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Billions (2016)
117K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance.
Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, intellectual, political, smart, intelligent, suspense, entertaining, queer cinema
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
finance, money, corruption, investor, stock exchange, wall street, twists and turns, wealth, stock market, rivalry, life philosophy, obsession, lifestyle, dishonesty, investigation, businessman, legal, lawyer, husband wife relationship, dialogue, ambition, family relations, trading, betrayal, friendship ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, contemporary
Place:
usa, new york
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Duration: 130 min.
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