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Margin Call (2011) 7.1
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7.1/10 from 51,536 users
Metascore: 76/100
Reviews: 174 user | 263 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com Follows the key people at an investment bank, over a 24-hour period, during the early stages of the financial crisis. Director:J.C. ChandorWriter:J.C. Chandor |
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A respected financial company is downsizing and one of the victims is the risk management division head, who was working on a major analysis just when he was let go. His protégé completes the study late into the night and then frantically calls his colleagues in about the company's financial disaster he has discovered. What follows is a long night of panicked double checking and double dealing as the senior management prepare to do whatever it takes to mitigate the debacle to come even as the handful of conscientious comrades find themselves dragged along into the unethical abyss. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
29 September 2011 (Germany) See more »Also Known As:
El precio de la codicia See more »Filming Locations:
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$3,395,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$561,904 (USA) (21 October 2011)Gross:
$5,353,586 (USA) (10 February 2012)Company Credits
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Seth Bregman: Just like that? Jesus Christ! Are they going to do it right here?
Will Emerson: You guys ever been through this before?
Seth Bregman: No.
Will Emerson: It's best to keep your head down and ignore it. Keep your head down and go back to work.
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Written & Performed by 'Philip Quinaz'
Courtesy of Philip Quinaz Music/BMI
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Trivia
The CEO's name, John Tuld, rhymes with the name of the ex-CEO of the now-defunct investment bank Lehman Brothers, Richard S. Fuld. Lehman Brothers, like the firm in this film, found themselves catastrophically over-leveraged in mortgage-backed-securities in the financial crisis of 2008. They eventually declared bankruptcy, and Richard Fuld was heavily criticized for his involvement in these events. See more »Goofs
Eric Dale ('Stanley Tucci') makes a mathematical error when he talks about how much time is saved by people using the bridge he built. He says 559,020 days are saved, but the correct number is 5,590,200. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Seth Bregman: Just like that? Jesus Christ! Are they going to do it right here?
Will Emerson: You guys ever been through this before?
Seth Bregman: No.
Will Emerson: It's best to keep your head down and ignore it. Keep your head down and go back to work.
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Crazy Credits
Several names are listed as the "Jeremy Irons Visa Miracle Team" who were able to get Irons into the US to film his scenes in New York City. See more »Soundtracks
"Deep Tech"Written & Performed by 'Philip Quinaz'
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While I am a big fan of Oliver Stone and I did enjoy his second Wall Street movie, I have to admit, that this one is superior in every way. Great acting talent at hand, great (unfortunately) real story, which might be a bit heightened for obvious reasons, but still very scary if you think about the whole thing.
As stated above the actors make a big difference. They have to convey decisions and stand by things that you shouldn't normally do. But then again it's not as if this didn't happen (one way or the other). The movie also seems to have affected people since its original slated release date got pushed forward. Festival releases (where I saw it too) and the general good response made that an easy decision. Watching this should be one too ...