Mark Baum
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Mark Baum is a fictional hedge fund manager in the film "The Big Short," known for his skeptical, morally driven stance as he investigates and bets against the U.S. housing market bubble.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mark Baum canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Big Short NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | biographical comedy-drama film ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | 2007–2008 financial crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Steve Eisman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
angry
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cynical ⓘ ethical ⓘ outspoken ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Adam McKay
NERFINISHED
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Charles Randolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | FrontPoint Partners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmCharacterType | protagonist ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Big Short (2015 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasColleague |
Danny Moses
NERFINISHED
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Porter Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ Vinnie Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialogueTheme |
critique of deregulation
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responsibility of financial institutions ⓘ |
| hasEmotion |
disgust at Wall Street greed
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guilt over profiting from crisis ⓘ |
| hasRelative | brother who died by suicide ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Cynthia Baum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigates |
collateralized debt obligations
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subprime mortgage market ⓘ |
| investmentStrategy | shorting mortgage-backed securities ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| meets | Jared Vennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | FrontPoint Partners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
anger at financial industry misconduct
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desire to expose systemic fraud ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
betting against the U.S. housing market bubble
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morally driven critique of Wall Street practices ⓘ skeptical attitude toward financial markets ⓘ |
| occupation | hedge fund manager ⓘ |
| opposes | Wall Street corruption ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | moral center of The Big Short ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Steve Carell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| questions |
investment banks
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rating agencies ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | mid-2000s ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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