This documentary looks at the factors that led to the 2008 financial crisis and the efforts made by then Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President Timothy Geithner, and Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke to save the United States from an economic collapse.
Direction
Maggio turns spreadsheets into genuine suspense.
Editing
Tight 96 minutes—no fat, just pure systemic dread.
Director
John Maggio
Ben Bernanke
Self
Henry Paulson
Self
Timothy Geithner
Self
Barney Frank
Self
Barack Obama
Self
Jamie Dimon
Self
John J. Mack
Self
Chris Dodd
Self
Joe Biden
Self (archive footage)
John McCain
Self (archive footage)
Nancy Pelosi
Self (archive footage)
Donald Trump
Self (archive footage)
Michelle Obama
Self (archive footage)
Mike Pence
Self (archive footage)
Chuck Schumer
Self (archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paulson famously carried a list of banks in his pocket ranked by systemic importance—literally too big to fail in order.
Released a decade after the crash, this was HBO's answer to The Big Short's Hollywood gloss—same events, zero Margot Robbie in a bathtub.
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