 | Steve Carell als Mark Baum |
 | Christian Bale als Michael Burry |
 | John Magaro als Charlie Geller |
 | Ryan Gosling als Jared Vennett |
 | Finn Wittrock als Jamie Shipley |
 | Rafe Spall als Danny Moses |
 | Jeremy Strong als Vinny Daniel |
 | Hamish Linklater als Porter Collins |
 | Brad Pitt als Ben Rickert |
 | Melissa Leo als Georgia Hale |
 | Marisa Tomei als Cynthia Baum |
 | Tracy Letts als Lawrence Fields |
 | Byron Mann als Mr. Chau |
 | Adepero Oduye als Kathy Tao |
 | Karen Gillan als Evie |
 | Max Greenfield als Mortgage Broker |
 | Billy Magnussen als Mortgage Broker |
 | Rudy Eisenzopf als Lewis Ranieri |
 | Casey Groves als Fund Manager |
 | Charlie Talbert als Lewis Bond Trader |
 | Harold Gervais als Lewis Bond Trader |
| Maria Frangos als Exotic Dancer |
 | Hunter Burke als Analyst |
 | Bernard Hocke als Coach |
 | Shauna Rappold als Michael Burry's Mom |
 | Brandon Stacy als Michael Burry's Dad |
 | Aiden Flowers als Young Michael Burry |
 | Peter Epstein als Paul Baum |
 | Anthony Marble als Therapy Businessman |
 | Silas Cooper als Therapy Businessman |
 | Leslie Castay als Therapist |
 | Andrew Farrier als Burry's Analyst |
| Ingrid Steed als Lawrence Fields' Assistant |
 | Vanessa Cloke als Goldman Sachs Sales Rep (Lucy) |
| David Zalkind als Rabbi |
 | Carrie Lazar als Mark Baum's Mom |
| Mychael Bates als Man Stealing Cab |
 | Rajeev Jacob als Goldman Sachs Quant (Deeb) |
 | Jay Potter als Deutsche Sales Rep |
 | Garrett Hines als Deutsche Sales Rep |
 | Ryan Broussard als Trader at Night Club |
 | Jeffry Griffin als Jared's Assistant (Chris) |
 | Stanley Wong als Ted Jiang |
 | Anthony Bourdain als Himself |
 | Joseph Brooks als Banker at Goldman Sachs |
 | Colette Divine als B of A Lobby Security |
 | Oscar Gale als Tattooed Renter |
| Cayden Arthur Miscally als Tattooed Man's Son |
 | Dave Davis als Burry's Assistant |
 | Wayne Pére als Martin Blaine |
 | Kate Blumberg als Real Estate Agent |
 | Billy Slaughter als Real Estate Agent |
 | Heighlen Boyd als Florida Strip Club Dancer |
 | Ilan Muallem als Noah |
 | Jay Jablonski als Rich Bear Rep (Matt) |
 | Blaine Kern III als Second Bear Rep |
 | Al Sapienza als Option One CEO |
 | Marcus Lyle Brown als Merrill Lynch Rep |
| Tyler Kunkle als Doug from Goldman Sachs |
 | Elliott Grey als Montage Lehman Rep |
 | Jason Bayle als Montage Goldman Sachs Rep |
 | Richard Thaler als Himself |
| Sophie Lee als Woman in Glasses |
| Michael Aaron Santos als Businessman at Casino |
 | David Kallaway als Guy in Game Jersey |
 | Sharon Landry als Woman at Casino |
| James Yeargain als Fields' Lawyer |
 | Lyle Brocato als Casey |
 | Kelly Lind als Front Point Receptionist |
| Michael Brooks als Angry Guy on the Phone |
 | Lyndsay Kimball als Diner Waitress |
| Robyn Wholey als Spin Class Instructor |
| David Wyman als Pub Goer |
| Peter Anderson als Pub Goer |
 | Lara Grice als Deutsche Auditorium Host |
 | Tony Bentley als Bruce Miller |
| Michael Kives als Banker in Deutsche Auditorium |
 | Jack Millard als Lehman Executive |
 | John Neisler als Seminar Leader |
| Michael Joseph Varino als 35 to 1 Guy |
| Joel Diggs als Cab Driver |
| Michael J. Stein als Banker 1979 |
 | Logan Crawford als News Reporter |
 | Tim Wilson als Lehman Employee |
 | Jae Suh Park als Michael Burry's Wife |
 | Colin Lawless als Nicolas Burry |
 | Selena Gomez als Selena Gomez |
 | Sue-Lynn Ansari als Swimmer (uncredited) |
 | Nicole Barré als Woman at Party (uncredited) |
 | Alicia Davis Johnson als Bank of America Executive (uncredited) |
 | Delia Sheppard als Barclays Bank Professional (uncredited) |
 | Juliet Reeves London als Front Point Receptionist (uncredited) |
 | Judd Lormand als Lawyer (uncredited) |
 | Margot Robbie als Margot Robbie (uncredited) |
| Adam McKay | Screenplay |
| Adam McKay | Director |
| Charles Randolph | Screenplay |
| Barry Ackroyd | Director of Photography |
| Kathy Driscoll-Mohler | Casting |
| Hank Corwin | Editor |
| Francine Maisler | Casting |
