Too Big to Fail
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Too Big to Fail is a 2011 HBO drama film that chronicles the 2008 financial crisis through the perspectives of key U.S. government and Wall Street figures.
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| Too Big to Fail canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Too Big to Fail Context triple: [Curtis Hanson, notableWork, Too Big to Fail]
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A.
13 Bankers
13 Bankers is a nonfiction book by economist Simon Johnson that analyzes the rise of powerful financial institutions in the United States and argues that their unchecked influence poses a serious threat to democracy and economic stability.
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B.
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps is a 2010 financial drama film and sequel to the 1987 movie "Wall Street," exploring themes of greed, redemption, and the 2008 economic crisis.
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C.
The Big Short
The Big Short is a 2015 biographical comedy-drama film about the 2007–2008 financial crisis, focusing on investors who bet against the U.S. housing market.
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D.
Millions
Millions is a 2004 British family film directed by Danny Boyle, blending fantasy and drama as it follows two young brothers who discover a bag of stolen money just days before the UK switches to the euro.
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E.
Triumph of the Market
Triumph of the Market is a critical work by economist and media analyst Edward S. Herman that examines the social and political consequences of neoliberal, market-driven policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Too Big to Fail Target entity description: Too Big to Fail is a 2011 HBO drama film that chronicles the 2008 financial crisis through the perspectives of key U.S. government and Wall Street figures.
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A.
13 Bankers
13 Bankers is a nonfiction book by economist Simon Johnson that analyzes the rise of powerful financial institutions in the United States and argues that their unchecked influence poses a serious threat to democracy and economic stability.
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B.
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps is a 2010 financial drama film and sequel to the 1987 movie "Wall Street," exploring themes of greed, redemption, and the 2008 economic crisis.
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C.
The Big Short
The Big Short is a 2015 biographical comedy-drama film about the 2007–2008 financial crisis, focusing on investors who bet against the U.S. housing market.
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D.
Millions
Millions is a 2004 British family film directed by Danny Boyle, blending fantasy and drama as it follows two young brothers who discover a bag of stolen money just days before the UK switches to the euro.
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E.
Triumph of the Market
Triumph of the Market is a critical work by economist and media analyst Edward S. Herman that examines the social and political consequences of neoliberal, market-driven policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System—and Themselves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Andrew Ross Sorkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Karl Walter Lindenlaub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Marcelo Zarvos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Curtis Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Anne McCabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Carol Fenelon
NERFINISHED
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Curtis Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ Eric Fellner NERFINISHED ⓘ Liza Chasin NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul G. Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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historical drama ⓘ |
| hasTitleType | Too Big to Fail (2011 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States Treasury response to the financial crisis of 2007–2008
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global financial crisis of 2007–2008 ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
actions of U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve during the 2008 financial crisis
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interactions between Wall Street CEOs and U.S. government officials ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| originalReleaseMedium | television ⓘ |
| portrays |
AIG bailout
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Ben Bernanke NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Fuld NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Paulson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamie Dimon NERFINISHED ⓘ John Thain NERFINISHED ⓘ Lehman Brothers collapse ⓘ Lloyd Blankfein NERFINISHED ⓘ TARP NERFINISHED ⓘ Timothy Geithner NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren Buffett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Nina K. Noble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
A Deuce Three Productions
NERFINISHED
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Playtone NERFINISHED ⓘ Spring Creek Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2011-05-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 99 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Peter Gould NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 2008 financial crisis ⓘ |
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