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2015 film · directed by Adam McKay
Does Brad Pitt die in The Big Short?
He plays Ben Rickert, a supporting role.
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No.
He is alive when the credits roll.
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Cashes out and goes back to growing seeds in retirement.
Ben Rickert, a paranoid retired trader, helps two young investors (Charlie and Jamie) get the swaps that let them bet against the housing market. When the crash finally hits he sells their positions from a pub in England, scolding them for celebrating an economy's collapse. The epilogue notes he simply returned to his quiet retirement, alive and grumpy.
Character is based on real trader Ben Hockett. Pitt also produced the film.
- Director
- Adam McKay
- Runtime
- 130 min
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