| Louise Rosner-Meyer | Executive Producer |
| Clayton Hartley | Production Design |
| Jeremy Kleiner | Producer |
| Brad Pitt | Producer |
| Michael Lewis | Book |
| Nicholas Britell | Original Music Composer |
| Arnon Milchan | Producer |
| Dede Gardner | Producer |
| Elliott Glick | Art Direction |
| Linda Lee Sutton | Set Decoration |
| K. Emily Levine | Art Department Coordinator |
| Anna Behlmer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Terry Porter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| John Finklea | Music Editor |
| Cate Hardman | Script Supervisor |
| Wayne Billheimer | Visual Effects Producer |
| Tom Boyd | Underwater Camera |
| Pamela S. Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Richard Bluff | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Beverley Woods | Costume Supervisor |
| Paul Linden | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Markus Mentzer | First Assistant Camera |
| Gayle Wesley | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Michelle Diamantides | Key Hair Stylist |
| Michelle Dickson | Special Effects Coordinator |
| John Morris | Sound Effects Editor |
| Dylan Firshein | First Assistant Editor |
| Elaine Perlmann | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Natasha Romanow | Set Costumer |
| Becky Sullivan | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Mare McIntosh | Visual Effects Producer |
| Andy Day | Gaffer |
| Susan Matheson | Costume Design |
| Drew Jiritano | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Meghan Cornay | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Alex Perrone | Wigmaker |
| Ken O'Keefe | First Assistant Editor |
| Adruitha Lee | Hair Department Head |
| Jillian Erickson | Makeup Artist |
| Sarah Stamp | Key Hair Stylist |
| Tim Arasheben | Camera Operator |
| Andy Malcolm | Foley |
| Andrew DeCristofaro | Sound Designer |
| Julie Hewett | Makeup Department Head |
| Annabelle MacNeal | Makeup Artist |
| Patrick Capone | Additional Photography |
| Carl Mastio | Greensman |
| Joe Bergman | Leadman |
| Larry Cottrill | Rigging Gaffer |
| Randall S. Coe | Construction Coordinator |
| Jann K. Engel | Set Designer |
| Chris Arnold | Set Designer |
| Kristin Lekki | Assistant Art Director |
| Wright McFarland | Set Designer |
| Michelle C. Harmon | Assistant Art Director |
| Dayton Nietert | Gaffer |
| Mychael Bates | Property Master |
| Kevin J. Messick | Executive Producer |
| Robyn Wholey | Co-Producer |
| Darren Sunny Warkentin | Dialogue Editor |
| Craig Botes | Dialogue Editor |
| Laura Harris Atkinson | Dialogue Editor |
| Ryan LeBlanc | Greensman |
| Lawrnell Bell-Rattler | Hairstylist |
| Louise McCarthy | Key Makeup Artist |
| Ronald D. Castleberry | Painter |
| Lisa Rodgers | Post Production Supervisor |
| Chere Theriot | Set Decoration Buyer |
| Isidoro Avila | Set Dresser |
| Betsy Lindell | Boom Operator |
| Michael Payne | Sound Editor |
| Dawn Fintor | Foley Artist |
| Steve Martemucci | Construction Foreman |
| Heather Hayward | Location Scout |
| Alex Acuna | Musician |
| Roger Wooge | Driver |
| Kirby Adams | Executive in Charge of Finance |
| Blumes Tracy | Special Effects Supervisor |
| William Barkus | Compositor |
| Art Bartels | Key Grip |
| Wayne Billheimer | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Stacy Moon | Post Production Assistant |
| Dan McKee | Loader |
| Steven J. Winslow | Aerial Camera Technician |
| Rachel Andrew | Production Accountant |
| John Lavis | Set Medic |
| Mike Brant | Production Coordinator |
| Sumriti Bhogal | Production Manager |
| Henry Bauer IV | Stand In |
| Francie Brown | Dialect Coach |
| Louise Rosner-Meyer | Unit Production Manager |
| Dustin Bewley | Set Production Assistant |
| Kim Maitland | Sound Recordist |
| Erik A. Erichsen | Lighting Technician |
| Matt Rebenkoff | First Assistant Director |
| Teddy Au | Production Supervisor |
| Chris J. Fanguy | Stunt Coordinator |
| Tom Moore | Transportation Captain |
| Spooky Stevens | Unit Publicist |
