Gold (2016) Access

: In real life, the gold samples were "salted" (mixed with outside gold dust) to deceive investors into thinking the Indonesian mine was lucrative. Critical Reception

Critics generally praised Matthew McConaughey's performance but found the storytelling somewhat conventional. Reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes gave it mixed scores, noting that while the central relationship was strong, the plot's emotional impact was sometimes buried by its "rags to riches" clichés. Gold (2016)

is a composite of geologist John Felderhof and Michael de Guzman. : In real life, the gold samples were

: Matthew McConaughey, Édgar Ramírez, Bryce Dallas Howard, Corey Stoll, Toby Kebbell, and Craig T. Nelson. is a composite of geologist John Felderhof and

Although the film changes names and locations (moving the company from Canada to the U.S.), it draws directly from the Bre-X Minerals scandal : is based on David Walsh, the founder of Bre-X.