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The Big Squeeze
“GameStop, Reddit, and an Economic Disaster”
7.0 / 10• 2021• 1h 7m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
The computer game chain GameStop created so much chaos in the stock market that it forced large hedge funds to their knees. How could it happen? Here we follow different people who were brought together during 2020 because of their interest in GameStop's future. Some had invested in the chain's stock, others wondered about it. While the chain's employees trusted that the company would pay their salaries at a time when millions of people went bankrupt and became unemployed.
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sam Black's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Big Squeeze is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