| Liza D. Espinas | Additional Editor |
| Mustapha Mimis | Key Set Costumer |
| Scott M. Anderson | Assistant Property Master |
| Lisa D. Quercioli | Key Costumer |
| Shannon Jantz | Truck Costumer |
| Amy Lauritsen | Second Assistant Director |
| Ali Myers | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Paul Pitalo | On Set Dresser |
| George B. Colucci Jr. | Stunts |
| Cali Pomes | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Travis Barnhart | Electrician |
| Kimberly Huston | Visual Effects Editor |
| Maura 'Maude' Cusick | Costumer |
| Jaap Buitendijk | Still Photographer |
| Jill Paz | Costume Assistant |
| Minh Dang | Costume Coordinator |
| Tracy Morris Johnson | Set Dressing Buyer |
| Christopher M. Fisher | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Stephen Muir | Foley Recordist |
| John C. Hoffler Jr. | Additional Second Assistant Camera |
| Tim Kimmel | Foley Supervisor |
| Justin Kane Miller | Special Effects Technician |
| David Jobe | Foley Mixer |
| Kristina Truong | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| David Ferdig | Location Manager |
| Josh Medak | "B" Camera Operator |
| Markus Mentzer | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Ranjani Brow | ADR Voice Casting |
| Theresa Hernandez | Casting Assistant |
| Kiya Maggio | Key Rigging Grip |
| Henry McGee | Production Assistant |
| David Fields | Location Assistant |
| Scott Balkcom | Digital Compositor |
| Charlotte Gale | Extras Casting |
| Peter McGrew | Key Set Production Assistant |
| Stephen Nakamura | Colorist |
| Philip DeVay | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Jessica Chamberlin | Additional Production Assistant |
| Sun Lee | Matte Painter |
| Ross Citrin | Camera Production Assistant |
| Caitlin Atherton | Post Production Coordinator |
| Jeff Galpin | Animal Wrangler |
| Christopher L. Robertson | Technical Advisor |
| Vincent Pierce | Best Boy Grip |
| Vanessa Galvez | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Charley Bob Burnham | Transportation Coordinator |
| Shane E. Gros | Dolly Grip |
| Jesse Rushton | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Jordan Jackson | Assistant Location Manager |
| Tauren Wrate | First Assistant Accountant |
| Stacey Barber | Payroll Accountant |
| Trang Dang | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Kd Amond | Travel Coordinator |
| David Wyman | Sound Mixer |
| Twig Leveque | Assistant Property Master |
| Janette Luttrell | Assistant Property Master |
| Harrison Hartley | Graphic Designer |
| Russell Culotta | Painter |
| Tiffany Eastin | Painter |
| Telly Lee Ordoyne | Painter |
| Lisa Kutyreff | Set Decorating Coordinator |
| Matthew L. Crowson | Set Dresser |
| Saul Cruthirds | Set Dresser |
| Gregory T. Geniusz | Set Dresser |
| Shelby Gillen | Set Dresser |
| Severin Lagarde | Set Dresser |
| Justin Meriwether | Set Dresser |
| Gerald Palone | Set Dresser |
| Ashley Lambert | ADR Voice Casting |
| Jordana Sapiurka | Casting Assistant |
| Michelle M. Hebert | Costumer |
| Lawrence Bell | Costumer |
| Lucia Shapiro | Costumer |
| Jen Wasson | Key Costumer |
| Tyler Bastianson | Camera Production Assistant |
| Sidney Brisco | Electrician |
| Renaldo Jackson | Electrician |
| Samuel Kemp | Electrician |
| Matthew Mendelson | Electrician |
| Ryan Chamberlain | Grip |
| Rene Crusto | Grip |
| Ted Gregg | Grip |
| Lewis 'Duck' Pieratt | Grip |
| Adam Sudtell | Grip |
| Kevin Lowry | Key Grip |
| Blaise Miller | Lighting Technician |
| Luis Martinez | Lighting Technician |
| Daniel James McCabe | Lighting Technician |
| Max Patrucco | Rigging Grip |
| Tonja Greenfield | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Haffe Acosta | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Justin Cooley | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Victor Paguia | Stunt Coordinator |
| Thomas Kuo | Digital Intermediate |
| Jean-Paul Bernard | Grip |
| Anthony Keating | Production Assistant |
| Peter Epstein | Stunts |
| Jodi Michelle Pynn | Stunts |
