The 10 Best Movies Based on True Crimes

3. The Big Short

The Big Short may not seem as deadly as Texas Chainsaw or as dramatic as Bonnie & Clyde, but many individuals earned a lot of money off the housing market collapse—one of the worst financial crimes in the previous 20 years. Adam McKay’s comedic biography of the crisis stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie.