Money Monster is a 2016 American crime thriller drama film directed by Jodie Foster and written by Alan Di Fiore, Jim Kouf and Jamie Linden. The film stars George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell, Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe and Giancarlo Esposito. In August 2015, Sony Pictures Entertainment set the film for an April 8, 2016 release. The film was later released on May 13, 2016 by TriStar Pictures.