Dumb Money

Saturday, October 7 until Wednesday, October 18, 2023Yukon Theatre

With an oustanding cast including Paul Dano, Shailene Woodley, Seth Rogen, Vincent D'Onofrio and America Ferrara, Dumb Money 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 (yes, the mall videogame 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 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.

Recommended for ages 16+ for drug use, coarse language.

The middle-class tensions are impressively stretched to the brink by Dano and Woodley, two committed performers who grip onto the meaning behind the meme-ery. - Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail

It’s a rare film about digital culture that feels well-modulated, as accessible for those within it as it is for those blissfully unaware. - Benjamin Lee, Guardian