Dumb Money
Director: Craig Gillespie Run Time: 104 min. Release Year: 2023
Starring: Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Sebastian Stan, Seth Rogen, Shailene Woodley
Dumb Money is the ultimate David vs. Goliath tale, based on the insane true story of everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (yes, the mall videogame store) into the world’s hottest company. In the middle of everything is regular guy Keith Gill (Paul Dano), who starts it all by sinking his life savings into the stock and posting about it. When his social posts start blowing up, so does his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets rich – until the billionaires fight back, and both sides find their worlds turned upside down.
Dumb Money also stars Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrio, America Ferrera, Nick Offerman, Anthony Ramos, Sebastian Stan, Shailene Woodley and Seth Rogen. Directed by Craig Gillespie, written by Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo, based on the book “The Antisocial Network” by Ben Mezrich.
“Any cash and time moviegoers choose to spend on Dumb Money will be well invested, indeed.”
– Marah Eakin, Chicago Reader
“What a story. What a wildly entertaining, stand-up-and-cheer populist movie. Capra would love it.”
– Pete Hammond, Deadline