Getty Images. Shia Labeouf and Michael Douglas. Paul Bettany, Demi Moore and Kevin Spacey attend the "Margin Call" premiere in Photograph by Jason Kempin—Getty Images.

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