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All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by Adam Mckay, ranked

Adam Mckay, known for works such as Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty or The Big Short, has adapted several stories from the pages of books and comic books to the screen.
Below, we present a ranked list, from best to worst, of 2 Adam Mckay movies and TV series based on existing source material. Revisit old favorites or discover hidden gems, whether books or film productions. We invite you to watch, read, and vote for any title, joining the debate of whether the book or the movie is better.
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2014 book, Showtime
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Showtime
Jeff Pearlman, 2014
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Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Tanya Hamilton, Payman Benz, Damian Marcano, Adam McKay, 2022-

Beginning with the arrival of Earvin “Magic” Johnson as the number-one overall pick of the 1979 draft, the Lakers played basketball with gusto and pizzazz, unleashing their famed “Showtime” run-and-gun style on a league unprepared for their speed and ferocity and became the most captivating show in sports and, arguably, in all-around American entertainment.

The Big Short. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2010 book, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
Michael Lewis, 2010
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The Big Short
Adam McKay, 2015

In 2005, eccentric hedge fund manager Michael Burry discovers that the United States housing market, based on high-risk subprime loans, is extremely unstable. Anticipating the market’s collapse in the second quarter of 2007, as interest rates would rise from adjustable-rate mortgages, he proposes to create a credit default swap market, allowing him to bet against market-based mortgage-backed securities, for profit.