SummaryLee Gates (George Clooney) is a bombastic TV personality whose popular financial network show has made him the money wiz of Wall Street. But after he hawks a high tech stock that mysteriously crashes, an irate investor (Jack O’Connell) takes Gates, his crew, and his ace producer Patty Fenn (Julia Roberts) hostage live on air. Unfolding in real ti... Read More
Directed By:Jodie Foster
Written By:Jamie Linden, Alan DiFiore, Jim Kouf
Money Monster
Metascore
Mixed or Average
55
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
55
57% Positive
25 Reviews
25 Reviews
34% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
9% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Jun 3, 2016
89
Foster's daringly different comedy is more interested with observing its well-drawn characters, and what it takes to change them on a fundamental level. It's easy to see it as a drama that fails to fully address America's shortcomings. It's actually something better: an insightful comedy about human perspective.
May 12, 2016
75
Jodie Foster manages the interlocking tones of outrage and low humor with an unfailing rhythm and an engagingly casual cynicism.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
59% Positive
117 Ratings
117 Ratings
36% Mixed
72 Ratings
72 Ratings
6% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
May 14, 2016
10
I really enjoyed this movie. It was suspenseful, enraging, and had the right amount of levity. Julia Roberts and George Clooney were perfect. Jodie Foster did a wonderful job on the whole film
May 15, 2016
9
A sometimes-implausible but nevertheless taut thriller that never disappoints. Filmmaker Jodie Foster has delivered her best directorial work here, with a nicely paced, well-acted, edge-of-the-seat offering with just the right touches of social commentary, satirical cynicism, comic relief and lessons in responsibility. George Clooney, Julia Roberts and (especially) Jack O'Connell turn in excellent performances in bringing this showstopper to life, one not to be missed.
May 12, 2016
70
As an indictment of Wall Street chicanery, it’s largely toothless; as a pure thriller, it only quickens the pulse once or twice; as a conspiracy saga, its central mystery falls flat. Yet somehow the film hangs together surprisingly well.
May 12, 2016
63
Foster's direction, aided by cinematographer Matthew Libatique's sharp, clean light, is the most fluid and well-considered of her career. The script is an asset, too. Until it becomes a mixed-bag liability.
May 18, 2016
50
While the Occupy Wall Street rage supposedly fueling this thing is flimsy, what’s left is still solidly entertaining.
May 12, 2016
40
Money Monster is all over the map, mixing earnest contemporary relevance, black comedy, bogus emotion and tragedy with its nominal thriller plot, all to frankly bewildering effect.
May 13, 2016
10
A stodgy, moribund plodder loaded with stock characters that wouldn’t have felt edgy in 1983 and has about the same contemporary urgency as your average late-night rerun of “CSI: NY.”
May 13, 2016
9
Excellent movie. Fast pace. Great acting. Subject relevant. Jodie Foster A+ for directing. Only movie I've seen in years in which people applauded at the end.
Jul 18, 2024
6
A neat premise watered down by an un-engaging mystery, wish washy politics and lacklustre performances by miscast actors. As a much cheaper film, maybe a bottle-type one room affair with nastier grittier actors and a more streamlined plot with better characters it could have been an excellent little thriller for the current age.
Jan 2, 2022
6
Money monster is a tense thriller with a comedic tone following the larger than life terrorist threat on national tv that goes too far. Gripping to watch but ultimately lacking the richer substance found in better examples of the genre.
Jan 8, 2021
3
Eine miserable Story. Zusammengewürfelt, nicht nachvollziehbare Charakter Handlungen. Vorhersehbares Ende. Platte Aussage. Nicht durchdacht. Talentfrei. Quälend langweilig.
Nov 11, 2016
3
As absolutely ludicrous as this premise was (you'll be leaning on the FF button a lot), the truth underneath is that we wouldn't get real answers unless these people's lives were threatened. Otherwise, it's just a parade of above-the-law criminals pleading the Fifth and "I can't recall" much like you've seen Hillary's staff do most recently.
Production Company:
- TriStar Pictures
- LStar Capital
- Smokehouse Pictures
- The Allegiance Theater
Release Date:May 13, 2016
Duration:1 h 38 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Not every conspiracy is a theory.
Awards
Globes de Cristal Awards, France
• 1 Nomination
Jupiter Award
• 1 Nomination
