Dumb Money
dir. Craig Gillespie · 2023
Keith Gill, an ordinary investor, takes a leap of faith by investing his life savings into GameStop, igniting a movement that challenges Wall Street's elite. Watching this film feels like riding a rollercoaster of emotions, where laughter and tension intertwine as everyday people band together to rewrite the rules of finance.
It is the ultimate David vs. Goliath tale, based on the insane true story of everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (the video-game store) into the world's hottest company. In the middle of everything is regular guy Keith Gill (Paul Dano), who starts it all by sinking his life savings into the stock and posting about it. 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.
Talking points
- the impact of social media on finance
- the ethics of stock trading
- the role of community in activism
- the future of retail investing
