‘Hilarious' Netflix original movie reminds fans of a classic ‘underdog' flick
A Netflix original movie that fans called 'the ultimate David and Goliath tale' is based on a true story.
Dumb Money is a comedy film with an impressive list of stars in the cast, including Seth Rogen, Shailene Woodley, Sebastian Stan and Pete Davidson. The film, which has been called
'hilarious'
was released in 2023, and chronicles
the GameStop short squeeze
of January 2021. It is a story of regular working people who flipped the script on Wall Street, and got super rich.
The wild incident, which happened in real life, is reminiscent of other 'underdog' stories, like
Money Ball
and The Social Network.
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The lead character, Keith Gill, played by Paul Dano, is based on the actual man who was responsible for turning GameStop into the world's hottest company - at one point. He was a middle-class man working as a financial analyst in
Massachusetts
, who frequented stock market subreddits in his spare time.
In the height of
the Covid-19 pandemic,
Gill notices that video game retailer GameStop's stock is falling. He invests his life savings into it, much to the shock and annoyance of his wife - played by Woodley - and his brother - played by Davidson.
The movie is based on the real life experience of Keith Gill
(Image: Netflix)
According to Columbia Pictures, 'When his social posts start blowing up, so does his life, and so do 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.'
Everyone loves
an underdog
on screen, particularly when the character is based on a real-life individual who fought back against the system to become successful. Given that the GameStop incident happened just four years ago, the topic also feels relevant.
On Reddit, CantaloupeCube discussed this, writing, 'I thought the movie was pretty entertaining and included a lot of the wsb memes. It also follows what the pandemic was like then. I was thinking oh yeah I remember those times (only two years ago).'
Another user added, '8/10 loved it. Movie does a great job of turning a complex story into a simple enough story without bending the facts. Wish it was longer, but still really entertaining and has a lot of heart. It's up there with movies like The Big Short and Wolf of Wallstreet.'
Longjumping-Funny-81 replied: 'The soundtrack feels very derivative of The Social Network.'
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