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Margin Call (2011)

Drama
Rated R
106 min.
Release Date
October 21, 2011 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
December 20, 2011 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
J.C. Chandor
Writer
J.C. Chandor
Cast
Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Stanley Tucci, Demi Moore, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Mary McDonnell, Aasif Mandvi
Running Time
106 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for language

Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, "Margin Call" is a thriller entangling the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. When entry-level analyst Peter Sullivan (Zachary Quinto) unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the firm, a roller-coaster ride ensues as decisions both financial and moral catapult the lives of all involved to the brink of... Full synopsis »

MOVIE REVIEW

The world is in an ecomonic rut. Maybe you noticed? Though the pieces were set long before Lehman Brothers collapsed in September 2008, the firm's bankruptcy is commonly considered the action that set the dominoes in motion. In Margin Call, writer/director J.C. Chandor explores one day in a large, unnamed financial organization <ahem, cough, Lehman Brothers> as its employees and executives realize that it's about to take a nosedive. Full movie review »
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