There are plenty of great satirical movies like The Big Short that turn the dry procedures of finance and business into riveting cinematic entertainment. The Big Short uses self-aware humor and A-list cameos to explore the mistakes and misdeeds that led to the 2007 housing market crash. The script by Charles Randolph and director Adam McKay, based on financial journalist Michael Lewis’s book The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The movie received nominations in four other Oscar categories, including Best Picture and Best Director for McKay. The Big Short won the Producers Guild Award for Best Picture as well.