In the highly suspenseful thriller *Money Monster*, GEORGE CLOONEY plays TV host Lee Gates, who has achieved a degree of fame through his successful financial show on television. He enjoys a reputation as Wall Street's financial genius. But after he recommends a high-tech stock to his viewers, whose price then mysteriously crashes, an angry investor (JACK O'CONNELL) takes Gates, his crew, and his star producer Patty Fenn (JULIA ROBERTS) hostage live on air. The film shows, in real time, how Gates and Fenn desperately try to stay alive while uncovering the truth behind a web of lies surrounding "big money."