In 2014, Spall appeared in the coming-of-age drama "X+Y", alongside Asa Butterfield and Sally Hawkins, and the seasonal family comedy "Get Santa". In 2015, he played John Hancock in the History Channel three-part series, "Sons of Liberty", alongside Jim Broadbent, and appeared in the Academy Award-winning biographical comedy-drama "The Big Short", alongside Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell. Also that year, Spall played Harry Price in "Harry Price: Ghost Hunter", ITV's adaptation of Neil Spring's debut novel, "The Ghost Hunters". The film aired on ITV1 on 27 December.